Fluid Construction Grammar (FCG) is an open-source computational grammar formalism that is becoming increasingly popular for studying the history and evolution of language. This demonstration shows how FCG can be used to operationalise the cultural processes and cognitive mechanisms that underly language evolution and change.

This paper reports on a system where very simple, noncommunicating mobile agents in a cellular (lattice) environment use purely local rules to construct connected structures from initially randomly distributed building blocks. We study the effect of block density on the final structure, demonstrating a percolationlike phase transition: Low block densities lead to the formation of small, disconn...

A numerical recipe for the construction of nonoscillating amplitude and phase functions for potentials with a single minimum is given. We give different examples illustrating the recipe, showing the usefulness of the procedure for the construction of basis functions in bound-state scattering processes, such as those described by quantum defect theory. The resulting amplitude and accumulated pha...

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A rapid and versatile method for cDNA library construction was developed. It is based on conventional cDNA library synthesis including all enzymatic steps usually required, but is performed on a solid support. The cDNA is immobilised via a biotin residue to streptavidin coupled magnetic beads, which allows rapid and easy to perform changes of buffers and enzymes. Therefore, it combines speed (l...

Engineering geodesy and geodetic measurement techniques deliver important information within construction processes. This is valid for all phases of the process: the planning phase, the construction phase itself as well as the monitoring after finalisation of the construction work. The aim is the delivery of information in realtime to navigate construction processes with the help of the latest ...

Research and development (R&D) activities are identified as vital to address the challenges faced by the construction industry. Despite the importance, there are number of issues that hinder the success of construction R&D activities such as lack of accountability of the R&D resources, inadequate mechanisms to evaluate the success, output not addressing the requirements of the stakeholders, lac...

Research and development (R&D) activities are identified as vital to address the challenges faced by the construction industry. Despite the importance, there are number of issues that hinder the success of construction R&D activities such as lack of accountability of the R&D resources, inadequate mechanisms to evaluate the success, output not addressing the requirements of the stakeholders, lac...