This paper outlines a cognitive linguistics framework for an analysis of narratives. It uses the theory of conceptual integration to propose a way of accounting for the emergence of narrative meaning and the correlations between form and interpretation. Processing the language of a narrative text, be it a novel, a film, or a play, is a crucial component of narrative comprehension. The research ...

Introduction In contrast to the significant number of studies indicating the impairment of QoL in AR, the degree of impairment in Quality of Life (QoL) in NAR remains underexposed. Again in contrast to AR, almost no evidence-based therapies for NAR patients exist. We assessed QoL in NAR compared to healthy controls and AR patients as positive controls and investigated whether the use of treatme...

This paper explores the patterns of technology use in a global enterprise. We use the concept of narrative networks to understand interactions between technology and organizations and the emergent implications. The paper is based on empirical work undertaken in the context of offshoring electronic medical records and billing systems from a group of US physician practices to service providers in...

BACKGROUND Distributed Research Infrastructures are gaining political traction in Europe to facilitate scientific research. This development has gained particular momentum in the area of biobanking where cross-national attempts have been made toward harmonizing the biobanking standards across the European Union through the establishment of the organization BBMRI (BioBanking and Biomolecular Res...

We have obtained draft genomic sequences of PD (partial denitrificant) and CD (complete denitrificant) strains of Thermus thermophilus. Their genomes are similar in size to that of the aerobic strains sequenced to date and probably contain a similar megaplasmid. In the CD strain, the genes encoding a putative cytochrome cd1 Nir (nitrite reductase) and ancillary proteins were clustered with a cy...

The last ten years have seen a significant increase in computationally relevant research seeking to build models of narrative and its use. These efforts have focused in and/or drawn from a range of disciplines, including narrative theory Many of these research efforts have been informed by a focus on the development of an explicit model of narrative and its function. Computational approaches fr...

Opportunistic storytelling is an approach to interactive narrative where the AI challenge is to tell a story about what the player is doing, with game play providing the ordinary activity that underlies story events. In this preliminary work, we motivate the need for event prediction within this framework, and describe a machine learning approach to the problem. We report results showing how di...

INTRODUCTION According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 130 million people are in constant need of humanitarian assistance due to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflicts, among other factors. These health crises can compromise the resilience of healthcare systems, which are essential for achieving the health objectives of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the U...

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Realism for synthetic characters, both in computer games and conversational agent mediated applications, requires both visual and behavioural fidelity. One significant area of synthetic character behaviour, that has to date received little attention, is nonverbal behaviour. In identifying the scope and participants of non-verbal behaviour in computer games we first review the range of spatial a...