Agreement was investigated among five labelers for the use of two prosodic annotation systems: the ToBI (Tones and Break Indices) system [1,2] and the RaP (Rhythm and Pitch) system [3]. Each system permits the labeling of pitch accents and two levels of phrasal boundaries; RaP also permits labeling of speech rhythm and distinguishes multiple levels of prominence on syllables. After training wit...

Title of Thesis: THE REALEST NIGGA: CONSTRUCTIONS OF BLACK MASCULINITY WITHIN RAP MUSIC Jason Nichols, Master of Arts, 2006 Thesis directed by: Professor Nancy Struna American Studies This thesis attempts to complicate and raise questions about Black masculinity and hip hop. It contains information gathered for ethnographic interviews conducted with rap artists. In these interviews, one can see...

Blood volume expands significantly during pregnancy, but afferent signals from cardiac receptors are reduced. In addition, during exogenous volume expansion, right atrial pressure (RAP) increases more for equivalent volumes in pregnant animals, implying reduced atrial compliance. To examine possible gestational alterations in atrial dimension during volume expansion, we compared the effects of ...

In this paper, we describe a resource assignment problem (RAP) for a large-scale computing utility, such as an Internet data center. The problem is defined as follows: For a given topology of a network consisting of switches and servers with varying capabilities, and for a given application with a distributed architecture, decide which server from the physical network should be assigned to each...

BACKGROUND The applicability of microarray-based transcriptome massive analysis is often limited by the need for large amounts of high-quality RNA. RNA arbitrarily primed PCR (RAP-PCR) is an unbiased fingerprinting PCR technique that reduces both the amount of initial material needed and the complexity of the transcriptome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using hybridiz...

The application of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) on a large scale is highly promoted to meet the current needs carbon neutrality and sustainable development purposes. However, majority RAP mixture productions are currently relying restoring effects provided by rejuvenators. Therefore, study focuses feasibility using high penetration binder (HPAB) in as replacement for conventional In this stu...

In clinical cardiac tamponade, open-catheter intrapericardial pressure (IPP) may be used to estimate left ventricular transmural filling pressure (TMFP). However, it has been suggested recently that right atrial pressure (RAP) is superior to IPP in assessing true extracardiac pressure during pericardial drainage. In 10 patients with subacute cardiac tamponade, pulmonary wedge pressure (PWP), RA...

family GTPases [2, 3], in a screen for PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 Rap Binds to ARAP3 and Activates Its Rho binding proteins. PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 is the lipid product of GAP Activity In Vitro class I phosphoinositide 3OH-kinases (PI3Ks) [4] and Just C-terminal to ARAP3’s Rho GAP domain lies a is a signaling molecule used by growth factor recepweakly conserved Ras binding domain (RBD; Figure 2A). tors and integ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of intravitreal bevacizumab injection (IVBI) in patients with retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP). METHODS Seven eyes of 5 patients with RAP were included in this study. All of the eyes evidenced stage 2 RAP lesions, except for one eye with a stage 3 lesion. IVBI (1.25 mg/0.05 cc) were conducted at 4 or 6-week intervals. Complete ocul...

Traditional LCA of central plant hot recycling shows that, the higher RAP added, the less energy consumed. This conclusion is mainly based on the calculation of reduced raw material. However, when the content of Reclaimed asphalt pavement mixture (RAP) reaches some level, it is needed to take measures such as using additive or improved construction method for maintain the performance of asphalt...