Empirical studies in inductive language learning point at pure memory-based learning as a successful approach to many language learning tasks, often performing better than lerning methods that abstract from the learning material. The possibility is left open, however, that limited, careful abstraction in memory-based learning may be harmless to generalisation, as long as the disjunctivity of la...

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A new constrained edit distance between an ordered set of input strings and a single output string is proposed. All the strings are assumed to have finite lengths and to be over a finite alphabet. Editing transformation respectively includes deletion of symbols from the input strings, combination of the so-reduced input strings by a function with memory, and substitution and insertion of symbol...

We introduce a system architecture for image editing which decouples image filtering from the image size, resulting in a system which allows interactive editing with constant response times, independent of image sizes. Scale invariance means filters are designed to allow scaled rendering from a pre-computed image pyramid, approximating the result of the filter when rendered at full resolution a...

In this paper we extend and improve a previous result for computing an alignment (or string editing) between two strings and , with and , which requires communication rounds and local computing time, on a distributed memory parallel computer of processors each with memory. The algorithm is based on a compromise between the workload of each processor and the number of communication rounds requir...

Motion capture techniques play an important role in computer animation. Because the cost of motion capture data is relatively high and the virtual environment changes frequently in actual applications, researchers in this area focus their work on developing algorithms for editing the capture motion data, and synthesizing new motions from available motion database. Although abundant work has bee...

This study interprets Wikipedia as a memory place where independent contributors discuss and negotiate the meanings of past events in a collaborative way. We examine how interconnections between high-impact events lead to the differential patterns of collective memory building. The results show that the presence of a direct network tie between two events is related to a smaller difference in th...

Transcription and epigenetic changes are integral components of the neuronal response to stimulation have been postulated be drivers or substrates for enduring in animal behavior, including learning memory. Memories thought deposited assemblies called engrams, i.e., groups cells that undergo persistent physical chemical during selectively reactivated retrieve Despite research progress made rece...

3D models have become an essential element of multimedia applications because they provide visual effects that permit interactive exploration. As in other media types, efficient compression of 3D models is essential to reduce the associated storage and processing cost. Triangle mesh is the prevailing geometric representation for 3D scene models. Despite significant research on compression algor...

This study aimed to examine the effect of two types of collaborative output tasks on Iranian EFL learners’ comparative adjectives with two or more syllables. Thirty Iranian EFL learners participated in this study which were then divided into two experimental and one control groups; one experimental group received dictogloss task in 4-pairs and the other experimental group was given text reconst...