Among the variety of proposals currently making the dependency perspective on grammar more concrete, there are several treebanks whose annotation exploits some form of Relational Structure that we can consider a generalization of the fundamental idea of dependency at various degrees and with reference to different types of linguistic knowledge. The paper describes the Relational Structure as th...

Hierarchical classification is critical to knowledge management and exploration, as in gene function prediction and document categorization. In hierarchical classification, an input is classified according to a structured hierarchy. In a situation as such, the central issue is how to effectively utilize the inter-class relationship to improve the generalization performance of flat classificatio...

The article introduces the concept of visual classes as a general framework for object classiication. Visual classes group together appearances which are similar with respect to a set of image measurements. As deened here, visual classes are implicit in many object representation schemes (geometric as well as appearance based models). We argue that the identiication of visual classes provides a...

Traditionally, the impacts of the rights of fi nancial institutions and workers on corporate performance have been analyzed independently. Yet, theory clearly indicates that the combination of relative powers of different stakeholders affects a fi rm overall performance. Using U.S. state level and state-industry level data, we investigate how output growth is affected by bank branch deregulatio...

Arab growth has been both unsustainable in the long run as well as characterized by high short run volatility, especially in the period affected by the massive oil price shocks since 1985. This paper seeks to explain these two devastating features of the region’s growth. Our analysis corroborates the view, most notably articulated in the work of Dani Rodrik, that this phenomenon is not just a f...

Neuronal electrophysiology is in#uenced by both channel distribution and morphology. Distinguishing two sources of morphological variability*metrics and topology*we show that model neurons sharing the same channel densities and anatomical size can derive functional di!erentiation from their dendritic topology. Firing frequencies in these metrically reduced neurons show a strong correlation with...

The rapid expansion of global urban development is increasing opportunities for wildlife to forage and become dependent on anthropogenic resources. Wildlife using urban areas are often perceived dichotomously as urban or not, with some individuals removed in the belief that dependency on anthropogenic resources is irreversible and can lead to increased human-wildlife conflict. For American blac...

This thesis examines the relationship between institutional context and firm performance, from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. The aim is to engage with the debate seeking to explain the observed diversity in the forms of economic organisation prevailing in socio-economic systems. The focus of the empirical work is on investigating the effects of the structure and behaviour of ban...

Neediness, as a maladaptive form of interpersonal dependency, has been implicated in a range of psychopathology, most commonly mood and personality disorders. In light of the literature's sparse and inconsistent findings, Bornstein, Hilsenroth, Padawer, and Fowler (2000) have called for a systematic evaluation of dependency's role across the spectrum of Axis II disorders. The current study of i...

The so-called 'Reichardt detector' can successfully account for many properties of fly motion vision. In its simplest form, the signals derived from neighboring image locations become multiplied after a low-pass filter has delayed one of them. This operation is done twice in a mirror-symmetrical form and the resulting output signals become finally subtracted. As predicted by this model, fly neu...