We will aim for two things: (1) extend the empirical focus beyond English whatand howexclamatives, to include exclamatives common in other languages that are based on other wh-words; (2) counter the common assumption that exclamative semantics needs to involve some kind of scalar mechanism. Before we motivate and present our analysis, a word of caution is in order. To simplify matters for this ...

In this bird's eye view of the Brain, its form, functions and disorders, the author gives a merry, vivid and simple account of an extremely difficult subject. Throughout, she has made free use of analogy to translate erudite matters into terms compre-hensible to any thinking man or woman. The chapters on the Anatomy and Physiology of the Central Nervous System give a description which is as sim...

We present a theory about human thought named the unconscious-thought theory (UTT). The theory is applicable to decision making, impression formation, attitude formation and change, problem solving, and creativity. It distinguishes between two modes of thought: unconscious and conscious. Unconscious thought and conscious thought have different characteristics, and these different characteristic...

In order to have references for discussing mathematical menus in political science, I review the most common types of mathematical formulae used in physics and chemistry, as well as some mathematical advances in economics. Several issues appear relevant: variables should be well defined and measurable; the relationships between variables may be non-linear; the direction of causality should be c...

Adaptive query processing has been the subject of a great deal of recent work, particularly in emerging data management environments such as data integration and data streams. We provide an overview of the work in this area, identifying its common themes, laying out the space of query plans, and discussing open research problems. We discuss why adaptive query processing is needed, how it is bei...

This conference paper presents a critical analysis of the Forth Road Bridge, addressing factors such as aesthetics, strength, construction methods and geotechnical design, in addition to discussing the bridge’s durability issues and future. Loading and strength analyses are carried out to BS5400-2, issued in 2006, providing a pertinent consideration of the impact of the increased vehicle loads ...