This paper presents the methods to improve its portability of a spoken dialog system both on task domains and languages, which have been implemented in Chinese and Japanese in the tasks of sightseeing, accommodation-seeking guidance. Such methods include case frame conversion, template-based text generation and topic frame driven dialog control scheme. The former two methods are for improving t...

BACKGROUND Developing evidence for the implementation and scaling up of mental healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) like Ethiopia is an urgent priority. AIMS To outline a mental healthcare plan (MHCP), as a scalable template for the implementation of mental healthcare in rural Ethiopia. METHOD A mixed methods approach was used to develop the MHCP for the three levels of the...

A new kind of high-quality Ag/PS coaxial nanocables can be facilely synthesized by using soft/hard templates method. In order to effectively introduce Ag sources into porous polystyrene (PS) nanotubes which were trapped in porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) hard template, Pluronic F127 (F127) was used as guiding agent, soft template and reductant. Meanwhile, ethylene glycol solution was also us...

Interpreting and assessing the weight of low-template DNA evidence presents a formidable challenge in forensic casework. This report describes a case in which a similar mixed DNA profile was obtained from four different bloodstains. The defense proposed that the low-level minor profile came from an alternate suspect, the defendant's mistress. The strength of the evidence was assessed using a pr...

This paper is concerned with yard management in transshipment hubs, where a consignment strategy is often used to reduce reshuffling and vessel turnaround time. This strategy groups unloaded containers according to their destination vessels. In this strategy, yard template determines the assignment of the spaces (subblocks) in the yard to the vessels. This paper studies how to make a robust yar...

Computer methods have been developed for mathematically interpreting mixed and low-template DNA. The genotype modeling approach computationally separates out the contributors to a mixture, with uncertainty represented through probability. Comparison of inferred genotypes calculates a likelihood ratio (LR), which measures identification information. This study statistically examined the genotype...

Determining the gender of the source of forensic DNA evidence is based on the amelogenin test. However, at times the assay may not be indicative of gender assignment, because of deletions at the amelogenin site. Previously, we described successful coamplification of a marker residing within the SRY gene with the short tandem repeat markers from two commercially available human identification ki...

Effective persuasive speaking is requisite for successful academic, professional, and social life (Nippold, 2007, in Heilmann et al. 2020). However, there dearth literature that recommends an effective rhetorical structure addresses the most pressing recurring needs of non-native English public speakers – communication apprehension (Bastida & Yapo, 2019) problems organizing outlining ideas ...

By computer simulations--molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics with the amber force field (Weiner et al, (1986), J. Comp. Chem. 7, 230-252)--we have determined the stabilities of oligoribotide strands built with D- and L-riboses, and of peptide chains with D- and L-amino acid residues. In particular, complementary double-chains of oligoribotides were studied, since they are an important fe...

Primases are specialized DNA-dependent RNA polymerases that synthesize a short oligoribonucleotide complementary to single-stranded template DNA. In the context of cellular DNA replication, primases are indispensable since DNA polymerases are not able to start DNA polymerization de novo. The primase activity of the replication protein from the archaeal plasmid pRN1 synthesizes a rather unusual ...