In this paper we try to combine experiences gained in the Machine Translation project with research concerning the default extension of the terminological representation system BACK. We analyze various types of ambiguities that are problematic for translation and show that disambiguation is possible on the basis of default assumptions. Some of these defaults form preference rule systems, while ...

This study was undertaken in order to identify and describe the nature of socialization of females into sport. A fixed-alternative questionnaire was administered to 585 women who were currently active in sport. Results indicated that peers and family were the significant agents of socialization during childhood, peers and school were aost significant during adolescence, and peers were most sign...

8 Elementary operations and the rank of a matrix 25 8.1 Gauss transformations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 8.2 Elementary row operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8.3 The augmented matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8.4 Row reducing a matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.5 Elem...

This article presents evidence that individual words and phrases can contribute multiple independent pieces of meaning simultaneously. Such multidimensionality is a unifying theme of the literature on conventional implicatures and expressives. I use phenomena from discourse, semantic composition, and morphosyntax to detect and explore various dimensions of meaning. I also argue that, while the ...

Understanding macromolecular function often relies on the comparison of different structural models of a molecule. In such a comparative analysis, the identification of the part of the molecule that is conformationally invariant with respect to a set of conformers is a critical step, as the corresponding subset of atoms constitutes the reference for subsequent analysis for example by least-squa...

A simple, label-free method for the detection of thrombin has been developed based on the conformational transition of aptamer in the presence of the target by using a molecular light switch, Ru polypyridine complex, and quantum dots as novel fluorescence probes in aqueous solution.

A new lipophilic Ru salen complex with cholesterol groups can be efficiently incorporated into liposome bilayers, allowing the photoinduced release of nitric oxide (NO) and the membrane transport of NO to coexisting liposomes.

The crystal structure of the dinuclear arene ruthenium title complex, [Ru2(C6H5OS)(C7H7S)2(C10H14)2]BF4, shows the two Ru(II) atoms to be bridged by two benzyl-thio-pheno-late units and one 4-hy-droxy-thio-pheno-late unit, with the remaining three coordination sites of each Ru(II) atom being occupied by p-cymene ligands, completing the typical piano-stool coordination geometry. The BF4 (-) coun...

Insight into how H2 O is oxidized to O2 is envisioned to facilitate the rational design of artificial water oxidation catalysts, which is a vital component in solar-to-fuel conversion schemes. Herein, we report on the mechanistic features associated with a dinuclear Ru-based water oxidation catalyst. The catalytic action of the designed Ru complex was studied by the combined use of high-resolut...