To the Editor: Reading through Greek Mythology one can easily come across a series of references concerning the transportation of Newly Borns, from their birth place to other, to be “nursed–bred”, where the newborn remained until it was fully developed. A distinct example is that of Zeus’ transportation [1]. When Rea was going to give birth to Zeus, in order to save him from Cronus’ infanticide...

(2848) Epidendrum flabellum-veneris J. Koenig in Retzius, Observ. Bot. 6: 57. Jul–Nov 1791 [Angiosp.: Orchid.], nom. utique rej. prop. Typus: non designatus. The name Bulbophyllum lepidum (Blume) J.J. Sm. (Orch. Java: 471. 1905), based on Ephippium Blume (Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 310. 1825), has long been applied to a species widely distributed tropical Southeast Asia, including India (Andaman Isl...

I was my seventh consecutive night on duty, and it seemed by now that I could give the 11:00 p.m . report as well as the nurse who was going off. It was usually a busy intensive care unit, but for some time the patients had been fairly stable and the census low. So my interest was piqued when she said we had a new patient. Mark, 25 years old, had been thrown from his motorcycle earlier that eve...

We aim to model infants’ perception and representation of temporal information that is present in infant directed speech and singing, using connectionist computational models (neural networks). In our approach, we consider the sound patterning, present in both speech and singing, in terms of timing and accent. The model receives audio on the input. Subsequently, different features are computed,...

Dear reader, I am assuming that you are reading this, because want to know what think about Liza Zunshine thinks literary imagination. So, allow me give away the secret: mostly unseen level of literature, which title Zunshine's new book alludes, boils down “complex embedment mental states.” That is, fiction always involves intricate speculations thoughts, feelings, and intentions other people, ...

Patient-generated data is increasingly common in chronic disease care management. Smartphone applications and wearable sensors help patients more easily collect health information. However, current commercial tools often do not effectively support patients and providers in collaboration surrounding these data. This paper examines patient expectations and current collaboration practices around p...