This paper describes the reality status system of Nanti (Arawak) and argues that it constitutes an instance of a canonical reality status system. The relevance of such a system is examined in the light of literature that casts doubt on the typological validity of reality status as cross-linguistic grammatical category. It is shown that reality status in Nanti is an obligatory inflectional categ...

Metonymic language is a pervasive phenomenon. Metonymic type shifting, or argument type coercion, results in a selectional restriction violation where the argument’s semantic class differs from the class the predicate expects. In this paper we present an unsupervised method that learns the selectional restriction of arguments and enables the detection of argument coercion. This method also gene...

Twenty children with hysterical conversion reactions were reviewed. The ways in which they became ill, the attitudes of their families to their illnesses and their underlying personal problems were noted. Treatment comprised avoiding unnecessary investigations and removing symptoms by using graded exercises given by physiotherapists. Exploration of the underlying psychological problems took pla...

Cyclic voltammetry responses are derived for two-electron, two-step homogeneous electrocatalytic reactions in the total catalysis regime. The models developed provide a framework for extracting kinetic information from cyclic voltammograms (CVs) obtained in conditions under which the substrate or cosubstrate is consumed in a multielectron redox process, as is particularly prevalent for very act...

Conversion of PrP(C) to aberrant forms such as PrP(Sc) appears to be critical in the transmission and pathogenesis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases. In vitro studies have shown that TSE-associated, protease-resistant forms of PrP can cause PrP(C) to convert to forms that are similarly protease-resistant under a wide variety of conditions. These observations ...

In this study, electrochemical behaviors of Li2S such as a large potential barrier at the beginning of the 1st charging process and a continuous increase in potential to ∼4 V during the rest of this process were understood through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements and electrochemical evaluations for a full utilization of Li2S. The large potential barrier to the 1st charge in Li2S ca...

The need for advanced materials capability has never been as great as at this time in our nation's history. Energy shortages demand more efficient operation of existing equipment of all types as well as new and imaginative methods of power conversion. Advanced materials are the key to achieving improved performance via higher cycle operating temperatures, lighter structural components, and adeq...

This study investigates reflection keywords by contrasting two datasets, one of reflective sentences and another of descriptive sentences. The loglikelihood statistic reveals several reflection keywords that are discussed in the context of a model for reflective writing. These keywords are seen as a useful building block for tools that can automatically analyse reflection in texts.

During current times increased emphasis has been laid on scientific research. It is known that research which is limited to a particular geographical or thematic issue has its own limitations. Also it is well acknowledged now that International Collaborations are important for the growth of any scientific discipline. International collaborations could be of different types. There are collaborat...