This paper reports an attempt to map the time variations of selected articulatory parameters (from X-ray profiles) directly on the F1, F2 and F3 formant tracks using multiple regression analysis (MRA). The results indicate that MRA can indeed be useful for predicting formant frequencies. Since the results reported here are limited to preliminary observations of F1 only, further studies includin...

Interannual to multidecadal variability of winter storminess in the eastern United States was studied using water level measurements from coastal tide gauges. The proximity to the coast of the primary winter storm track in the region allows the use of tide gauges to study temporal modulations in the frequency of these storms. Storms were identified in high-passed, detided sea level anomalies in...

New Zealand shares a common problem with other countries: a shortage of blood donors. Approximately 4% of New Zealand’s total population donate blood, yet up to 20% may need to receive donated blood or blood products. However, there has been little success in accurately predicting willingness to donate blood, and greater knowledge is needed of those variables most likely to predict potential do...

Pricing Prototypical Products When we think of colas, Coca-Cola first comes to mind. Products such as Cola-Cola, Tide laundry detergent and Chapstick lip balm are the prototypical products in their respective categories. Over three decades, research in consumer psychology has accumulated evidence on how prototypicality structures memory, shapes the composition of consideration set and influence...

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Many empirical studies have established that state dependence varies across consumers, brands, and categories. Previous analytic models have assumed that state dependence is a customer characteristic that does not vary across firms. In contrast, we take the view that state dependence varies by firm. That is, a well-known national brand, such as Tide detergent, may be able to attract more repeat...

The relationship between the gyre-scale circulation of the North Atlantic, represented by air pressure near to the centre of the sub-tropical gyre, and sea level measured at the eastern boundary of the ocean has been investigated using records commencing in the middle of the 18th century. These time series are twice as long as those employed in an earlier study of this relationship. Near-contin...

The shoreline is one of the most important features on earth’s surface. It is valuable to a diverse user community. But the dynamic nature of the shorelinemakes it difŽ cult to be represented in a naturally dynamic style and to be utilized in applications.The ofŽ cially usedshoreline,for examplein nauticalcharts,is the so-calledtide-coordinatedshoreline. It is also the shoreline that makes the ...