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§2. Previous discussions §2.1. The expression was discussed by Sigrist 1981, 184-185; and by Civil 1994, 74 and 185 (see also van de Mieroop 1987, 140). Sigrist’s discussion primarily concerns texts about the construction of doors. The records that use the expression ÎI la2 list large amounts of hides in various colors, leading Sigrist to the conclusion that the hides were used to decorate the ...

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Alex Muncy was still an apprentice at STIHL Inc. when the company enlisted him in revamping an automated packaging process. The package would contain the outdoor power equipment manufacturer’s signature trimmer line, the colorful cord used to give lawns a precise, neat appearance. The goal: satisfy the customer while cutting production costs. Muncy’s team developed a concept, designed the packa...

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A 3-layer back propagation network is used to implement a pattern association task which learns mappings that are analogous to the present and past tense forms of English verbs, i.e., arbitrary, identity, vowel change, and suffixation mappings. The degree of correspondence between connectionist models of tasks of this type (Rumelhart & McClelland, 1986; 1987) and children’s acquisition of infle...

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Modern imaging techniques enable researchers to observe drug actions and consequences as they occur and persist in the brains of abusing and addicted individuals. This article presents the five most commonly used techniques, explains how each produces images, and describes how researchers interpret them. The authors give examples of key findings illustrating how each technique has extended and ...