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Numerical Solution for Heave of Expansive Soils

A numerical solution for heave prediction is developed within the context theories for both saturated and unsaturated soil behaviors. Basically, lowering the potential level of compressing on a saturated layer will cause heaving due to water absorption. This water absorption is in an opposite way, similar to water dissipation as what happens during unloading in consolidation process. However, i...

Something happens: elements of therapeutic change.

To make a difference therapists need a theory with which to understand the patient. They choose theories that suit them, and need technique to maintain the therapeutic setting. Psychotherapy developed from healing and medicine, and from our ethological heritage of care for dependants. It happens in a special setting which makes new experiences possible. In this article I list a number of ingred...

Modeling Cantonese pronunciation variation by acoustic model refinement

Pronunciation variations can be roughly classified into two types: a phone change or a sound change [1][2]. A phone change happens when a canonical phone is produced as a different phone. Such a change can be modeled by converting the baseform (standard) phone to a surfaceform (actual) phone. A sound change happens at a lower, phonetic or subphonetic level within a phone and it cannot be modele...

Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on Peanut Production on the Basis of Increasing 2oC Temperature in Future Environmental Conditions of Guilan Province, Iran

To evaluate the effect of climate change on peanut production in Northern Iran on the basis of 2oC rise in temperature, a study was conducted using the SSM-Peanut. The simulation was done based on the long-term data obtained from synoptic stations in Guilan including Anzali, Astara, Kiashahr (Astaneh Ashrafieh), Lahijan, Rasht (Agriculture station), Rasht (Airport station), Roudsar and Talesh. ...

A general framework for semantic plasticity and negotiation

Semantic change happens both in the long term (over years and decades) and in the very short term (in a single dialogue). This paper outlines an abstract and general formal account of how the meanings of natural language constructs (typically, words) can change as a result of their use in dialogue. The account has two parts, one semantic and one pragmatic.