Objectives and methods: Mismatch negativities (MMN) to frequency and duration changes in a series of repetitive tones and to two different consonant-vowel syllables (ba and ga, standard da) were recorded in a test and retest session in 15 children aged 7±11 years. Reliability within one session and stability between the sessions of MMN amplitudes and the ERP-components P1 and N1 were determined...

This study addresses the question to which extent phonetic contrasts of a foreign language are perceived more easily by speakers of a native language that shares similar phonetic categories. The focus lies on two post-alveolar and two palatal affricates of Serbian: [tʃ] (post-alveolar, voiceless), [ʨ] (alveolo-palatal, voiceless), [ʤ] (post-alveolar, voiced) and [ʥ] (alveolo-palatal, voiced). S...

When we study the history of life, it easy to see that life has evolved over time. The fossils of creatures that lived before us faithfully record the innovations and changes leading to the diversity of life that we observe today. The history of religion is much shorter, yet it too has left a fossil record revealing some of the innovations and changes leading to the diversity of religions which...

Bilateral trade balances often play a controversial role in the international policy debate. They may reflect hidden and asymmetric (i.e., unfair) barriers and/or aggregate imbalances due to macroeconomic factors. Several studies give credence former argument argue that standard gravity forces fail explain observed bilateral balances, dubbing this “The Mystery of Excess Trade Balances”. We solv...

This paper is about Catholic beliefs on the Rosary prayers. As often misunderstood, prayers are not mere repetitions of reciting words. Rather, mystery begins with Jesus and circles back to Jesus. There twenty mysteries in prayers, which arranged into four-mystery groups: Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, Glorious mysteries. In this paper, our specific discussion biblical background review five lumi...