Considering empirical evidence from a free-word-order language (German) we propose a revision of the principles guiding the ordering of discourse entities in the forward-looking center list within the centering model. We claim that grammatical role criteria should be replaced by criteria that reflect the functional information structure of the utterances. These new criteria are based on the dis...

As the amplification of seismic force demands due to higher-mode effects on tall buildings is increasingly recognized as a design challenge, number high-performance systems have been proposed limit such through combined base shear-limiting and moment-limiting dual mechanisms. To better understand influence these overall behavior buildings, this paper presents study response Multi-Degree-of-Free...

This study presents a novel self-centering (SC) base isolation system enabled by traditional lead rubber bearing (LRB) incorporating superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA) U-shaped dampers (hereinafter referred to as SMA-LRB). is particularly suitable for some important structures (e.g., hospital buildings) that require high seismic performance and rapid recovery of normal serviceability after s...

This paper presents a new approach for fitting a 3D morphable model to images of faces, using self-adapting feature layers (SAFL). The algorithm integrates feature detection into an iterative analysis-bysynthesis framework, combining the robustness of feature search with the flexibility of model fitting. Templates for facial features are created and updated while the fitting algorithm converges...

We report the results of an experiment probing the relative influence of centering and anchoring biases in reconstructive memory for line lengths. On each of 90 trials participants (N=120) viewed a target line, which they reproduced after a delay by adjusting a response line. We manipulated the starting size of this response line in three conditions: one provided an anchoring bias opposite the ...