The effects of spatial filtering in functional magnetic resonance imaging were investigated by reevaluating the data of a previous study of episodic memory encoding at 2 x 2 x 4-mm(3) resolution with use of a SPM99 analysis involving a Gaussian kernel of 8-mm full width at half maximum. In addition, a multisubject analysis of activated regions was performed by normalizing the functional images ...

Before an organisation takes up a particular enterprise architecture design, there is need to consider and evaluate the possible design alternatives, and then select an appropriate one. This process requires a collaborative effort involving all key stakeholders in order to obtain an ‘acceptable’ solution. Therefore, in this paper we propose the development of a transferable, predictable and rep...

Proper scoring rules enable decision-theoretically principled comparisons of probabilistic forecasts. New can be constructed by identifying the predictive distribution with an element a parametric family and then applying known rule. We introduce condition which ensures propriety in this construction thereby obtain novel proper rules.

SKI's consistency modeling project beg~ in August 1992, The goal of the project is to develop consistency modeling technology. That is, we aim to reduce the number of improper independence assumptions used in traditional speech recognition algorithms so that the resulting speech recognition hypotheses are more selfconsistent and, therefore, more accurate. Consistency is achieved by conditioning...

In terms of spin coherent states we have investigated topological defects in 2D S = 1 (pseudo)spin quantum system with the bilinear and biquadratic isotropic exchange in the continuum limit. The proper Hamiltonian of the model can be written as bilinear on the generators of SU(3) group (Gell-Mann matrices). Knowledge of such group structure enables us to obtain some new exact analytical results...

Proper location of DGs in power systems is important for obtaining their maximum potential benefits. This paper deals with DG for minimizing active power loss and D-statcom for reactive power loss minimization is considered. The proper siting of DG and D-statcom is a recently developed combination with the aim of reducing line loss in a radial distribution system. Loss Sensitivity Factor (LSF) ...

The par-3 gene is required for establishing polarity in early C. elegans embryos. Embryos from par-3 homozygous mothers show defects in segregation of cytoplasmic determinants and in positioning of the early cleavage spindles. We report here that the PAR-3 protein is asymmetrically distributed at the periphery of the zygote and asymmetrically dividing blastomeres of the germline lineage. The PA...

INTRODUCTION It is well established that childhood maltreatment has a detrimental impact on the brain, particularly the hippocampus. However, the hippocampus is a functionally and structurally heterogeneous region, and little is known about how maltreatment might affect hippocampal subregion development throughout important periods of plasticity. This study investigated whether childhood maltre...