There is a need for a general framework for linguistic annotation that is flexible and extensible enough to accommodate different annotation types and different theoretical and practical approaches, while at the same time enabling their representation in a “pivot” format that can serve as the basis for comparative evaluation, merging, and the development of reusable editing and processing tools...

There is a widely recognized need for a general framework for linguistic annotation that is flexible and extensible enough to accommodate different annotation types and different theoretical and practical approaches, while at the same time enabling their representation in a “pivot” format that can serve as the basis for comparative evaluation, merging, and the development of reusable editing an...

The hepatitis delta virus (HDV) nucleocapsid consists of a genomic-length RNA of 1.7 kb and approximately equimolar amounts of the small and large forms of the hepatitis delta antigen (S-HDAg and L-HDAg, respectively). Since HDV RNA particles contain not only a genomic RNA species encoding S-HDAg but also an RNA species encoding L-HDAg, which is produced by an RNA-editing process, the question ...

Objectives To evaluate barriers for production of scientific dental articles by Iranian dental faculty members. Methods An anonymous self-administered questionnaire distributed among faculty members of all dental schools in Iran during June-December 2010. The respondents rated their level of agreement with eleven sentences regarding what they perceive as barriers on scientific dental article p...

A missense mutation of collagen type VIII alpha 2 chain ( COL8A2 ) gene leads to early-onset Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD), which progressively impairs vision through the loss cells. We demonstrate that CRISPR/Cas9-based postnatal editing achieves structural and functional rescue in a mouse model FECD. single intraocular injection an adenovirus encoding both Cas9 guide RNA (Ad-Cas...

Introduction Echo-planar imaging (EPI) is a group of fast data acquisition methods commonly used in fMRI studies. It acquires multiple image lines in k-space after a single excitation, which leads to a very short scan time. A well-known problem with EPI is that it is more sensitive to distortions due to the used encoding scheme. Source of distortion is inhomogeneity in the static B0 field that ...

Background & Aims: Increasing pressure for having scholarly publications in accredited English medium journals emphasizes the need to enhance academic writing ability by author-researchers in various fields, especially, in medical and hard sciences. In order to enhance the language of manuscripts, many authors seek assistance from editors prior to submission to high-status journals. Various typ...

paradigm shift in media production: the advent of computational media production that will automate the capture, editing, and reuse of video content. By integrating metadata creation and (re)use throughout the media production process, we’ll enable the mass customization of video. F or the majority of people to not just watch but make video on a daily basis, the current media production process...