Bayesian Knowledge Bases (BKB) are a rule-based probabilistic model that extend Bayes Networks (BN), by allowing context-sensitive independence and cycles in the directed graph. BKBs have probabilistic semantics, but lack independence semantics, i.e., a graphbased scheme determining what independence statements are sanctioned by the model. Such a semantics is provided through generalized dsepar...

The present study was performed to test the hypothesis that under normal physiological conditions and/or during augmentation of kinin levels, intrarenal kinins act on medullary bradykinin B(2) (BKB(2)) receptors to acutely increase papillary blood flow (PBF) and therefore Na(+) excretion. We determined the effect of acute inner medullary interstitial (IMI) BKB(2) receptor blockade on renal hemo...

In 1987, Dr. Bruce Porter began work at the University of Texas at Austin on the Botany Knowledge Base Project. The goal of the project is to develop a largescale multi-functional knowledge base in the area of Botany. This Botany Knowledge Base (BKB) is used to support research projects in question answering, automated modeling, and intelligent tutoring. Due to the size and complexity of the BK...

CSP-CASL is but one of the many languages for which Bernd KriegBrückner (BKB) had a great deal of influence throughout its development process: from the initial idea of working towards an integration of the process algebra CSP with the algebraic specification language CASL, to the design of the concrete syntax, and also to tool support for CSP-CASL, where the theorem prover Isabelle should prov...

Keluarga merupakan sekolahutama bagi anak untuk tumbuh berdasarkan fitrah masing-masingsehingga apapun yang terjadi dikeluarga tentunya memberikan pengaruh terhadap perkembangan usia dini. Studi ini bertujuan menganalisispengaruh dan melihat perbedaan dari status ekonomi, tempat tinggal,danketerlibatan orang tua diprogram Bina Balita (BKB) pengasuhan, pertumbuhan,dan jiwa Metode dalam penelitia...

OBJECTIVE To develop a corpus of sentences in babble noise that is suitable for Mandarin-speaking children. Two experiments were conducted with specific aims of (1) developing sentence material that is grammatically and semantically within the linguistic abilities of children; and (2) improving the efficiency of the test by equalizing the relative intelligibility of individual items in sentence...

As part of a larger subject group, four profoundly hearing-impaired children enrolled in a total communication educational program were fitted with the University of Melbourne's multichannel electrotactile speech processor (Tickle Talker). Sound detection thresholds for pure tones were at lower levels with the tactile device than with hearing aids, especially for high frequency sounds above 2 k...

OBJECTIVES To analyse the speech perception performance of 53 cochlear implant recipients with otosclerosis and to evaluate which factors influenced patient performance in this group. The factors included disease-related data such as demographics, pre-operative audiological characteristics, the results of CT scanning and device-related factors. METHODS Data were reviewed on 53 patients with o...

Speech communication becomes increasingly difficult with age, especially in adverse listening conditions. We compared speech adaptations made by ‘older adult’ (65-84 years) and ‘younger adult’ (19-26 years) talkers when speech is produced with communicative intent. The aim was to investigate how articulation rate is affected by the type of adverse listening condition and by the change in task d...