When pronouncing novel/unknown words, readers often use prior experience with similar, neighbor words. Comparison to neighbors can be helpful for unknown or novel words (wug is like pug), but it can also lead to errors (pint is not like mint). We investigate whether pronunciation can be affected by top-down influences, specifically the perceived taboo-ness of a known neighbor. While orthographi...

This paper examines differences in performances of a range of torsionally stiff and flexible single story buildings designed with the provisions of Iranian Standard 2800. Seismic nonlinear dynamic time history behavior of eight building models subjected to seven horizontal bi-directional design spectra compatible ground motions are investigated. These models cover a wide range of very torsional...

This paper describes and explains some regularities in the frequency of numbers in text. An analysis of number frequencies in text corpora in Dutch, English, German, and French confirms the expectation that frequency is highly dependent on two factors: magnitude and roundness. Roundness (defined as number frequency in an approximation context) proves to be related to three arithmetical properti...

This paper deals with sti ness analysis for e ective peg-in/out-hole tasks using multingered robot hand without internger coupling. We rst observe the fact that some of coupling sti ness elements cannot be planned arbitrary. Then, we analyze the conditions of the speci ed sti ness matrix in the operational space to successfully and more e ectively achieve the given peg-in/out-hole tasks. It is ...

To cite: Varshney AN, Kumar N, Anand R, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-009890 DESCRIPTION A 38-year-old man presented with inflammatory low-back pain starting at the age of 18 years. It was associated with morning stiffness that eases with works and worsens in the night, along with difficulty in changing posture in bed. After 12 years...

INTRODUCTION The negative impact of paediatric cancer on parents is well known and is even greater when intensive treatments are used. This study aimed to describe how couples whose child has received a transplant for the treatment of leukaemia view conjugal resilience and to evaluate the role of we-ness as a precursor of conjugal adjustment. METHODS Four parental couples were interviewed. In...