648 NATURAL LANGUAGE by first order predicate calculus: "The sentence Floyd broke a glass translates into 3 x (glass (x) A break (Floyd, x)) or, in the notation of restricted quantification ( ] x : glass) (break (Floyd, x)). In either case, the syntactic constituent a glass does not correspond to any semantic constituent; rather, its interpretation forms several discontinuous parts of the logic...

objective: there has been a growing interest in finding plants with biological active ingredients for medicinal application. materials and methods: three colors of petals of althaea officinalis (a. officinalis) flowers, i.e., pink, reddish pink, and white were examined for total antioxidant activity and flavonoids content. results: the reddish pink flowers of a. officinalis have more antioxidant...

This study uses a hedonic property price function to estimate the effects of flood hazards on residential property values. The study utilizes data from over 8,000 single-family residential home sales in Pitt County, North Carolina between 1992 and 2002. This area experienced significant flooding from Hurricane Floyd in September 1999. Results show that a house located within a floodplain has a ...

Howard Kleiman