SUMMARY Computer based t e x t s y n t h e s i s systems r e q u i r e a means f o r generating s e n t e n c e-l e v e l p i t c h c o n t o u r s-These c o n t o u r s must have a k e r t a i n d e g r e e o f "human f i d e l i t y " i f t h e s y n t h e t i c speech i s t o sound n a t u r a l and n o t t o o machine-like. The p i t c h contowrs i n c u t r e n t l y-o p e r a t i o n a l ...

a simple, rapid and sensitive hplc method for the determination of theophylline (t) in human serum has been developed. an isocratic system consisting of a /-l bondapak c18 column, mobile phase of methanol, phosphate buffer (22:78, ph=4.5), and a flow rate of 1.4 ml/min was used. the eluent was detected by uv at 275 nm at room temperature. 8-chlorotheophylline (8-ct) was used as an internal stan...

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The h i s t o r y of k a l l i k r e i n begins w i t h the d i s c o v e r y of u r i n a r y k a l l i k r e i n more than f i f t y years ago. The r e n a l o r i g i n of u r i n a r y k a l l i k r e i n , though not f i n a l l y proved, i s l a r g e l y accepted. A p o s s i b l e r o l e of k a l l i k r e i n i n the r e g u l a t i o n of kidney f u n c t i o n and blood pressure has...

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T h e b a s i c s t r u c t u r e w e s h a l l u s e f o r s u c h a t h e o r y , a d s p a c e , i s a t o p o l o g i c a l s p a c e e q u i p p e d w i t h a f a m i l y o f d i r e c t e d p a t h s , c l o s e d u n d e r s o m e o p e r a t i o n s . T h i s a l l o w s f o r d i r e c t e d h o m o t o p i e s , g e n e r a l l y n o n r e v e r s i b l e , r e p r e s e n t e d b y a...

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