The results presented in this section are encoded according to the naming convention presented in the paper, that is, by using capital letters to represent the component names. For example, OLS-SPARSEIT-ABS-MAXPCA-SVM represents the pipeline where we first extract sparse features computed by Iterative Thresholding using filters obtained with the Olshausen and Field’s algorithm, then we use the ...

This paper introduces a variant of agglomerative hierarchical clustering techniques. The new technique is used for categorizing character shapes (allographs) in large data sets of handwriting into a hierarchical structure. Such a technique may be used as the basis for a systematic naming scheme of character shapes. Problems with existing methods are described and the proposed method is explaine...

This study aimed to analyse the developmental trajectory of accuracy and speed naming among dyslexics developing readers from 1st 6th grade primary education. It examined how familiarity with stimulus influences performance different tasks in both groups evaluated link between Bangor Dyslexia Test. With a descriptive correlational design, eight Test (Miles, 1982; Outón & Suárez, 2010) were admi...

Prior evidence for early activity in Broca's area during reading may reflect fast access to articulatory codes in left inferior frontal gyrus pars opercularis (LIFGpo). We put this hypothesis to test using a benchmark for articulatory involvement in reading known as the masked onset priming effect (MOPE). In masked onset priming, briefly presented pronounceable strings of letters that share an ...

BACKGROUND Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (BD) has been associated with a number of neurocognitive deficits not dissimilar to ADHD. This study compared neuropsychological profiles of 4 groups of adolescents (14-17 years): 41 Normal Controls (NC), 30 ADHD, 12 BD and 12 combined (BD+ADHD). METHODS Participants were identified according to a standardized protocol (WASHU-KSADS mood section, K-SADS-PL...

It is widely accepted that meaningful variable names are important for comprehension. We claim that not all variables are equally significant to the process of code comprehension. We conducted a controlled experiment in which 9 professional developers try to understand 6 methods from production util classes, either with the original variable names or with names replaced by meaningless single le...

Following the discussion of George Fuller and Chad Kishimoto, in PRL, 2009, the issue of if or not a correlation exist between neutrino physics, and HFGW data sets / gravitons will be raised anew, with a particular emphasis upon what happens if the following scenario outlined by Fuller and Kishimoto arises. What if as the "universe expanded, the most massive of these states slowed down in the r...

naming as an inseparable sign of a country’s language has attracted the attention of many linguists to formulate and test hypotheses regarding the culture and language of the people of a certain area. iran appears like a proper destination for conducting a research focusing on naming based on several factors such as geography or chronology. the present article aims to take a specific look at th...

The current study investigated the effectiveness of genre-based instruction on the development of EFL learners’ writing skills. Participants were 34 undergraduate students majoring in textile engineering at an Iranian state university, and they had enrolled in the English for specific academic purposes course. Participants were taught how to write 4 types of business letters, highlighting the p...