In this Letter, we show that coherence and phase synchronization analysis are sensitive but not specific in detecting the correct class of underlying dynamics. We propose procedures to increase specificity and demonstrate the power of the approach by application to paradigmatic dynamic model systems. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 05.45.Tp; 05.45.-a; 05.45.Xt; 02.50.Ey

Previous studies showed that mothers vary in the way in which they discuss past experiences with their children, since they can exhibit narrative (elaborative) or paradigmatic (repetitive) styles to different extents. Given this background, the aim of the present study was to analyze differences in the mothers' use of narrative styles and mental state language (MSL), as a function of children's...

For a paradigmatic case, the standard map, we discuss how the statistical description of the approach to equilibrium is related to the sensitivity to the initial conditions of the system. Using a numerical analysis we present an anomalous scenario that may give some insight on the foundations of the Tsallis’ statistical mechanics.

In this paper we review two recent paradigmatic shifts and consider how a two-way flow in innovation has been critical to the emergence of new thinking and new practices. The first area relates to our understanding of the nature of public health systems and the shift from a medical paradigm to a more holistic paradigm which emphasises the social, economic and environmental origins of ill-health...

tba Peter Fankhauser (Institut für Deutsche Sprache, Mannheim), Visual correlation for exploring paradigmatic language change Abstract: Paradigmatic language change occurs when paradigmatically related words with similar usage context rise or fall together. We introduce an approach to explore such paradigmatic change in diachronic corpora by visually correlating two factors: Frequency change an...