Language interpretation is often assumed to be incremental. However, our studies of quantifier expressions in isolated sentences found N400 event-related brain potential (ERP) evidence for partial but not full immediate quantifier interpretation (Urbach & Kutas, 2010). Here we tested similar quantifier expressions in pragmatically supporting discourse contexts (Alex was an unusual toddler. Most...

It is well documented that losses are less persistent than profits and that stock prices anticipate the lower persistence of losses. Yet the underlying explanation for these results is unclear. One explanation lies in the abandonment option, whereby firms with losses are more likely to curtail operations (e.g., Hayn 1995). Another explanation involves timely loss recognition stemming from conse...

According to a basic theorem of transfinite set theory the set of irrational numbers is uncountable, while the set of rational numbers is countable. This is contradicted by the fact that any pair of irrational numbers is separated by at least one rational number. Hence, in the interval [0,1] there exist more rational numbers than irrational numbers.

We show that the class of Petri nets is less expressive with respect to bisimulation equivalence than the class of PA processes extended with a finite state control unit.

Article history: Received 6 January 2016 Received in revised form 22 February 2016 Accepted 24 February 2016 Available online 3 March 2016 Disgust is a basic emotionwhichmotivates avoidance of disease cues. Females consistently display higher disgust sensitivity thanmales, although the evolutionary origin of this difference remains unclear. We examined the parental investment hypothesis, which ...

ABSTRACT: It is well documented that losses are less persistent than profits and that stock prices anticipate the lower persistence of losses. Yet the underlying explanation for these results is unclear. One explanation lies in the abandonment option, whereby firms with losses are more likely to curtail operations (e.g., Hayn 1995). Another explanation involves timely loss recognition stemming ...

AIM To determine the use and teratogenicity of herbal medicinal products (HMP). METHODS A retrospective study was conducted in a University hospital to compare the difference in the pattern of use and fetal outcomes between pregnant women who took HMP and Western pharmaceutical products (WPP). RESULTS From 1995 Jan to 2001 Dec, 61 and 372 women took HMP and WPP one month before or during th...