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Spatial And Temporal Modeling Of Radar Rainfall Uncertainties, Gabriele Villarini, Bong Chul Seo, Francesco Serinaldi, Witold F. Krajewski Jan 2014

Spatial And Temporal Modeling Of Radar Rainfall Uncertainties, Gabriele Villarini, Bong Chul Seo, Francesco Serinaldi, Witold F. Krajewski

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

It is widely acknowledged that radar-based estimates of rainfall are affected by uncertainties (e.g., mis-calibration, beam blockage, anomalous propagation, and ground clutter) which are both systematic and random in nature. Improving the characterization of these errors would yield better understanding and interpretations of results from studies in which these estimates are used as inputs (e.g., hydrologic modeling) or initial conditions (e.g., rainfall forecasting). Building on earlier efforts, the authors apply a data-driven multiplicative model in which the relationship between true rainfall and radar rainfall can be described in terms of the product of a systematic and random component. The systematic …

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Anatomy/ Physiology Lab, A Franklin Jan 2014

Anatomy/ Physiology Lab, A Franklin

Syllabus Repository

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The Dynamic Of The Institutionalization Of The Oecd Anti-Bribery Collaboration, Lianlian Liu Jan 2014

The Dynamic Of The Institutionalization Of The Oecd Anti-Bribery Collaboration, Lianlian Liu

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

Grasping the dynamic of the institutionalization process of the anti-bribery collaboration from the FCPA to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention is critical for the next step of analyzing the actual performance of these laws. Previous works, grounded in realist ideology, often reduce the dynamic process to a question of states' free will and rational responses to expected payoffs in relative
legislative strategies. This realist approach offers only speculative and inaccurate explanations that cannot sustain an understanding of the operation of the anti-bribery collaboration at successive stages.Instead, this study employs a historical approach, stressing how decision makers were constrained by existing and …

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An Institutional Alchemy: India's Two Parliaments In Comparative Context, Shubhankar Dam Jan 2014

An Institutional Alchemy: India's Two Parliaments In Comparative Context, Shubhankar Dam

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Faster Resolutions In Tariff Classification Litigation: Using Patent Law As A Model, Lawrence Friedman Jan 2014

Faster Resolutions In Tariff Classification Litigation: Using Patent Law As A Model, Lawrence Friedman

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Flemming Rose's Rejection Of The American Free Speech Canon And The Poverty Of Comparative Constitutional Theory, Robert A. Kahn Jan 2014

Flemming Rose's Rejection Of The American Free Speech Canon And The Poverty Of Comparative Constitutional Theory, Robert A. Kahn

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Protecting India's Slum Dwellers: Rajiv Awas Yojana's Slum-Free Cities Program And The Seventy-Fourth Constitutional Amendment Act, Leslie Wellington Jan 2014

Protecting India's Slum Dwellers: Rajiv Awas Yojana's Slum-Free Cities Program And The Seventy-Fourth Constitutional Amendment Act, Leslie Wellington

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Humanitarian Intervention Post-Syria: Legitimate Or Legal?, Milena Sterio Jan 2014

Humanitarian Intervention Post-Syria: Legitimate Or Legal?, Milena Sterio

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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The Effects Of Globalization On Bangladesh's Ready-Made Garment Industry: The High Cost Of Cheap Clothing, Alexandra Rose Caleca Jan 2014

The Effects Of Globalization On Bangladesh's Ready-Made Garment Industry: The High Cost Of Cheap Clothing, Alexandra Rose Caleca

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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The Doctrine Of Comity In The Age Of Globalization: Between International Child Abduction And Cross-Border Insolvency, Rhona Schuz Jan 2014

The Doctrine Of Comity In The Age Of Globalization: Between International Child Abduction And Cross-Border Insolvency, Rhona Schuz

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Information Systems User Competency: A Conceptual Foundation, Brenda Eschenbrenner, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Jan 2014

Information Systems User Competency: A Conceptual Foundation, Brenda Eschenbrenner, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

Research has identified a variety of factors that influence people's intentions to use IS and their degree of IS use. However, what has not been well understood are the characteristics of competent IS users who are proficient in using IS and are able to achieve quality IS usage. Considering that improving IS users' abilities to more efficiently and effectively use IS has always been and remains a challenge, research that provides a comprehensive view of the characteristics associated with competent IS users is warranted. This paper addresses this research question by proposing a conceptual foundation for IS user competency. Based …

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Mining Textual Data From Primary Healthcare Records: Automatic Identification Of Patient Phenotype Cohorts, Shang Ming Zhou, Muhammad A. Rahman, Mark Atkinson, Sinead Brophy Jan 2014

Mining Textual Data From Primary Healthcare Records: Automatic Identification Of Patient Phenotype Cohorts, Shang Ming Zhou, Muhammad A. Rahman, Mark Atkinson, Sinead Brophy

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Fluency And Belief Bias In Deductive Reasoning: New Indices For Old Effects., Ies Trippas, Simon J. Handley, Michael F. Verde Jan 2014

Fluency And Belief Bias In Deductive Reasoning: New Indices For Old Effects., Ies Trippas, Simon J. Handley, Michael F. Verde

School of Psychology

Models based on signal detection theory (SDT) have occupied a prominent role in domains such as perception, categorization, and memory. Recent work by Dube et al. (2010) suggests that the framework may also offer important insights in the domain of deductive reasoning. Belief bias in reasoning has traditionally been examined using indices based on raw endorsement rates-indices that critics have claimed are highly problematic. We discuss a new set of SDT indices fit for the investigation belief bias and apply them to new data examining the effect of perceptual disfluency on belief bias in syllogisms. In contrast to the traditional …

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Using Forced Choice To Test Belief Bias In Syllogistic Reasoning., Dries Trippas, Michael F. Verde, Simon J. Handley Jan 2014

Using Forced Choice To Test Belief Bias In Syllogistic Reasoning., Dries Trippas, Michael F. Verde, Simon J. Handley

School of Psychology

In deductive reasoning, believable conclusions are more likely to be accepted regardless of their validity. Although many theories argue that this belief bias reflects a change in the quality of reasoning, distinguishing qualitative changes from simple response biases can be difficult (Dube, Rotello, & Heit, 2010). We introduced a novel procedure that controls for response bias. In Experiments 1 and 2, the task required judging which of two simultaneously presented syllogisms was valid. Surprisingly, there was no evidence for belief bias with this forced choice procedure. In Experiment 3, the procedure was modified so that only one set of premises …

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Public Perceptions Of Sharks: Gathering Support For Shark Conservation, Laura A. Friedrich, Rebecca Jefferson, Gillian Glegg Jan 2014

Public Perceptions Of Sharks: Gathering Support For Shark Conservation, Laura A. Friedrich, Rebecca Jefferson, Gillian Glegg

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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English-Learning One- To Two-Year-Olds Do Not Show A Consonant Bias In Word Learning., Caroline Floccia, Thierry Nazzi, Luche C Delle, Silvana Poltrock, Jeremy Goslin Jan 2014

English-Learning One- To Two-Year-Olds Do Not Show A Consonant Bias In Word Learning., Caroline Floccia, Thierry Nazzi, Luche C Delle, Silvana Poltrock, Jeremy Goslin

School of Psychology

Following the proposal that consonants are more involved than vowels in coding the lexicon (Nespor, Peña & Mehler, 2003), an early lexical consonant bias was found from age 1;2 in French but an equal sensitivity to consonants and vowels from 1;0 to 2;0 in English. As different tasks were used in French and English, we sought to clarify this ambiguity by using an interactive word-learning study similar to that used in French, with British-English-learning toddlers aged 1;4 and 1;11. Children were taught two CVC labels differing on either a consonant or vowel and tested on their pairing of a third …

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Evaluating The Application Of Research-Based Guidance To The Design Of An Emergency Preparedness Leaflet., E. Hellier, J. Edworthy, L. Newbold, K. Titchener, M. Tucker, E. Gabe-Thomas Jan 2014

Evaluating The Application Of Research-Based Guidance To The Design Of An Emergency Preparedness Leaflet., E. Hellier, J. Edworthy, L. Newbold, K. Titchener, M. Tucker, E. Gabe-Thomas

School of Psychology

UNLABELLED: Guidelines for the design of emergency communications were derived from primary research and interrogation of the literature. The guidelines were used to re-design a nuclear emergency preparedness leaflet routinely distributed to households in the local area. Pre-test measures of memory for, and self-reported understanding of, nuclear safety information were collected. The findings revealed high levels of non-receipt of the leaflet, and among those who did receive it, memory for safety advice was poor. Subjective evaluations of the trial leaflet suggested that it was preferred and judged easier to understand than the original. Objective measures of memory for the two …

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The Craving Experience Questionnaire: A Brief, Theory-Based Measure Of Consummatory Desire And Craving, Jon May, Jackie Andrade, David J. Kavanagh, Gerald F.X. Feeney, Mathew J. Gullo, Dixie J. Statham, Jessica Skorka-Brown, Jennifer M. Connolly, Mandy Cassimatis, Ross Mcd Young, Jason P. Connor Jan 2014

The Craving Experience Questionnaire: A Brief, Theory-Based Measure Of Consummatory Desire And Craving, Jon May, Jackie Andrade, David J. Kavanagh, Gerald F.X. Feeney, Mathew J. Gullo, Dixie J. Statham, Jessica Skorka-Brown, Jennifer M. Connolly, Mandy Cassimatis, Ross Mcd Young, Jason P. Connor

School of Psychology

Aims: Research into craving is hampered by lack of theoretical specification and a plethora of substance-specific measures. This study aimed to develop a generic measure of craving based on Elaborated Intrusion (EI) Theory. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) examined whether a generic measure replicated the 3-factor structure of the Alcohol Craving Experience (ACE) scale over different consummatory targets and timeframes. Design: Twelve studies were pooled for CFA. Targets included alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate and food. Focal periods varied from the present moment to the previous week. Separate analyses were conducted for Strength and Frequency forms. Setting: Nine studies included university students, with …

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Mediofrontal Event-Related Potentials In Response To Positive, Negative And Unsigned Prediction Errors., Thomas D. Sambrook, Jeremy Goslin Jan 2014

Mediofrontal Event-Related Potentials In Response To Positive, Negative And Unsigned Prediction Errors., Thomas D. Sambrook, Jeremy Goslin

School of Psychology

Reinforcement learning models make use of reward prediction errors (RPEs), the difference between an expected and obtained reward. There is evidence that the brain computes RPEs, but an outstanding question is whether positive RPEs ("better than expected") and negative RPEs ("worse than expected") are represented in a single integrated system. An electrophysiological component, feedback related negativity, has been claimed to encode an RPE but its relative sensitivity to the utility of positive and negative RPEs remains unclear. This study explored the question by varying the utility of positive and negative RPEs in a design that controlled for other closely related …

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Characterisation Of The Porous Structure Of Gilsocarbon Graphite Using Pycnometry, Cyclic Porosimetry And Void-Network Modeling, Giuliano M. Laudone, Christopher M. Gribble, G. Peter Matthews Jan 2014

Characterisation Of The Porous Structure Of Gilsocarbon Graphite Using Pycnometry, Cyclic Porosimetry And Void-Network Modeling, Giuliano M. Laudone, Christopher M. Gribble, G. Peter Matthews

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The cores of the fourteen Advanced Gas-cooled nuclear Reactors (AGRs) within the UK comprise Gilsocarbon graphite, a manufactured material surrounded predominantly by CO2 at high pressure and temperature to provide heat exchange. The intense ionising radiation within the reactors causes radiolytic oxidation, and the resulting mass loss is a primary factor in determining reactor lifetime. The void structure of the porous Gilsocarbon graphite affects the permeability and diffusion of the carbon dioxide, and the sites of oxidation. To model this void structure, the porosities and densities of ten virgin Gilsocarbon graphite samples have been measured by powder and helium pycnometry. …

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'It's All A Question Of Business': Investment Identities, Networks And Decision-Making In The Cleantech Economy, Lucien Georgeson, Federico Caprotti, Ian Bailey Jan 2014

'It's All A Question Of Business': Investment Identities, Networks And Decision-Making In The Cleantech Economy, Lucien Georgeson, Federico Caprotti, Ian Bailey

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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The Green Economy: Functional Domains And Theoretical Directions Of Enquiry, Ian Bailey, Federico Caprotti Jan 2014

The Green Economy: Functional Domains And Theoretical Directions Of Enquiry, Ian Bailey, Federico Caprotti

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Minimal Effects Of Waterborne Exposure To Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes On Behaviour And Physiology Of Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)., D Boyle, Je Fox, Jm Akerman, Ka Sloman, Tb Henry, Rd Handy Jan 2014

Minimal Effects Of Waterborne Exposure To Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes On Behaviour And Physiology Of Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)., D Boyle, Je Fox, Jm Akerman, Ka Sloman, Tb Henry, Rd Handy

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Fish behaviours are often considered to be sensitive endpoints of waterborne contaminants, but little attention has been given to engineered nanomaterials. The present study aimed to determine the locomotor and social behaviours of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during waterborne exposure to single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), and to ascertain the physiological basis for any observed effects. Dispersed stock suspensions of SWCNTs were prepared by stirring in sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), an anionic surfactant, on an equal w/w basis. Trout were exposed to control (no SWCNT or SDS), 0.25 mg L(-1) SDS (dispersant control), or 0.25 mg L(-1) of SWCNT for 10 …

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Planning-Related Motor Processes Underlie Mental Practice And Imitation Learning., Patric Bach, Bassem Khalaf Allami, Mike Tucker, Rob Ellis Jan 2014

Planning-Related Motor Processes Underlie Mental Practice And Imitation Learning., Patric Bach, Bassem Khalaf Allami, Mike Tucker, Rob Ellis

School of Psychology

It is still controversial whether mental practice-the internal rehearsal of movements to improve later performance-relies on processes engaged during physical motor performance and, if so, which processes these are. We report data from 5 experiments, in which participants mentally practiced complex rhythms with either feet or hands while using the same or different body parts to respond to unrelated sounds. We found that responses were impaired for those body parts that were concurrently used in mental practice, suggesting a binding of body-part-specific motor processes to action plans. This result was found when participants mentally trained to memorize the rhythms, to …

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Atomic Spectrometry Updates. Review Of Advances In Elemental Speciation, Robert Clough, Chris F. Harrington, Steve J. Hill, Yolanda Madrid, Julian F. Tyson Jan 2014

Atomic Spectrometry Updates. Review Of Advances In Elemental Speciation, Robert Clough, Chris F. Harrington, Steve J. Hill, Yolanda Madrid, Julian F. Tyson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Short Form Of The Orientations To Happiness Questionnaire For The German-Speaking Countries: Development And Analysis Of The Psychometric Properties, Willibald Ruch, María Luisa Martínez-Martí, Sonja Heintz, Symen A. Brouwers Jan 2014

Short Form Of The Orientations To Happiness Questionnaire For The German-Speaking Countries: Development And Analysis Of The Psychometric Properties, Willibald Ruch, María Luisa Martínez-Martí, Sonja Heintz, Symen A. Brouwers

School of Psychology

This paper addresses the development of a 9-item Short Form of the Orientations to Happiness (OTH) Questionnaire ( Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2005 ) for German-speaking countries. This questionnaire measures three ways to happiness: life of pleasure, life of engagement, and life of meaning. In Experiment 1 (replication sample, N = 1,336), we replicated the three-factor structure found in the 18-item Parent Form. In Experiment 2 (validation sample, N = 222), we again replicated the three-factor structure, which showed a good fit to the data. The coefficients of congruence between the three factors in Experiments 1 and 2 were very …

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Cosmogenic Dating Of Fluvial Terraces In The Sorbas Basin, Se Spain, Samantha Ilott Jan 2014

Cosmogenic Dating Of Fluvial Terraces In The Sorbas Basin, Se Spain, Samantha Ilott

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Long term fluvial incision spanning the Late Cenozoic is recorded in many fluvial systems around the world by terrace landform sequences. The incision manifests itself as inset sequences of river terraces which form terrace staircases. The timing of the onset of incision and the rate incision then proceeds at is poorly constrained due to the difficulties in dating river terraces. This study applies the technique of cosmogenic exposure dating to a fluvial staircase, for the first time, in the Sorbas Basin, SE Spain. Cosmogenic exposure dating allows the timing of abandonment of the fluvial terraces to be calculated therefore recording …

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Critical Exponents Of The 3d Ising And Related Models From Conformal Bootstrap, Ferdinando Gliozzi, Antonio Rago Jan 2014

Critical Exponents Of The 3d Ising And Related Models From Conformal Bootstrap, Ferdinando Gliozzi, Antonio Rago

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

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A Novel Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (Pi3k) Inhibitor Directs A Potent Foxo-Dependent, P53-Independent Cell Cycle Arrest Phenotype Characterized By The Differential Induction Of A Subset Of Foxo-Regulated Genes, Richard Hill, Ravi Kiran Reddy Kalathur, Sergio Callejas, Laura Colaço, Ricardo Brandão, Beatriz Serelde, Antonio Cebriá, Carmen Blanco-Aparicio, Joaquín Pastor, Matthias Futschik, Ana Dopazo, Wolfgang Link Jan 2014

A Novel Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (Pi3k) Inhibitor Directs A Potent Foxo-Dependent, P53-Independent Cell Cycle Arrest Phenotype Characterized By The Differential Induction Of A Subset Of Foxo-Regulated Genes, Richard Hill, Ravi Kiran Reddy Kalathur, Sergio Callejas, Laura Colaço, Ricardo Brandão, Beatriz Serelde, Antonio Cebriá, Carmen Blanco-Aparicio, Joaquín Pastor, Matthias Futschik, Ana Dopazo, Wolfgang Link

School of Biomedical Sciences

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Differentially Expressed Micrornas In Maternal Plasma For The Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis Of Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21), J Kamhieh-Milz, Reham Fadl Hassan Moftah, Gürkan Bal, Matthias Futschik, Viktor Sterzer, Omid Khorramshahi, Martin Burow, Gundula Thiel, Annegret Stuke-Sontheimer, Rabih Chaoui, S Kamhieh-Milz, Abdulgabar Salama Jan 2014

Differentially Expressed Micrornas In Maternal Plasma For The Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis Of Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21), J Kamhieh-Milz, Reham Fadl Hassan Moftah, Gürkan Bal, Matthias Futschik, Viktor Sterzer, Omid Khorramshahi, Martin Burow, Gundula Thiel, Annegret Stuke-Sontheimer, Rabih Chaoui, S Kamhieh-Milz, Abdulgabar Salama

School of Biomedical Sciences

Objectives. Most developmental processes are under the control of small regulatory RNAs called microRNAs (miRNAs). We hypothesize that different fetal developmental processes might be reflected by extracellular miRNAs in maternal plasma and may be utilized as biomarkers for the noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal aneuploidies. In this proof-of-concept study, we report on the identification of extracellular miRNAs in maternal plasma of Down syndrome (DS) pregnancies.Methods. Using high-throughput quantitative PCR (HT-qPCR), 1043 miRNAs were investigated in maternal plasma via comparison of seven DS pregnancies with age and fetal sex matched controls.Results. Six hundred and ninety-five miRNAs were identified. Thirty-six significantly differentially …

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