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Object coding of music using expressive MIDI

, 2011
PhDStructured audio uses a high level representation of a signal to produce audio output. When it was first introduced in 1998, creating a structured audio representation from an audio signal was beyond the state-of-the-art.
Welburn, Stephen J, Welburn, Stephen J.
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Increased Risk of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Exposed to Azathioprine

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the risk of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) in azathioprine (AZA)–exposed versus unexposed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pregnancies within the multicenter prospective Lupus in Pregnancy (LEGACY) cohort. Methods LEGACY is conducted at Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics in Canada, South Korea, Peru,
Reem Farhat, Maria del Carmen Zamora‐Medina, Sang‐Cheol Bae, Megan R. W. Barber, Ann E. Clarke, Paul R. Fortin, Zahi Touma, Carl A. Laskin, Isabelle Malhamé, Giada Sebastiani, Christine Peschken, Manuel F. Ugarte‐Gil, Alexandra Legge, Sasha Bernatsky, Évelyne Vinet   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrologic Atlas No. 6 Water Quality in the Queen City Aquifer

, 1997
The Queen City aquifer covers all or parts of 38 counties from Cass County in northeast Texas southwestward to Frio and La Salle counties in south central Texas.
Eric Brown, Environmental Quality Specialist   +1 more
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A game-based approach towards human augmented image annotation.

, 2011
PhDImage annotation is a difficult task to achieve in an automated way. In this thesis, a human-augmented approach to tackle this problem is discussed and suitable strategies are derived to solve it.
Seneviratne, Attgalage Lasantha Gunathilaka
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Young children's right to be heard on the quality of their education: Addressing potential misunderstandings in the context of early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In early childhood education many researchers and professionals across the world have embraced the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child's requirement to include young children in decision‐making. In the context of ongoing discussion about young children's capacity to share their views and opinions about matters affecting them ...
Laura Lundy, Colette Murray, Kylie Smith, Carmel Ward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural studies of three enzymes: telomerase, the methyltransferase CobJ and pectate lyase

, 2011
PhDThis thesis investigates the structure and function of three enzymes of biotechnological and biomedical interest: telomerase from Caenorhabtidis elegans, pectate lyase from Bacillus subtilis and the methyltransferase CobJ from Rhodobacter capsulatus.
To, Teng Teng
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Cooperative learning strategies to raise attainment in mathematics with pupils aged 11–16 years: A systematic literature review

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Cooperative learning is a widely adopted teaching method to improve academic achievement. This review synthesises existing research on the use of cooperative learning within a school setting for pupils aged 11–16 years. Such a review has not been undertaken to date and will present an evidence base for educators considering implementation ...
Patricia Hampson, Zhe. Li, Allen Thurston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Placental crises: disruptive selection and maternal under‐investment as the foundations of mammalian placental evolution and dysfunction

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among the vertebrates, mammals are notable for the dominance of live birth and placental nutrition. The structural diversity of the mammalian placenta is remarkable, despite sharing a single common ancestor and conserved physiological functions.
Davis Laundon, Neil J. Gostling, Ian G. Reddin, Bram G. Sengers, Pascale Chavatte‐Palmer, Rohan M. Lewis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios, Rüdiger Otto, Robert J. Whittaker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen, Mohamed Khalil Meliane, Zachery B. Holmes, Karl E. Miller, William J. Barichivich, Emilie Dedeban, Alex Furst, Miranda Imeri, Peyton E. Niebanck, Samantha Nunn, Kailee Pearson, Nicole Rita, Brier Ryver, Dakotah Shaffer, Susan C. Walls, E. Hance Ellington   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source