Neural correlates of semantic and syntactic processes in the comprehension of case marked pronouns: Evidence from German and Dutch

Background  

It is well known that both semantic and syntactic information play a role in pronoun resolution in sentences. However, it is unclear what the relative contribution of these sources of information is for the establishment of a coreferential relationship between the pronoun and the antecedent in combination with a local structural case constraint on the pronoun (i.e. case assignment of a pronoun under preposition governing). In a prepositional phrase in German and Dutch, it is the preposition that assigns case to the pronoun. Furthermore, in these languages different overtly case-marked pronouns are used to refer to male and female persons. Thus, one can manipulate biological/syntactic gender features separately from case marking features.     

A comparison of the photoelectron spectrum and crystal orbital calculations of polyethylene

The experimentally observed photoelectron spectrum of C₃₆H₇₄ is compared with theoretical calculations based on crystal orbital theory at vario     

Queueing with Cyclic Arrival Distributions and Variable Service Facilities: A Simulation Approach

This paper develops a near optimal policy for opening a second counter in a quick-service restaurant when n persons are in the first line, given that the arrival process is cyclic rather than purely stationary. A simulation was written in GPSS which permitted the use of different arrival generators during different time segments of the simulated day. Results indicate that as n is varied, waiting time and utilization levels exhibit an S-shaped curve between the pure 1 facility and the 2 facility cases. Results also indicate that a cyclic arrival process greatly increases (relative to the case of exponential arrivals) mean waiting time, facility utilization, and the range of n. Finding the optimal (least cost) value of n is illustrated for cases in which costs of customer waiting time can be meaningfully imputed.     

Introduction to session 2

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