Speech Directivity And Vowel Sounds
When we are behind someone who is speaking, we hear them less clearly, and it is more difficult to understand what they are saying. This…
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Unlocking The Secrets Of A Rare Immune Disease
Primary immunodeficiencies (PID) are a heterogeneous group of disorders that disturb the host’s immunity, creating susceptibility to infections. PIDs are genetically diverse, with mutations in…
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On The Shoulders Of Giants, Part 1: Henry K. Beecher And The Placebo Effect
When Robert Merton (1910 – 2003) dissected the allegory that we all are “standing on the shoulders of giants” — based on a much older…
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Low-Carbon Transitions: How Much Change Can A Nation Afford?
The urgency of climate change mitigation demands tools for examining how economies can embark – and stay – on a path of low-carbon transition. In…
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Flavonoids May Help With Weight Loss
British researchers believe that certain plant substances can influence the amount of body fat. There is this simple rule: If you consume fewer calories than…
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Table-Top Alternative To Synchrotrons: New Instrumentation To Study Radioactive Materials With Great Precision
The study of materials used in nuclear power plants is rendered difficult due to the high radioactivity of even a few gram samples. Whereas it…
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The Arsenic In Our Food
Arsenic is a widely-distributed toxic carcinogenic metalloid popularly known as the king of poisons and the poison of the kings. The history of intentional and…
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Exploring Spatial Representation In Artificial Intelligence Systems
Artificial Intelligence has made great progress in the last decade, in particular, thanks to recent developments in machine learning. As a consequence, we often read in the…
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An Analysis Of Occupant Responses To Transitions Across Indoor Thermal Zones
Across a building or even a floor of the building, one encounters spaces with different thermal conditions. Through our everyday life, we move across these…
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Presence And Removal Of Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances In Potable Reuse
Many communities within the United States are experiencing a decline in both the quality and the quantity of water available from traditional sources (e.g., rivers,…
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Innovative Solution Of The Time Domain Deconvolution Problem
Signal measurement is an extremely important aspect of scientific research. However, many quantities of interest are not directly measurable using instruments with which we are…
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