Techniques for decoding speech phonemes and sounds: A concept

Techniques studied involve conversion of speech sounds into machine-compatible pulse trains. (1) Voltage-level quantizer produces number of output pulses proportional to amplitude characteristics of vowel-type phoneme waveforms. (2) Pulses produced by quantizer of first speech formants are compared with pulses produced by second formants

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Variations on the Euclidean Steiner Tree Problem and Algorithms

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Transgenic laboratory animals in cystic fibrosis research

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal autosomal recessive genetic disorder in Caucasian populations. The incidence in Denmark is approximately 1:4500 and about 50.000 CF patients are registred in Europe and the Americas.The diseaseis characterized by malabsorption due to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, chronic bacterial infections in the lower respiratory tract, increased salt loss in sweat, and male infertility due to absence or stenosis of the vas deferens. The CF gene wasidentified on Chromosome 7 in 1989. More than 450 different mutations have been detected, the most common being the AF508.This gene encodes for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein (CFTR) which is a Cl' channel regulatedby protein kinase C and ATP. It facilitates transport of Cl' and other ions through the cell membrane. Two years ago. three different groups of scientists published articles describing three different variants of CF mice (>>knock—out<< mice).Two of these mice suffer from severe CF-like symptoms. especially in the intestine. and most of them die within 3 weeks. The last one has some residual CFTR activity and survives for several months. These mice allow investigations on genetherapy using different vectors and investigations on the pathogenesis of the chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection to be carried out. Thus. the prospects for understanding CF seems promising

PROCESS ENGINEERING REPORT ON REVISED PROCESS DESIGN TRANSMITTAL, GREEN SALT PLANT, JOB NO. 3004 OF THE FEED MATERIALS PRODUCTION CENTER, FERNALD, OHIO. Specifications Contract No. 3000, Part XXV, Section 4

Process design information concerning equipment and operation of a plant to produce UF/sub 4/ from UO/sub 3/ is presented. Included are process flow diagrams, drawings of ventilation and dust control systems, and vent gas systenas. Equipment lists and estimated utilities are also included as well as a description of the process. (J.R.D.

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