9 research outputs found
Modified locus equations categorize stop place in a perceptually realistic time frame
This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from http://scitation.aip.org/content/asa/journal/jasa/131/6/10.1121/1.4722169.Slope and y-intercepts of locus equations have previously been shown to successfully classify place of articulation for English voiced stop consonants when derived from measurements at vowel onset and vowel midpoint. However, listeners are capable of identifying English voiced stops when less than 30 ms of vowel is presented. The present results show that modified locus equation measurements made within the first several pitch periods of a vowel following an English voiced stop were also successful at classifying place of articulation, consistent with the amount of vocalic information necessary for perceptual identification of English voiced stops /b d g/
Randomized transcoronary delivery of CD34+ cells with perfusion versus stop-flow method in patients with recent myocardial infarction: Early cardiac retention of 99mTc-labeled cells activity
Cardiopoietic cell therapy for advanced ischemic heart failure: results at 39 weeks of the prospective, randomized, double blind, sham-controlled CHART-1 clinical trial
Cardiopoietic cells, produced through cardiogenic conditioning of patients' mesenchymal stem cells, have shown preliminary efficacy. The Congestive Heart Failure Cardiopoietic Regenerative Therapy (CHART-1) trial aimed to validate cardiopoiesis-based biotherapy in a larger heart failure cohort
External treatments for the preventive repair of existing constructions: A review
In the present paper different external surface treatments published in the literature as preventive
solutions for improving the performance of existing concrete constructions are presented and discussed.
They are categorized as repair materials for concrete conservation, protection surface methods against
moisture and aggressive agent penetration, injection techniques for crack sealing and preventive repair
solutions with smart functionalities. In a final section, the most extended testing methods for evaluating
the effectiveness of the different repair solutions are summarized depending on the property to be
enhanced: moisture control and resistance against penetration of aggressive agents. The review shows
that although several possibilities exist for the repair of the existing constructions, there is a lack of
comparative analysis between the different methodologies. SARCOS COST Action CA15202 stablishes
as scientific objectives to carry out comparative studies including the most advanced solutions for the
external repair of concrete, giving criteria for effectiveness assessment and defining robust and reliable
methods for charactering the performance of the repaired structures