This thesis studies the introduction of a priori structure into the design of learning systems based on artificial neural networks applied to sequence recognition, in particular to phoneme recognition in continuous speech. Because we are interested in sequence analysis, algorithms…

Several contemporary theologians have maintained that the proper setting for Christian theology is an ecclesiastical one. The formation of character, the internalization of beliefs and values, and the representation of these principles and behavioural patterns in religious and political practices…

The roles of independent and correlated properties in real world object concepts were explored. Property norms were collected for 190 natural kinds and artifacts. The norms were used to design behavioral experiments and computational models of concept similarity. Property intercorrelations…

Expertise effects on response acquisition (learning) and performance reproduction (performance) (Bandura, 1986) in dance observational learning were investigated. Over an acquisition period, forty university students with varied movement backgrounds observed dance demonstrations, arranged still photos to represent the dances, and…

The Icelandic government continues to campaign for regulated commercial whaling in its territorial water, and advocates the maintenance of this practice as part of what it terms the "rational management of the ocean ecosystem," despite international pressure for a termination…

In this study, the relationship between medical thought and philosophy is investigated through the works of the famous Islamic thinker, Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Zakariya al-Razi (ca. 250-323/864-935). In one of the texts we shall be examining Razi thought that…

Thin silver interconnectors are used in the space communication industry to ensure electrical conductivity between neighbouring electronic modules. In order to accommodate a large range of strains, these interconnectors are manufactured with a stress-relief loop shape. The main goal of…

This thesis describes a study of novice problem solving in the domain of medicine. The study attempts to answer questions pertaining to the diagnostic accuracy, the generation and change of diagnostic hypotheses, and the use of clinical findings in the…

The subject of this work is gallium extraction from sulphate solutions--an additional source of this metal from hydrometallurgical zinc production--with organophosphorus acid reagents: di-2-ethyl hexyl phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) and OPAP, a mixed extractant consisting of mono- and di-octyl phenyl phosphoric…

Continuous temperature measurement of molten steel in new as well as existing steelmaking processes is not always feasible with current technology. However, it is a well known fact that molten steel temperature, especially during the continuous casting operation, can have…