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Built environment factors such as greenery, walkability, and crowd density are related to physical activity and mental health. New emerging wearable sensors provide an opportunity to objectively monitor human exposure to...

This study provides a quantitative analysis for the process of word-final /r/-deletion in the dialect of Portuguese spoken in the city of Belem, in northern Brazil. Two linguistic and four extralinguistic factors are considered...

The Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker owned by the ExxonMobil Shipping Company, which gained its infamy after running aground in Prince William Sound spilling more than 11 million galleons (approximately 258,000 barrels) of crude...

Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ENGI 8751)

Methods XII, the Twelfth International Conference on Methods in Dialectology,was held at the Universite de Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada,from I to 5 August 2005, The event was hosted by the Centre de recherche...

This paper analyzes the sources of and problems arising from Cambodian nationalism. It considers four different political regimes: French colonial rule, the reign of Prince Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge regime and the UNTAC period....

With the enormous use of internet of things-based devices for enabling smart agriculture, there is a significant need for efficient systems in order to improve agricultural practices. It can help efficiently to develop optimal...

Environmental Technologies Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Environmental Science and Technologies

This work reexamines phonological variation particular to the /R/ of convergent French, departing from the hypothesis that a deductive approach to this question can offer explanatory advantages. In contrast to data-driven...

Underlying consonant sequences in Cayuga (and ill other Northernlroquoian languages) are apparently subject to phonotactic constraints. The non-randomness of underlying consonant sequences is problematic for Optimality-Theory...

Icebergs and ice loading present a number of risks on the design, construction and operation of ocean bridges in harsh environments. In order to design and construct bridges that are structurally stable and safe, it is essential...

Civil Engineering COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING, 8751; CASE STUDY; CIVIL; CONFEDERATION BRIDGE; CONCRETE; ICE LOADS; CONSTRUCTION; FIELD RESEARCH

The history of formal K-12 education in Nunavut has been characterized by a gradual shift from "southern" assimilationist models to those more reflective of the language, culture, and aspirations of Nunavummiut (Arnaquq, 2008;...

Background One of the objectives of the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, is to train medical practitioners to serve the population of Newfoundland and Labrador with an emphasis on rural practice. Since the first...