Speech-Language Services for Chinese-Speaking People With Aphasia (C-PWA): Considerations for Assessment and Intervention

Chinese is the world's most widely spoken language with about 1.2 billion speakers. Yet, the majority of the aphasia research to date has been focused on speakers of Indo-European languages. The goals of this paper are threefold: (a) to highlight major research findings that are specific to Chinese speakers with aphasia, (b) to provide a review of the state-of-the-art tools and resources for assessing and managing aphasia in Chinese, and (c) to discuss factors to consider for evaluating and treating Chinese aphasia.

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Five-Card AND Computations in Committed Format Using Only Uniform Cyclic Shuffles

New Generation Computing ◽

10.1007/s00354-020-00110-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yuta Abe ◽

Yu-ichi Hayashi ◽

Takaaki Mizuki ◽

Hideaki Sone

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

Research Topic ◽

The State ◽

Major Research ◽

Open Questions

AbstractIn card-based cryptography, designing AND protocols in committed format is a major research topic. The state-of-the-art AND protocol proposed by Koch, Walzer, and Härtel in ASIACRYPT 2015 uses only four cards, which is the minimum permissible number. The minimality of their protocol relies on somewhat complicated shuffles having non-uniform probabilities of possible outcomes. Restricting the allowed shuffles to uniform closed ones entails that, to the best of our knowledge, six cards are sufficient: the six-card AND protocol proposed by Mizuki and Sone in 2009 utilizes the random bisection cut, which is a uniform and cyclic (and hence, closed) shuffle. Thus, a question has arisen: “Can we improve upon this six-card protocol using only uniform closed shuffles?” In other words, the existence or otherwise of a five-card AND protocol in committed format using only uniform closed shuffles has been one of the most important open questions in this field. In this paper, we answer the question affirmatively by designing five-card committed-format AND protocols using only uniform cyclic shuffles. The shuffles that our protocols use are the random cut and random bisection cut, both of which are uniform cyclic shuffles and can be easily implemented by humans.

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Host–Based Intrusion Detection Systems

Architectures and Protocols for Secure Information Technology Infrastructures - Advances in Information Security, Privacy, and Ethics ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4514-1.ch007 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 184-213

Author(s):

Vít Bukač ◽

Vashek Matyáš

Keyword(s):

Intrusion Detection ◽

Detection Method ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Research Trends ◽

The State ◽

Intrusion Detection Systems ◽

Future Directions ◽

Detection Systems ◽

Research Findings ◽

Art Research

In this chapter, the reader explores both the founding ideas and the state-of-the-art research on host-based intrusion detection systems. HIDSs are categorized by their intrusion detection method. Each category is thoroughly investigated, and its limitations and benefits are discussed. Seminal research findings and ideas are presented and supplied with comments. Separate sections are devoted to the protection against tampering and to the HIDS evasion techniques that are employed by attackers. Existing research trends are highlighted, and possible future directions are suggested.

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Electroencephalographic Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Characteristics and Therapeutic Implications

Medicina ◽

10.3390/medicina56090419 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 56 (9) ◽

pp. 419

Author(s):

Francesco Precenzano ◽

Lucia Parisi ◽

Valentina Lanzara ◽

Luigi Vetri ◽

Francesca Felicia Operto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Large Body ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Major Research ◽

Therapeutic Implications ◽

Epileptiform Discharges ◽

Eeg Abnormalities ◽

Research Findings

A large body of literature reports the higher prevalence of epilepsy in subjects with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared to the general population. Similarly, several studies report an increased rate of Subclinical Electroencephalographic Abnormalities (SEAs) in seizure-free patients with ASD rather than healthy controls, although with varying percentages. SEAs include both several epileptiform discharges and different non-epileptiform electroencephalographic abnormalities. They are more frequently associated with lower intellectual functioning, more serious dysfunctional behaviors, and they are often sign of severer forms of autism. However, SEAs clinical implications remain controversial, and they could represent an epiphenomenon of the neurochemical alterations of autism etiology. This paper provides an overview of the major research findings with two main purposes: to better delineate the state-of-the-art about EEG abnormalities in ASD and to find evidence for or against appropriateness of SEAs pharmacological treatment in ASD.

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The State of the Art in Methodologies of Course Recommender Systems—A Review of Recent Research

Data ◽

10.3390/data6020018 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Deepani B. Guruge ◽

Rajan Kadel ◽

Sharly J. Halder

Keyword(s):

Recommender Systems ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Research Literature ◽

The State ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Emerging Trends ◽

Wide Range ◽

Research Findings ◽

Research Outcome

In recent years, education institutions have offered a wide range of course selections with overlaps. This presents significant challenges to students in selecting successful courses that match their current knowledge and personal goals. Although many studies have been conducted on Recommender Systems (RS), a review of methodologies used in course RS is still insufficiently explored. To fill this literature gap, this paper presents the state of the art of methodologies used in course RS along with the summary of the types of data sources used to evaluate these techniques. This review aims to recognize emerging trends in course RS techniques in recent research literature to deliver insights for researchers for further investigation. We provide a systematic review process followed by research findings on the current methodologies implemented in different course RS in selected research journals such as: collaborative, content-based, knowledge-based, Data Mining (DM), hybrid, statistical and Conversational RS (CRS). This study analyzed publications between 2016 and June 2020, in three repositories; IEEE Xplore, ACM, and Google Scholar. These papers were explored and classified based on the methodology used in recommending courses. This review has revealed that there is a growing popularity in hybrid course RS and followed by DM techniques in recent publications. However, few CRS-based course RS were present in the selected publications. Finally, we discussed future avenues based on the research outcome, which might lead to next-generation course RS.

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Simulating the environment at the helicopter-ship dynamic interface: research, development and application

The Aeronautical Journal ◽

10.1017/s0001924000007545 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 116 (1185) ◽

pp. 1155-1184 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

S. J. Hodge ◽

J. S. Forrest ◽

G. D. Padfield ◽

I. Owen

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Modelling And Simulation ◽

Research Development ◽

Simulation Experiments ◽

Research Environment ◽

Dynamic Interface ◽

Research Findings ◽

The University

Abstract This paper presents highlights from research conducted at the University of Liverpool to determine suitable fidelity criteria and guidelines for the modelling and simulation of the helicopter-ship dynamic interface environment. The paper begins by describing the characteristics of the helicopter-ship dynamic interface, explaining the motivation behind the research and reviewing the state-of-the-art in dynamic interface simulation. The development of a dynamic interface research environment based on an existing research simulator operated by the University of Liverpool is then described, before key results from a number of piloted simulation experiments are presented. These experiments were specifically designed to address fidelity sensitivity issues, such as, are unsteady airwake models necessary, or can a steady airwake model induce appropriate levels of pilot workload? What influence does the modelled ship geometry, or choice of atmospheric wind conditions have on the airwake model and on pilot workload? Finally, the paper concludes by briefly describing the relevance of these research findings to current and future industry programmes.

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Recent Advances in Mathematical Aspects of Engineering

Symmetry ◽

10.3390/sym13050811 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 811

Author(s):

Rahmat Ellahi ◽

Sadiq M. Sait ◽

Huijin Xu

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

The State ◽

Original Research ◽

Theoretical Studies ◽

Special Issue ◽

Mathematical Methods ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Engineering Problems ◽

Research Findings

This special issue took this opportunity to invite researchers to contribute their latest original research findings, review articles, and short communications on advances in the state of the art of mathematical methods, theoretical studies, or experimental studies that extend the bounds of existing methodologies to new contributions addressing current challenges and engineering problems on “Recent Advances in Mathematical Aspects of Engineering” to be published in Symmetry.

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Die identifisering van soteriologiese metafore in 1 Petrus

In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi ◽

10.4102/ids.v39i3.404 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

F. J. Fika Janse van Rensburg

Keyword(s):

Historical Ecology ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

1 Peter ◽

Research Findings

Identifying salvific metaphors in 1 Peter Not many research findings have been published on soteriology in 1 Peter. This article attempts to make a contribution from a specific angle, viz by identifying the salvific metaphors in 1 Peter and the imageries they constitute. After a survey of the state of the art on soteriology in 1 Peter, the relevant methodological issues (pertaining to soteriology, metaphor and the socio-historical ecology of metaphors) are considered. Then an interpretation of the argument of 1 Peter is given. Finally the salvific metaphors in 1 Peter are identified, a tentative inter- pretation is given, and a matrix of these metaphors is proposed.

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Practical Picture Processing

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100051700 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 338-339

Author(s):

T. A. Welton

Keyword(s):

Radiation Damage ◽

Coherence Length ◽

Spatial Information ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Coherent Radiation ◽

The State ◽

Energy Spread ◽

Electron Micrograph ◽

Picture Processing ◽

Molecular Skeleton

Various authors have emphasized the spatial information resident in an electron micrograph taken with adequately coherent radiation. In view of the completion of at least one such instrument, this opportunity is taken to summarize the state of the art of processing such micrographs. We use the usual symbols for the aberration coefficients, and supplement these with £ and 6 for the transverse coherence length and the fractional energy spread respectively. He also assume a weak, biologically interesting sample, with principal interest lying in the molecular skeleton remaining after obvious hydrogen loss and other radiation damage has occurred.

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