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Sex differences in lexical size across semantic categories
(2004)Recent studies have reported that males show better naming of nonliving things than females, while females show better naming of living things than males. Such effects may reflect sex differences in the size of lexicons ... -
Sex differences on the acute effects of caffeine on maximal strength and muscular endurance
(2015-04-22)The aim of this study was to look at the effects of caffeine on strength performance and to examine any differences between sexes. Sixteen moderately active, resistance-trained individuals (10 males and 8 females) performed ... -
Sex inequalities in ischaemic heart disease in primary care - Inhouse clinics may help better to manage patients with heart disease
(2001-08-18)We read Hippisley-Cox's study showing sex inequalities in secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease in general practice.1 We have just completed an audit of 167 of our patients with ischaemic heart disease (practice ... -
Sex worker collective organisation : Between advocacy group and labour union?
(2010)The purpose of this paper is to examine contemporary sex worker labour unionism in a number of major western economies because it now faces an acute historical dilemma of being forced into acting as the antithesis of what ... -
Sex, Death and Shopping
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A sex-linked Ace gene, not linked to insensitive acetylcholinesterase-mediated insecticide resistance in Culex pipiens
(1998-05)An acetylcholinesterase (AChE) gene, Ace.x, showing 93% identity of deduced amino acid sequence to Anopheles stephensi Ace has been cloned from a Culex pipiens strain homozygous for insensitive AChE (iAChE) mediated ... -
Sexual enhancement products for sale online : raising awareness of the psychoactive effects of Yohimbine, Maca, Horny Goat Weed and Ginkgo Biloba
(2014-06-15)Introduction. The use of unlicensed food and herbal supplements to enhance sexual functions is drastically increasing. This phenomenon, combined with the availability of these products over the Internet, represents a ... -
Sexual Perversity in New York?
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Sexuality after stroke : An exploration of current professional approaches, barriers to providing support and future directions
(2016-07-16)Purpose Sexual difficulties post-stroke are common, yet frequently neglected within rehabilitation. This study aimed to explore the process by which healthcare professionals approach and work with the topic of sexuality ... -
Sexyloop: Self-Reproduction, Evolution and Sex in Cellular Automata
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2007)We created a simple evolutionary system, sexyloop, on a deterministic ten-state five-neighbour cellular automaton (CA) where self-reproducing loops have the capability of sex. With this ability, the loops are capable of ... -
A Seyfert Nucleus in BL Lacertae
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1999)We have obtained spectroscopic observations of the broad Ha line in BL Lacertae over a period of 30 months. These data show that the line equivalent width is anti-correlated with the continuum flux implying that the broad ... -
A Seyfert-like nucleus concealed in BL Lacertae?
(2000)We present a series of new spectroscopic observations of BL Lacertae. The observations were obtained over a period of 30 months and sample the violent continuum flare of 1997 June–August. The equivalent width of the recently ... -
Sèvres Porcelain and the Articulation of Imperial Identity in Napoleonic France
(2007)From its inception in 1756, the Sèvres porcelain manufactory made elaborate, highly decorated dinner services for the exclusive use of the royal court. The objects used by the king were seen as extensions of his body and ... -
SFG realization of wavelet filter using switched-current circuits
(2009)A signal flow graph method for analogue implementation of wavelet transform using switched-current circuits is proposed in which the wavelet transform is synthesized by a bank of switched-current bandpass filters whose ... -
SgpDec : Cascade (de)compositions of finite transformation semigroups and permutation groups
(Springer Nature, 2014)We describe how the SgpDec computer algebra package can be used for composing and decomposing permutation groups and transformation semigroups hierarchically by directly constructing substructures of wreath products, the ... -
SGR J1550-5418 bursts detected with the Fermi Gamma-ray burst monitor during its most prolific activity.
(2012-04)We have performed detailed temporal and time-integrated spectral analysis of 286 bursts from SGR J1550-5418 detected with the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) in 2009 January, resulting in the largest uniform sample of ... -
Shadows and Doubts : Hitchcock, Genre and Villainy
(Greenwood Press, 2001)Made over the summer of 1942 and released during 1943, Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt pre-dates the high point of the crime thriller on the American screen, but is nonetheless often characterised as the director’s ... -
The Shakers
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Shakers and Maracas: Action-based Categorisation Choices in Triads Are Influenced by Task Instructions
(Cognitive Science Society, 2016-08-13)The forced-choice triad task has become increasingly popular in use over recent years. While it is seen as being a categorisation task (Lin & Murphy, 2001) variation in task instructions often leads to different results. ...