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The global financial crisis and integration in European retail banking
(2014-03-31)
The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, to investigate the integration process within the European Union retail banking sector by analysing deposit and lending rates to the household sector during the period 2003-2011. ...
Wavelet basis selection for enhanced speech parametrization in speaker verification
(2014-03-31)
We study the inherent properties of nine wavelet functions and subsequently evaluate their applicability as basis functions in a speech parametrization scheme that is advantageous for speaker verification. Particularly, ...
The dream maker : My app shaped their slumbers
(2014-03-29)
The fickleness of data: Estimating the effects of different aspects of acupuncture treatment on heart rate variability (HRV). Initial findings from three pilot studies
(2014-03-29)
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of the interplay between sympathetic and parasympathetic influences on heart rate. Higher HRV is usually associated with relaxation and health benefits, lower HRV with stress/pathology. ...
Candidate Filter Selection & Release Mechanism - (D03b) : Automated Sample Extraction from Filters
(RED Scientific, 2014-03-28)
Effect of pilot fuel quantity and type on performance and emissions of natural gas and hydrogen based combustion in a compression ignition engine
(2014-03-26)
Natural gas and hydrogen have been extensively tested in dual fuel mode in a compression ignition engine. Many studies conclude that the emissions, especially those oxides of nitrogen (NOx) are expected to form in the ...
Assaying Proteasomal Degradation in a Cell-free System in Plants
(2014-03-26)
The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway for protein degradation has emerged as one of the most important mechanisms for regulation of a wide spectrum of cellular functions in virtually all eukaryotic organisms. Specifically, in ...
The origin of low [alpha/Fe] ratios in extremely metal-poor stars
(2014-03-25)
We show that the low ratios of $\alpha$ elements (Mg, Si, and Ca) to Fe recently found for a small fraction of extremely metal-poor stars can be naturally explained with the nucleosynthesis yields of core-collapse supernovae, ...
Beyond Knowledge: : Growing Capability for an Uncertain Future
(2014-03-24)
The quest for knowledge has played a major part in the intellectual development and evolution of individuals, societies, and cultures. Socrates viewed knowledge as a virtue, a path to perfection. Prometheus was punished ...
Mergers as triggers for nuclear activity : A near-IR study of the close environment of AGN in the VISTA-VIDEO survey
(2014-03-21)
There is an ongoing debate concerning the driver of nuclear activity in galaxies, with active galactic nuclei (AGN) either being triggered by major or minor galactic mergers or, alternatively, through secular processes ...