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Shy children's understanding of irony: Better comprehension does not always mean better socioemotional functioning
(Wiley, 2019-04-12)Childhood shyness is a risk factor for negative socioemotional outcomes including loneliness and depression. Childhood shyness has also been found to relate to various aspects of pragmatic language. For instance, shyer ... -
Shy individuals’ interpretations of counterfactual verbal irony
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-10-31)Counterfactual verbal irony, an evaluative form of figurative language wherein a speaker’s intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning of his or her words, is used to serve many social goals. Despite recent calls ... -
Sieve estimation in a Markov illness-death process under dual censoring
(Oxford Journals, 2016-02-29)Semiparametric methods are well-established for the analysis of a progressive Markov illness-death process observed up to a noninformative right censoring time. However often the intermediate and terminal events are ... -
Sieve methods in combinatorics
(Elsevier, 2005-07)We develop the Turán sieve and a ‘simple sieve’ in the context of bipartite graphs and apply them to various problems in combinatorics. More precisely, we provide applications in the cases of characters of abelian groups, ... -
Sieve Methods in Random Graph Theory
(Springer, 2023-04-03)In this paper, we apply the Turán sieve and the simple sieve developed by R. Murty and the first author to study problems in random graph theory. In particular, we obtain upper and lower bounds on the probability of a ... -
SIGCHI Games: The Scope of Games and Play Research at CHI
(ACM, 2016-05-07)The games research community at CHI has become an ever-growing significant part of the conference, demonstrated by the SIGCHI-sponsored CHI PLAY conference and the inclusion of a games subcommittee at CHI 2016. Given the ... -
The Significance of the Personal within Disability Geography
(Wiley, 2008-09-01)Drawing on in-depth qualitative data, this article critically examines disability geography as a subfield where the personal is highly valued. The value and the risks inherent in this personal approach will be evaluated, ... -
A Silver DNAzyme
(American Chemical Society, 2016-04-05)Silver is a very common heavy metal, and its detection is of significant analytical importance. DNAzymes are DNA-based catalysts; they typically recruit divalent and trivalent metal ions for catalysis. Herein, we report a ... -
Similar hibernation physiology in bats across broad geographic ranges
(Springer, 2021-08-23)Species with broad geographic ranges may experience varied environmental conditions throughout their range leading to local adaptation. Variation among populations reflects potential adaptability or plasticity, with ... -
A simple and complex physical model of the Laurentian Great Lakes used to engage students and community members
(The Geological Society of America North-Central Section, 2015-05-19)The Laurentian Great Lakes, Earth’s most-easily recognized feature from space, is of a size, complexity, and significance that can be difficult to comprehend. To address this we have developed corresponding simple and ... -
A simple droplet merger design for controlled reaction volumes
(Springer Nature, 2017-04-01)Droplet microfluidics has been proven to be a viable platform for a variety of reactions by using uniform droplets well encapsulated by an immiscible carrier medium as reaction vesicles. Merging as one of the most basic ... -
A simple finite volume method for adaptive viscous liquids
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2011-08)We present the first spatially adaptive Eulerian fluid animation method to support challenging viscous liquid effects such as folding, coiling, and variable viscosity. We propose a tetrahedral node-based embedded finite ... -
Simple plasma assisted atomic layer deposition technique for high substitutional nitrogen doping of TiO2
(AIP Publishing, 2018-03-21)In this work, a plasma assisted atomic layer deposition system was used to deposit nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide. A simple approach was developed that requires only a nitrogen plasma and short plasma exposure times to ... -
A Simplified Analysis of Radiant Heat Loss Through Projecting Fenestration Products
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2001)Current window analysis algorithms can deal with many features, including low-e coatings and substitute fill gases. These methods were developed for products with planar glazings. Results can be generated for projecting ... -
A Simplified Method For Calculating The Effective Solar Optical Properties Of a Drapery
(2007-06)The use of draperies to control solar gain through windows is common in residential and commercial buildings and their potential for reduction of building peak load and annual energy consumption is recognized to be large. ... -
A Simplified Numerical Method for Assessing the Condensation Resistance of Windows
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1998)Methods have been established for calculating heat transfer in windows whereby a one-dimensional analysis is used for the center-glass area and a two-dimensional numerical calculation is used to model conduction in the ... -
Simplified Solar Optical Calculations For Windows With Venetian Blinds
(2006)Solar gain through a window represents the most variable heat gain imposed on an indoor space. It is also likely to represent the largest heat gain of the indoor space. Shading devices like venetian blinds roller blinds ... -
Simulated electron affinity tuning in metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes
(American Institute of Physics, 2017-04-27)Metal-insulator-metal diodes for rectification applications must exhibit high asymmetry, nonlinearity, and responsivity. Traditional methods of improving these figures of merit have consisted of increasing insulator ... -
Simulating and Optimizing Nasopharyngeal Swab Insertion Paths for use in Robotics
(IEEE, 2022-11-03)The nasopharyngeal swab is the standardized method of collecting specimens for diagnosing COVID-19, among numerous other respiratory illnesses. While there has been interest from the robotics community in the design of ... -
Simulation and Measurement of Windows with Low Emissivity Coatings Used in Conjunction with Teflon Inner Glazings
(1987-09)Theoretical work has illustrated that highly infrared, transparent plastic films are well suited for use as intermediate glazings when used in conjunction with a low emissivity coating. Prototype glazing systems that ...