scholarly journals nà-Cleft (non-)exhaustivity: Variability in Akan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Definite Descriptions ◽  
Exploratory Analysis ◽  
Response Patterns ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Pragmatic Analysis ◽  
Incremental Information ◽  
Post Hoc

This paper presents two experimental studies on the exhaustive inference associated with focus-background nà-clefts in Akan (among others, Boadi 1974; Duah 2015; Grubic, Renans & Duah 2019; Titov 2019), with a direct comparison to two recent experiments on German es-clefts employing an identical design (De Veaugh-Geiss et al. 2018). Despite the unforeseen response patterns in Akan in the incremental information-retrieval paradigm used, a post-hoc exploratory analysis reveals striking parallels between the two languages. The results are compatible with a unified approach both (i) cross-linguistically between Akan and German; and (ii) cross-sententially between nà-clefts (α nà P, ’It is α who did P’) and definite pseudoclefts, i.e., definite descriptions with identity statements (Nipa no a P ne α , ’The person who did P is α ’) (Boadi 1974; Ofori 2011). Participant variability in (non-)exhaustive interpretations is accounted for with a discourse-pragmatic analysis of cleft exhaustivity (Pollard & Yasavul 2016; De Veaugh-Geiss et al. 2018; Destruel & De Veaugh-Geiss 2018).

scholarly journals An Empirical Prediction Methodology for the Emotional Behaviors with the Impact of Musical Features

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 646-649
Keyword(s):  
Feature Extraction ◽  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Real Situation ◽  
Linguistic Information ◽  
Empirical Prediction ◽  
Current State ◽  
Pragmatic Analysis ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Music Information ◽  
The Impact

Music is the combination of melody, linguistic information and singer’s mental realm. As popularity of music increases, the choice of songs also varies according to their mental conditions. The mental conditions reach the supreme bliss to melancholy strain based on the musical notes. Majority mostly prefer songs, which satisfy their current state of mind. Pragmatic analysis in music by computer is a difficult task, as emotion is very complex and it camouflages the real situation. Hence, In this paper , trying to classify the songs based on the features of music which helps to classify the emotion more easily. Music feature extraction is done using Music Information Retrieval (MIR) toolbox. The dataset consists of 100 of Hindi songs of 30 seconds clip and later classify the emotion based on Naïve Bayes classification method using Weka API.

scholarly journals Quercetin, but Not Epicatechin, Decreases Plasma Concentrations of Methylglyoxal in Adults in a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial with Pure Flavonoids

2018 ◽  
Vol 148 (12) ◽  
pp. 1911-1916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias D G Van den Eynde ◽  
Johanna M Geleijnse ◽  
Jean L J M Scheijen ◽  
Nordin M J Hanssen ◽  
James I Dower ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crossover Trial ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Double Blind Placebo ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass ◽  
New Treatment ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Apparently Healthy

ABSTRACT Background Methylglyoxal (MGO) is the most potent precursor of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). MGO and AGEs have been associated with diabetes, its complications, and other age-related diseases. Experimental studies have shown that the flavonoids quercetin and epicatechin are able to scavenge MGO and lower AGE formation. Objective Data on the effects of these flavonoids on MGO and AGE concentrations in humans are not yet available. We therefore investigated the effect of quercetin and epicatechin on the concentrations of MGO and AGEs in a post hoc analysis. Methods Thirty-seven apparently healthy, nonsmoking adults with a systolic blood pressure between 125 and 160 mm Hg at screening were included in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial. Participants ingested (−)-epicatechin (100 mg/d), quercetin 3-glucoside (160 mg/d), or placebo capsules for periods of 4 wk separated by 4-wk washout periods. Fasting blood samples were collected at the start and end of each intervention period. Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry was used to determine plasma concentrations of the dicarbonyl compounds MGO, glyoxal (GO), and 3-deoxyglucosone (3-DG) and free and protein-bound AGEs. Gene expression of glyoxalase 1 (GLO1), the enzyme involved in the degradation of MGO, was determined by either microarray or quantitative reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction. Results The treatment effect (Δtreatment − Δplacebo) of quercetin on MGO was −40.2 nmol/L (95% CI: −73.6, −6.8 nmol/L; P = 0.019), a decrease of 11% from baseline values, whereas GO, 3-DG, and free and protein-bound AGEs did not change significantly. Epicatechin did not affect the concentrations of dicarbonyls and free and protein-bound AGEs. We did not find a significant change in expression of GLO1. Conclusions In apparently healthy (pre)hypertensive men and women, quercetin but not epicatechin decreased plasma MGO concentrations. Quercetin may potentially form a new treatment strategy for diseases in which MGO plays a pivotal role. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01691404.

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