Search results for "PREP"

Surface modifications induced by nanosecond pulsed Nd:YAG laser irradiation of metallic substrates

2006

International audience; Substrate surface preparation is a key step in coating deposition process. In recent years, pulsed laser cleaning has emerged as a possible technique to challenge the traditional preparation methods (based on degreasing and eventually grit-blasting). The laser operated at short-pulse mode offers high cleaning efficiency and therefore has been largely used. In a specific process named PROTAL®, a nanosecond pulsed laser is introduced to prepare the surface simultaneously to thermal spraying, with the purpose of eliminating the contaminants and generating favorite surface conditions for coating deposition. This study aims at clarifying some fundamental aspects of nanose…

Agency and agentive prepositions in Late Latin

2011

I propose the results of an analysis whose object is the expression of the Agent by means of a prepositional phrase in Post-Classical and Late Latin passive constructions. My interest comprises both the prepositions used in Latin to encode the passive Agent (namely ab), and those constituting the bases for the development in the Romance languages (namely per and de). The analysis is based on the functional approach to Transitivity proposed by Hopper and Thompson 1980 and on Cognitive Grammar, specifically on Langaker 1991 and the various Luraghi’s works on prepositions and cases in ancient Indo-European languages.

Paths of grammaticalization of Early Latin per/per-: A cognitive hypothesis

2016

The paper describes the semantic network of the Early Latin preverb per- and its relation with the corresponding preposition per ‘through’. Making use of the Cognitive Grammar framework, we argue that the basic spatial semantics of both preverb and preposition (here called the “PER relation”) can account for the whole set of concrete and abstract meanings per and per- express. In spite of this common semantic nucleus, however, per- and per differ as to the mechanisms at work in the development and organization of their semantic continua, thus imposing a differentiated analysis at the semantic as well as the morphosyntactic level. In this respect, the notions of grammaticalization and lexica…

Paths of Grammaticalisation of the Early Latin per/per-: a Cognitive Hypothesis

2017

The paper describes the semantic network of the Early Latin preverb per- and its relation with the corresponding preposition per ‘through’. Making use of the Cognitive Grammar framework, we argue that the basic spatial semantics of both preverb and preposition (here called the “PER relation”) can account for the whole set of concrete and abstract meanings per and per- express. In spite of this common semantic nucleus, however, per- and per differ as to the mechanisms at work in the development and organization of their semantic continua, thus imposing a differentiated analysis at the semantic as well as the morphosyntactic level. In this respect, the notions of grammaticalization and lexica…

The semantic network of the Latin preposition per: a diachronic investigation.

2011

This paper explores the semantic network of the Latin preposition per (“through”) in a diachronic perspective derived from the analysis of two electronic corpora of 3rd century BCE – 4th century CE (PHI5; Intratext Digital Library). Drawing upon the insights of Cognitive Grammar (e.g. Langacker 1991), we analyze the role of the schematic import of per in the spread from basic to abstract meanings, thus accounting for the interconnections among the various senses of the polysemous entity. This theoretical position is integrated with Croft’s (1991) model of causal structure of events, as well as the results of an extensive analysis of Early Latin (Brucale & Mocciaro fc.), in order to address …

Paths of grammaticalisation of the Early Latin per/per-: a cognitive hypothesis

2010

We intend to analyse the polysemic network of the Early Latin preverb per- and the relationship linking it with the corresponding preposition per ‘through’. Our corpus is constituted by Plautus’ comedies and Cato’s De Agri Cultura, which represent a substantial sample of the oldest Latin attestations in an extensive and non-fragmentary form. This choice allows a broad survey of the formerly grammaticalised usages of the preverb, constituting a firm platform to gain a perspective on its evolutionary lines. Our analysis is based on the Functional-Cognitive approach to grammaticalisation (Langacker 1987, 1991; Heine et al. 1991; Hopper & Traugott 1993), as well as on the existent functional an…

Latvijas Universitātes Raksti; 780 .sēj.

2012

A Scheme for Continuous Input to the Tsetlin Machine with Applications to Forecasting Disease Outbreaks

2019

In this paper, we apply a new promising tool for pattern classification, namely, the Tsetlin Machine (TM), to the field of disease forecasting. The TM is interpretable because it is based on manipulating expressions in propositional logic, leveraging a large team of Tsetlin Automata (TA). Apart from being interpretable, this approach is attractive due to its low computational cost and its capacity to handle noise. To attack the problem of forecasting, we introduce a preprocessing method that extends the TM so that it can handle continuous input. Briefly stated, we convert continuous input into a binary representation based on thresholding. The resulting extended TM is evaluated and analyzed…

Teacher Educators’ Professional Identity in English-Medium Instruction at a Finnish University

2021

Publisher Copyright: © 2021, University of Ljubljana. All rights reserved. Although different forms of English-medium instruction (EMI) are being recognised, the different ways in which EMI can impact the pedagogical activities and expertise of higher education educators have received less attention. Using face-to-face and written interviews with nine teacher educators at a Finnish university, this study examines the most important aspects teacher educators perceive in their work through EMI and how these aspects connect to the understanding of their professional identity. The study is theoretically premised on the interconnected concepts of pedagogical doing, pedagogical being, pedagogical…

Ingvinālo hernioplastiju ilgtermiņa rezultāti pēc Lihtenšteina un Transabdominālas preperitoneālas metodēm

2021

Ievads: Cirkšņa trūces plastika ir viena no visbiežāk pielietojamām manipulācijām vispārējā ķirurģijā. Šobrīd ir zināmas vairākas cirkšņa trūces plastikas tehnikas, kuras visas var iedalīt divās grupās: laparoskopiskās un atvērtās cirkšņa trūces plastikas. Katrai pieejai ir savas priekšrocības un trūkumi. Darba mērķis: Izpētīt ilgtermiņa rezultātus cirkšņa trūču operācijām pēc trans-abdominālās pre-peritoneālās un Lihtenšteina metodēm. Materiāli un metodes: Prospektīvs case control pētījums bija veikts Rīgas Austrumu Klīniskās Universitātes slimnīcā (Latvijā) no 2016. līdz 2020. gadam. 106 pacienti tika sadalīti divās grupās: pirmajā, kurai veica Transabdominālu preperitoneālu hernioplastij…