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- Andersson, Roy, et al.
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Revised guidelines on intermodal transfer techniques needs and technologies
- 2004
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Deliverable 2.2 of the Intermode-TRANS project presents a first version of guidelines on intermodal transfer techniques needs and technologies. The guidelines are based on an initial investigation of joint European projects and other sources, as well as on discussions with researchers and stakeholders, the results of which were presented in Deliverable 2.1 - State of art on intermodal transfer techniques. A series of workshops with stakeholders and experts in intermodal transport and transshipment facilities and techniques brought a number of additional identified problems and research needs,. Principally, the workshops confirmed the findings of D2.1, which therefore form the core also of these guidelines. The guidelines include a summary of more than 24 joint European research projects, addressing intermodality, where several results have not yet become exploited. Identified areas of development and recommendations for further work address a.o. technology for transshipment, including container standards and handling, harmonization of rail infrastructure and rail and road vehicles, marketing and knowledge management in the field, information systems for logistics support, training and awareness-raising, the cost vs. benefit structure, and a number of actions of a political and organizational nature.
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- Berg, H, et al.
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Offspring performance in Oxalis acetosella, a cleistogamous perennial herb
- 2000
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In: Plant Biology. - : Wiley. - 1435-8603 .- 1438-8677. ; 2:6, s. 638-645
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Seed weight, seed germination, seedling survival, and juvenile/adult fitness in chasmogamously (CH) and cleistogamously (CL) derived offspring of Oxalis acetosella were compared during three growing seasons, to test hypotheses of fitness differences between the offspring types accounting for the maintenance of cleistogamy. In plots at three field sites, CH and CL seeds originating from all sites were sown to compare the performance of offspring growing in their habitat of origin and offspring growing in new habitats. Seeds were also sown in pots in a common garden, to test for effects of sibling competition. CL seeds had significantly lower germination than CH seeds in the field, possibly because of lower mean seed weight due to later flowering. Since the outcrossing rate in the CH flowers of O. acetosella is not known, it is uncertain whether the lower CL germination is a consequence of inbreeding depression. CH seeds had higher germination if sown at their home sites than at new sites, while for CL seeds this made no difference; this contradicts the local adaptation hypothesis for cleistogamy. No other fitness differences were found between the offspring types, and the findings did not support the sibling competition or local adaptation hypotheses. We suggest that the maintenance of the dimorphic reproductive system in O. acetosella is not explained by offspring characteristics, but rather by the two flowering phases complementing each other in maximizing annual seed production in the face of environmental variability. It is, therefore, important to include temporal and spatial variation in studies of reproductive strategies.
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- Torstensson, Niklas, et al.
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Mimicked accents : Do speakers have similar cognitive prototypes?
- 2004
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In: Proceedings of the 10th Australian International Conference on Speech Science & Technology. - : Australian Speech Science & Technology Association Inc.. ; , s. 271-276
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- There are several possible situations in which perpetrators might want to disguise their voices in order to avoid identification and to deflect the search for them to another person or group of individuals. One possible manner that can be used for voice disguise is the adoption of another accent. This paper examines the mimicking of the British-English Swedish accent, that is mimicking of the Swedish spoken by native British English speakers, by native Swedish speakers. It was found that the speakers selected similar and prominent features of the British-English Swedish accent in their first spontaneous recordings, and that the mimicked accent was impacted upon at word and suprasegmental level after having listened to a native speaker.
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