Importance Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a life-threatening genetic disorder affecting nearly
100 000 individuals in the United States and is associated with many acute and chronic …

Not all segments are specified for all features at all times. Theories of underspecification
have been proposed which aim to explain the circumstances under which segments might …

Group B streptococcal (GBS) infection remains the most common cause of neonatal early-
onset sepsis and a signiicant cause of late-onset sepsis among young infants …

The outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) represents a pandemic threat that has
been declared a public health emergency of international concern. The CoV spike (S) …

Using molecules as electronic components is a powerful new direction in the science and
technology of nanometre-scale systems. Experiments to date have examined a multitude of …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to accelerated efforts to
develop therapeutics and vaccines. A key target of these efforts is the spike (S) protein …

The idea behind this thesis began with a reading of Will Leben's thesis on suprasegmental
phonology, in which he argued that in some languages, even short vowels could bear two …

Both phonetics and phonology deal with the sound structure of human language. Phonetics
deals with the physical reality of speech and phonology, with the apparently categorical …

International law is much debated and discussed, but poorly understood. Does international
law matter, or do states regularly violate it with impunity? If international law is of no …

The role of the syllable in phonological theory has become more significant with each
passing decade.'All major approaches to phonology, from the early Prague School through …