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Speech surrogates
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ISBN: 9027934231 902793424X 3110804417 3110804425 9783110804423 9789027934246 Year: 2016 Volume: 23/1 Publisher: [Berlin]

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An Explanation of America
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ISBN: 069121512X Year: 1979 Publisher: Princeton : Baltimore, Md. : Princeton University Press, Project MUSE,

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From An Explanation of America:LAIR Robert Pinsky ? Inexhaustible, delicate, as ifWithout source or medium, daylightUndoes the mind; the infinite, Empty actual is too bright,Scattering to where the roadWhispers, through a mile of woods … Later, how quiet the house is:Dusk-like and refined,The sweet Phoebe-note Piercing from the trees;The calm globe of the morning,Things to read or to write Ranged on a table; the brainA dark, stubborn current that breathesBlood, a deaf wadding, The hands feeding it paperAnd sensations of wood or metalOn its own terms. Trying to read I persist a while, finish the recognitionBy my breath of a dead giant's breath--Stayed by the space of a rhythm, Witnessing the blue gulf of the air.


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Birds of the West Indies Second Edition
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ISBN: 0691199930 Year: 2020 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press,

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An updated edition of the acclaimed field guide to the spectacular birds of the West IndiesBirds of the West Indies is the first field guide that covers and depicts all birds known to occur in the region, including infrequently occurring and introduced forms. Now fully updated and expanded, this stunningly illustrated book features detailed accounts of more than 600 species, describing identification field marks, range, status, voice, and habitat. There are more than 100 beautiful color plates that depict plumages of all species—including those believed to have recently become extinct—as well as distribution maps, a color code for endemic birds, and an incisive introduction that discusses avifaunal changes in the West Indies in the past fifteen years and the importance of conservation.Covers more than 60 new species, including vagrants, introductions, and taxonomic splitsUpdates the status of every speciesFeatures illustrations for all new species and improved artwork for warblers and flycatchersColor codes endemic species confined to one or just a few islandsIncludes many new and enhanced mapsProvides bird weights for each speciesCompact and easy to use in the field


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Whistled Languages : A Worldwide Inquiry on Human Whistled Speech
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ISBN: 9783662458372 3662458365 9783662458365 3662458373 Year: 2015 Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,

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The main focus of this monograph on whistled speech is the result of a worldwide inquiry primarily based on the author’s unprecedented fieldwork and laboratory experience. The different questions raised by the origin and the evolution of whistled forms of languages are also explored, including the role of environmental constraints in the emergence of whistled speech, their phonetic and phonological typology, the cognitive processing of whistled signals, monogenesis and polygenesis scenarios, the hypothesis of a whistled system preceding voiced speech, the intricate relationship between music and language in whistling, and the convergence/divergence with whistled communication among animals (birds, dolphins and primates). This book also includes several documents and a chapter prepared in collaboration with René-Guy Busnel, a pioneer in the studies of whistled forms of languages who has worked with five different populations using whistled speech (from the late 60s to the early 90s). The author has been intensively studying this fascinating language practice for the past 12 years, including 30 months of onsite research in collaboration with the cultural representatives of approximately twenty linguistic communities around the world. Whistled speech represents an ancient traditional telecommunication system that has survived on all inhabited continents of our planet. In it, a whistle replaces the voice and carries the information. However, this practice does not replace ordinary speech but is used in a complementary way.  It serves to increase the audible range, but also under certain circumstances, the degree of secrecy of spoken communications. Whistled speech is adapted to the structure of each language, to specific traditional rural activities such as hunting or shepherding, and to specific ecological milieux. It is today a severely endangered speech register that provides an alternative insight into the nature of human language.

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Life Sciences. --- Behavioral Sciences. --- Cognitive Psychology. --- Linguistic Anthropology. --- Neurosciences. --- Cultural Heritage. --- Life sciences. --- Anthropological linguistics. --- Humanities. --- Consciousness. --- Sciences de la vie --- Neurosciences --- Ethnolinguistique --- Sciences humaines --- Conscience --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Animal Behavior --- Whistle speech. --- Whistled language --- Cultural heritage. --- Behavioral sciences. --- Linguistic anthropology. --- Cognitive psychology. --- Intonation (Phonetics) --- Oral communication --- Whistling --- Animal behavior. --- Neural sciences --- Neurological sciences --- Neuroscience --- Medical sciences --- Nervous system --- Cultural heritage --- Cultural patrimony --- Cultural resources --- Heritage property --- National heritage --- National patrimony --- National treasure --- Patrimony, Cultural --- Treasure, National --- Property --- World Heritage areas --- Anthropo-linguistics --- Ethnolinguistics --- Language and ethnicity --- Linguistic anthropology --- Linguistics and anthropology --- Anthropology --- Language and culture --- Linguistics --- Apperception --- Mind and body --- Perception --- Philosophy --- Psychology --- Spirit --- Self --- Animals --- Animals, Habits and behavior of --- Behavior, Animal --- Ethology --- Animal psychology --- Ethologists --- Psychology, Comparative --- Behavior --- Psychology, Cognitive --- Cognitive science --- Psychology. --- Behavioral sciences --- Mental philosophy --- Mind --- Science, Mental --- Human biology --- Soul --- Mental health


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Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
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ISBN: 0691219257 Year: 2021 Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press,

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An up-to-date field guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin IslandsThis portable and informative field guide describes the bird species found on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Fully updated, the guide presents all 347 species, both naturally occurring as well as introduced, and highlights 19 endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Species are sorted by habitat to facilitate identification and extra illustrations are provided for birds similar in appearance. Facing pages conveniently juxtapose species accounts, distribution maps, and illustrations, and a section on birding hotspots pinpoints the best locations for finding specific birds. Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will be indispensable for birders and nature enthusiasts.The only fully illustrated guide to feature all 347 bird species in Puerto Rico and the Virgin IslandsSpecies sorted by habitat for easier identificationText and illustrations on facing pages for ease of identificationExtensive introduction covering taxonomy, migration, biogeography, and conservationUseful information on birding hotspots throughout the region

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Birds --- Birds --- Virgin Islands --- Adelaide's warbler. --- African grey parrot. --- American flamingo. --- American kestrel. --- Anegada. --- Antillean crested hummingbird. --- Antillean nighthawk. --- Baltimore oriole. --- Bananaquit. --- Bird egg. --- Bird migration. --- Bird. --- Birds of the West Indies. --- Black-necked stilt. --- Blackpoll warbler. --- Bridled quail-dove. --- British Virgin Islands. --- Brown pelican. --- California quail. --- Caribbean Sea. --- Caribbean elaenia. --- Caribbean. --- Cattle egret. --- Cockatiel (aviculture). --- Columbidae. --- Common gallinule. --- Domestic canary. --- Egret. --- Elfin woods warbler. --- Endemism. --- Fauna of Puerto Rico. --- Frigatebird. --- Golden-winged warbler. --- Gray kingbird. --- Great blue heron. --- Grebe. --- Gull. --- Hispaniola. --- Hispaniolan parakeet. --- Indian peafowl. --- Islet. --- Jost Van Dyke. --- Key West quail-dove. --- Kingbird. --- Lesser Antillean bullfinch. --- Lesser Antilles. --- Loggerhead kingbird. --- Macaw. --- Mangrove cuckoo. --- Mangrove. --- Manx shearwater. --- Muscovy duck. --- Necker Island (British Virgin Islands). --- Nightjar. --- Northern bobwhite. --- Northern mockingbird. --- Ovenbird (family). --- Oystercatcher. --- Parakeet. --- Plumage. --- Prothonotary warbler. --- Puerto Rican bullfinch. --- Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo. --- Puerto Rican nightjar. --- Puerto Rican oriole. --- Puerto Rican spindalis. --- Puerto Rican tanager. --- Quail-dove. --- Roseate tern. --- Rosy-faced lovebird. --- Royal tern. --- Ruddy duck. --- Sandpiper. --- Seabird. --- Sharp-shinned hawk. --- Short-eared owl. --- Songbird. --- South America. --- Spotted dove. --- Spotted sandpiper. --- Swallow-tailed kite. --- Tern. --- Thicket. --- Thrush (bird). --- Tortola. --- Tropicbird. --- United States Virgin Islands. --- Venezuelan troupial. --- Vieques, Puerto Rico. --- Virgin Islands National Park. --- Wader. --- Warbler. --- Waterfowl. --- West Indian whistling duck. --- Wetland. --- White cockatoo. --- White-necked crow. --- White-winged dove. --- Yellow-billed cuckoo. --- Zenaida dove.


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Control and Nonlinear Dynamics on Energy Conversion Systems
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ISBN: 3039211110 3039211102 Year: 2019 Publisher: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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The ever-increasing need for higher efficiency, smaller size, and lower cost make the analysis, understanding, and design of energy conversion systems extremely important, interesting, and even imperative. One of the most neglected features in the study of such systems is the effect of the inherent nonlinearities on the stability of the system. Due to these nonlinearities, these devices may exhibit undesirable and complex dynamics, which are the focus of many researchers. Even though a lot of research has taken place in this area during the last 20 years, it is still an active research topic for mainstream power engineers. This research has demonstrated that these systems can become unstable with a direct result in increased losses, extra subharmonics, and even uncontrollability/unobservability. The detailed study of these systems can help in the design of smaller, lighter, and less expensive converters that are particularly important in emerging areas of research like electric vehicles, smart grids, renewable energy sources, and others. The aim of this Special Issue is to cover control and nonlinear aspects of instabilities in different energy conversion systems: theoretical, analysis modelling, and practical solutions for such emerging applications. In this Special Issue, we present novel research works in different areas of the control and nonlinear dynamics of energy conversion systems.

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multi-clearance --- neural network --- zero average dynamics --- Cable3D --- variable bus voltage MG --- explosion-magnetic generator --- quadratic boost --- matrix norm --- coordinated control system --- permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) --- photovoltaic (PV) --- power conversion --- capacitance current pulse train control --- air gap eccentricity --- high step-up voltage gain --- voltage ripple --- offset-free --- goal representation heuristic dynamic programming (GrHDP) --- current mode control --- sliding mode observer (SMO) --- multi-model predictive control --- combined heat and power unit --- discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) --- current-pulse formation --- sliding mode control --- single artificial neuron goal representation heuristic dynamic programming (SAN-GrHDP) --- subharmonic oscillations --- DC micro grid --- supply air temperature --- air-handling unit (AHU) --- vibration characteristics --- magnetic saturation --- slope compensation --- fixed-point inducting control --- the load of suspension point in the z direction --- variable switching frequency DC-DC converters --- droop control --- Helmholtz number --- plasma accelerator --- contraction analysis --- sliding control --- bifurcations in control parameter --- disturbance observer --- DC motor --- multiphysics --- virtual impedance --- pulverizing system --- ultrahigh voltage conversion ratio --- corrugated pipe --- DC-DC converters --- maximum power point tracking (MPPT) --- dynamic model --- nonlinear dynamics --- new step-up converter --- micro-grid --- global stability --- extended back electromotive force (EEMF) --- small-signal model --- electromagnetic vibration --- nonlinear dynamic model --- excited modes --- data-driven --- rigid body rotation --- position sensorless --- prediction --- centralized vs. decentralized control --- inferential control --- boost-flyback converter --- calculation method --- switched reluctance generator --- monodromy matrix --- bridgeless converter --- decoupling control --- distributed architecture --- wave --- buck converter --- soft sensor --- model–plant mismatches --- whistling noise --- efficiency optimization --- steel catenary riser --- moving horizon estimation --- single artificial neuron (SAN) --- space mechanism --- two-stage bypass --- electrical machine --- harmonic suppression --- local vs. global optimization --- performance recovery --- reinforcement learning (RL) --- adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) --- overvoltage --- planetary gears --- maximum power point tracking --- DC-DC buck converter --- power quality --- average-current mode control --- feedback coefficient --- power factor correction (PFC) --- capacitance current --- predictive control --- rotor dynamics


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All about Birds : Texas and Oklahoma.
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ISBN: 0691230129 9780691230122 Year: 2022 Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press,

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The perfect guide to the birds of Texas and Oklahoma, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.orgThe All About Birds Regional Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology's website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 24 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America. This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of Texas and Oklahoma. The guide features fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 238 bird species most commonly seen in these two states; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The Texas and Oklahoma edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share. Descriptions of 238 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists).

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Birds --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Vertebrates --- Ornithology --- Identification. --- Oklahoma. --- Texas. --- 1835 --- Akałii Bikéyah --- Civitas Texiae --- Dekesasi --- Dekesasi zhou --- Estado de Texas --- Kekeka --- Medinat Ṭeḳsas --- Politeia tou Texas --- Republic of Texas --- Shtat Tėkhas --- State of Texas --- Taaksaas --- Teeksăs --- Tejas --- Tekhas --- Tekisasu --- Tekisasu-sh --- Tekisasush --- Teksas --- Teksas Eyaleti --- Teksasa --- Teksasas --- Teksaso --- Teksasos --- T'eksas --- T'eksasŭ-ju --- T'eksasŭju --- Ṭeḳses --- Téʼsiz Hahoodzo --- Tet-khiet-sat-s --- Texas (Province) --- Texas (Republic) --- Texas suyu --- Texia --- Tiksās --- TX --- Wilāyat Tiksās --- Mexico --- Ekelahema --- O.T. --- Ogalahoma --- OK --- Oklahoma Territory --- Oklahumma --- OT --- Sooner State --- State of Oklahoma --- Territory of Oklahoma --- US-OK --- Oklahoma --- American black duck. --- American crow. --- American goldfinch. --- American kestrel. --- American robin. --- American sparrow. --- Ash-throated flycatcher. --- Barn owl. --- Barn swallow. --- Barred owl. --- Bird feeder. --- Bird food. --- Bird hide. --- Bird migration. --- Bird nest. --- Bird of prey. --- Bird vocalization. --- Birds, Texas. --- Black vulture. --- Black-bellied whistling duck. --- Black-capped chickadee. --- Black-chinned hummingbird. --- Black-crested titmouse. --- Bronzed cowbird. --- Brown-headed cowbird. --- Bunting (bird). --- Burrowing owl. --- Cactus wren. --- Canada goose. --- Canyon wren. --- Carolina chickadee. --- Carolina wren. --- Cattle egret. --- Chickadee. --- Common loon. --- Common nighthawk. --- Common raven. --- Cooper's hawk. --- Dawn chorus (birds). --- Diving duck. --- Eastern bluebird. --- Eastern screech owl. --- Eurasian collared dove. --- Gleaning (birds). --- Gnatcatcher. --- Great-tailed grackle. --- Harris's hawk. --- Heron. --- House wren. --- Insect. --- Loggerhead shrike. --- Long-tailed hawk. --- MacGillivray's warbler. --- Mexican duck. --- Mississippi kite. --- Mockingbird. --- Mottled duck. --- Mourning dove. --- Muscovy duck. --- Nest box. --- Northern mockingbird. --- Nuthatch. --- Ornithology. --- Osprey. --- Parrot. --- Peregrine falcon. --- Pheasant. --- Plumage. --- Red-shouldered hawk. --- Red-tailed hawk. --- Red-winged blackbird. --- Ruby-throated hummingbird. --- Rufous hummingbird. --- Scaled quail. --- Scissor-tailed flycatcher. --- Sharp-shinned hawk. --- Snowy egret. --- Song sparrow. --- Songbird. --- Sparrow. --- Spotted owl. --- Swainson's hawk. --- Thrush (bird). --- Towhee. --- Tufted titmouse. --- Turkey vulture. --- Tyrant flycatcher. --- Vermilion flycatcher. --- Vulture. --- Warbler. --- Waterfowl. --- Western kingbird. --- Western tanager. --- White-tailed kite. --- Wild turkey. --- Wilson's warbler. --- Wood stork. --- Woodpecker. --- Yellow-billed cuckoo. --- Yellowthroat.

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