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Showing 1 to 20 of 393 for “"Nasal"”.
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When nasal is more than nasal: the oral articulation of nasal vowels in two dialects of French
… study of the realizations of three oral and nasal vowel pairs /a/-/˜ɑ/, /ɛ/-/˜ɛ/, and /o/-/˜ɔ/ recorded from 11 Northern Metropolitan French (NMF) and two Quebecois French (QF) female speakers in laboratory settings. Using simultaneous acoustic and articulatory information related to the …
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The Role of Contrast in Nasal Harmony
… Model allows for a more unified account of nasal harmony resistance. While not ruling out neutralization altogether, this dissertation argues that were nasal harmony allowed to neutralize contrast, the destructive impact on contrastive systems would be devastating.
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Influencing Oral-nasal Balance in Speech and Song
Oral-nasal balance is dependent on the valving of the velopharyngeal sphincter. This dissertation examined the control and modification of oral-nasal balance in speech and song. Literature was reviewed from the fields of speech science and singing voice pedagogy, which motivated three projects. The …
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Elucidating bioadhesive processes in nasal drug delivery systems
… residence time and improve bioavailability of nasal dosage forms. The exact nature of the interplay between formulations and the mucus layer has not been defined, although theories have been proposed suggesting that certain characteristics are required for optimum mucoadhesivity. This thesis …
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Some aspects of nasal disease in the cat
… the radiographic signs of cats with chronic nasal disease and to assess the level of agreement between two independent observers in identifying these features. Nasal radiography of 85 cats were reviewed retrospectively by two independent observers. Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance …
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Some anthropological and clinical aspects of nasal morphology
In the human species as in all the animal kingdom considerable individual variation is encountered, differences being seen in morphology, size, activity, and in reaction manifests itself in differing susceptibility to disease and to the effects of injury; an epidemic causing an individual to …
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The phonological derivation and behvior of nasal glides
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 1988.
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Synthesis of nasal consonants : a theoretically based approach
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1999.
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Proteomics in Nasal Lavage Fluids from Persulfate Challenged Hairdressers
… to protein abundances and protein oxidation, in nasal lavage fluids (NLF) from hairdressers challenged with persulfates. Proteins regulate most biological processes in the human body. Changes in protein levels may therefore provide a better understanding of disease pathogenesis and/or candidate …
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Nasal Associated Lymphoid Tissue in health, infection and autoimmunity
… is the respiratory tract, which contains the nasal associated lymphoid tissue (NALT). In this thesis, I develop a practical, safe and well-tolerated methodology for sampling the NALT in adult human subjects without the need for general anaesthesia, sedation or dedicated inpatient recovery …
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Surgical Site Infection Reduction Through Nasal Decolonization Prior to Surgery
… Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization via nasal swab preoperatively and treating positive patients with mupirocin ointment to nares BID and chlorhexidine showers for five days prior to surgery. Adherence to the protocol was problematic and SSI rates increased in these populations. New …
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Staphylococcus aureus Exoproteins on Nasal Epithelial Barrier in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
… studied their effect on in-vitro models of the nasal epithelial barrier. As a result of this study we found S. aureus biofilm exoproteins disrupt the mucosal barrier structure in a time- and dose- dependent manner and are toxic to the barrier. This damage to the mucosal barrier is thought to …
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Acoustic analysis and synthesis of nasal codas in Mandarin Chinese
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.
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Pathological study of the pathways of infection to the intracranial structures from foci of inflammation on the face and in the nasal and nasal accessory cavities
… from inflammatory foci in the nose, nasal accessory sinuses, and pharynx, the writer was much impressed by the fact that in almost every case published in which the author had mentioned the pathway by which the infection had passed from the peripheral focus to within the cranium, the …
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