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The most generally accepted diachrony of mediante assumes a grammaticalization path that started in an absolute clause, which first evolved into a preposition, and later into conjunction. However, data reveals that its development is not connected to...

For a d-regular $(k,s)$-CNF formula, a problem is to determine whether it has a (1,0)-super solution. If so, it is called (1,0)-d-regular ($k,s$)-SAT. A (1,0)-super solution is an assignment that satisfies at least two literals of each clause. When the v...

Unique k-SAT is the promised version of k-SAT where the given formula has 0 or 1 solution and is proved to be as difficult as the general k-SAT. For any $k\ge 3$ , $s\ge f(k,d)$ and $(s+d)/2>k-1$ , a parsim...

This paper aims to contribute to the clarification of the linguistic and extra-linguistic circumstances that accompany the emergence and behavior of mediante in the first centuries of Spanish. To this end, the origin of the Latin participle medians, ...

This paper revisits the cross-reference marking system of Mbyá Guaraní, focusing on two phenomena: object agreement using the prefix i- and its allomorphs, and absolutive cross-reference marking in converbs. The analysis demonstrates th...

This research focuses on how market sentiment affects corporate governance in the Chinese market. The sample covers the years from 2014 to 2023. Market sentiment is estimated using a cross-sectional absolute deviation (CSAD) model, and earnings quali...

As millions of immigrants moved to Hong Kong (HK) from China in the recent decades, large amount of residential housings were built in the early years and a substantial proportion of those buildings used asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). Since th...

The technological change to LEDs is an unstoppable reality which, little by little, is becoming increasingly important in terms of the lighting inside and outside our homes. The exterior lighting of our cities is moving decisively and clearly towards...