We used German minimal word onset pairs like MANdel (Engl. almond) and manDAT (Engl. mandate).
The first syllables of those minimal word onset pairs were presented as primes (MAN- and man- respectively).
To maximize efficiency, real and null events were ordered using a 255-length m-sequence (Buračas and Boynton, 2002), with m = 2 and minimal stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) of 1.97 s (resulting in SOAs ranging from ~2 26 s).
Because we were restricted to a limited number of minimal word onset pairs in German, linguistic characteristics such as frequency, neighbors, word length, recognition points and so on were not matched for initially stressed and initially unstressed targets.
Finally, eye tracking showed that Dutch listeners fixate the printed version of the word that a speaker intended to say (OCtopus), more frequently than they fixate the minimal word onset pair member already before they heard the end of the first syllable of the respective word (ocTOber; Reinisch, Jesse, & McQueen, 2010, 2011).
The occurrence of brief stimuli (events) can be parameterized by a minimal stimulus-onset asynchrony and a stimulus transition table.
This is particularly true when distances between predators and prey are minimal at the onset of the chase in conditions approaching the 'sneak attack' of e.g. Pumas (see recent publication by Terrie Williams in Science (2014)).
OPAHs in water were minimal at the onset of sampling and peaked during the last sampling event.
The early age of onset, minimal number of cases carrying high risk genes, and preservation of the natural history of tumours offer a unique opportunity to study young onset breast cancer.
The reason for the more favorable prognosis of HPV-associated OPSCC remains unclear, although it may be related to a younger age at onset, minimal exposure to established risk factors such as cigarette smoking, or a better response to therapy [ 3, 19].
