Word recognition—uniqueness or deviation? a theoretical note

Theoretical Note: All·-or-none Learning and Intertrial Forgetting

Several alternative interpretations of all-or~none processes for paired-associate learning and concept formation are examined. These models, along with a simple incremental process, are compared to data obtained in three-response and four-response paired-associate learning experiments. The results strongly favor a two~process model that postulates a distinction between long-term and short-term ...

A Note on Quotients of Word Hyperbolic Groups with Property (t) or Property (fa)

Every discrete group with Kazhdan’s Property (T) (resp. Property (FA)) is a quotient of a torsion-free, word hyperbolic group with Property (T) (resp. (FA)). Recall ([HV], [Ser]) that a countable discrete group G has Property (T) (resp. (FA)) if every isometric action of G on an affine Hilbert space (resp. on a simplicial tree) has a fixed point (or, equivalently, has bounded orbits). As immedi...

A Theoretical Analysis of Context-based Learning Algorithms or Word Sense Disambiguation

1 This paper has been published on the Proceedings of ECAI 2000 Abstract. Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) is a central task in the area of Natural Language Processing. In the past few years several context-based probabilistic and machine learning methods for WSD have been presented in literature. However, an important area of research that has not been given the attention it deserves is a forma...

Note on Complement Deviation in the Sera of Vaccinated Calves

Teaching Note - Fitting a Theoretical Model to a Real Queue

A carefully structured practical queue-modelling assignment improves the understanding of queueing theory and teaches modelling and data-analysis skills. The assignment also demonstrates that it may be better to use models to estimate operating characteristics such as mean waiting times, even in circumstances where the system in question and the characteristics can be directly observed.