In this paper we present SINTESI, a system for the knowledge extraction from Italian inputs, currently under development in our re,search centre. It is used on short descriptive diagnostic texts, in order to summarise their technical content and to build a knowledge base on faults. Often in these texts complex linguistic constructions like conjunctions, negations, ellipsis and anaphorae are inv...

Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) is a relatively new construction material, whose applications can replace natural aggregates. To do so, extensive studies on its mechanical behavior and deformation characteristics are still necessary. RCA is currently used as a subbase material in the construction of roads, which are subject to high settlements due to traffic loading. The deformation character...

We introduce a framework for topical keyphrase generation and ranking, based on the output of a topic model run on a collection of short documents. By shifting from the unigramcentric traditional methods of keyphrase extraction and ranking to a phrase-centric approach, we are able to directly compare and rank phrases of different lengths. Our method defines a function to rank topical keyphrases...

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Let G be an abelian group acting on a set X, and suppose that no element of G has any finite orbit of size greater than one. We show that every partial order on X invariant under G extends to a linear order on X also invariant under G. We then discuss extensions to linear preorders when the orbit condition is not met, and show that for any abelian group acting on a set X, there is a G-invariant...

In this paper we introduce the concept of statistical deformation models (SDM) which allow the construction of average models of the anatomy and their variability. SDMs are built by performing a statistical analysis of the deformations required to map anatomical features in one subject into the corresponding features of another subject. We demonstrate the applicability of this new framework to ...

We extend RBPP, the state-of-the-art, translation-based planner for conformant probabilistic planning (CPP) with deterministic actions, to handle a wide set of CPPs with stochastic actions. Our planner uses relevance analysis to divide a probabilistic ”failure-allowance” between the initial state and the stochastic actions. Using its ”initial-state allowance,” it uses relevance analysis to sele...

This paper presents the settings and the results of the ROMIP 2013 MT shared task for the English→Russian language direction. The quality of generated translations was assessed using automatic metrics and human evaluation. We also discuss ways to reduce human evaluation efforts using pairwise sentence comparisons by human judges to simulate sort operations.

ATMOSPHERE IN NORTHERN SUMMER FROM MARS CLIMATE SOUNDER: ZONALLYAVERAGED PROFILES. N.G. Heavens 1 M. I. Richardson 1 , D.J. McCleese 2 , A. Kleinböhl 2 , and the MCS Science Team 1 Division of the Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC 150-21, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91125 (corresponding author: [email protected]) 2 Jet Propulsion Laborat...