We describe a method to automatically extract social networks from literary texts. Similar to those in prior research, nodes represent characters found in the texts; edges connect them to other characters with whom they interact, and also display sentences describing their interactions. Furthermore, other nodes encode places and are connected to characters who were active there. Thus, these net...

This is an extended version of the talk given by the first author at the conference. We report on the outcome of some experiments with the decomposition of products of (generalized) characters of some classical groups. In particular some results of the PhD-thesis of Dirk Mattig on the products of unipotent characters of general linear groups are presented and commented. In order to obtain simil...

A new Alcea species A. ilamica (Malvaceae), is described from Ilam province of Iran. The new species belongs to the sect. Pterocarpa. Differences from other Iranian species and its geographical distribution are discussed. SEM study of penicillate hairs showed that, A. ilamica is very similar to A. aucheri but has advanced characters. Illustrations and a distribution map are given '>A new Alcea ...

In this study, 208 young adults completed questionnaires measuring their perceptions of and responses to their favorite fictional television characters, both male and female. Measures included perceived attitude similarity, perceived character attributes (smart, successful, attractive, funny, violent, admired), and wishful identification with the characters. Wishful identification was defined a...

The uncanny valley (UV) hypothesis, which predicts that almost but not fully humanlike artificial characters elicit negative evaluations, has become increasingly influential. At the same time, the hypothesis has become associated with many computer-animated films that have aimed at high realism. In the present investigation, we tested whether semirealistic animated film characters do in fact el...

The Alcor user interface to the Mizar library is intended to provide a test bed for exploring how a mathematician might interact with mathematical knowledge management tools. Specifically, how can a mathematician whilst working on or writing up mathematics look up relevant mathematical knowledge without interrupting their workflow? We describe how a specific interaction style has been used to i...