Since Thai language lacks word/phrase/sentence boundaries, document summarization in Thai needs investigations in unit segmentation, unit selection, redundancy removal and evaluation dataset construction. In this work, we have proposed Thai Elementary Discourse Unit (TEDU) and a three-stage method of Thai multidocument summarization, i.e., unit segmentation, unit-graph formulation, and unit sel...

Though hundreds of journal pages have been packed with studies describing, analyzing, and synthesizing the benefits of Problem-based Learning (PBL) over conventional curricula, we still don't really know why. Currently it is impossible to say which of the various elements contributes to any incremental student learning. We need to apply the scientific method to studies of curriculum delivery. A...

A series of field studies using strain TC-83 attenuated Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis vaccine in horses was made to determine the rate of seroconversions, the postvaccination viremia, and the possibility of adverse reactions to the vaccine. The rate of seroconversions varied from 50% in one study to 91 and 100% in two others. The highest level of viremia measured was 7 x 10(3) to 8 x 10(3...

A passive false twist unit (spiral) has been developed to assist with the handling lowstrength slivers on a high speed-spinning machine with a high-speed feed. In the first trial, a falsetwist simulator device was constructed to determine whether the passive false twist unit can be usedon high speed feeding with different can distance from the feeding device. In the second trial, theeffects of ...

1 Experimental Soft Matter Physics Group, Physics and Materials Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, 2 Theory of Soft Condensed Matter Physics Group, Physics and Materials Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, 3 Physics and Materials Science Research Unit, Laboratory for the Physics of Advanced Materials, Universit...

This paper presents an acoustic surveillance unit (ASU) built in the framework of a project for the localization of audio sources. The unit is targeted to locate vehicles emitting sounds in the range [10Hz-300Hz] with an accuracy of one degree. Experimental results for the unit, measured in an outdoor environment are shown.

1 Clinical Laboratory of Experimental Neurorehabilitation, Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Rome, Italy 2Medical, Clinical and Experimental Sciences Doctoral School, Department of Neuroscience: Science NPSRR, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 5, 35128 Padua, Italy 3 Department of Neuroscience, Unit of Rehabilitation, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua,...

1 State Police, Health Service Department, Ministry of Interior, Italy 2 Italian Society of Integrative Psychotherapy for Social Development (SIPISS) 3 Hospital Occupational Medicine Unit (UOOML), ICS Maugeri SpA SB, Pavia (Italy). 4 Occupational Medicine Unit “S. Maugeri”, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia (Italy). Hospital Occupational Medici...

1Tumor Immunology Unit, Human Pathology Section, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; 2Molecular Immunology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy; 3Department of Hematology and Oncological Sciences L.e.A. Seràgnoli, University of Bol...

This paper gives an overview of the design and development of an experimental restricted domain corpus-based unit selection text-tospeech (TTS) system for Hungarian. The experimental system generates weather forecasts in Hungarian. 5260 sentences were recorded creating a speech corpus containing 11 hours of continuous speech. A Hungarian speech recognizer was applied to label speech sound bound...