This paper describes experiments on humorous response generation for short text conversations. Firstly, we compiled a collection of 63,000 jokes from online social networks (VK and Twitter). Secondly, we implemented several context-aware joke retrieval models: BM25 as a baseline, query term reweighting, word2vec-based model, and learning-to-rank approach with multiple features. Finally, we eval...

How to cite this article: Doosje, S., De Goede, M.P.M., Van Doornen, L.J.P., & Van de Schoot, R. (2011). The associations of humorous coping styles, affective states, job demands and job control with the frequency of upper respiratory tract infection. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology/SA Tydskrif vir Bedryfsielkunde, 37(2), Art. #863, 9 pages. doi:10.4102/ sajip.v37i2.863 Orientation: There i...

This paper considers the automated generation of humorous video sequences from arbitrary video material. We outline our approach to visual humour, discuss the problems of context and shot-order within video and discuss influential aspects of the editing process. Furthermore, we describe the role of themes in the generation of content oriented video scenes. We then present a simplified model of ...

abstract background: hemodialysis is the most common renal replacement therapy in the world, and hemodialysis adequacy is an important and influencial factor in the reduction of various complications experienced by these patients. multiple factors influence hemodialysis adequacy. this study was conducted to determine hemodialysis adequacy and its relationship with individual and personal factor...

Stress and anxiety are commonly thought to be detrimental to sexual function. Several studies in both the human and animal literature, however, have found that inducing anxiety can enhance sexual function in women. The mechanisms that explain a negative relationship between physical and psychological stress and sexual functioning are well documented, but little is known about how stress or anxi...

The importance of the analysis of processes related to cognitive phenomena through Natural Language Processing techniques is acquiring a greater relevance every day. Opinion Mining, Sentiment Analysis or Automatic Humour Recognition are a sample about how this kind of research works grows. In this paper we focus on the study of how the features that define a corpus of humorous data (one-liners)...

The present study examines the effects of humor and relevance on memory for factual statements. Participants (N=48) read pairs of statements. Each pair included a fact that was always nonhumorous, and a joke that was either humorous or nonhumorous and relevant or irrelevant to its paired fact. In a later memory test, recall of pairs (i.e. both fact and joke) was better when the joke was humorou...

Presents one (or more) cartoons or humorous images.