This paper presents some novel results on Chinese spell checking. In this paper, a concise algorithm based on minimized-path segmentation is proposed to reduce the cost and suit the needs of current Chinese input systems. The proposed algorithm is actually derived from a simple assumption that spelling errors often make the number of segments larger. The experimental results are quite positive ...

Two measures of unemployment duration were obtained for each individual from data collected by Istat through the Quarterly Labour Force Survey. One measure was the length of on-going spells of unemployment, declared by the interviewed individual in a first wave and suitably adjusted considering information in a second wave (Spell Answers). The other was the time elapsed between the dates of the...

Fire frequency is the most commonly used measure to characterize fire regimes for comparisons across geographical areas or time periods. Within the boreal forest region of the Boreal Shield ecozone of Ontario, fire frequency changes over time and across longitudinal gradients have been associated with drought frequency and large-scale climate processes. While providing evidence that fire regime...