A Semi-supervised Bilingual Lexicon Induction Method for Distant Language Pairs Based on Bidirectional Adversarial Model

The research to be reported on in this paper was originally motivated by the finding that about 70% of the mistakes made by university students when translating from their mother tongue (Dutch) into their foreign language (French) were lexical in nature (NIENHUIS et al. 1989). This was partially confinned in the investigation described in NIENHUIS et al. (1993). A closer look at the individual errors suggested that many problems were caused by words with more than one meaning which each require different translations in the target language. In the research reported on in this paper, we checked our fmdings in the light of what is known about the structure of the bilingual lexicon and about the ways bilinguals have access to the elements of their two languages. On the basis of the model of the bilingual lexicon presented by KROLL & Sholl (1992) an adapted model is proposed for the processing of lexical ambiguity. This leads to a tentative schema of the mental activities that language learners have to perfonn when they are translating from their mother tongue into a foreign language, The second part of the paper describes two experiments we have carried out in order to find empirical support for such a schema. The last section of the paper contains a discussion of the results obtained as well as the conclusions that can be drawn.

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Optimizing Costs of Customer Attraction as a Competitiveness Factor

Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics ◽

10.21686/2413-2829-2019-6-172-182 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 172-182

Author(s):

A. V. Katernyuk

Keyword(s):

Simplex Method ◽

Investment Analysis ◽

Economic Indicators ◽

The Internet ◽

Internet Services ◽

Induction Method ◽

Matrix Methods ◽

Fast Growing ◽

Analysis Methods ◽

Available Resources

In all spheres business experts try to raise competitiveness of the company by different ways, for instance at the expense of more efficient redistribution of available resources (costs). Objectives connected with modeling and optimizing resources used in advertising are becoming the most topical. Deeper knowledge in planning and conducting any marketing and advertising campaigns are in demand today among many specialists. The process of searching for and finding optimum costs of advertising in the Internet as a factor of the rise in the company sustainability can be successfully shaped through universal matrix methods of solution (e.g. simplex-method). Objectives which cannot be resolved by this method can be supplemented by such economic indicators, as profitability of investment and return on one ruble. The article summarizes the instrumental base dealing with estimating the efficiency of events connected with customer attraction to such a fast growing industry as internet-services. The author proposes besides traditional ways of expense optimization to take into account economic indicators connected with profitability of each sale channel. The following tools were used in the research: modeling, induction method, investment analysis, methods of statistics and formal logics, multi-criteria optimization, specific software meant for solving similar tasks, in particular special macros for excel table.

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A Call for a European Prohibition of Monoclonal Antibody Production by the Ascites Procedure in Laboratory Animals

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals ◽

10.1177/026119299802600414 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 523-536

Author(s):

Coenraad F.M. Hendriksen

Keyword(s):

Monoclonal Antibody ◽

Laboratory Animals ◽

Induction Method ◽

Therapeutic Application ◽

Monoclonal Antibody Production ◽

In Vitro Methods ◽

Appeals Process ◽

Core Facilities ◽

Mab Production

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are particularly valuable in therapeutics and research. Unfortunately, one of the most familiar methods of producing mAbs, the ascites induction method, causes pain and distress to the animals used. In most cases, non-animal or in vitro alternatives can be employed to reduce or eliminate the use of animals for mAb production. Prohibition of the use of animals in the production of mAbs is recommended, except when the replacement in vitro methods prove to be insufficient, and in a limited number of other well-documented cases, such as an exceptional need for an emergency therapeutic application. A total ban on the use of animals for mAb production is impractical and it is imperative that an appeals process should accompany the prohibition. The need for the establishment of core facilities for in vitro mAb production is emphasised.

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Coughing as a potentially effective induction method of atrial tachycardia: a case report

European Heart Journal - Case Reports ◽

10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa459 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Reina Tonegawa-Kuji ◽

Kenichiro Yamagata ◽

Kengo Kusano

Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Vein ◽

Atrial Tachycardia ◽

Superior Vena ◽

Vena Cava ◽

P Wave ◽

Induction Method ◽

Voluntary Cough ◽

Wave Morphology ◽

The Right

Abstract Background Cough-induced atrial tachycardia (AT) is extremely rare and its electrical origin remains largely unknown. Atrial tachycardias triggered by pharyngeal stimulation, such as swallowing or speech, appears to be more common and the majority of them originate from the superior vena cava or right superior pulmonary vein (PV). Only one case of swallow-triggered AT with right inferior pulmonary vein (RIPV) origin has been reported to date. Case summary We present a case of a 41-year-old man with recurring episodes of AT in the daytime. He underwent electrophysiology study without sedation. Atrial tachycardia was not observed when the patient entered the examination room and could not be induced with conventional induction procedures. By having the patient cough periodically on purpose, transient AT with P-wave morphology similar to the clinical AT was consistently induced. Activation mapping of the AT revealed a centrifugal pattern with the earliest activity localized inside the RIPV. After successful radiofrequency isolation of the right PV, AT was no longer inducible. Discussion In the rare case of cough-induced AT originating from the RIPV, the proximity of the inferior right ganglionated plexi (GP) suggests the role of GP in triggering tachycardia. This is the first report that demonstrates voluntary cough was used to induce AT. In such cases that induction of AT is difficult using conventional methods, having the patient cough may be an effective induction method that is easy to attempt.

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A Deep Sequence Multi-distribution Adversarial Model for Bearing Abnormal Condition Detection

Measurement ◽

10.1016/j.measurement.2021.109529 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 109529

Author(s):

Xuelian Ou ◽

Guangrui Wen ◽

Xin Huang ◽

Yu Su ◽

Xuefeng Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abnormal Condition ◽

Adversarial Model

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Diffusion-induced in situ growth of covalent organic frameworks for composite membranes

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c9ta11191c ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (45) ◽

pp. 25802-25807 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Priyanka Manchanda ◽

Stefan Chisca ◽

Lakshmeesha Upadhyaya ◽

Valentina-Elena Musteata ◽

Mark Carrington ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Reaction Times ◽

Composite Membranes ◽

Thin Layers ◽

In Situ Growth ◽

Covalent Organic Frameworks ◽

Polymeric Support ◽

Ambient Conditions ◽

Induction Method ◽

Covalent Organic Framework

Thin layers of a covalent organic framework (COF) have been synthesized on a flexible polymeric support using a new diffusion-induction method under ambient conditions in reaction times as short as 3 hours.

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