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SemEval-2020 Task 7: Assessing Humor in Edited News Headlines
No full textThis is the task dataset for SemEval-2020 Task 7: Assessing Humor in Edited News Headlines.
The task’s dataset contains news headlines in which short edits were applied to make them funny, and the funniness of these edited headlines was rated using crowdsourcing. This task includes two subtasks, the first of which is to estimate the funniness of headlines on a humor scale in the interval 0-3. The second subtask is to predict, for a pair of edited versions of the same original headline, which is the funnier version.
CodaLab page hosting the competition:
https://competitions.codalab.org/competitions/20970
Starter Github code (scripts for running baseline and evaluation):
https://github.com/n-hossain/semeval-2020-task-7-humicroedit
Task mailing list:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/semeval-2020-task-7-all
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Folders:
- subtask-1: Dataset for the funniness regression subtask.
- subtask-2: Dataset for the "Funnier of the Two" classification subtask.
Files:
- {train, dev, test}.csv: the task's dataset including labels
- train_funlines.csv: additional training data gathered from the FunLines competition (https://funlines.co)
- baseline.zip: contains csv file which is the output of the BASELINE system. This is a template of the output format that can be submitted to CodaLab for scoring.
Reference
Please cite the task paper when using this dataset:
Nabil Hossain, John Krumm, Michael Gamon and Henry Kautz. 2020. Semeval-2020 Task 7: Assessing Humor in Edited News Headlines. In Proceedings of International Workshop on Semantic Evaluation (SemEval-2020).
BIBTEX:
@InProceedings{hossainSemEval2020Task7, author = {Hossain, Nabil and Krumm, John and Gamon, Michael and Kautz,Henry}, title = {SemEval-2020 {T}ask 7: {A}ssessing Humor in Edited News Headlines}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Semantic Evaluation ({S}em{E}val-2020)}, address = {Barcelona, Spain}, year = {2020}
Adapting authoritarianism: institutions and co-optation in Egypt and Syria
No full textThis PhD thesis compares Egypt and Syria’s authoritarian political systems. While the tendency in social science political research treats Egypt and Syria as similarly authoritarian, this research emphasizes differences between the two systems with special reference to institutions and co-optation. Rather than reducibly understanding Egypt and Syria as sharing similar histories, institutional arrangements, or ascribing to the oft-repeated convention that “Syria is Egypt but 10 years behind,” this thesis focuses on how events and individual histories shaped each states current institutional strengthens and weaknesses. Specifically, it explains the how varying institutional politicization or de-politicization affects each state’s capabilities for co-opting elite and non-elite individuals.
Beginning with a theoretical framework that considers the limited utility of democratization and transition theoretical approaches, the work underscores the persistence and durability of authoritarianism. Chapter two details the politicized institutional divergence between Egypt and Syria that began in the 1970s. Chapter three and four examines how institutional politicization or de-politicization affects elite and non-elite individual co-optation in Egypt and Syria. Chapter five discusses the study’s general conclusions and theoretical implications.
This thesis’s argument is that Egypt and Syria co-opt elites and non-elites differently because of the varying degrees of institutional politicization in each governance system. Rather than view one country as more politically developed than the other, this work argues that Syria’s political institutions are more politicized than their Egyptian counterparts. Syria’s political arena is, thus, described as politicized-patrimonialism. Syria’s politicized-patrimonial arena produces uneven co-optation of elites and non-elites as they are diffused through competing institutions. Conversely, the Egyptian political arena remains highly personalized as weak institutions and individuals are manipulated and molded according to the president’s ruling clique. This is referred to as personalized-patrimonialism. As a consequence, Egypt’s political establishment demonstrates more flexibility in ad hoc altering and adapting its arena depending on the emergence of crises.
This study’s theoretical implications suggest that, contrary to modernization and democratization theory’s adage that institutions lead to a political development, politicized institutions within a patrimonial order actually hinder regime adaptation because consensus is harder to achieve and maintain. It is within this context that Egypt’s de-politicized institutional framework advantages its top political elite. In this reading of Egyptian and Syrian politics, Egypt’s personalized political arena is more adaptable than Syria’s. These conclusions do not indicate that political reform is a process underway in either state
Corporate Social Responsibility of Construction and Real Estate Development Companies in Developing Countries: An Assessment Model
No full textCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) contributes significantly to the community development which is based on the principles of fairness, social justice, participation, and continuous learning with core emphasis on educating, enabling, and empowering community members. CSR not only helps to develop the community but also contributes toward sustainable development of business. Companies involved in the construction industry are serving several stakeholders internally and externally. In this dissertation, CSR, with regard to two stakeholders (company employees and the community) is studied to assess the mutual impacts between the company and the community. The main objective of this research is to develop guidelines for implementing internal and external CSR practices for construction and Real Estate (RE) development companies in developing countries. Several theories were applied in addition to utilizing econometrics tools to develop an internal CSR model and external CSR protocol. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected at three well-known construction and RE development companies in the Middle East, taking into consideration the companies’ characteristics. The data collection methods included; case study interviews, numerical reports for financial investments, quantitative and qualitative questionnaires, and analytical reports. The data was analyzed using exploratory tests and statistical analysis methods to select the efficient modeling techniques and methods. A protocol is developed for external CSR practices towards the community applying the program theory and the power theory following McLaughlin logic model. Also, a linear regression model is developed using ordinary least squares method. It was made to assess the correlation between different internal CSR practices and the engineers’ productivity. Moreover, a weighted system is developed to assess the relative importance of the different internal CSR practices. Finally, the model and protocol are validated through the exit-interview consultation method, and applications were implemented on a fourth construction and RE development company with similar characteristics and within the same ecosystem. The study concluded that while large construction and RE development companies in developing countries have adopted CSR strategies, they lack the requisite CSR knowledge, codes, and models. The study found that, from the engineers’ viewpoint, training; career development; and competitive salaries significantly influence engineers’ productivity, while safety and health strategies have a relatively low influence
Adil Baykasoglu and Nabil N.Z. Gindy LOADING FLEXIBLE CELLS: TABU SEARCH BASED SIMULATION OPTIMISATION APPROACH
No full textIn this work a tabu search-based "multi-objective simulation optimisation model " is proposed for loading flexible cell production systems. The problem is formally stated as a goal-programming model hybrid in nature. Some objectives and parameters are determined analytically others are determined from the developed simulation model. The model is solved utilising a tabu search algorithm developed by the author. In the developed methodology parts are assigned to the cells to achieve required performance levels. A capabilitybased approach is used to define processing requirements of products and processing capabilities of production resources. Parts are assigned to cells such that load is balanced between cells and individual production resources within the cells, cell interactions are kept to a minimum, required system performance levels satisfied (when feasible). Example application is provided to explain the developed methodology. 1
Mideast Egypt Water
No full textPhoto caption (1/8): In this Monday, April 11, 2016 photo, An Egyptian farmer stands in front of wheat crops on his land in Kafr Hamouda village, in Zagazig, 63 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Cairo, Egypt. Farmers begin to use a small, relatively cheap plow allowing them to nearly double the yields of their wheat. The new technology could one day help Egypt alleviate water shortages that threaten to cripple the Arab world's most populous country. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil
Além do paradigma (sobre o legado de thomas kuhn), de nabil araújo (rio de janeiro: Eduerj, 2023)
No full textWith Além do paradigma (Sobre o legado de Thomas Kuhn), “Beyond the Paradigm (On the legacy of Thomas Kuhn)”, Nabil Araújo undertakes a theoretical contribution about the production of knowledge within the University. “Além” (beyond) here, "beyond the paradigm," provides a triple key for reading. First, it is a study "on the legacy of Thomas Kuhn" and his Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962) in a broad sense, in which the author thinks about the place of the "paradigm" in the conceptual edifice of the historiography of science. In the second sense, "beyond" indicates something of Thomas Kuhn's own position concerning a legacy such as he did not intended it to be his, in his sayings, a legacy arising from the "excessive plasticity" of the word "paradigm." This excessive plasticity, which causes a "loss of control", as Araújo reminds us, however, can be thought of as an surplus-value of the Kuhnian reflection. In this sense, a third "beyond" is performed, produced by the Araújo’s work itself, as he seeks to situate Kuhn's observations towards an opening. What is aimed at is, as the author proposes, "a truly renewed vision of the function of historiography put into play in Structure".Com Além do paradigma (Sobre o legado de Thomas Kuhn), Nabil Araújo empreende uma contribuição teórica sobre a produção de saber no âmbito da Universidade. “Além” aqui, “além do paradigma”, fornece uma tripla chave de leitura. Primeiramente trata-se de um estudo “sobre o legado de Thomas Kuhn” e seu Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962) em amplo sentido, pensando o lugar do “paradigma” no edifício conceitual da historiografia da ciência. No segundo sentido, “além” indica algo da posição do próprio Thomas Kuhn relativa a um legado como ele não quis que fosse o seu, nos seus dizeres, decorrente da “plasticidade excessiva” da palavra “paradigma”. Essa excessiva plasticidade, que provoca uma “perda de controle”, como Araújo lembra, no entanto, pode ser pensada como mais-valia da reflexão kuhniana. Nesse sentido, um terceiro “além” é performado, produzido pela própria obra, conforme Araújo busca situar as observações de Kuhn no sentido de uma abertura. O que se visa é, como propõe o autor, “uma visão verdadeiramente renovada da função da historiografia colocada em jogo em Structure”
Comparative study between intravenous and local dexamethasone as adjuvant to bupivacaine in perianal block
No full textAbstractBackground and objectivesEarly ambulation after hemorrhoidectomy as an outpatient procedure can be provided by perianal block with local anesthesia. The objective of this study was to compare the analgesic effects of dexamethasone locally and intravenously when combined with bupivacaine and to compare it with bupivacaine as a sole local anesthetic in the perianal block technique for ano-rectal surgeries.Patients and methods60 ASA I, 20–40years of age male patients, undergoing ano-rectal surgeries under perianal block local anesthesia were randomly allocated to one of three groups: Bupivacaine group, Local dexamethasone (LD) group and Intravenous dexamethsone (IVD) group. Measurements included the onset of sensory and motor blockade, duration of analgesia, VAS at 6h following rescue analgesic, and postoperative nausea and vomiting.ResultsThe onset of sensory and motor blockade was significantly shorter in the LD and IVD groups than in the bupivacaine group (3.8±0.7, 4±0.7 vs. 3.8±0.9, 4±1 vs. 5.5±1.2, 6.5±1.1, respectively, P<0.01). The duration of analgesia was significantly prolonged in the LD and IVD groups compared to the bupivacaine group (287.7±21 vs. 286.2±16.9 vs. 162.3±16.9, respectively, P<0.01). Postoperative VAS was significantly lower in the LD and IVD groups compared to the bupivacaine group (1.8±0.8 vs. 1.8±0.8 vs. 4.7±0.4, respectively, P<0.01). The incidence of nausea and vomiting were significantly lower in the dexamethasone groups.ConclusionDexamethasone when used as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in the perianal block for ano-rectal surgeries can accelerate the onset of blockade and prolong the postoperative analgesia
Optimization and Algorithms for Wireless Networks: Enhancing Problem Solvability, Channel Bonding Under Demand Stochasticity, and Receiver Characteristic Awareness
No full text5G networks appear on the horizon with distinguished Quality of Service (QoS) requirements such as aggregated data rate and latency. Managing such networks in either a distributed or centralized manner to best utilize the available scarce resources is still a big challenge. Better mechanisms are needed for resource allocation. In this dissertation, we discuss three distinct research problems related to this theme.
The first part addresses enhancing the solvability of network optimization problems. For the class of problems studied, we show that a traditionally-formulated model is insufficient from a problem-solving perspective. When the size of the problem increases, even state-of-the-art optimizers cannot obtain an optimal solution because of memory constraints. We show that augmenting the model with suitable additional constraints and structure enables the optimizer to derive optimal solutions, or significantly reduce the optimality gap.
The second problem is optimal channel bonding in wireless LANs under demand uncertainty. An access point (AP) can aggregate multiple contiguous channels to satisfy demand. We discuss how to optimally utilize available frequency bands under uncertainty in AP demand using two stochastic optimization frameworks: a static scheme which minimizes the total occupied bandwidth while satisfying the demand of each AP with probability at least β and an adaptive scheme that allows adaptability of the bandwidth allocation in response to the AP demand variations. Given its complexity, we propose a novel framework to solve the adaptive stochastic optimization problem efficiently.
The third problem is to allocate resources with receiver characteristic awareness in a multiple radio access technology environment. We propose a novel adjacent channel interference (ACI)-aware joint channel and power allocation framework that takes into account receiver imperfections arising due to (i) imperfect image frequency rejection and (ii) analog-to-digital converter aliasing. As the overall problem is in the form of Mixed-Integer-Linear-Programming (MILP) which is NP-hard, we develop an efficient algorithm to solve it.Ph. D.The applications of next generation wireless networks have distinct requirements such as high speed for video streaming, low delay for interactive applications, and scalability to manage huge numbers of wireless devices. Managing such networks is challenging given the scarcity of wireless resources. In this dissertation, we discuss three distinct research problems related to this theme. The first part addresses enhancing the solvability of network optimization problems. State-of-the-art commercial optimization tools are unable to solve these problems for reasonable network sizes. We propose multiple strategies that help the tool obtain optimal solutions quickly. The second part considers indoor wireless networks. For such a network, we propose a technique that matches the instantaneous resources allocated to each location in the network with the amount of data traffic currently at the location. The third part addresses a problem of a network with multiple wireless transmitters and receivers where each receiver suffers from interference from other transmitters differently. We develop an algorithm to allocate resources and adjust transmit power so that each pair can communicate while meeting a minimum required data rate. The three parts of the dissertation are useful in either saving resources and hence allowing more users to use the network, or providing higher service quality for wireless device users
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