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Comparative evaluation of research vs. Online MT systems
Full text linkThis paper reports MT evaluation experiments that were conducted at the end of year 1 of the EU-funded CoSyne
1 project for three language combinations, considering translations from German, Italian and Dutch into English. We present a comparative evaluation of the MT software developed within the project against four of the leading free webbased MT systems across a range of state-of-the-art automatic evaluation metrics. The data sets from the news domain that were created and used for training purposes and also for this evaluation exercise, which are available to the research community, are also described. The evaluation results for the news domain are very encouraging: the CoSyne MT software consistently beats the rule-based MT systems, and for translations from Italian and Dutch into English in particular the scores given by some of the standard automatic evaluation metrics are not too distant from those obtained by wellestablished statistical online MT systems
Contextual bitext-derived paraphrases in automatic MT evaluation
Full text linkIn this paper we present a novel method for deriving paraphrases during automatic MT evaluation using only the source and reference texts, which are necessary for
the evaluation, and word and phrase alignment software. Using target language paraphrases produced through word and
phrase alignment a number of alternative reference sentences are constructed automatically for each candidate translation. The method produces lexical and lowlevel
syntactic paraphrases that are relevant to the domain in hand, does not use external knowledge resources, and can be
combined with a variety of automatic MT evaluation system
Capturing lexical variation in MT evaluation using automatically built sense-cluster inventories
Full text linkThe strict character of most of the existing Machine Translation (MT) evaluation metrics does not permit them to capture lexical variation in translation. However, a central
issue in MT evaluation is the high correlation that the metrics should have with human judgments of translation quality. In order to achieve a higher correlation, the identification of sense correspondences between the compared translations becomes really important. Given
that most metrics are looking for exact correspondences, the evaluation results are often misleading concerning translation quality. Apart from that, existing metrics do not permit one to make a conclusive estimation of the impact of Word Sense Disambiguation techniques into
MT systems. In this paper, we show how information acquired by an unsupervised semantic analysis method can be used to render MT evaluation more sensitive to lexical semantics. The sense inventories built by this data-driven method are incorporated into METEOR: they replace WordNet for evaluation in English and render METEOR’s synonymy module operable in French. The evaluation results demonstrate that the use of these inventories gives rise to an increase in the number of matches and the correlation with human judgments of translation quality, compared to precision-based metrics
Spiniphilus spinicornis Lin & Bi 2011
No full textSpiniphilus spinicornis Lin & Bi, 2011 (Figs. 1 & 3) Spiniphilus spinicornis Lin & Bi, 2011: 55, figs. 1–2. Remarks. There is a mistake in Lin & Bi (2011). Fig. 9 a is dorsal view while Fig. 9 b is ventral view. Distribution. China: Yunnan. Material examined. Holotype (26.0 mm long), male, China, Yunnan Prov., Yingjiang (24 ° 46 ′N, 97 ° 58 ′E), 1700 m, 1980. IV. 15, leg. Ping Gao (IZAS, IOZ (E) 1859320). Paratypes: 1 female (37.0 mm long), same data as holotype but 1980. IV. 21, IOZ (E) 1859322; 2 males, Yunnan prov., Tengchong County, Longchuanjiang (24 ° 55 ′N, 98 ° 42 ′E), alt. 1050 m, 2006. V. 16, leg. Ping Zhao by light trap (IZAS, IOZ (E) 1859321 & CCCC). Additional material. 2 males, Yunnan, Tengchong County, Mt. Laifengshan (25.019 °N, 98.485 °E), alt. 1700 m, 2011. V. 6, leg. Wan-Gang Liu (IZAS, specimens in alcohol, with one male sent to Petr Švácha for molecular study).Published as part of Bi, Wenxuan & Lin, Meiying, 2015, Discovery of second new species of the genus Spiniphilus Lin & Bi, and female of Heterophilus scabricollis Pu with its biological notes (Coleoptera: Vesperidae: Philinae: Philini), pp. 575-583 in Zootaxa 3949 (4) on page 576, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/24151
Anaches yitingi Holzschuh & Lin 2013
No full textAnaches yitingi Holzschuh & Lin, 2013 (Figs. 4–5, 10, 14–15) Anaches yitingi Holzschuh & Lin, 2013: 154, fig. 10. Anaches yitingi: Lin, 2015, 256, 2 figs.; Lin & Yang, 2019: 362; Danilevsky, 2020: 449; Lin & Lazarev, 2021: 74. Male terminalia (Figs. 14–15). Tegmen length about 2.0 mm; lateral lobes rather straightly tapered from middle to narrowly rounded apices, each about 0.4 mm long and 0.2 mm wide; median lobe plus median struts slightly curved, slightly longer than tegmen in length; median struts shorter than half of whole median lobe in length; apex of ventral plate strongly projected (Fig. 15a); median foramen elongate; internal sac with 2 hook-shaped sclerites (Figs. 15b, 15c). Tergite VIII (Figs. 14a & 14c) trapezoidal, apex slightly emarginated with round angles, provided with medium long setae along apical and lateral sides. Diagnosis. This species is mostly similar to A. albaninus (Gressitt, 1942), but can be easily distinguished from it by the following features: the whitish band more oblique; the anterior margins of the whitish bands “U”-shaped, instead of slightly oblique line; the sexual patches on sternite IV closer to each other (Figs. 10a, 10b), instead of well separated (Figs. 11a, 11b); the apex of tergite VIII emarginated (Figs. 14a, 14c), instead of rounded (Figs. 16a, 16c); the apex of ventral plate of median lobe projected (Fig. 15a), instead of pointed (Fig. 17a). Type specimens examined. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, paratypes, Taiwan, Pingtung County, Mt. Dahan, 2007-V-26, leg. Wenhsin Lin (IZCAS, IOZ (E) 1905283–84). Distribution. China: Taiwan.Published as part of Lin, Mei-Ying & Weigel, Andreas, 2022, A study on the genus Anaches Pascoe, 1865 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae Pteropliini), with a new species and two new synonyms, pp. 123-132 in Zootaxa 5133 (1) on pages 126-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5133.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/652151
Eutetrapha weni Huang & Lin 2016
No full textEutetrapha weni Huang & Lin, 2016 Figs. 63–65 Eutetrapha weni Huang & Lin, 2016: 590, figs. 1–23. Diagnosis. This species can be separated from congeners by the unique brick red brown pubescence and unique elytral markings, larger body size, and unique golden brown metatarsi. Remarks. For descriptions, see paper by Huang & Lin (2016). The description of male genitalia was in older style (Huang & Lin 2 016) and some terminology terms are changed in this work: median lobe plus median struts = median lobe; internal sac = endophallus; basal armature = basal plate-like sclerites; rods of endophallus = rod-like sclerites. Distribution. China: Guizhou. Material examined. Holotype, male (Fig. 62, and Figs. 1 a & 1b in Huang & Lin 2016), China, Guizhou, Leishan, Mt. Leigongshan, Lianhuaping, N26°22′, E108°12′, alt. 1631 m, 2014. VI.18, leg. Jing Yang (IZAS, IOZ (E) 1905306, ex KLUC). Paratypes: 1 female, same data to holotype but deposited in (KLUC); 1 female, same data to holotype but 2014. VI.16 and deposited in (KLUC); 1 male (Fig. 13 in Huang & Lin 2016) 1 female (Figs. 8 a, 8b & 14 in Huang & Lin 2016), same data to holotype but 2014. VI.21, leg. Yang Li (IZAS, IOZ (E) 1905304–05, ex KLUC); 1 female (Fig. 65), same data to holotype but, 2011. VIII.11, leg. Jian-Yue Qiu & Hao Xu (CWD); 1 female, same data to holotype, but 2015. VII.12, leg. Bo-Yan Li (CGQH); 1 male (Fig. 64), S. China, SE. Guizhou, Dushan County, Gengdingshan env., N25°52.5′, E107°38′, alt. 1445 m, 2009.VI, leg. Sehnal et Hackel (CPV).Published as part of Lin, Mei-Ying, Bi, Wen-Xuan & Yang, Xing-Ke, 2017, A revision of the genus Eutetrapha Bates (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Saperdini), pp. 151-202 in Zootaxa 4238 (2) on pages 172-173, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/34519
An algorithm for cross-lingual sense-clustering tested in a MT evaluation setting
Full text linkUnsupervised sense induction methods offer a solution to the
problem of scarcity of semantic resources. These methods
automatically extract semantic information from textual data
and create resources adapted to specific applications and domains of interest. In this paper, we present a clustering algorithm for cross-lingual sense induction which generates
bilingual semantic inventories from parallel corpora. We describe the clustering procedure and the obtained resources. We then proceed to a large-scale evaluation by integrating the resources into a Machine Translation (MT) metric (METEOR). We show that the use of the data-driven sense-cluster inventories leads to better correlation with human judgments of translation quality, compared to precision-based metrics, and to improvements similar to those obtained when a handcrafted semantic resource is used
Expression of macrophage migration inhivitory factor is associated with enhanced angiogenesis and advanced stage in gastric carcinomas
No full textInhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor-induced angiogenesis by resveratrol through interruption of Src-dependent vascular endothelial cadherin tyrosine phosphorylation.
No full textDevil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
Full text linkDevil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound is a short story collection that features strong female characters against a backdrop of ghosts, fairy tales, and urban legends. The thirteen stories subvert the historical narrative of women in fairy tales, positioning them as bold and willing to step into the face of danger. “The Braided Veil” features a young orphan in Victorian New Orleans who seeks revenge upon her mother’s abuser. “Devil’s Oak” addresses the horrors of slavery through the eyes of a young girl who learns that her family owned human beings. “Good Little Girls” takes readers back to childhood in which a sick girl explores her neighbor’s attic on a stormy day; she discovers more than she bargained for. “The Game” features relational aggression in the 1990’s in a “mean girls” style that takes a grizzly turn. “Selkie Skin” leans into Celtic lore, following a young pregnant girl who longs for freedom. “The Ripper Society” reaches back through time to Jack the Ripper’s wife, who discovers his misdeeds and takes matters into her own hands. “She Has Seen the Wolf” is longer story that connects to my novel, The Butterfly Circle; when a graduate student learns she is pregnant, she uncovers her family’s connected history to a haunted home for unwed mothers. In “Roots in the Cove,” a woman in an unhealthy relationship shapeshifts into a bear on a trip to Gatlinburg and finally finds her freedom. Both “Marsh Girl” and “Cicadas in the Suburbs” explore the psychological challenges of suburban life, including postpartum depression and the longing for the magic of youth. In “Honey Tree,” a divorced woman seeks comfort from the bees, and in “Crow Woman,” a widow faces metaphorical death and is reborn. Finally, “Ghost Apples” is a retelling of Snow White from the perspective of the queen; she shapeshifts into a wolf to protect a young girl who has been attacked and seeks revenge upon her abuser.
~A literary horror/fiction short story collection by Mary Carroll Leoson. Foreword by Christopher Barzak, author of A Voice Calling and One for Sorrow. Editor and jacket design by A.Miller. Available in PDF, Ebook (epub), paperback, and hardcover in October 2025.
--Publisher\u27s Note: Each story has been editor and press reviewed, and the entire book has been externally reviewed by experts in the field as part of the quality review process. Indexed in the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Official press release.--
Reviews
“What distinguishes Mary Carroll Leoson’s work is her ability to inhabit the liminal spaces between myth and reality, past and present, the seen and the unseen. These stories are rooted deeply in the soil of ancestral memory and the landscapes of the American South, yet they reach far beyond that geography into the universal territory of trauma, resilience, and transformation.” --Christopher Barzak, author of One for Sorrow and A Voice Calling.
“Each story reads like an old heirloom passed from hand to hand, warm with use and heavy with meaning. The prose is lyrical but never ornamental; the horror, earned. And as the final page turns, it leaves you changed. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound isn’t just read. The stories linger like the smell of roses at a closed casket.” --Diane Sismour, author of novels, short stories, and screenplays
“I loved Marguerite in “Devil’s Oak,” her personality shone through, and I found myself rooting for her immediately. I loved seeing her rebel against expectations of femininity. Go, Marguerite!” -- Janet Alcorn, author of award-winning short stories
“Kate, Bea, and Nana from “She Has Seen the Wolf” are my favorite characters in this standout story of this Devil’s Oak collection; and I could easily see it adapted to television in some way.” --Ada Wofford, Sundress Publications
“My favorite character and story is Claire in “Marsh Girl,” plus “Good Little Girls” is especially chilling, and I enjoyed “The Ripper Society” so much, I was bereft at the end, hoping for more!” --Jasmine De La Paz, Gothic horror author
Book information
Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound
© 2025 Mary Carroll Leoson
Published by MT Open Press (Blue Crescent Books imprint) at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
Identifiers
ISBN (paperback) 979-8-9995864-0-7
ISBN (hardcover) 979-8-9871721-9-3
ISBN (digital PDF) 979-8-9871721-6-2
ISBN (digital epub) 979-8-9871721-7-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
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Suggested Citation
Leoson, Mary Carroll. Devil’s Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound. MT Open Press, Middle Tennessee State University, 2025. https://doi.org/10.56638/mtopb00425
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