333 research outputs found
A knowledge regularized hierarchical approach for emotion cause analysis
Emotion cause analysis, which aims to identify the reasons behind emotions, is a key topic in sentiment analysis. A variety of neural network models have been proposed recently, however, these previous models mostly focus on the learning architecture with local textual information, ignoring the discourse and prior knowledge, which play crucial roles in human text comprehension. In this paper, we propose a new method to extract emotion cause with a hierarchical neural model and knowledge-based regularizations, which aims to incorporate discourse context information and restrain the parameters by sentiment lexicon and common knowledge. The experimental results demonstrate that our proposed method achieves the state-of-the-art performance on two public datasets in different languages (Chinese and English), outperforming a number of competitive baselines by at least 2.08% in F-measure
Entropy stable DGSEM for nonlinear hyperbolic systems in nonconservative form with application to two-phase flows
In this work, we consider the discretization of nonlinear hyperbolic systems
in nonconservative form with the high-order discontinuous Galerkin spectral
element method (DGSEM) based on collocation of quadrature and interpolation
points (Kopriva and Gassner, J. Sci. Comput., 44 (2010), pp.136--155; Carpenter
et al., SIAM J. Sci. Comput., 36 (2014), pp.~B835-B867). We present a general
framework for the design of such schemes that satisfy a semi-discrete entropy
inequality for a given convex entropy function at any approximation order. The
framework is closely related to the one introduced for conservation laws by
Chen and Shu (J. Comput. Phys., 345 (2017), pp.~427--461) and relies on the
modification of the integral over discretization elements where we replace the
physical fluxes by entropy conservative numerical fluxes from Castro et al.
(SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 51 (2013), pp.~1371--1391), while entropy stable
numerical fluxes are used at element interfaces. Time discretization is
performed with strong-stability preserving Runge-Kutta schemes. We use this
framework for the discretization of two systems in one space-dimension: a
system with a nonconservative product associated to a
linearly-degenerate field for which the DGSEM fails to capture the physically
relevant solution, and the isentropic Baer-Nunziato model. For the latter, we
derive conditions on the numerical parameters of the discrete scheme to further
keep positivity of the partial densities and a maximum principle on the void
fractions. Numerical experiments support the conclusions of the present
analysis and highlight stability and robustness of the present schemes
Deep Neural Networks for Choice Analysis: Architectural Design with Alternative-Specific Utility Functions
Whereas deep neural network (DNN) is increasingly applied to choice analysis,
it is challenging to reconcile domain-specific behavioral knowledge with
generic-purpose DNN, to improve DNN's interpretability and predictive power,
and to identify effective regularization methods for specific tasks. This study
designs a particular DNN architecture with alternative-specific utility
functions (ASU-DNN) by using prior behavioral knowledge. Unlike a fully
connected DNN (F-DNN), which computes the utility value of an alternative k by
using the attributes of all the alternatives, ASU-DNN computes it by using only
k's own attributes. Theoretically, ASU-DNN can dramatically reduce the
estimation error of F-DNN because of its lighter architecture and sparser
connectivity. Empirically, ASU-DNN has 2-3% higher prediction accuracy than
F-DNN over the whole hyperparameter space in a private dataset that we
collected in Singapore and a public dataset in R mlogit package. The
alternative-specific connectivity constraint, as a domain-knowledge-based
regularization method, is more effective than the most popular generic-purpose
explicit and implicit regularization methods and architectural hyperparameters.
ASU-DNN is also more interpretable because it provides a more regular
substitution pattern of travel mode choices than F-DNN does. The comparison
between ASU-DNN and F-DNN can also aid in testing the behavioral knowledge. Our
results reveal that individuals are more likely to compute utility by using an
alternative's own attributes, supporting the long-standing practice in choice
modeling. Overall, this study demonstrates that prior behavioral knowledge
could be used to guide the architecture design of DNN, to function as an
effective domain-knowledge-based regularization method, and to improve both the
interpretability and predictive power of DNN in choice analysis
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Investigation of Machine Learning Approaches for Traumatic Brain Injury Classification via EEG Assessment in Mice.
Due to the difficulties and complications in the quantitative assessment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its increasing relevance in today's world, robust detection of TBI has become more significant than ever. In this work, we investigate several machine learning approaches to assess their performance in classifying electroencephalogram (EEG) data of TBI in a mouse model. Algorithms such as decision trees (DT), random forest (RF), neural network (NN), support vector machine (SVM), K-nearest neighbors (KNN) and convolutional neural network (CNN) were analyzed based on their performance to classify mild TBI (mTBI) data from those of the control group in wake stages for different epoch lengths. Average power in different frequency sub-bands and alpha:theta power ratio in EEG were used as input features for machine learning approaches. Results in this mouse model were promising, suggesting similar approaches may be applicable to detect TBI in humans in practical scenarios
Connectionist perspectives on language learning, representation and processing.
The field of formal linguistics was founded on the premise that language is mentally represented as a deterministic symbolic grammar. While this approach has captured many important characteristics of the world\u27s languages, it has also led to a tendency to focus theoretical questions on the correct formalization of grammatical rules while also de-emphasizing the role of learning and statistics in language development and processing. In this review we present a different approach to language research that has emerged from the parallel distributed processing or \u27connectionist\u27 enterprise. In the connectionist framework, mental operations are studied by simulating learning and processing within networks of artificial neurons. With that in mind, we discuss recent progress in connectionist models of auditory word recognition, reading, morphology, and syntactic processing. We argue that connectionist models can capture many important characteristics of how language is learned, represented, and processed, as well as providing new insights about the source of these behavioral patterns. Just as importantly, the networks naturally capture irregular (non-rule-like) patterns that are common within languages, something that has been difficult to reconcile with rule-based accounts of language without positing separate mechanisms for rules and exceptions
Pathways and Consequences of Legal Irregularity
This open access book provides a unique study of the complexities and consequences of irregular legal status of Senegalese migrants in Europe. It employs sophisticated quantitative methods to analyze unique life-history data to produce policy-relevant conclusions. Using the MAFE dataset as empirical evidence, the book focuses on the legal paths of Senegalese migrants in three different European countries. It shows how multiple contexts of reception produce pathways into irregular legal status and how the resulting complex configurations of irregular status shape migrants’ economic integration into their host societies as well as their ongoing participation in the development of their sending societies. The book thereby increases our understanding of the functioning of African migration systems and the corresponding inclusion patterns in Europe. As such this book will be of interest to scholars working in migration studies, policy makers, and legal professionals
Sensitivity of human auditory cortex to rapid frequency modulation revealed by multivariate representational similarity analysis.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) was used to investigate the extent, magnitude, and pattern of brain activity in response to rapid frequency-modulated sounds. We examined this by manipulating the direction (rise vs. fall) and the rate (fast vs. slow) of the apparent pitch of iterated rippled noise (IRN) bursts. Acoustic parameters were selected to capture features used in phoneme contrasts, however the stimuli themselves were not perceived as speech per se. Participants were scanned as they passively listened to sounds in an event-related paradigm. Univariate analyses revealed a greater level and extent of activation in bilateral auditory cortex in response to frequency-modulated sweeps compared to steady-state sounds. This effect was stronger in the left hemisphere. However, no regions showed selectivity for either rate or direction of frequency modulation. In contrast, multivoxel pattern analysis (MVPA) revealed feature-specific encoding for direction of modulation in auditory cortex bilaterally. Moreover, this effect was strongest when analyses were restricted to anatomical regions lying outside Heschl\u27s gyrus. We found no support for feature-specific encoding of frequency modulation rate. Differential findings of modulation rate and direction of modulation are discussed with respect to their relevance to phonetic discrimination
A Structural Model for Fluctuations in Financial Markets
In this paper we provide a comprehensive analysis of a structural model for
the dynamics of prices of assets traded in a market originally proposed in [1].
The model takes the form of an interacting generalization of the geometric
Brownian motion model. It is formally equivalent to a model describing the
stochastic dynamics of a system of analogue neurons, which is expected to
exhibit glassy properties and thus many meta-stable states in a large portion
of its parameter space. We perform a generating functional analysis,
introducing a slow driving of the dynamics to mimic the effect of slowly
varying macro-economic conditions. Distributions of asset returns over various
time separations are evaluated analytically and are found to be fat-tailed in a
manner broadly in line with empirical observations. Our model also allows to
identify collective, interaction mediated properties of pricing distributions
and it predicts pricing distributions which are significantly broader than
their non-interacting counterparts, if interactions between prices in the model
contain a ferro-magnetic bias. Using simulations, we are able to substantiate
one of the main hypotheses underlying the original modelling, viz. that the
phenomenon of volatility clustering can be rationalised in terms of an
interplay between the dynamics within meta-stable states and the dynamics of
occasional transitions between them.Comment: 16 pages, 8 (multi-part) figure
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