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Tracing Metonymic Relations in T-PAS: An Annotation Exercise on a Corpus-based Resource for Italian
In this paper we address the main issues
and results of a research thesis (Romani,
2020) dedicated to the annotation of metonymies
in T-PAS, a corpus-based digital
repository of Italian verbal patterns (JeĆŸek
et al., 2014). The annotation was performed
on the corpus instances of a selected list of
30 verbs and was aimed at both implementing
the resource with metonymic patterns
and identifying and creating a map of the
metonymic relations that occur in the verbal
patterns. The annotated corpus data
(consisting of 1218 corpus instances), the
patterns, and the relations can be useful for
NLP tasks such as metonymy recognition
Multiwavelength Studies of PSR J1420-6048, a Young Pulsar in the Kookaburra
We present X-ray, radio, and infrared observations of the 68 ms pulsar PSR
J1420-6048 and its surrounding nebula, a possible counterpart of the gamma-ray
source GeV J1417-6100/3EG J1420-6038. Pulsed X-ray emission at the radio period
is marginally detected by ASCA from a source embedded in the hard spectrum
X-ray nebula AX J1420.1-6049. At radio wavelengths, the pulsar is found to be
strongly linearly and circularly polarized, and the polarization sweep is
measured. A comparison of high resolution ATCA radio imaging of the
Kookaburra's upper wing (G313.6+0.3), which contains the pulsar and the X-ray
nebula, with infrared images suggests the radio emission is partly non-thermal.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Astrophysical Journal Letter
Selecting Lucerne (Medicago Sativa Complex) for Traits Conferring Adaptation to Grazing
A germplasm collection of the Medicago sativa complex was evaluated to select genotypes possessing traits possibly conferring adaptation to grazing. Deep-crowned plants, either creeping-rooted or rhizomatous, were found with different frequencies, in all âtaxonomicâ groups examined. Although belonging to subsp. sativa, âmielgaâ wild populations from Spain were closer to subsp. falcata for morpho-physiological traits. Deep-crowned plants could be categorised into four top-growth models, to which corresponded a fairly distinct underground morphology: three were rhizomatous and one creeping-rooted. Cultivars selected for creeping-rootedness did not outyield rhizomatous populations of subsp. x varia which, in turn, had better spreading ability. In a subsequent evaluation, clones from selected rhizomatous genotypes had higher yield and better spreading ability than those from selected creeping genotypes. Under the given conditions, expression of creeping-rootedness was always erratic. The results point to the opportunity to pay greater attention to rhizomatous types in breeding grazing-tolerant cultivars
Limits on the Position Wander of Sgr A*
We present measurements with the VLBA of the variability in the centroid
position of Sgr A* relative to a background quasar at 7-mm wavelength. We find
an average centroid wander of 71 +/- 45 micro-arcsec for time scales between 50
and 100 min and 113 +/- 50 micro-arcsec for timescales between 100 and 200 min,
with no secular trend. These are sufficient to begin constraining the viability
of the hot-spot model for the radio variability of Sgr A*. It is possible to
rule out hot spots with orbital radii above 15GM_SgrA*/c^2 that contribute more
than 30% of the total 7-mm flux. However, closer or less luminous hot spots
remain unconstrained. Since the fractional variability of Sgr A* during our
observations was ~20% on time scales of hours, the hot-spot model for Sgr A*'s
radio variability remains consistent with these limits. Improved monitoring of
Sgr A*'s centroid position has the potential to place significant constraints
upon the existence and morphology of inhomogeneities in a supermassive black
hole accretion flow.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figures submitted to Ap
Rings and Jets around PSR J2021+3651: the `Dragonfly Nebula'
We describe recent Chandra ACIS observations of the Vela-like pulsar PSR
J2021+3651 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN). This `Dragonfly Nebula' displays
an axisymmetric morphology, with bright inner jets, a double-ridged inner
nebula, and a ~30" polar jet. The PWN is embedded in faint diffuse emission: a
bow shock-like structure with standoff ~1' brackets the pulsar to the east and
emission trails off westward for 3-4'. Thermal (kT=0.16 +/-0.02 keV) and power
law emission are detected from the pulsar. The nebular X-rays show spectral
steepening from Gamma=1.5 in the equatorial torus to Gamma=1.9 in the outer
nebula, suggesting synchrotron burn-off. A fit to the `Dragonfly' structure
suggests a large (86 +/-1 degree) inclination with a double equatorial torus.
Vela is currently the only other PWN showing such double structure. The >12 kpc
distance implied by the pulsar dispersion measure is not supported by the X-ray
data; spectral, scale and efficiency arguments suggest a more modest 3-4 kpc.Comment: 22 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables, Accepted to Ap
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