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Authorship Attribution Using a Neural Network Language Model
In practice, training language models for individual authors is often
expensive because of limited data resources. In such cases, Neural Network
Language Models (NNLMs), generally outperform the traditional non-parametric
N-gram models. Here we investigate the performance of a feed-forward NNLM on an
authorship attribution problem, with moderate author set size and relatively
limited data. We also consider how the text topics impact performance. Compared
with a well-constructed N-gram baseline method with Kneser-Ney smoothing, the
proposed method achieves nearly 2:5% reduction in perplexity and increases
author classification accuracy by 3:43% on average, given as few as 5 test
sentences. The performance is very competitive with the state of the art in
terms of accuracy and demand on test data. The source code, preprocessed
datasets, a detailed description of the methodology and results are available
at https://github.com/zge/authorship-attribution.Comment: Proceedings of the 30th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
(AAAI'16
Large-scale Star Formation Triggering in the Low-mass Arp 82 System: A Nearby Example of Galaxy Downsizing Based on UV/Optical/Mid-IR Imaging
As part of our Spitzer Spirals, Bridges, and Tails project to help understand
the effects of galaxy interactions on star formation, we analyze GALEX
ultraviolet, SARA optical, and Spitzer infrared images of the interacting
galaxy pair Arp 82 (NGC 2535/6) and compare to a numerical simulation of the
interaction. We investigate the multiwavelength properties of several
individual star forming complexes (clumps). Using optical and UV colors,
EW(Halpha), and population synthesis models we constrain the ages of the clumps
and find that the median clump age is about 12 Myr. The clumps have masses
ranging from a few times 10^6 to 10^9 solar masses. In general, the clumps in
the tidal features have similar ages to those in the spiral region, but are
less massive. The 8 micron and 24 micron luminosities are used to estimate the
far-infrared luminosities and the star formation rates of the clumps. The total
clump star formation rate is 2.0+/-0.8 solar masses per year, while the entire
Arp 82 system is forming stars at a rate of 4.9+/-2.0 solar masses per year. We
find, for the first time, stars in the HI arc to the southeast of the NGC 2535
disk. Population synthesis models indicate that all of the observed populations
have young to intermediate ages. We conclude that although the gas disks and
some old stars may have formed early-on, the progenitors are late-type or low
surface brightness and the evolution of these galaxies was halted until the
recent encounter.Comment: Accepted for publication in the AJ, 22 Figures, 5 Table
Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs
We dedicate this book to Drs. Carl N. Shuster, Jr. and Koichi Sekiguchi for their life-long contributions to the biology and conservation of the magnificent horseshoe crab
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