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Method Enabling Non-Programmers to Develop Weighted Edit-Distance Error Models for Error-Tolerant Dictionary Lookup
Published Monday, April 9, 2018Currently dictionary look-up tools return query results in a variety of ways. Some show only exact matches while others show exact matches with words similar to the query. However, these methods are not well-suited for non-native speakers.Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed the Did You Mean Toolkit (DYMTK), a...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2015-139
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Assessment of Ability to Perceive Linguistic Tone
Published Monday, April 9, 2018ALTA is a supplemental aptitude battery designed to measure an individual's ability to learn a tone language. This battery includes: 1) several short behavioral tests; 2) measures of general cognitive abilities; and 3) background information regarding previous language history and musical experiences.
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-129
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Dhivehi Audio Learning Tool
Published Monday, April 9, 2018The Dhivehi Audio Learning Tool is a software tool for helping English speaker learn to understand spoken Dhivehi (Maldivian), language for which there are virtually no pedagogical materials. Users select a file from a number of options and then listen to it. As they listen, they see a transcript in Dhivehi script on one side of the screen and...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-111
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Data Cleaning Systems
Published Monday, April 9, 2018There is increasing interest in methods for computer-aided rapid data cleaning. These methods deal with detecting and removing errors and inconsistencies from data in order to improve data quality.Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed six methods for flagging statistical anomalies within the textual content of...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2015-175
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Cyber Aptitude and Talent Assessment
Published Monday, April 9, 2018The University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) has parterned with the United States Air Force (USAF) to develop the Cyber Aptitude and Talent Assessment (USAF-CATA), a new test that can identify candidates best suited for cyber warfare operator training. The test focuses on critical thinking abilities and other...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2015-137
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Regional Proficiency Assessment Software Suite
Published Monday, April 9, 2018BackgroundMulti-national corporations often employ a large, diverse and talented pool of highly skilled individuals. While corporations are well aware of each employee’s technical skills, it is often difficult to identify people who have regional knowledge (local language, culture, political system etc.) of specific geographic regions. Such...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-077
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Parser Converter
Published Monday, April 9, 2018The Parser Converter is a computer program developed at the University of Maryland’s Center for the Advanced Study of Language (CASL). It converts descriptions of the morphology (the forms of words) of a particular language from an XML format into the format required by a particular morphological parsing engine. The input format is described by...
Categories: Software + Algorithm
Keyword(s): parser, converter, language, morphology, XML
Docket: IS-2017-137
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High Level Language Aptitude Battery and Profile System (Hi-LAB)
Published Monday, April 9, 2018BackgroundPrior research has shown that certain adults have a higher capacity for learning foreign languages than others. However, it has been difficult to predict which individuals will have the greatest potential to learn (i.e. speak at a near-native level of proficiency) before teaching it to a large cohort and seeing which students...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-098
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A Method of Machine Transliteration between Different Writing Systems
Published Monday, April 9, 2018BackgroundWriting system is a set of characters and the corresponding rules used to represent a language. Characters could be either graphemes (letters) or phonemes (characters representing a phonetic sound). The process of writing system conversion transforms one system into another using mapping rules. This could be accomplished either...
Categories: Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2013-109
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Transformational Electronic Tool for Chemical Analysis: Oxidative Stress Detection
Published Tuesday, April 3, 2018Background Oxidative Stress is the long-term damage to DNA, RNA, lipids and proteins, in otherwise healthy biological cells, due to reactive oxygen species (RON), typically hydroxyl and peroxide ions among others. By damaging genetic information and other metabolic processes, oxidative stress can lead to a number of chronic conditions such as...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: LS-2017-084