In this paper we present MappSent, a textual similarity approach that we applied to the multi-choice question answering in exams shared task. MappSent has initially been proposed for question-toquestion similarity (Hazem et al., 2017). In this work, we present the results of two adaptations of MappSent for the question answering task on the English dataset.

Choice questions, sometimes called stated-choice questions or attribute-based choice questions, along with data on observed fishing behavior, are used to estimate anglers’ willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce or remove Green Bay FCAs. A choice question presents an individual with a number of alternatives, each described in terms of the levels of their common set of characteristics, and asks the i...

Despite a massive research effort, our understanding of the evolution of female mate choice remains incomplete [1, 2]. A central problem is that the predominating empirical research tradition has focused on male traits, yet the key question is whether female choice traits are maintained because of direct effects on female fitness or because of indirect genetic effects in offspring that may be a...

An increasing body of literature considers the question of how mate choice is influenced by the social environment of the choosing individual (non-independent mate choice). For example, individuals may copy the mate choice of others. A very simple form of socially influenced mate choice, however, remained comparatively little investigated: choosing individuals may adjust their mate choice to th...

The article presents a comprehensive analysis of the process state building in Pridnestrovie based on identification Pridnestrovian people. issues acquiring mechanism legitimacy are considered, as well tools for ensuring choice realities XX-XXI centuries presented. widely uses historical method and systematic approach, which form an understanding degree Russia’s involvement regional processes, ...