This paper deals with the quality evaluation (validation) of Spoken Language Resources (SLR). The current situation in terms of relevant validation criteria and procedures is briefly presented. Next, a number of validation issues related to new data formats (XMLbased annotations, UTF-16 encoding) are discussed. Further, new validation cycles that were introduced in a series of new projects like...

A complete enumeration of relative difference sets (RDS) with parameters (16, 4, 16, 4) in a group of order 64 with a normal subgroup N of order 4 is given. If N = Z4, three of the eleven abelian groups of order 64, and 23 of the 256 nonabelian groups of order 64 contain (16, 4, 16, 4) RDSs. If N = Z2 × Z2, six of the abelian groups and 194 of the non-abelian groups of order 64 contain (16, 4, ...

We propose some classes of series representations for $1/\pi$ and $\pi^2$ by using a new WZ-pair. As examples, among many others, we prove that \begin{equation*} \frac{3}{2}\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{n}{16^n(n+1)(2n-1)}\binom{2n}{n}^2=\frac{1}{\pi}, \end{equation*} 1-\frac{1}{4}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{3n+2}{(n+1)^2}\binom{2n}{n}^2 \frac{1}{16^n}=\frac{1}{\pi} $$ 4\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{(n+1...

We analyze the $^{16}\mathrm{C}+p$ and $^{16}\mathrm{C}+d$ reactions within four- five-body continuum discretized coupled channel method. The $^{16}\mathrm{C}$ nucleus is described by a $^{14}\mathrm{C}+n+n$ configuration in hyperspherical coordinates. This description reproduces fairly well several low-lying states. First we ${2}^{+}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{0}^{+}\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}E2$ t...