This paper studies the impact of multiword expressions on Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD). Several identification strategies of the multiwords in WordNet2.0 are tested in a real Senseval-3 task: the disambiguation of WordNet glosses. Although we have focused on Word Sense Disambiguation, the same techniques could be applied in more complex tasks, such as Information Retrieval or Question Answer...

In this paper we look at the polarization state evolution of light propagating in long, birefringent, singlemode fibres in the presence of mode coupling. We show first that there always exist two orthogonal linear input polarizations which lead to linear output polarization for monochromatic light. The applicability of the coupled power equations is discussed and it is shown that they cannot be...

An interferometric technique was used to investigate the relative phase delay between polarization modes in birefringent single-mode fibers. Polarization-mode dispersion is directly deduced from the measurements of relative phase delay at different wavelengths. Relative group delays of 20 fsec can be measured in meter-length samples without the need for light-polarizing devices.

The publication presents a fragment of story by Philip Šōʕra (Arabic: Aš-Šāʕir) in the Maʕ lūla dialect Modern Western Aramaic. Maaloula is Syrian city same name, located 55 km northeast Damascus. one three settlements which dialects modern Aramaic continue to be used as living language. focuses on capture radical Islamists during Civil War and killing several local residents. available corpus ...