Ontology Improves Machine Translation of Arabic

An online tool called Arabic Ontology has been built that is both a comprehensive dictionary of Arabic and a system that will enable the creation of new Arabic-language software, such as better machine translation. This interesting topic came to us from Al-Fanar Media in their article, “An Online Arabic Dictionary Makes Its Debut.” Computer science…

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Taxonomist/Ontologist Opportunity

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…

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STM 2018 in London Features Access Professionals

STM Week 2018 begins next week in London. Three days of collaboration, standardization and consolidation are in store for those attending this annual event. The festivities begin on Tuesday, December 4th with the keynote speaker: Bill Kasdorf, from Kasdorf & Associates. His keynote address is titled: Getting it together: Advancing technology through collaboration. Let’s not forget…

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Search in the Web 3.0

The evolution of the Web began in 2001 with the Semantic Web. The evolution has moved through two stages so far. Web 1.0 was basically a set of static pages. The Web we know today is often described as Web 2.0. It is a tool that consumers and businesses use every day. This interesting information came to…

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Predictive Analytics from Historical Data

Data is necessary to feed algorithms and to produce analytics, but avoid falling into the trap of simply collecting and storing more data. You need to be able to transform any data you collect into useful information, otherwise it is more likely to just waste resources and add even more complexity. IT Web brought this topic…

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Using AI for Peer Review Process

Peer review isn’t always seen in the brightest of lights. However, it is important to remember that it is very important to the quality of things. Peer review does the same thing for science that the “inspected by #4” sticker does for your underwear. It provides assurance that someone who knows what they’re doing has double-checked it. This interesting…

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Connecting the Relevant Dots

A London-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup raised $1 million in seed funding to develop automated “machine reading” programs that aim to digest and distill the expansive mass of documents in biomedical literature and research. Fierce Biotech brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Startup aims to use AI to spot connections in published research.”…

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Taxonomy Under Attack

Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing and classifying. Typically you think of taxonomies when it comes to organisms such as plants, animals and microorganisms of the world. On a global stage and in light of political and/or religious battles, museums are often the first thing to strike back against culture, and by association, taxonomies. This…

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