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Al-Humaidi, H M (2007) A fuzzy logic approach to model delays in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Al-Kaabi, N S (2006) A fuzzy-based construction safety advisor (CSA) for construction safety in the United Arab Emirates, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Bu-Qammaz, A S A S (2015) Risk management model for international public construction joint venture projects in Kuwait, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
El-khawas, I N (1997) The optimal design of buildings: A life-cycle approach to energy efficiency, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Ellis, R A (1980) An analysis of the impact of public participation activities in water and transportation projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Fereshtehnejad, S (2018) Multi-hazard lifecycle methods for aging structures and infrastructure systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Garrett, C C (1991) Roadway infrastructure management and investment behavior studies for developing countries: A multicriteria approach to road improvement decision-making, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Godby, C J (2002) A computational study of lexicalized noun phrases in English, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: market; morphology; highway; traffic; aerodynamics; hydrology; safety; mathematics
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/251693291
- Abstract:
Lexicalized noun phrases are noun phrases that function as words. In English, lexicalized noun phrases are usually realized as noun-noun compounds such as theater ticket and garbage man, or as adjective-noun phrases such as black market and high school. In specialized or technical subject domains, phrases such as urban planning, air traffic control, highway engineering and combinatorial mathematics represent conventional names for concepts that are just as important to the as single-word terms such as adsorbents, hydrology, or aerodynamics. Yet despite the fact that lexicalized noun phrases are frequent enough to be cited in dictionaries, book indexes, the traditional linguistic literature has failed to identify consistent and categorical formal criteria for identifying them. This study develops and evaluates a linguistically natural computational method for recognizing lexicalized noun phrases in a large corpus of English-language engineering text by synthesizing the insights of studies in traditional linguistics and computational linguists. From the scholarship in theoretical linguistics, the analysis adopts the perspective that lexicalized noun phrases represent the names of concepts that are important to a community of speakers and have survived a single context of use. Theoretical linguists have also proposed diagnostic tests for identifying lexicalized noun phrases, many of which can be formalized in a computational study. From the scholarship in computational linguistics, the analysis incorporates the view that a linguistic investigation can be extended and verified by processing relevant evidence from a corpus of text, which can be evaluated using mathematical models that do not require categorical input. In a engineering text, a small set of linguistic contexts, including professor of, department of or studies in, yields long lists of lexicalized noun phrases, including public safety, abstract state machines, complex systems, computer graphics, and mathematical morphology. The study reported here identifies lexical and syntactic contexts that harbor lexicalized noun phrases and submits them to a machine-learning algorithm that classifies the lexical status of noun phrases extracted from the text. Results from several evaluations show that this evidence is relevant to the classification, and informal evidence from many other subject domains implies that the results can be generalized.
Halfawy, M M R (1998) A multi-agent collaborative framework for concurrent design of constructed facilities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Hauenstein, A D (1966) Construction: A taxonomy and syllabus of production practices with implications for industrial arts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Jin, R (2013) A statistical modeling approach to studying the effects of alternative and waste materials on green concrete properties, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Mahmood, N A (2021) Real-time site safety risk assessment and intervention for on-foot building construction workers using RFID-based multi-sensor intelligent system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Pan, N-F S (2001) Fuzzy reasoning expert scheduling system (FRESS) for highway construction subject to rain impact: A case study in Taiwan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Sadoun, B I (1992) A modeling methodology for energy-conserving site design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Sarma, K C (2001) Fuzzy discrete multicriteria cost optimization of steel structures using genetic algorithm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Sirca, G F (2019) Analysis of full-scale in-service civil engineering structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Stanbury, J A C (1992) An exploratory empirical study of the international consulting engineering design services industry: A United States perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Tseng, C-H (2006) Safety performance analyzer for constructed environments (SPACE), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Vargas, C A (1998) Investigating construction falls using fault tree analysis and developing a prototype tool to reduce falls using expert system and computer-assisted instruction methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Wee, S (1993) A prototype of an expert system for pavement maintenance and rehabilitation strategy in the state of Ohio (espresso), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Yang, F (2022) Ascending the pagoda: A ground-up exploration of the ancient construction methods of dayanta using virtual reality, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Yoo, W S (2007) An information-based decision making framework for evaluating and forecasting a project cost and completion date, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Ohio State University.
Young, D R (1968) The development of a construction industry interest inventory, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.
Yu, B (2007) Essays on structural analysis of procurement auctions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The Ohio State University.