BioNLP'09 Shared Task on
Event Extraction
in conjunction with BioNLP, a NAACL-HLT 2009 workshop, June 4-5 2009, Boulder, Colorado
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Final Evaluation Results
of CNTS-LTG, University of Antwerp

Task 1

Strict Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          174 (   35)       46 (   35)    20.11    76.09    31.82
        Binding            347 (   42)      145 (   42)    12.10    28.97    17.07
    Gene_expression        722 (  364)      539 (  364)    50.42    67.53    57.73
     Transcription         137 (   32)       82 (   32)    23.36    39.02    29.22
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        135 (   37)       56 (   37)    27.41    66.07    38.74
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1529 (  519)      889 (  519)    33.94    58.38    42.93
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      Regulation           291 (   23)      110 (   23)     7.90    20.91    11.47
  Positive_regulation      983 (  104)      363 (  104)    10.58    28.65    15.45
  Negative_regulation      379 (   40)      140 (   40)    10.55    28.57    15.41
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1653 (  167)      613 (  167)    10.10    27.24    14.74
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3182 (  686)     1502 (  686)    21.56    45.67    29.29
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Approximate Span Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          174 (   36)       46 (   36)    20.69    78.26    32.73
        Binding            347 (   45)      145 (   45)    12.97    31.03    18.29
    Gene_expression        722 (  371)      538 (  371)    51.39    68.96    58.89
     Transcription         137 (   34)       82 (   34)    24.82    41.46    31.05
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        135 (   38)       56 (   38)    28.15    67.86    39.79
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1529 (  533)      888 (  533)    34.86    60.02    44.10
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      Regulation           291 (   26)      110 (   26)     8.93    23.64    12.97
  Positive_regulation      983 (  114)      363 (  114)    11.60    31.40    16.94
  Negative_regulation      379 (   41)      140 (   41)    10.82    29.29    15.80
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1653 (  181)      613 (  181)    10.95    29.53    15.98
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3182 (  714)     1501 (  714)    22.44    47.57    30.49
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Approximate Span Matching/Approximate Recursive Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          174 (   36)       46 (   36)    20.69    78.26    32.73
        Binding            347 (   45)      145 (   45)    12.97    31.03    18.29
    Gene_expression        722 (  371)      538 (  371)    51.39    68.96    58.89
     Transcription         137 (   34)       82 (   34)    24.82    41.46    31.05
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        135 (   38)       56 (   38)    28.15    67.86    39.79
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1529 (  533)      888 (  533)    34.86    60.02    44.10
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      Regulation           291 (   26)      110 (   26)     8.93    23.64    12.97
  Positive_regulation      983 (  115)      363 (  115)    11.70    31.68    17.09
  Negative_regulation      379 (   42)      140 (   42)    11.08    30.00    16.18
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1653 (  183)      613 (  183)    11.07    29.85    16.15
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3182 (  716)     1501 (  716)    22.50    47.70    30.58
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Event Decomposition/Approximate Recursive Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          174 (   35)       46 (   35)    20.11    76.09    31.82
        Binding            398 (   83)      163 (   83)    20.85    50.92    29.59
    Gene_expression        722 (  364)      539 (  364)    50.42    67.53    57.73
     Transcription         137 (   32)       82 (   32)    23.36    39.02    29.22
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        135 (   37)       56 (   37)    27.41    66.07    38.74
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1580 (  560)      907 (  560)    35.44    61.74    45.03
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      Regulation           338 (   32)      122 (   32)     9.47    26.23    13.91
  Positive_regulation     1186 (  144)      404 (  144)    12.14    35.64    18.11
  Negative_regulation      416 (   50)      152 (   50)    12.02    32.89    17.61
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1940 (  226)      678 (  226)    11.65    33.33    17.27
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3520 (  786)     1585 (  786)    22.33    49.59    30.79
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Event Decomposition/Approximate Span Matching/Approximate Recursive Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          174 (   36)       46 (   36)    20.69    78.26    32.73
        Binding            398 (   88)      163 (   88)    22.11    53.99    31.37
    Gene_expression        722 (  371)      538 (  371)    51.39    68.96    58.89
     Transcription         137 (   34)       82 (   34)    24.82    41.46    31.05
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        135 (   38)       56 (   38)    28.15    67.86    39.79
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1580 (  576)      906 (  576)    36.46    63.58    46.34
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      Regulation           338 (   35)      122 (   35)    10.36    28.69    15.22
  Positive_regulation     1186 (  159)      404 (  159)    13.41    39.36    20.00
  Negative_regulation      416 (   51)      152 (   51)    12.26    33.55    17.96
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1940 (  245)      678 (  245)    12.63    36.14    18.72
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3520 (  821)     1584 (  821)    23.32    51.83    32.17
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Task 2

Strict Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          174 (   30)       46 (   30)    17.24    65.22    27.27
        Binding            349 (   38)      145 (   38)    10.89    26.21    15.38
    Gene_expression        722 (  364)      539 (  364)    50.42    67.53    57.73
     Transcription         137 (   32)       82 (   32)    23.36    39.02    29.22
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        139 (   21)       56 (   21)    15.11    37.50    21.54
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1535 (  494)      889 (  494)    32.18    55.57    40.76
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      Regulation           292 (   22)      110 (   22)     7.53    20.00    10.95
  Positive_regulation      987 (   96)      363 (   96)     9.73    26.45    14.22
  Negative_regulation      379 (   40)      140 (   40)    10.55    28.57    15.41
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1658 (  158)      613 (  158)     9.53    25.77    13.91
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3193 (  652)     1502 (  652)    20.42    43.41    27.77
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Approximate Span Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          174 (   31)       46 (   31)    17.82    67.39    28.18
        Binding            349 (   41)      145 (   41)    11.75    28.28    16.60
    Gene_expression        722 (  371)      538 (  371)    51.39    68.96    58.89
     Transcription         137 (   34)       82 (   34)    24.82    41.46    31.05
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        139 (   22)       56 (   22)    15.83    39.29    22.56
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1535 (  508)      888 (  508)    33.09    57.21    41.93
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      Regulation           292 (   25)      110 (   25)     8.56    22.73    12.44
  Positive_regulation      987 (  106)      363 (  106)    10.74    29.20    15.70
  Negative_regulation      379 (   41)      140 (   41)    10.82    29.29    15.80
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1658 (  172)      613 (  172)    10.37    28.06    15.15
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3193 (  680)     1501 (  680)    21.30    45.30    28.97
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Approximate Span Matching/Approximate Recursive Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          174 (   31)       46 (   31)    17.82    67.39    28.18
        Binding            349 (   41)      145 (   41)    11.75    28.28    16.60
    Gene_expression        722 (  371)      538 (  371)    51.39    68.96    58.89
     Transcription         137 (   34)       82 (   34)    24.82    41.46    31.05
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        139 (   22)       56 (   22)    15.83    39.29    22.56
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1535 (  508)      888 (  508)    33.09    57.21    41.93
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      Regulation           292 (   25)      110 (   25)     8.56    22.73    12.44
  Positive_regulation      987 (  112)      363 (  112)    11.35    30.85    16.59
  Negative_regulation      379 (   42)      140 (   42)    11.08    30.00    16.18
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1658 (  179)      613 (  179)    10.80    29.20    15.76
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3193 (  687)     1501 (  687)    21.52    45.77    29.27
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Event Decomposition/Approximate Recursive Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          239 (   36)       47 (   36)    15.06    76.60    25.17
        Binding            419 (   84)      167 (   84)    20.05    50.30    28.67
    Gene_expression        722 (  364)      539 (  364)    50.42    67.53    57.73
     Transcription         137 (   32)       82 (   32)    23.36    39.02    29.22
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        191 (   37)       56 (   37)    19.37    66.07    29.96
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1722 (  562)      912 (  562)    32.64    61.62    42.67
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      Regulation           349 (   32)      124 (   32)     9.17    25.81    13.53
  Positive_regulation     1220 (  150)      418 (  150)    12.30    35.89    18.32
  Negative_regulation      425 (   52)      156 (   52)    12.24    33.33    17.90
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1994 (  234)      698 (  234)    11.74    33.52    17.38
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3716 (  796)     1610 (  796)    21.42    49.44    29.89
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Event Decomposition/Approximate Span Matching/Approximate Recursive Matching

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     Event Class          gold (match)   answer (match)   recall    prec.   fscore
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     Localization          239 (   37)       47 (   37)    15.48    78.72    25.87
        Binding            419 (   89)      167 (   89)    21.24    53.29    30.38
    Gene_expression        722 (  371)      538 (  371)    51.39    68.96    58.89
     Transcription         137 (   34)       82 (   34)    24.82    41.46    31.05
  Protein_catabolism        14 (    9)       21 (    9)    64.29    42.86    51.43
    Phosphorylation        191 (   38)       56 (   38)    19.90    67.86    30.77
    ==[EVT-TOTAL]==       1722 (  578)      911 (  578)    33.57    63.45    43.90
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      Regulation           349 (   36)      124 (   36)    10.32    29.03    15.22
  Positive_regulation     1220 (  167)      418 (  167)    13.69    39.95    20.39
  Negative_regulation      425 (   53)      156 (   53)    12.47    33.97    18.24
    ==[REG-TOTAL]==       1994 (  256)      698 (  256)    12.84    36.68    19.02
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    ==[ALL-TOTAL]==       3716 (  834)     1609 (  834)    22.44    51.83    31.32
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Task 3

Strict Matching

N/A

Approximate Span Matching

N/A

Approximate Span Matching/Approximate Recursive Matching

N/A

Event Decomposition/Approximate Recursive Matching

N/A

Event Decomposition/Approximate Span Matching/Approximate Recursive Matching

N/A