Triple
T11466588
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ziehl–Neelsen stain |
E271795
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object | carbol fuchsin acid-fast stain |
E271795
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: carbol fuchsin acid-fast stain | Statement: [Ziehl–Neelsen stain, alsoKnownAs, carbol fuchsin acid-fast stain]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: carbol fuchsin acid-fast stain Context triple: [Ziehl–Neelsen stain, alsoKnownAs, carbol fuchsin acid-fast stain]
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A.
Ziehl–Neelsen stain
chosen
Ziehl–Neelsen stain is a classic acid-fast staining technique used in microbiology to visualize Mycobacterium species, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in clinical specimens.
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B.
Lowenstein–Jensen medium
Lowenstein–Jensen medium is a specialized egg-based solid growth medium used primarily for the isolation and cultivation of Mycobacterium species, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in clinical microbiology.
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C.
Difco
Difco is a well-known microbiology brand that produces and supplies a wide range of culture media and related laboratory products.
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D.
Kato-Katz thick smear
Kato-Katz thick smear is a parasitological stool examination technique widely used to quantify helminth eggs, especially for diagnosing intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections.
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E.
Formazza
Formazza is a mountainous Italian municipality in the Piedmont region, known for its alpine landscapes, waterfalls, and Walser cultural heritage.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aae0c8d881908a5a360c0be3242e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d822f5eb988190b309b8e309f6d1a5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e60415f6ac8190ad81ed0ef0a30e12 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:46 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.