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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).

Phrase: Ralph Merkle | Statement: [Merkle–Damgård construction, independentlyProposedBy, Ralph Merkle]

Target entity: Ralph Merkle
Context triple: [Merkle–Damgård construction, independentlyProposedBy, Ralph Merkle]

• A. Ralph Merkle chosen
  Ralph Merkle is an American computer scientist and cryptographer known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography and for contributions such as Merkle trees and Merkle–Damgård hashing.
• B. Martin Hellman
  Martin Hellman is an American cryptologist best known as a co-inventor of public-key cryptography, which revolutionized secure digital communication.
• C. Whitfield Diffie
  Whitfield Diffie is an American cryptographer best known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography, whose work revolutionized secure digital communication.
• D. Ronald L. Rivest
  Ronald L. Rivest is an American cryptographer and computer scientist best known as one of the co-inventors of the RSA public-key cryptosystem and a pioneer in modern cryptography.
• E. Leonard Adleman
  Leonard Adleman is an American computer scientist and cryptographer best known as one of the co-inventors of the RSA public-key cryptosystem.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target predicate: independentlyProposedBy
Context triple: [Merkle–Damgård construction, independentlyProposedBy, Ralph Merkle]

• A. independentlyFormulated chosen
  Indicates that multiple entities arrived at the same or similar idea, result, or formulation without influencing or relying on each other.
• B. co-discoveredWith
  Indicates that two or more entities jointly discovered the same object, phenomenon, or finding.
• C. originallyProposedFor
  Indicates that something was first suggested, designed, or intended to be used for a particular purpose, context, or target.
• D. proposedInYear
  Indicates that something, such as a plan, idea, or piece of legislation, was formally put forward or suggested in a specific calendar year.
• E. originallyIndependentOf
  Indicates that one entity was initially separate from, and not derived from or influenced by, another entity at the outset.
• F. None of above.