Triple

T9477369

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniforms	`E228548`	entity
Predicate	hasInsignia	`P642`	FINISHED
Object	USPHS shoulder boards USPHS shoulder boards are rank insignia worn on the uniforms of officers in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, displaying their grade and corps affiliation.	`E228548`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: USPHS shoulder boards | Statement: [United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniforms, hasInsignia, USPHS shoulder boards]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USPHS shoulder boards
Context triple: [United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniforms, hasInsignia, USPHS shoulder boards]

A. United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniforms
The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniforms are the distinctive naval-style dress and duty uniforms worn by officers of the USPHS, symbolizing their federal commissioned status and public health mission.
B. FORSCOM shoulder sleeve insignia
The FORSCOM shoulder sleeve insignia is the distinctive U.S. Army patch worn by personnel of the United States Army Forces Command, symbolizing its mission to train, mobilize, and deploy combat-ready forces.
C. Special Forces shoulder sleeve insignia
The Special Forces shoulder sleeve insignia is a U.S. Army uniform patch that identifies soldiers assigned to Special Forces units, featuring the iconic dagger and arrows emblem.
D. Navy ribbons
Navy ribbons are small, rectangular decorations worn on U.S. Navy uniforms to represent various personal awards, commendations, and service achievements.
E. Indianhead shoulder sleeve insignia
The Indianhead shoulder sleeve insignia is the iconic Native American–profile patch worn by soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry Division.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: USPHS shoulder boards
Triple: [United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniforms, hasInsignia, USPHS shoulder boards]

Generated description

USPHS shoulder boards are rank insignia worn on the uniforms of officers in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, displaying their grade and corps affiliation.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USPHS shoulder boards
Target entity description: USPHS shoulder boards are rank insignia worn on the uniforms of officers in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, displaying their grade and corps affiliation.

A. United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniforms chosen
The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniforms are the distinctive naval-style dress and duty uniforms worn by officers of the USPHS, symbolizing their federal commissioned status and public health mission.
B. FORSCOM shoulder sleeve insignia
The FORSCOM shoulder sleeve insignia is the distinctive U.S. Army patch worn by personnel of the United States Army Forces Command, symbolizing its mission to train, mobilize, and deploy combat-ready forces.
C. Special Forces shoulder sleeve insignia
The Special Forces shoulder sleeve insignia is a U.S. Army uniform patch that identifies soldiers assigned to Special Forces units, featuring the iconic dagger and arrows emblem.
D. Navy ribbons
Navy ribbons are small, rectangular decorations worn on U.S. Navy uniforms to represent various personal awards, commendations, and service achievements.
E. Indianhead shoulder sleeve insignia
The Indianhead shoulder sleeve insignia is the iconic Native American–profile patch worn by soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry Division.
F. None of above.

Provenance (5 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_69ca847162c48190b079076c9595513c`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cd801386948190890133f622ff360b`	completed	April 1, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69d12ceb52088190a03963a762c7d30d`	completed	April 4, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69d12de7e14c8190b32b96847aafcabb`	completed	April 4, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69d12e4077a4819094e86eb0de69b2ed`	completed	April 4, 2026, 3:29 p.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:54 p.m.