Research First
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Research First is the guiding motto of Tohoku University, emphasizing the institution’s primary commitment to advancing scholarly inquiry and innovation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Research First canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T423971 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Research First Context triple: [Tohoku University, motto, Research First]
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A.
Search and Discovery
Search and Discovery is a regular Physics Today section that highlights notable recent advances and findings across the physical sciences.
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B.
Statistical Research Center
The Statistical Research Center is a unit of the American Institute of Physics that conducts and disseminates data-driven studies on education, employment, and demographics in the physical sciences community.
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C.
Research and Analysis Branch
The Research and Analysis Branch was the intelligence analysis arm of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services during World War II, responsible for gathering, interpreting, and reporting strategic information.
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D.
Southern Research
Southern Research is an independent, nonprofit scientific research organization known for its work in drug discovery, engineering, and energy and environmental technologies.
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E.
Systems Research Laboratories
Systems Research Laboratories was a technology and defense research company known for advanced engineering and systems development work in areas such as electronics and aerospace.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Research First Target entity description: Research First is the guiding motto of Tohoku University, emphasizing the institution’s primary commitment to advancing scholarly inquiry and innovation.
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A.
Search and Discovery
Search and Discovery is a regular Physics Today section that highlights notable recent advances and findings across the physical sciences.
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B.
Statistical Research Center
The Statistical Research Center is a unit of the American Institute of Physics that conducts and disseminates data-driven studies on education, employment, and demographics in the physical sciences community.
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C.
Research and Analysis Branch
The Research and Analysis Branch was the intelligence analysis arm of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services during World War II, responsible for gathering, interpreting, and reporting strategic information.
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D.
Southern Research
Southern Research is an independent, nonprofit scientific research organization known for its work in drug discovery, engineering, and energy and environmental technologies.
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E.
Systems Research Laboratories
Systems Research Laboratories was a technology and defense research company known for advanced engineering and systems development work in areas such as electronics and aerospace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guiding principle
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university motto ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Tohoku University ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tohoku University ⓘ |
| category |
academic value statement
ⓘ
university slogan ⓘ |
| communicatedThrough |
admissions materials
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university publications ⓘ university website ⓘ |
| describes | Tohoku University’s primary commitment to research ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
academic research
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advancing scholarly inquiry ⓘ innovation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
knowledge creation
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research excellence ⓘ scientific advancement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tohoku University’s branding
ⓘ
Tohoku University’s institutional identity ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guide institutional priorities at Tohoku University
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to highlight the centrality of research at Tohoku University ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
academic freedom
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innovation-driven university ⓘ research-led education ⓘ |
| relatedToLocation |
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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linked to:
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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| targetAudience |
industry partners
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international collaborators ⓘ prospective students ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Tohoku University administration
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linked to:
Tohoku University
Tohoku University faculty ⓘ
linked to:
Tohoku University
Tohoku University students ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Research First Description of subject: Research First is the guiding motto of Tohoku University, emphasizing the institution’s primary commitment to advancing scholarly inquiry and innovation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.