Transfer learning with YOLOV8 for real-time recognition system of American Sign Language Alphabet
Sign language serves as a sophisticated means of communication vital to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, relying on hand movements, facial expressions, and body language to convey nuanced meaning. American Sign Language (ASL) exemplifies this
Bader Alsharif +2 more
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Challenges in development of the American Sign Language Lexicon Video Dataset (ASLLVD) corpus [PDF]
The American Sign Language Lexicon Video Dataset (ASLLVD) consists of videos of >3,300 ASL signs in citation form, each produced by 1-6 native ASL signers, for a total of almost 9,800 tokens.
Neidle, Carol +2 more
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Early vocabulary development in deaf native signers: a British Sign Language adaptation of the communicative development inventories [PDF]
Background: There is a dearth of assessments of sign language development in young deaf children. This study gathered age-related scores from a sample of deaf native signing children using an adapted version of the MacArthur-Bates CDI (Fenson et al ...
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ABSTRACT The FGFR2 gene, encoding the FGFR2 protein, plays a crucial role in embryonic cell development, particularly in bone tissue. Bent Bone Dysplasia (BBD), FGFR2‐related (MIM# 614592), is a rare severe skeletal dysplasia characterized by craniofacial differences, reduced bone mineral density, and bowed long bones.
Cheyenne Bates +6 more
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Perceptions of deaf candidates during job interviews: An exploration
Abstract Across industries, deaf Americans face employment challenges, in part due to attitudes and perceptions of hearing managers. Barriers to gainful employment can negatively impact financial and social outcomes for individuals and their families.
Claudia C. Mich, Hayley Stokar
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3D face tracking and multi-scale, spatio-temporal analysis of linguistically significant facial expressions and head positions in ASL [PDF]
Essential grammatical information is conveyed in signed languages by clusters of events involving facial expressions and movements of the head and upper body. This poses a significant challenge for computer-based sign language recognition.
Liu, Bo +4 more
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Semantic Integration and Age of Acquisition Effects in Code-Blend Comprehension [PDF]
Published: 10 December 2015Semantic and lexical decision tasks were used to investigate the mechanisms underlying code-blend facilitation: the finding that hearing bimodal bilinguals comprehend signs in American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English ...
Emmorey, Karen, Giezen, Marcel R.
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ABSTRACT Background Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is crucial for timely intervention, and requires reliable and valid screening and diagnostic tools. The Toddler Module of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS‐2), is widely used but its factor structure and applicability in the clinical practice need ...
Ilenia Le Donne +6 more
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The ASL Dataset for Real-Time Recognition and Integration with LLM Services [PDF]
This study aims to investigate the impact of hand gesture recognition techniques on the efficiency of American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, addressing a critical gap in the existing literature.
Michał Chwesiuk, Piotr Popis
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Grammaticalisation processes in Flemish sign language [PDF]
Following Hopper & Traugott (2003 [1993]: 232), grammaticalisation can be defined as “the change whereby lexical items and constructions come in certain linguistic contexts to serve grammatical functions and, once grammaticalized, continue to develop new
Van Herreweghe, Mieke
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