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Discriminative Self-training for Punctuation Prediction [PDF]
Punctuation prediction for automatic speech recognition (ASR) output transcripts plays a crucial role for improving the readability of the ASR transcripts and for improving the performance of downstream natural language processing applications. However, achieving good performance on punctuation prediction often requires large amounts of labeled speech ...
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Speech Perception in Ménière Disease
Introduction Ménière disease (MD) affects the inner ear, comprising the cochlea and semicircular canals. Symptoms include severe incapacitating vertigo, nausea, vomit, aural fullness, and sensorineural hearing loss – in which speech ...
Patricia Craveiro Fernandes+3 more
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Speech perception abilities of adults with dyslexia: is there any evidence for a true deficit? [PDF]
PURPOSE: This study investigated whether adults with dyslexia show evidence of a consistent speech perception deficit by testing phoneme categorization and word perception in noise.
Hazan, V.+4 more
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Auditory discrimination, the hearing ability crucial for speech and language development, allowing one to perceive changes in volume, duration and frequency of sounds, was assessed for 366 participants with normal peripheral hearing: 220 participants ...
Anna Guzek, Katarzyna Iwanicka-Pronicka
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Reconhecimento de fala em idosos: proposta de um teste considerando a previsibilidade da palavra
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar o reconhecimento de fala, considerando a previsibilidade da palavra a partir de um teste elaborado. Métodos Foi realizada anamnese, testes de rastreio de comprometimento cognitivo e depressão e avaliação audiológica ...
Lucila Leal Calais+4 more
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Introduction Speech tests such as logoaudiometry measure the ability to perceive and recognize oral sounds. The Speech Recognition Index (SRI) is one of the speech tests adopted in clinical routine; it uses standardized live voice and recorded speeches ...
Nicoli Valverde Mafra+5 more
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Comparison of word-, sentence, and phoneme-based training strategies in improving the perception of spectrally-distorted speech [PDF]
Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of three self-administered strategies for auditory training that might improve speech perception by adult users of cochlear implants. The strategies are based, respectively, on discriminating isolated words, words in
Stacey, PC, Summerfield, AQ
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Cochlear implants (CIs) can partially restore functional hearing in deaf individuals. However, multiple factors affect CI listener's speech perception, resulting in large performance differences.
Alejandro Lopez Valdes+6 more
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Noise speech tests in the audiological clinic - An Integrative Review
Introduction: Conventional audiometry is not reliable enough to predict a person’s understanding in a noisy environment, so inserting speech noise tests into the audiological clinical routine can be a useful tool for detecting possible central auditory ...
Andréa Paz-Oliveira+3 more
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High variability identification and discrimination training for Japanese speakers learning English /r/-/l/ [PDF]
Second-language (L2) learners can benefit from exposure to phonetically variable speech during computer-based training. Moreover, this training can be effective even for L2 learners who have extensive exposure to their L2 in daily life, suggesting that ...
Iverson, P, Shinohara, Y
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