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Comparing Binaural Pre-processing Strategies I

Trends in Hearing, 2015
In a collaborative research project, several monaural and binaural noise reduction algorithms have been comprehensively evaluated. In this article, eight selected noise reduction algorithms were assessed using instrumental measures, with a focus on the ...
Regina M. Baumgärtel, Martin Krawczyk-Becker, Daniel Marquardt, Christoph Völker, Hongmei Hu, Tobias Herzke, Graham Coleman, Kamil Adiloğlu, Stephan M. A. Ernst, Timo Gerkmann, Simon Doclo, Birger Kollmeier, Volker Hohmann, Mathias Dietz   +13 more
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“I Need to Be Prepared”: EFL Teachers in Korea and GenAI's Influence on Their Professional Identities

Future in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The proliferation of generative artificial intelligent (GenAI) models and tools are revolutionizing how existing practices are transformed across multiple industries, including English language education. Simultaneously, the capabilities of these models are shaping how teachers reevaluate their roles as educators, especially in high‐stakes ...
Josh Hayes, A. Jane Loper
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of a surgical mask and an N95 mask on intelligibility of explicit and ambiguous speech produced in the operating room environment

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Science
Purpose We investigated the effects of a surgical mask and an N95 mask on speech intelligibility using explicit and ambiguous sentences in Japanese. In addition, the effects of background noise specific to an operating room environment on the speech ...
Hidemi Ishido, Rieko Oishi, Yuki Yamazaki, Satoki Inoue   +3 more
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Factors affecting the speech intelligibility of children with hearing impairment

The Rehabilitation Journal
Background: Children with hearing impairment have difficulties affecting their ability to understand speech and general communication development.
Ramsha Haroon , Mahnoor Javed , Samra Abid , Ayesha Riaz , Sidra Shabbir   +4 more
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Woman‐centeredness of family planning care and associated factors in a semi‐urban health district in West Cameroon

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To measure the woman‐centeredness of family planning (FP) care and determine its correlates in West Cameroon. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional analytical study from August to November 2024 in the Mifi Health District (MHD). We included women receiving FP care in all the public health facilities. We collected data were using the
Jovanny Tsuala Fouogue, Wiliams Carter Kenne Djuatio, Armand Tiotsia Tsapi, Ymele Florent Fouelifack, Madye Ange Ngo Dingom, Estelle Diane Modjo Kamdem, Jeanne Hortence Fouelifack Fouedjio   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Body-Conducted Acoustic Sensors for Human-Robot Communication in Noisy Environments

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2013
In this study, the use of alternative acoustic sensors in human-robot communication is investigated. In particular, a Non-Audible Murmur (NAM) microphone was applied in tele-operating the Geminoid HI-1 robot in noisy environments.
Panikos Heracleous, Carlos T. Ishi, Takahiro Miyashita, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita   +4 more
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Radical Uncertainty and New Sector Emergence: An Action Theory of Co‐Creative Stakeholders

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For much of the past century, entrepreneurship scholars have sought to understand and assess the nature, role, and impact of uncertainty. While the sum total of this work has contributed valuable insights, radical uncertainty—characterized by dynamic conditions in which outcomes are unknowable at the time action must be taken—remains weakly ...
Parul Manocha, Richard “Rick” A. Hunt   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automation of the logatom intelligibility measurements in rooms

Archives of Acoustics, 2014
Speech intelligibility is one of basic quality parameters of speech transmission in rooms. The methods for assessment of speech quality fall into two classes: subjective and objective methods.
Stefan Brachmański
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Early intervention and psychoeducational support as the predictors of speech intelligibility of persons with orofacial clefts in Southwestern Nigeria

Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
Background: Speech intelligibility is a critical challenge for individuals with orofacial clefts, as effective communication is essential for cognitive and social development.
Ahmed Olaitan Lawal, Subramaniyan Suraj Balasubramaniyan, Ayo Osisanya, Adeola Adenike Olusanya   +3 more
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Speech Intelligibility During Clinical and Low Frequency

Brain Sciences, 2020
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has become an effective and widely used tool in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). STN-DBS has varied effects on speech.
John J. Sidtis, Diana Van Lancker Sidtis, Ritesh Ramdhani, Michele Tagliati   +3 more
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