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Voice analysis before and after vocal rehabilitation in patients following open surgery on vocal cords [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016 Background/Aim. The major role of larynx in speech, respiration and swallowing makes carcinomas of this region and their treatment very influential for patients’ life quality.
Bunijevac Mila +3 more
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The difficulty of oral speech act production tasks in second language pragmatics testing
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 This study examined the relative difficulty of oral speech act production tasks involving eight different types of speech acts for Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) learners and the effects of three contextual variables, namely, power, social ...
Weiying Huang, Xiaofei Lu
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Patients’ expectation and satisfaction with complete denture before and after the therapy [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015 Background/Aim. Difficulties in the acceptance of dentures are multifactorial including psychosocial ones. It is questionable whether the patients’ satisfaction depends only on the complete denture therapy characteristics.
Zou Yun, Zhan Desong
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Audiology: Communication Research, 2016 RESUMO Objetivo Comparar a performance motora oral complexa em crianças com gagueira persistente do desenvolvimento e em crianças fluentes, a partir do cálculo da velocidade de produção da diadococinesia sequencial (DDK/SMR) e análise da tipologia de ...
Fabíola Staróbole Juste +3 more
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مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2018 Introduction: Speech is a complex motor skill that requires control and coordination of different systems such as respiration, vocalization, and articulation.
Faranak Kianfar +2 more
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Measuring phonetic convergence in speech production [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 Phonetic convergence is defined as an increase in the similarity of acoustic-phonetic form between talkers. Previous research has demonstrated phonetic convergence both when a talker listens passively to speech and while talkers engage in social interaction.
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Comparison of fundamental frequency and formants frequency measurements in two speech tasks
Revista CEFAC, 2019 Purpose: to compare the measurements of fundamental frequency (F0) and frequency of the first two formants (F1 and F2) of the seven oral vowels of the Brazilian Portuguese in two speech tasks, in adults without voice and speech disorders.
Flávia Viegas +6 more
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Pneumo-phono-articulatory coordination assessment in dysarthria cases: a cross-sectional study
São Paulo Medical Journal, 2018 BACKGROUND: Pneumo-phono-articulatory coordination is often impaired in dysarthric patients. Because all speech is produced upon exhalation, adequate respiratory support and coordination are essential for communication.
Rebeca de Oliveira Chappaz +2 more
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Measuring communication difficulty through effortful speech production during conversation [PDF]
Speech Communication, 2018 This study describes the use of a novel conversation elicitation framework to collect fluent, dynamic conversational speech in simulated realistic acoustic environments of varying complexities. Our aim is to quantify speech modifications during conversation, which characterize effortful speech, as a function of the difficulty of the acoustic ...
Timothy Beechey +2 more
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New computer aided device for real time analysis of speech of people with Parkinson’s disease
Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2022 Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects the coordination of muscles and limbs, including those responsible of the speech production.
Juan Camilo Vásquez Correa +4 more
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