Whisper mutations: cryptic messages within the genetic code

Advancements in whisper-island detection within normally phonated audio streams

In this study, several improvements are proposed for improved whisper-island detection within normally phonated audio streams. Based on our previous study, an improved feature, which is more sensitive to vocal effort change points between whisper and neutral speech, is developed and utilized in vocal effort change point(VECP) detection and vocal effort classification. Evaluation is based on the...

Whisper

Notes, jottings and writings smuggled out of a British prison have been fused into this book, or as it is better described by Timothy Leary; this 'whispered manuscript'. One of the authors, Brian Barritt, was sentenced to 'four years' meditation' for attempting to bring four pounds of hashish through H.M. Customs in 1966, and on his release from prison, with the help of David Ball, he put the s...

Cryptic genetic variation

What is cryptic genetic variation? Cryptic genetic variation refers to unexpressed, bottled-up genetic potential. It is not normally seen, but is expressed under abnormal conditions such as in a new environment or a different genetic background. In a sense, the measurable component of normal variation is just the tip of an iceberg of genetic possibilities that are hidden below the visible surface.

Cryptic messages: is noncoagulant tissue factor reserved for cell signaling?

T issue factor (TF) is the principal initiator of blood clotting in response to vascular injury and in thrombotic disease (1). TF, an integral membrane protein, is normally excluded from the vascular compartment. Coagulation is initiated when TF is exposed to zymogen coagulation proteases in plasma upon vascular damage. TF first binds factor VII, supporting both its activation to VIIa and activ...

Genetic Mutations that Cause Coronary Artery Disease