In-car intoxication detection from speech is a highly promising non-intrusive method to reduce the accident risk associated with drunk driving. However, in-car noise significantly influences the recognition performance and needs to be addressed in practical applications. In this paper, we investigate how seriously the intrinsic in-car noise and background music affect the accuracy of intoxicati...

This book, the first full-length text on the subject, explores the everyday use of music listening while driving a car. It presents the relationship between cars and music in an effort to understand how music behaviour in the car can either enhance driver safety or place the driver at increased risk of accidents. A great deal of work has been done to investigate and reduce driver distraction an...

Biofeedback tools generally use visualizations to display physiological information to the user. As such, these tools are incompatible with visually demanding tasks such as driving. While auditory or haptic biofeedback may be used in these cases, the additional sensory channels can increase workload or act as a nuisance to the user. A number of studies, however, have shown that music can improv...

Devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs of various sizes have become increasingly popular, finding new applications, including in-car audio systems. This paper proposes a new car audio system. In the architecture, music data is stored in an online database, which users are then able to select a genre of music or a playlist from through a 2D interface. Self-organizing map, depending on a per...

 Environmental enrichment is one of the methods for improving fish growth performance. In the present trial, the effects of both light color and music on growth performance and survival of goldfish (Carassius auratus) (initial mean weight: 4.15±0.08 g) were investigated for 2 months. Two light color treatments (red light and white light) and three music treatments (M0: without music, M30:30 min...