We propose an incremental unsupervised adaptation method based on reinforcement learning in order to achieve robust speech recognition in various noisy environments. Reinforcement learning is a training method based on rewards that represents correctness of outputs instead of supervised data. The training progresses gradually based on rewards given. Our method is able to perform environmental a...

it is dawn clear that empowered employees in public sector perform a critical role in their organizational service quality. by the same token, currently competitive advantages stem from employees’ high self-confidence and their commitment toward the goals rather than application of high technologies. this study summarizes twenty influencing factors on employees empowerment including information...

UROLOGIC NURSING / April 2005 / Volume 25 Number 2 Reward and recognition are two things I, as a manager, promote with my nursing team. I encourage them to recognize each other and the rewards will come. I give you this message: reward yourself by becoming certified in urology, and the recognition will come. The recognition may not be monetary, but the rewards of accomplishing a new goal are pr...

This study examined the possibility that the relation between extrinsic rewards (e.g., pay and recognition) and employee creativity varied as a function of two conditions: employee job complexity and employee cognitive style. Our results showed a positive relation between extrinsic rewards and creativity for employees with an adaptive cognitive style who worked on relatively simple jobs. We fou...