Variability in speaking rate results in a many-to-many mapping between acoustic properties in speech and the linguistic interpretation of an utterance. In order to recognize the phonetic structure of an utterance, listeners must calibrate their phonetic decisions against the rate at which the speech was produced. This process of rate normalization is fast and effective allowing listeners to mai...

ECP Newsletter 2000-6 JEMAI “Environmental accounting” is now attracting the attention of Japanese industry. In the past, environmental audit, eco-labeling, EPE, LCA and other techniques have been developed to support environmental management by enterprises. Eco-materials and eco-design focusing on environmental harmony of raw materials, materials and products have been developed and are used. ...

sustainable architecture is known as an important strategy in recent years and all around the world are cooperating to achieve this by use of natural elements. there are many examples of residential buildings in iran s past and its traditional architecture that the architecture in the interim of paying attention to aesthetic issues and preserving the natural environment acts in a way that meets...