In this paper, we define an F0 quantization scheme for a very low bit rate speech coder based on HMM (Hidden Markov Model). In the coding system, the encoder carries out phoneme recognition, and transmits phoneme indices, state durations and F0 information to the decoder. In the decoder, phoneme HMMs are concatenated according to the phoneme indices, and a sequence of mel-cepstral coefficient v...

In today’s era, managerial decision making has become a very momentous component due to the leverage of attention on achieving organizational goal i.e. enhancing effective utilization of input assets, satisfying customers’ demand and minimizing loss (maximize profit). The evaluation of the most appropriate Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine tool has become one of the key factors for susta...

The subjective anxiety scale is an assessment tool commonly used in behavioral research and therapy to quantify verbal report of private events, usually states of fear. An investigation was undertaken to determine the extent of relationship between the subjective anxiety scale and two concurrent measures of autonomic arousal, peripheral vasoconstriction and heart rate. Measures were recorded du...

This study replicated and extended prior research by examining neighborhood context as a moderator of the relation between the constellation of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention (HIA) difficulties and conduct problems among African American youth (11-16 years old; 55% girls) from single mother homes (N = 193). Using audio computer-assisted interview (ACASI) software, mother-child dyads ...

OBJECTIVE To determine why patients with Huntington disease are apparently unaware of their involuntary movements. DESIGN Correlative study using a subjective report questionnaire of physical symptoms and objective measures of neurologic and cognitive dysfunction. PATIENTS Forty patients with Huntington disease attending a regional Huntington disease clinic. RESULTS Patients were poor at ...

OBJECTIVE Researchers have suggested that poor sleep may play a role in the association between discrimination and health, but studies linking experiences of discrimination to sleep are limited. The authors examined associations between reports of everyday discrimination over 4 years (chronic everyday discrimination) and subjective and objective indicators of poor sleep. METHOD Participants w...

Introduction: Research has shown that adults who stutter have reacted with increased skin conductance and lower heart rates when confronted videos of severe stuttering compared to fluent speech. It not been clearly established how these physiological indices or autonomic arousals are related attitudes. The current study sought compare psychometric measures anxiety attitudes.Method: In a multipl...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Determine the relationship of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) electroencephalographic (EEG) spectral measures and the response to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in primary insomnia (PI). DESIGN Patients with PI were randomly assigned to CBT or a placebo intervention (PC). Ambulatory polysomnography was performed before and after treatment. SETTING University medical cente...

Do People Seek to Maximize Their Subjective Well‐Being?* In a new survey we ask respondents, after a standard Subjective Well‐Being (SWB) question, if they can think of changes in their lives that would improve their SWB score. If the SWB score is just one argument among others in the respondents’ goals in life, they should easily find ways to improve it, at the expense of other dimensions they...