Sanja Lazić1, Dragana Šunjka1, Nada Grahovac2, Valéria Guzsvány3, Ferenc Bagi1 and Dragana Budakov1 1University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia ([email protected]) 2Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia 3University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, ...

Speech activity detection (SAD) is an essential component for a variety of speech processing applications. It has been observed that performances of various speech based tasks are very much dependent on the efficiency of the SAD. In this paper, we have systematically reviewed some popular SAD techniques and their applications in speaker recognition. Speaker verification system using different S...

ABSTRACT A wide variety of systemic autoimmune diseases (SAD) affects the liver, and various forms of hepatic involvement have been reported. Patients who have SAD, the abnormal liver function tests might be caused by SAD. In most of these patients, SAD should be treated primary. Liver involvement in SAD is a matter of great clinical challenge evoking several questions upon diagnostic criteria ...

Ivan Mikov1, Velibor Vasović2, Aleksandra Mikov3, Svetlana Goločorbin-Kon4, Karmen Stankov5 and Momir Mikov2 1Institute of Occupational Health, Medical Faculty, Futoška 121, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia ([email protected]) 2Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Futoška 121, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia 3Institute of Child and Youth Health Care, Medical Faculty, Fut...

OBJECTIVE To examine the natural course of social anxiety disorder (SAD) in the community and to explore predictors for adverse long-term outcomes. METHOD A community sample of N = 3021 subjects aged 14-24 was followed-up over 10 years using the DSM-IV/M-CIDI. Persistence of SAD is based on a composite score reflecting the proportion of years affected since onset. Diagnostic stability is the ...

To examine the prevalence and correlates of social anxiety disorder (SAD) in veterans, 733 veterans from four VA primary care clinics were evaluated using self-report questionnaires, telephone interviews, and a 12-month retrospective review of primary care charts. We also tested the concordance between primary care providers' detection of anxiety problems and diagnoses of SAD from psychiatric i...

Elucidation of mechanisms underlying the high rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains a pressing clinical and research concern. Despite data indicating that social anxiety disorder (SAD) may be a psychological vulnerability that increases AUD risk, no known prospective research has examined underlying mechanisms. Given the nature of SAD, social support and peer alcohol use may be implicated...

BACKGROUND Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) episodes will recur annually without effective intervention. Effectiveness of such interventions is traditionally measured with depression-specific tools (e.g., Beck Depression Inventory 2nd Edition; BDI-II). In a climate of potentially scarce resources, generic outcomes, such as Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), are recommended for cost-effective...