The ratio of the short time Fourier transform (STFT) coe cients of signals received at two sensors can factor out the role of the power spectrum of emitting sources, under an assumption called disjoint orthogonality. Thus, it can reveal parameters speci c to the mixing scenario and serve as a basis for channel estimation techniques. In this paper we analyze and extend a source separation method...

Unlike the great apes and most other primates, all species of gibbons are known to produce elaborate, species-specific and sex-specific patterns of vocalisation usually referred to as "songs". In most, but not all, species, mated pairs may characteristically combine their songs in a relatively rigid pattern to produce coordinated duet songs. Previous studies disagree on whether duetting or the ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of dual-head lithotripsy on renal function and morphology in a pig model of shockwave (SW) injury, as lithotripters with two shock heads are now available for treating patients, but little information is available with which to judge the safety of treatment with dual pulses. MATERIALS AND METHODS A dual-head electrohydraulic lithotripter (Duet, Direx Corp., Nati...

OBJECTIVES Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients are frequently co-infected with hepatitis B and/or C virus (HBV/HCV). The safety of etravirine was investigated over 96 weeks in patients co-infected with HIV type-1 (HIV-1) and HBV and/or HCV in the Phase III DUET trials. DUET-1 and DUET-2 are registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT00254046 and NCT00255099, respectively). METHOD...

This paper describes introductory studies for an intermedia performance Counterlines a duet for Disklavier and Wacom Cintiq, in which both performers generate audiovisual materials that relate to each other contrapuntally. In the described five studies the pianist generates graphic lines while playing music and the graphic performer generates piano lines by drawing. The paper discusses our appr...

In our daily lives, auditory stream segregation allows us to differentiate concurrent sound sources and to make sense of the scene we are experiencing. However, a combination of segregation and the concurrent integration of auditory streams is necessary in order to analyze the relationship between streams and thus perceive a coherent auditory scene. The present functional magnetic resonance ima...