This paper presents a new method for speech coding at rates around 1.2 kbps based on STRAIGHT, a high quality speech analysis-synthesis method. For encoding spectral information, Modified Restricted Temporal Decomposition (MRTD) based vector quantization is used, where MRTD is a method of temporal decomposition for line spectral frequency parameters. Meanwhile, pitch and gain parameters are cod...

In this paper, a nonconforming mixed finite element method (FEM) is presented to approximate time-dependent Maxwell’s equations in a three-dimensional bounded domain with absorbing boundary conditions (ABC). By employing traditional variational formula, instead of adding penalty terms, we show that the discrete scheme is robust. Meanwhile, with the help of the element’s typical properties and d...

Focusing on the visual effect deficiency in the application of standard LOD algorithm for 3D landscape design, 3D landscape designing model based on terrain complexity collision and shading rendering is built in this paper. First, 3D landscape design models are devided into two categories, regular terrain and irregular terrain, and different rules are respectively adopted during model building....

This paper elucidates the impacts of the September 2005 foot and mouth disease outbreak on the Brazilian meat market for different levels of the industry (export, wholesale, and farm). The associated import ban by Russia on Brazilian meat exports is also analyzed. Results suggest that the increase in domestic supply due to the import ban generated downward pressure on prices at all levels for p...

Many European languages have two second person pronouns, one for informal and one for formal address, such as French tu and vous, respectively.1 Such pronouns pose an interesting problem for number agreement. A second person formal subject pronoun triggers plural agreement on the finite verb regardless of whether the referent is one addressee or multiple addressees. Number agreement on non-fini...

In this paper, we describe the models designed for automatically selecting multimedia data, e.g., image and video segments, which are considered to be interesting for a common viewer. Specifically, we utilize an existing dimensionality reduction method called Neighborhood MinMax Projections (NMMP) to extract the low-dimensional features for predicting the discrete interestingness labels. Meanwh...

Methods 20 SD patients with thoracic kyphosis aged 10 to 18 years were included in this study. 30 healthy volunteers were recruited to serve as controls. Computed tomography 3D reconstruction of the total sternum in supine position was performed. The length, width, thickness of manubrium and mesosternum was measured respectively. Meanwhile, the angle (a) between the axis of manubrium and that o...

Sublethal concentrations of Abate (temephos) were applied to F2 generation Aedes aegypti larvae, and fecundity and longevity were recorded in the emerged adults. Females exposed to Abate oviposited only in the first 2 gonotrophic cycles, meanwhile control females laid a few eggs after taking the third blood meal. Dosages of 0.009, 0.013 and 0.015 mg/liter of Abate decreased the mean egg product...

A novel double-folded quarter mode substrate integrated waveguide (DFQMSIW) filter is designed in low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC). This filter consists of multi-layer substrate integrated waveguide. More than 93.75% of the filter’s area is effectively decreased compared with original substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) filter for the technologies of Half-Mode and Folded are applied. Me...