This paper describes the CMU Sphinx-3 system, and the configuration we used for the 1996 DARPA (Hub-4) evaluation. The model structure, acoustic modeling, language modeling, lexical modeling, and system structure are summarized. We also discuss the experimental results obtained with this system on the most recent DARPA evaluation, and some subsequent results are also discussed.

In this paper we report on the LIMSI system used in the Nov’97 Hub-4E benchmark test on transcription of American English broadcast news shows. There are two main differences from the LIMSI system developed for the Nov’96 evaluation. The first concerns the preprocessing stages for partitioning the data, and the second concerns a reduction in the number of acoustic model sets used to deal with t...

Distribution of goods is of importance in logistics and supply chain management. The target of a distribution network is to specify the beneficial way for delivering goods and commodities from supply to demand points. In distribution domain, this activity can usually be viewed as a capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP). As the CVRP solutions remain computationally intractable, we develop i...

In almost all production of electricity the rotating machines serves as an important part of the energy transformation system. In hydropower units, a hydraulic turbine connected to a generator converts the potential energy stored in the water reservoir into electrical energy in the generator. An essential part of this energy conversion is the rotating system of which the turbine and the generat...

We consider a network design problem that arises in the costoptimal design of last mile telecommunication networks. It extends the Connected Facility Location problem by introducing capacities on the facilities and links of the networks. It combines aspects of the capacitated network design problem and the single-source capacitated facility location problem We refer to it as the Capacitated Con...

The ‘‘lone’’ clinical bioethicist working in a large, multisite hospital faces considerable challenges. While attempting to build ethics capacity and sustain a demanding range of responsibilities, he or she must also achieve an acceptable level of integration, sustainability, and accountability within a complex organisational structure. In an effort to address such inherent demands and to creat...

The "lone" clinical bioethicist working in a large, multisite hospital faces considerable challenges. While attempting to build ethics capacity and sustain a demanding range of responsibilities, he or she must also achieve an acceptable level of integration, sustainability, and accountability within a complex organisational structure. In an effort to address such inherent demands and to create ...