Although segmental tunnel linings are often used for seismic areas, the influence of segment joints on the segmental lining behavior under seismic loading has not been thoroughly considered in the literature. This paper presents the results of a numerical study investigating the effects of the rotational, axial, and radial joint stiffness of the longitudinal joints on the structural force...

This paper reports preliminary results of data-driven modeling of segmental (phoneme) duration for Hindi. Classification and Regression Tree (CART) based datadriven duration modeling for segmental duration prediction is presented. A number of features are considered and their usefulness and relative contribution for segmental duration prediction is assessed. Objective evaluation of the duration...

In this paper, the reduction method of number of parameters in the segmental-feature HMM (SFHMM) can be considered. It is reported that the SFHMM shows better results than conventional HMM in the previous studies. However, its number of parameters is greater than that of HMM. Therefore, there is a need for new approach that reduces the number of parameters. The trajectories are used for the aco...

The current study employs a contrastive approach to analyze five consonantal features (TH stopping/ fronting, L vocalization, [n, l]/[s, ?] conflation, /r/, /v/, /w/ substitution and consonant cluster modification [CCM]) of Hong Kong English (HKE) from 37 online sound clips 29 speakers. Compared the traditional approach, uses world Englishes paradigm data, which aligns more with recent movement...

BACKGROUND Segmental hyperhidrosis is an uncommon finding which is usually associated with irritation or infiltration of pre-ganglionic sympathetic fibres or the sympathetic chain. METHODS We report two cases of segmental hyperhidrosis with striking clinical features. RESULTS In one case, a mesothelioma produced ipsilateral simultaneous underactivity and overactivity of sympathetic outflow ...

ameloblastoma has intrigued clinicians as well as pathologists due to its diverse clinical behavior and histomorphologic presentations. keratoameloblastoma is a rare histologic sub type, characterized by extensive keratin formation within ameloblastic epithelium, with only a handful number of cases described in the literature. here, we report a case of this uncommon sub type of ameloblastoma in...

Mispronunciation is still among the frailties of language learners the world over. The present study reports an all-out investigation into pronunciation training for the Persian-speaking EFL learners at the intermediate level of language proficiency. More specifically, the present study investigated (a) the underlying causes of mispronunciation at the level of segmental features, (b) the crucia...

The joints between segmental rings can withstand a certain amount of bending moment as well as axial and shear forces. Generally, in the structural analysis of tunnel segmental lining, the joints can be modeled as elastic hinges or rotational springs, and their rigidity should be demonstrated in terms of the rigidity of the joints or their rotational stiffness. Therefore, the bending moment act...