Purpose: To analyze the acoustic parameters of classrooms and the relationship among equivalent sound pressure level (L eq), reverberation time (T 30), the Speech Transmission Index (STI), and the ...

Prior review of the ethical challenges facing AI has identified six types of concerns that can be traced to the operational parameters of decision-making algorithms and AI systems. The map reproduced ...

Small and fast: only 123M parameters. High-quality voice cloning: state-of-the-art performance in speaker similarity, intelligibility, and naturalness. Multi-lingual: support Chinese and English.

A whisper. A few slurred words. For those who suffer from dysarthria, a motor speech disorder, basic communication is a challenge, indelibly affecting both their professional and personal life. But ...

Watsuji Tetsurō (1889-1960) is best known today for his comprehensive analysis of intellectual history and ethical thought. In Japanese intellectual history, he is regarded as a pioneer in ...

Mackie’s CR monitors offer solid performance at an entry-level price. Although a digital USB input is missing, the features are impressive for the money. The speakers really come into their own on the ...

The 2025 slate of Oscar nominees recognizes many writers, directors and actors whose scripts and performances don’t necessarily reflect their own cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Greg Kwedar and ...

In early 2023, I watched an interesting YouTube video, made by Vox, called "Why We All Need Subtitles Now." With the help of dialogue editor Austin Olivia Kendrick, the video explores the complicated ...

Balancing functional and aesthetic elements in building design is a crucial but often complex task. This is because a built structure encompasses multiple functions, systems, materials, products, and ...

Abstract: Hearing impairment is a prevalent problem with daily challenges like impaired speech intelligibility and sound localisation. One of the shortcomings of spatial filtering in hearing aids is ...

Objectively predicting speech intelligibility is important in both telecommunication and human-machine interaction systems. The classic method relies on signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) to successfully ...