[HTML][HTML] Sound absorption properties of natural fibers: A review

T Yang, L Hu, X Xiong, M Petrů, MT Noman, R Mishra… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, in an attempt to substitute the conventional synthetic sound absorption
material, natural fibers and their sound absorption properties have been increasingly …

A review on sound source localization systems

D Desai, N Mehendale - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Sound Source Localization (SSL) systems focus on finding the direction of a sound
source. Sound source localization is an essential feature in robots and humanoids …

Listening while speaking: Speech chain by deep learning

A Tjandra, S Sakti, S Nakamura - 2017 IEEE Automatic Speech …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite the close relationship between speech perception and production, research in
automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech synthesis (TTS) has progressed …

[HTML][HTML] Intelligent ICU for autonomous patient monitoring using pervasive sensing and deep learning

A Davoudi, KR Malhotra, B Shickel, S Siegel… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Currently, many critical care indices are not captured automatically at a granular level, rather
are repetitively assessed by overburdened nurses. In this pilot study, we examined the …

[HTML][HTML] Synchronization of complex human networks

S Shahal, A Wurzberg, I Sibony, H Duadi… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The synchronization of human networks is essential for our civilization and understanding its
dynamics is important to many aspects of our lives. Human ensembles were investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Inner ear drug delivery for sensorineural hearing loss: current challenges and opportunities

SS Liu, R Yang - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Most therapies for treating sensorineural hearing loss are challenged by the delivery across
multiple tissue barriers to the hard-to-access anatomical location of the inner ear. In this …

Bottom-up approaches for rapid on-demand design of modular metaporous structures with tailored absorption

B Pan, X Song, J Xu, J Zhou, D Sui, Y Shui… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a new trend in the studies on sound-absorbing structures design, customizable
metaporous structures (MPSs) have drawn a great deal of interest due to their distinct …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental impacts: Local perspectives of selected mining edge communities in Sierra Leone

PT Mabey, W Li, AJ Sundufu, AH Lashari - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite its contributions to the development of the country, the mining sector in Sierra
Leone, has been attributed to a multitude of impacts on the environment. This article focuses …

Working in noise with a hearing loss: perceptions from workers, supervisors, and hearing conservation program managers

TC Morata, CL Themann, RF Randolph… - Ear and …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Workers with hearing loss face special problems, especially when working in
noise. However, conventional hearing conservation practices do not distinguish between …

Machine speech chain

A Tjandra, S Sakti, S Nakamura - IEEE/ACM Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite the close relationship between speech perception and production, research in
automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech synthesis (TTS) has progressed …