The role of the head related transfer function low‐frequency component for sound localization on a median plane

1998 ◽  
Vol 103 (5) ◽  
pp. 3082-3082
Author(s):  
Motoki Yairi ◽  
Yasuko Kuroki ◽  
Masayuki Morimoto ◽  
Kazuhiro Iida
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Function ◽  
Sound Localization ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Median Plane ◽  
Frequency Component ◽  
Head Related Transfer Function

scholarly journals Spatial Unmasking Effect on Speech Reception Threshold in the Median Plane

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 5257
Author(s):  
Nathan Berwick ◽  
Hyunkook Lee
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Function ◽  
Input Signal ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Median Plane ◽  
Speech Reception ◽  
Transfer Function Analysis ◽  
Spatial Unmasking ◽  
Head Related Transfer Function ◽  
Speech Reception Thresholds ◽  
Energy Weighting

This study examined whether the spatial unmasking effect operates on speech reception thresholds (SRTs) in the median plane. SRTs were measured using an adaptive staircase procedure, with target speech sentences and speech-shaped noise maskers presented via loudspeakers at −30°, 0°, 30°, 60° and 90°. Results indicated a significant median plane spatial unmasking effect, with the largest SRT gain obtained for the −30° elevation of the masker. Head-related transfer function analysis suggests that the result is associated with the energy weighting of the ear-input signal of the masker at upper-mid frequencies relative to the maskee.

scholarly journals Influence of the 2015–2016 El Niño on the record-breaking mangrove dieback along northern Australia coast

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Abhik ◽  
Pandora Hope ◽  
Harry H. Hendon ◽  
Lindsay B. Hutley ◽  
Stephanie Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
El Niño ◽  
El Nino ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Frequency Component ◽  
Enso Cycle ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Climate Conditions

AbstractThis study investigates the underlying climate processes behind the largest recorded mangrove dieback event along the Gulf of Carpentaria coast in northern Australia in late 2015. Using satellite-derived fractional canopy cover (FCC), variation of the mangrove canopies during recent decades are studied, including a severe dieback during 2015–2016. The relationship between mangrove FCC and climate conditions is examined with a focus on the possible role of the 2015–2016 El Niño in altering favorable conditions sustaining the mangroves. The mangrove FCC is shown to be coherent with the low-frequency component of sea level height (SLH) variation related to the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle in the equatorial Pacific. The SLH drop associated with the 2015–2016 El Niño is identified to be the crucial factor leading to the dieback event. A stronger SLH drop occurred during austral autumn and winter, when the SLH anomalies were about 12% stronger than the previous very strong El Niño events. The persistent SLH drop occurred in the dry season of the year when SLH was seasonally at its lowest, so potentially exposed the mangroves to unprecedented hostile conditions. The influence of other key climate factors is also discussed, and a multiple linear regression model is developed to understand the combined role of the important climate variables on the mangrove FCC variation.

scholarly journals Effect of Acute Mental Stress on Heart Rate and QT Variability in Postmyocardial Infarction Patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damiano Magrì ◽  
Gianfranco Piccirillo ◽  
Raffaele Quaglione ◽  
Annalaura Dell’Armi ◽  
Marilena Mitra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stress ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Frequency Component ◽  
Postmyocardial Infarction ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Qt Variability Index ◽  
Qt Variability ◽  
Variability Index

Emotionally charged events are associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). In this study we assessed RR and QT variability index (QTVI) at baseline during anger recall test (AR). We calculated QTVI from a 5-min ECG recording and from a 10-beats segment around the presumed maximum sympathetic activation in thirty post-myocardial infarction patients under β-blocker therapy and 10 controls underwent. In all groups, the low-frequency component of RR and SBP increased during AR. In all recordings, the QTVI calculated on a 5-min ECG recording and the were higher in patients than in controls (P < 0.05). The QTVI during AR remained unchanged from baseline within each group. Conversely, during AR, the in controls diminished significantly (P < 0.05) from baseline whereas in patients remained unchanged. The inability to buffer an acute stress-induced increase in sympathetic activity could explain why events charged with acute stress are associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias in this setting of patients and support the role of cognitive behavior stress management strategies.

Median plane localization using a parametric model of the head-related transfer function based on spectral cues

2007 ◽  
Vol 68 (8) ◽  
pp. 835-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Iida ◽  
Motokuni Itoh ◽  
Atsue Itagaki ◽  
Masayuki Morimoto
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Function ◽  
Median Plane ◽  
Parametric Model ◽  
Spectral Cues ◽  
Head Related Transfer Function

scholarly journals The role of low frequency components in median plane localization

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Morimoto ◽  
Motoki Yairi ◽  
Kazuhiro Iida ◽  
Motokuni Itoh
Keyword(s):  
Low Frequency ◽  
Median Plane ◽  
Frequency Components
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