Speech Synthesis in Noisy Environment by Enhancing Strength of Excitation and Formant Prominence

The Contribution of Pavlov's Typology of CNS Properties to Personality Research

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040.2.2.125 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 125-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Jan Strelau

Keyword(s):

Soviet Union ◽

Former Soviet Union ◽

Animal Species ◽

Special Significance ◽

The West ◽

Personality Dimensions ◽

Personality Research ◽

Personality Theories ◽

Strength Of Excitation ◽

Point Of Departure

This paper presents Pavlov's contribution to the development of biological-oriented personality theories. Taking a short description of Pavlov's typology of central nervous system (CNS) properties as a point of departure, it shows how, and to what extent, this typology influenced further research in the former Soviet Union as well as in the West. Of special significance for the development of biologically oriented personality dimensions was the conditioned reflex paradigm introduced by Pavlov for studying individual differences in dogs. This paradigm was used by Russian psychologists in research on types of nervous systems conducted in different animal species as well as for assessing temperament in children and adults. Also, personality psychologists in the West, such as Eysenck, Spence, and Gray, incorporated the CR paradigm into their theories. Among the basic properties of excitation and inhibition on which Pavlov's typology was based, strength of excitation and the basic indicator of this property, protective inhibition, gained the highest popularity in arousaloriented personality theories. Many studies have been conducted in which the Pavlovian constructs of CNS properties have been related to different personality dimensions. In current research the behavioral expressions of the Pavlovian constructs of strength of excitation, strength of inhibition, and mobility of nervous processes as measured by the Pavlovian Temperament Survey (PTS) have been related to over a dozen of personality dimensions, mostly referring to temperament.

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Speech synthesis from natural models by hand and by algorithm

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e520562012-289 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Robert E. Remez ◽

Kathryn R. Dubowski ◽

Morgana L. Davids ◽

Emily F. Thomas ◽

Nina Paddu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Speech Synthesis

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Design of English text-to-speech conversion algorithm based on machine learning

Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems ◽

10.3233/jifs-189238 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Li Dongmei

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Speech Synthesis ◽

Feature Recognition ◽

Learning Algorithm ◽

Morphological Structure ◽

English Text ◽

Text To Speech ◽

Part Of Speech ◽

Modern Computer ◽

Conversion Algorithm

English text-to-speech conversion is the key content of modern computer technology research. Its difficulty is that there are large errors in the conversion process of text-to-speech feature recognition, and it is difficult to apply the English text-to-speech conversion algorithm to the system. In order to improve the efficiency of the English text-to-speech conversion, based on the machine learning algorithm, after the original voice waveform is labeled with the pitch, this article modifies the rhythm through PSOLA, and uses the C4.5 algorithm to train a decision tree for judging pronunciation of polyphones. In order to evaluate the performance of pronunciation discrimination method based on part-of-speech rules and HMM-based prosody hierarchy prediction in speech synthesis systems, this study constructed a system model. In addition, the waveform stitching method and PSOLA are used to synthesize the sound. For words whose main stress cannot be discriminated by morphological structure, label learning can be done by machine learning methods. Finally, this study evaluates and analyzes the performance of the algorithm through control experiments. The results show that the algorithm proposed in this paper has good performance and has a certain practical effect.

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Effect of Bimodal Hearing in Speech Perception Under Noisy Environment According to Residual Hearing

Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.1.29 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 29 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Eun-Jung Lim ◽

Kyu-Yup Lee ◽

Yee-Hyuk Kim ◽

Chang-Min Sin ◽

Sung-Jae Youn ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Speech Perception ◽

Residual Hearing ◽

Noisy Environment ◽

Bimodal Hearing

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Urinary and Salivary Stress Hormone Levels While Performing Arithmetic Calculation in a Noisy Environment.

Industrial Health ◽

10.2486/indhealth.36.66 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 66-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Keiichi MIKI ◽

Kouki KAWAMORITA ◽

Yutaka ARAGA ◽

Toshimitsu MUSHA ◽

Ayako SUDO

Keyword(s):

Stress Hormone ◽

Noisy Environment ◽

Hormone Levels

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Evaluation of Road Utilisation as Space For Holding Social Ceremonies in Indigenous Residential Area of Ogbomoso, Nigeria

LAUTECH Journal of Civil and Environmental Studies ◽

10.36108/laujoces/8102/10(0131) ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (March 2018) ◽

Author(s):

S.A Okanlawon ◽

O.O Odunjo ◽

S.A Olaniyan

Keyword(s):

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Noisy Environment ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The Core ◽

Local Roads ◽

Strict Enforcement ◽

The Mean ◽

The One ◽

The City ◽

The Town

This study examined Residents’ evaluation of turning transport infrastructure (road) to spaces for holding social ceremonies in the indigenous residential zone of Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. Upon stratifying the city into the three identifiable zones, the core, otherwise known as the indigenous residential zone was isolated for study. Of the twenty (20) political wards in the two local government areas of the town, fifteen (15) wards that were located in the indigenous zone constituted the study area. Respondents were selected along one out of every three (33.3%) of the Trunk — C (local) roads being the one mostly used for the purpose in the study area. The respondents were the residents, commercial motorists, commercial motorcyclists, and celebrants. Six hundred and forty-two (642) copies of questionnaire were administered and harvested on the spot. The Mean Analysis generated from the respondents’ rating of twelve perceived hazards listed in the questionnaire were then used to determine respondents’ most highly rated perceived consequences of the practice. These were noisy environment, Blockage of drainage by waste, and Endangering the life of the sick on the way to hospital; the most highly rated reasons why the practice came into being; and level of acceptability of the practice which was found to be very unacceptable in the study area. Policy makers should therefore focus their attention on strict enforcement of the law prohibiting the practice in order to ensure more cordial relationship among the citizenry, seeing citizens’ unacceptability of the practice in the study area.

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