scholarly journals A CASE STUDY ON MANDARIN TEXT-TO-SPEECH

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (41) ◽  
pp. 183-198
Author(s):  
Lian Lau Yoke ◽  
Wan Hurani Osman ◽  
Bernadette Tobi ◽  
Irma Wani Othman
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Reading Process ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
The Future ◽  
Mandarin Language ◽  
Human Emotions ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Machine Reading

There are three objectives of this study. First, to investigate the effectiveness of TTS in Mandarin language reading, find out the shortage of TTS, and understand the difference between machine-reading and human reading. Second, the study concludes that TTS technology is mature enough now but still needs to solve some problems in specific criteria such as conveying humanity elements, putting in more human nature, and expressing human emotions in the reading process in the future. Third, teaching mandarin reading is still necessary as the TTS system could not, instead of the importance of a teacher in reading and learning thoroughly.

scholarly journals Forecast Foreign Exchange Rate: The Case Study of PKR/USD

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asadullah ◽  
Nawaz Ahmad ◽  
Maria José Palma Lampreia Dos-Santos
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Arima Model ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Suitable Model ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Future Exchange

The main aim of this paper is to forecast the future values of the exchange rate of the USD. Dollar (USD) and Pakistani Rupee (PR). For this purpose was used the ARIMA model to forecast the future exchange rates, because the time series was stationary at first difference.  Data reported to five years ranging from the first day of April 2014 to 31st March 2019. The results proved that ARIMA (1,1,9) is the most suitable model to forecast the exchange rate. The difference between the forecasted values and actual values are less than 1%; therefore, it was found that the ARIMA is robust and this model will be helpful for the government functionaries, monetary policymakers, economists and other stakeholders to identify and forecast the future trend of the exchange rate and make their policies accordingly.

scholarly journals Business risks and their impact on business future concerning the entrepreneur’s experience with business bankruptcy: case of Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 418-430
Author(s):  
Ján Dvorský ◽  
Aleksandr Ključnikov ◽  
Jiří Polách
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Business Failure ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The article aims to determine the difference in the perception of selected business risks and their impact on the future of business concerning the entrepreneur’s experience with business bankruptcy. The case study involved 73 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience of business bankruptcy and 381 SMEs without the experience of business bankruptcy from the Czech Republic (CR). Linear regression models were used to verify statistically significant causal relationships between selected indicators of the most significant business risks and respondents’ perceptions of the future of business. The results brought interesting findings. The attitudes of entrepreneurs show that personnel, market, and financial risk are among the three most significant business risks. Experience with business failure is not a significant factor in determining the impact of market indicators on the business’s perceived future. The adequacy of sales of services and products has the greatest impact. The experience of the bankruptcy of SMEs is important in financial risk attitudes. According to entrepreneurs who have no experience with bankruptcy, the perception of financial performance has the greatest direct impact on the future of business. Conversely, for entrepreneurs who have experienced bankruptcy, the ability to properly manage financial risk on the company’s future has the greatest direct impact.

scholarly journals The impact of Emotional intelligence in the Digital Age

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1844-1852
Author(s):  
Dr.Reena Mahapatra Lenka
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Human Being ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Intelligent Quotient

In today’s digital and automation obsessed world emotional intelligence is one important aspect which can differentiate a man from a machine. In this superbly technologically oriented world where most of us are crippled without a machine to help us it is a necessity for all of us to maintain our uniqueness in respect to machine. The uniqueness which differentiates us from a machine is our emotions towards different situations and people around us and how intelligently we handle these situations in a more human way. Simply put emotional intelligence is an aspect of human nature which helps all human being to understand themselves and others and try to overcome any problems or situations in a better way. Previously companies used to give more importance to IQ (Intelligent quotient) but now most of the companies are hiring those employees who are high on Emotional intelligence. The difference between intelligent quotient and emotional intelligence is that in intelligent quotient, people make smartdecisions irrespective of people’s feelings but in case of emotional intelligence, people make smart decisions by keeping people’s feelings in mind. The decision made by keeping in mind people’s feelings makes people happy and creates a happy and motivatedenvironment within the organization. Intelligent quotient is from birth but emotional intelligence depends on the environment we are born in and our surroundings and this can be changed according to the situation. In this digital age where the environment is constantly changing and full of challenges where people have stopped thinking about others feeling, emotional intelligence is the only way where people would start feeling a sense of belonginess, start being happy, relieved, motivated and start enjoying life to the fullest. This case study sheds light on the fact that emotional intelligence is very important in today’s automated world and also can also be a secret weapon which will help us survive and maintain our uniqueness before machine takes over human being in workplace.

O Que Queremos Ser Quando Crescermos?

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (37) ◽  
pp. 153-176
Author(s):  
Manuel João Pires ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Relative Strength ◽  
Second Moment ◽  
The Real ◽  
Francis Fukuyama ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Imaginary Dialogue

Through an imaginary dialogue with a defender of the transhumanism - whose most significant representative is the philosopher Nick Bostrom - this paper aims to critically evaluate the ethical legitimacy of becoming a posthuman when we grow up. After a characterization of the transhumanist project and a definition of posthuman condition, the axiological reasons that underlie the desire to become a posthuman are examined. In a second moment it will be discussed the issue of whether we should want to be a posthuman when we grow up. A comparison is carried out between the relative strength of the arguments for the legitimacy of the transhumanist project and the possible objections, which are mainly based in an appeal to the idea of human nature, that are usually produced by the critics of transhumanism, such as Francis Fukuyama. Finally, the real possibilities of becoming a post human are outlined and, considering the uncertainty about the future and the difference between what can and what should be done, we are asked to really think about what we want to be.

Peran Pemerintah Provinsi dalam Membangun Kerjasama antar Daerah

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 67-84
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Regional Collaboration ◽  
The Future ◽  
Strategic Position ◽  
The Difference

The role of Provincial Government in regional collaboration is strategic and appealing to be studied. The issue is relatively new and has not received attention from various stakeholders. In addition, the position and authority of the Provincial Government to a certain extent is strategic for the success of a regional collaboration. Nevertheless, empirical pictures indicated that the role of the Provincial Government was far from expectation, although it was not completely in-exist. Based on the case study of six Province, dynamics of the Provincial Government’s roles in regional collaboration can be observed. The study reveals similarities as well as the difference in the dynamics in each Province. It is obvious that the dynamics were influenced by conditions facing each Provincial Government that posed problems in managing regional collaboration. In the future, the role of the Provincial Government in regional collaboration needs to be strengthened through several models that have been recommended in this study, ranging from the simplest model to a more strategic one. It is expected that the optimization of the Provincial Government’s roles in regional collaboration would bring back the strategic position of the Provincial Government in front of Local Government as stipulated in Law Number 32 Year 2004.

Gendered differences in emigration and mobility perspectives among European researchers working abroad

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Scheibelhofer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Highly Skilled

This paper focuses on gendered mobilities of highly skilled researchers working abroad. It is based on an empirical qualitative study that explored the mobility aspirations of Austrian scientists who were working in the United States at the time they were interviewed. Supported by a case study, the paper demonstrates how a qualitative research strategy including graphic drawings sketched by the interviewed persons can help us gain a better understanding of the gendered importance of social relations for the future mobility aspirations of scientists working abroad.

Bartók and Scarlatti: A study of motives and influence

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 3-27
Author(s):  
Balázs Mikusi
Keyword(s):  
Folk Music ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Musical Style ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
Historical Figure ◽  
Human Emotions

The long-held notion that Bartók’s style represents a unique synthesis of features derived from folk music, from the works of his best contemporaries, as well as from the great classical masters has resulted in a certain asymmetry in Bartók studies. This article provides a short overview of the debate concerning the “Bartókian synthesis,” and presents a case study to illuminate how an ostensibly “lesser” historical figure like Domenico Scarlatti could have proved important for Bartók in several respects. I suggest that it must almost certainly have been Sándor Kovács who called Scarlatti’s music to Bartók’s attention around 1910, and so Kovács’s 1912 essay on the Italian composer may tell us much about Bartók’s Scarlatti reception as well. I argue that, while Scarlatti’s musical style may indeed have appealed to Bartók in more respects than one, he may also have identified with Scarlatti the man, who (in Kovács’s interpretation) developed a thoroughly ironic style in response to the unavoidable loneliness that results from the impossibility of communicating human emotions (an idea that must have intrigued Bartók right around the time he composed his Duke Bluebeard’s Castle ). In conclusion I propose that Scarlatti’s Sonata in E major (L21/K162), which Bartók performed on stage and also edited for an instructive publication, may have inspired the curious structural model that found its most clear-cut realization in Bartók’s Third Quartet.

EVALUASI PROYEKSI DEMAND BARANG DAN PENUMPANG PELABUHAN DI PROVINSI MALUKU

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
Adrian Firdaus ◽  
M. Dwi Yoga Sutanto ◽  
Rajin Sihombing ◽  
M. Weldy Hermawan
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Projection Method ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Port Development ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Existing Data

Abstract Every port in Indonesia must have a Port Master Plan that contains an integrated port development plan. This study discusses one important aspect in the preparation of the Port Master Plan, namely the projected movement of goods and passengers, which can be used as a reference in determining the need for facilities at each stage of port development. The case study was conducted at a port located in a district in Maluku Province and aims to evaluate the analysis of projected demand for goods and passengers occurring at the port. The projection method used is time series and econometric projection. The projection results are then compared with the existing data in 2018. The results of this study show that the econometric projection gives adequate results in predicting loading and unloading activities as well as the number of passenger arrival and departure in 2018. This is indicated by the difference in the percentage of projection results towards the existing data, which is smaller than 10%. Whereas for loading and unloading activities, time series projections with logarithmic trends give better results than econometric projections. Keywords: port, port master plan, port development, unloading activities  Abstrak Setiap pelabuhan di Indonesia harus memiliki sebuah Rencana Induk Pelabuhan yang memuat rencana pengem-bangan pelabuhan secara terpadu. Studi ini membahas salah satu aspek penting dalam penyusunan Rencana Induk Pelabuhan, yaitu proyeksi pergerakan barang dan penumpang, yang dapat dipakai sebagai acuan dalam penentuan kebutuhan fasilitas di setiap tahap pengembangan pelabuhan. Studi kasus dilakukan pada sebuah pelabuhan yang terletak di sebuah kabupaten di Provinsi Maluku dan bertujuan untuk melakukan evaluasi ter-hadap analisis proyeksi demand barang dan penumpang yang terjadi di pelabuhan tersebut. Metode proyeksi yang dipakai adalah proyeksi deret waktu dan ekonometrik. Hasil proyeksi selanjutnya dibandingkan dengan data eksisting tahun 2018. Hasil studi ini menunjukkan bahwa proyeksi ekonometrik memberikan hasil yang cukup baik dalam memprediksi aktivitas bongkar barang serta jumlah penumpang naik dan turun di tahun 2018. Hal ini diindikasikan dengan selisih persentase hasil proyeksi terhadap data eksisting yang lebih kecil dari 10%. Sedangkan untuk aktivitas muat barang, proyeksi deret waktu dengan tren logaritmik memberikan hasil yang lebih baik daripada proyeksi ekonometrik. Kata-kata kunci: pelabuhan, rencana induk pelabuhan, pengembangan pelauhan, aktivitas bongkar barang

Smart Estimation Ver-H.1.0

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigit Haryadi
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
Time Span ◽  
Regression Equation ◽  
Weight Factor ◽  
The Past ◽  
Level Of Confidence ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Value ◽  
The Difference

We cannot be sure exactly what will happen, we can only estimate by using a particular method, where each method must have the formula to create a regression equation and a formula to calculate the confidence level of the estimated value. This paper conveys a method of estimating the future values, in which the formula for creating a regression equation is based on the assumption that the future value will depend on the difference of the past values divided by a weight factor which corresponding to the time span to the present, and the formula for calculating the level of confidence is to use "the Haryadi Index". The advantage of this method is to remain accurate regardless of the sample size and may ignore the past value that is considered irrelevant.

The Nature of Degrowth: Theorising the Core of Nature for the Degrowth Movement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasi Heikkurinen
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Radical Reduction ◽  
Nature Experience ◽  
Matter Energy

This article investigates human–nature relations in the light of the recent call for degrowth, a radical reduction of matter–energy throughput in over-producing and over-consuming cultures. It outlines a culturally sensitive response to a (conceived) paradox where humans embedded in nature experience alienation and estrangement from it. The article finds that if nature has a core, then the experienced distance makes sense. To describe the core of nature, three temporal lenses are employed: the core of nature as ‘the past’, ‘the future’, and ‘the present’. It is proposed that while the degrowth movement should be inclusive of temporal perspectives, the lens of the present should be emphasised to balance out the prevailing romanticism and futurism in the theory and practice of degrowth.

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