In this work we present intermediate-layer deep neural network adaptation (DNN) techniques upon which we build offline as well as iterative speaker adaptation for online applications. We motivate our online work for task completion in Microsoft personal voice assistant, where we present different adaptation styles in a speech session e.g., (a) adapt the speakerindependent (SI) model on the curr...

Processing the data from a large variety of zero-pressure-gradient boundary layer flows shows that the Reynolds-number-dependent scaling law, which the present authors obtained earlier for pipes, gives an accurate description of the velocity distribution in a selfsimilar intermediate region of distances from the wall adjacent to the viscous sublayer. The appropriate length scale that enters the...

We discuss the adsorption of polymer chains, where all monomers are weakly attracted by the surface, except an endgroup which is strongly attracted by the surface. The equilibrium structure of the adsorbed layer is described using scaling arguments. This structure is intermediate between a self similar adsorbed layer and a brush. A first order phase transition is predicted from a quasi-self sim...

MFI type zeolite membranes were synthesized on two types of supporting materials, alumina (α-alumina) and yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coated alumina. Membranes were prepared by template-free secondary growth method with multiple growth steps in order to minimize intercrystalline gaps. Gas permeation characteristics, thermal and hydrothermal stability for MFI type zeolite membranes were exa...

In the present work, B-ZSM-5 zeolite membranes were synthesized on porous tubular α-alumina supports by several subsequence in situ crystallization hydrothermal treatments. The TiO2- Bohmite and ɣ- alumina intermediate layers were applied to improve the lattice matching between zeolite layer and the support. The uniform membrane intermediate layers with low permeation resistance were...