We methodically design and develop a subjective intelligibility testing of Thai speech based on the diagnostic rhyme test (DRT). The Thai DRT (TDRT) consists of 2 test sets, one for initials and the other final consonants. The test for initials is designed to equally compare 21 phonemes pairwise, which results in 210 stimulus pairs. The TDRT for finals compares 8 final phonemes, yielding 84 sti...

Leaf chlorophyll pigment and macronutrient concentrations were quantified for four willow species (Salix cordata (COR), S. discolor (DIS), eriocephala (ERI) interior (INT)) while growing under 2 × factorial of ambient elevated CO2 well-watered drought-stressed soil moisture treatments (Expt. 1). After the first year, we saw no difference in stem biomass between treatments. In following a second...

Abstract Introduction Device related thrombus (DRT) has been reported in up to 7% of patients post LAAC even while on anticoagulation. Clinical predictors DRT are poorly understood and may be patient, procedural device factors. A next generation WATCHMAN (NG) is identical shape geometry the current FLX (CW) but a coating designed make it hemocompatible less thrombogenic. Objective To evaluate i...

In recent years, service oriented architecture (SOA) has been increasingly adopted to develop distributed applications in the context of Internet. To reliable SOA-based applications, an important issue is how ensure quality web services. this article, we propose a dynamic random testing (DRT) technique for services, which improvement over widely-practiced (RT) and partition (PT) approaches. We ...

Herein, a methodology to investigate aging of commercial cylindrical Li-ion cells is introduced. Distribution relaxation time (DRT) method applied deconvolute electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements and separate those polarization effects that are usually overlapped in the frequency domain by means peak-based representation. Half-cells built at beginning end life link processe...

Over the past 10 years, operating expenses for Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) have more than doubled as demand for this mandated service has expanded. The DRT systems that we studied consist of dial–a–ride programs that transit agencies use for point–to–point pickup and delivery of the elderly and handicapped. Many advanced technologies and management practices have been proposed and implement...

In this Perspective, we introduce intensity modulated photocurrent/voltage spectroscopy (IMPS and IMVS) as powerful tools for the analysis of charge carrier dynamics in photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells for solar water splitting, taking hematite (a-Fe2O3) photoanodes as a case study. We complete the picture by including photoelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy (PEIS) and linking the trio of P...

In this paper, we address the Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) services. A DRT is a flexible transportation service that provides transport on demand, being especially useful in sparsely inhabited areas, which deal with a lack of transportation service. Users formulate requests specifying desired locations and times of pickup and delivery. The vehicle routes are planned and scheduled based on ...