One of the interesting topics on multimedia domain is concerned with empowering computer in order to speech production. Speech synthesis is granting human abilities to the computer for speech production. Data-based approach and process-based approach are the two main approaches on speech synthesis. Each approach has its varied challenges. Unit-selection speech synthesis and statistical parametr...

abstract introduction: job satisfaction considered as an important factor in increasing productivity, workers belonging and attachment to the work environment and improving the quantity and quality of work . therefore this factor is important in various careers. materials and methods: this is a descriptive-analytic study. it was done between occupational therapists and speech therapists in the ...

Background and Objectives: Investigating the prevalence of speech and language disorders and the contributing factors can help determine the best treatment options suited to the needs of these patients. So far, no comprehensive study has been conducted on screening speech and reading disorders and problems in the structure and function of articulation organs (PSFAOs) in children in Mashhad City...

This study examined early features of the heritable phenotype associated with childhood apraxia-of-speech (CAS). We compared speech and language development from 9 to 24 months of age in eight children at familial risk of CAS to that of eight infants with no such family history. At-risk infants scored lower on expressive language, speech development, and fine motor skills. Results support a bro...

fast and holistic access to the patients’ clinical record is a major requirement of modern medical decision support systems (dss). while electronic health records (ehrs) have replaced the traditional paper-based records in most healthcare organization, the data entry into these systems remains largely manual. speech recognition technology promises substitution of the more convenient speech-base...

This paper presents the development of Lithuanian continuous speech corpus LRN 1 (Lithuanian Radio News, version 1). The corpus was developed from speech corpus LRN 0.1 by increasing the duration of speech corpus (it lasts 20 hours 50 minutes). The major improvement of speech corpus LRN 1 was a development of time-aligned word level annotations of speech signals. Time-aligned word level annotat...

Any parent wishes an appropriate development for their children. One of the parents’ great concerns is the children's speech development; they are worried if their children are late to speak. The children’s speech development is influenced by physical and environmental factors. The causes of physical factors are related to the problem but the role of environmental factors is more complex becaus...

It is well known that simultaneous presentation of incongruent audio and visual stimuli can lead to illusory percepts. Recent data suggest that distinct processes underlie non-specific intersensory speech as opposed to non-speech perception. However, the development of both speech and non-speech intersensory perception across childhood and adolescence remains poorly defined. Thirty-eight observ...