This paper describes a novel framework of voice conversion (VC). We call it eigenvoice conversion (EVC). We apply EVC to the conversion from a source speaker’s voice to arbitrary target speakers’ voices. Using multiple parallel data sets consisting of utterancepairs of the source and multiple pre-stored target speakers, a canonical eigenvoice GMM (EV-GMM) is trained in advance. That conversion ...

Due to optical processes in the atmosphere the spectral distribution of global, direct solar and diffuse radiation is different and depends on solar elevation, atmosphere transparency etc. Because of various optical properties of phytoelements, the spectral distribution of penetrated and reflected radiation differs from that of incoming radiation. Owing to radiative transfer processes, photosyn...

The luminous high-redshift (z = 2.17) quasar S5 0836+710 has been observed in October 1997 with the VSOP at 1.6GHz and 5GHz. We report here a previously unpublished image made from the data at 1.6GHz and compare the structure of a relativistic jet in this quasazr at the two frequencies. We present a spectral index image tracing spectral properties of the jet up to ∼ 40 milliarcsecond distance f...

The aim of the project was to study the effect of POD assumptions on failure probability using structural reliability models. The main interest was to investigate whether it is justifiable to use a simplified POD curve e.g. in risk-informed in-service inspection (RI-ISI) studies. The results of the study indicate that the use of a simplified POD curve could be justifiable in RI-ISI applications...

This paper describes a 2.3 Billion transistors, 8-core, 16-thread, 64-bit Xeon® EX processor with a 24 MB shared L3 cache implemented in a 45 nm nine-metal process. Multiple clock and voltage domains are used to reduce power consumption. Long channel devices and cache sleep mode are used to minimize leakage. Core and cache recovery improve manufacturing yields and enable multiple product flavor...