This paper proposes a technique for controlling singing style in the HMM-based singing voice synthesis. A style control technique based on multiple regression HSMM (MRHSMM), which was originally proposed for the HMM-based expressive speech synthesis, is applied to the conventional technique. The idea of pitch adaptive training is introduced into the MRHSMM to improve the modeling accuracy of fu...

Let $R$ be a ring and $M$ a right $R$-module with $S=End_R(M)$. A module $M$ is called semi-projective if for any epimorphism $f:Mrightarrow N$, where $N$ is a submodule of $M$, and for any homomorphism $g: Mrightarrow N$, there exists $h:Mrightarrow M$ such that $fh=g$. In this paper, we study SGQ-projective and $pi$-semi-projective modules as two generalizations of semi-projective modules. A ...

an air filter is a significant element of any mechanical ventilation system. however, the importance and performance evaluation of air filters have not been well publicized and related scientific reports are scarce. in this study, a transportable, off-line, air filter-testing unit (the unit) was designed and utilized to simulate the filter housing of a mechanical ventilation system. the unit wa...

A new concept of pre-semicompact L -subsets is introduced, where L is a fuzzy lattice. The pre-semicompact L -subset is semi-precompact, hence it is also semicompact and strongly compact. It is described with collection of pre-semiclosed L -subset, constant α -net and α -level filter base. It is a good L -extension; it is hereditary for pre-semiclosed L -subset; it is finitely additive; it is i...

The objective of this paper is to mitigate the wave-induced vibration of offshore platform with magneto-rheological (MR) damper. The model of the platform coupled with MR damper is established where the external wave force is approximated with a white noise via a designed filter. Based on Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) method, the optimal control force is determined when taking the measurement...

Most spam filters include some automatic pattern classifiers based on machine learning and pattern recognition techniques. Such classifiers often require a large training set of labeled emails to attain a good discriminant capability between spam and legitimate emails. In addition, they must be frequently updated because of the changes introduced by spammers to their emails to evade spam filter...

This paper proposes a new method of estimating both biorthogonal compactly supported as well as semi-orthogonal infinitely/compactly supported wavelet from a given signal. The method is based on maximizing projection of the given signal onto successive scaling subspace. This results in minimization of energy of signal in the wavelet subspace. The idea used to estimate analysis wavelet filter is...

Experimental researches on adsorptive capacity of activated alumina, silica sand and anthracite coal for phosphorus were conducted. Results showed that performances of three filter media were all in line with Langmuir isotherm, and activated alumina adsorptive performance was much better than silica sand and anthracite coal for phosphorus removal. The adsorptive capacity of activated alumina, s...

The aim of this paper is to introduce the notion of (∈,∈∨ q)-fuzzy (implicative, MV and G-) filters of pseudo-BL algebras and to investigate some of their related properties. Some characterization theorems of these generalized fuzzy (implicative) filters are derived. The relationship among these generalized fuzzy filters of pseudo-BL algebras is considered. It is proved that an (∈,∈∨ q)fuzzy fi...