This paper presents an approach to realizing various speaking styles and emotional expressions using a model interpolation technique in HMM-based speech synthesis. In the approach, we synthesize speech with an intermediate speaking style between representative speaking styles from a model obtained by interpolating representative style models. We chose three styles, “reading,” “joyful,” and “sad...

in the opinion of many specialists and teachers, there is lack of enough attention to the needs of the students and their learning styles in the arabic language curriculum. learning styles are important factors in the success of teaching. this study aimed at determining the learning styles of arabic language and literature students in iranian universities. the method of study is survey, and the...

BACKGROUND Knowledge of coping styles is useful in clinical diagnosis and suggesting specific therapeutic interventions. However, the latent structures and relationships between different aspects of coping styles have not been fully clarified. A full information item bifactor model will be beneficial to future research. OBJECTIVE One goal of this study is identification of the best fit statis...

The existence of individual learning styles is a hot topic in contemporary education theory and practice. There is an ongoing debate on whether learners benefit from teaching methods that are tailored to their perceived learning styles. The majority of educators believe that such styles do exist and a striving industry benefits from this concept. However, experts conclude that the evidence on t...

Communication styles are representative of the individuals and identifying the communication styles of an individual allows the understanding of individual background, the way of thinking and perception of social reality. In the organizational context, studying the communicator styles of a group of organizational employees can be equated with learning the organizational culture. The purposes of...

the article aims to analyze the syria crisis management pattern by the great powers within the uni-multipolar system while using the structural realism assumptions. according to the structural realism logic, the change of structure in the international system will lead to the distortion of processes in the international arena, all of which in turn will be an impetus for the great powers to modi...

Problem statement: Appropriate modeling of fundamental Frequency (F0) contour for speech is a key factor to preserve the quality of speech prosody. One successful approach has been conducted for tonal language of Mandarin Chinese. It is based on the assumption that the behavioral characteristics of vocal-fold elongation in vibration could be approximated by those of a simple forced vibrating sy...

This paper presents an algorithm for synthesis of human motion in specified styles. We use a theory of movement observation (Laban Movement Analysis) to describe movement styles as points in a multi-dimensional perceptual space. We cast the task of learning to synthesize desired movement styles as a regression problem: sequences generated via space-time interpolation of motion capture data are ...

This paper discusses the development of an adaptive e-learning system based on student’s learning styles by customizing an LMS Moodle. Two popular models of learning styles used are VAK and Felder. The VAK learning styles include visual, auditory, and kinesthetic, while the Felder learning styles include global and sequential. In order to accommodate the system adaptivity, some modules are crea...

OBJECTIVE The first aim of this study was to examine the relationships between perceived parenting styles and interpersonal schemas. The second purpose was to investigate the mediator role of interpersonal schemas between perceived parenting styles and psychological symptoms. METHOD University students (N=94), ages ranging between 17-26, attending to different faculty and classes, have comple...