In recent years a great deal of effort has been expended to develop methods that determine speech quality through the use of comparative algorithms. These methods are designed to calculate an index value of quality that correlates to a mean opinion score given by human subjects in evaluation sessions. In this paper, we validate Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ) ITU-T Recommendation...

Handwritten recognition is one of the problems facing researchers in the field of computer vision that many researchers are still finding it difficult to provide solution. Several researches have been carried out on English Language and Asian Character recognition with little work done on the African language character recognition. In this paper, we consider Igbo vowels character recognition; w...

OBJECTIVE To describe the findings of a new crystalline maculopathy exclusively affecting elderly members of the Igbo tribe of southeast Nigeria. DESIGN Retrospective, observational noncomparative case series. METHODS Six patients referred over a 2-year period to the medical retina consultation service of the King/Drew Medical Center (Los Angeles, Calif) were identified as having a characte...

This article makes a contribution towards understanding the correlation between Úgwú (hill or mountain) and personal names among Igbo people of Nigeria. Sacralisation natural environment which include hills mountains is belief that cuts across religions. Among Igbo, perceived sacred value placed on such prompted series socio-cultural changes. Personal are usually drawn from deified entities as ...

This paper examines negativity and aspect in Mbaise dialect of the Igbo language. The specific objectives this study are to examine how negation marked/realised Igbo, as well their tonal patterns. Data for got through elicitation method, intuition printed materials, then transcribed analysed descriptively using X-bar theory its framework. Findings reveal presence perfective, progressive habitua...

This paper explores the proposition that traditional belief-system and masquerade act of Igbo south-eastern Nigeria is a demonstration of Charles Peirce’s pragmatism. Pragmatism’s central theme only practice or action can validate veracity or meaningfulness any thought or concept. In like manner, masquerade practice in land is, many respects, manifestation belief system (also known as Nd...

Background. Palatal rugae pattern of an individual is species specific and is said to be as unique as finger print. Aims and Objectives. The aim of this study was to identify and compare the rugae pattern of Igbo and Ikwerre populations in Nigeria for human identification purposes. Materials and Methods. The present study was conducted from random sampling of University of Port Harcourt student...

Since the 1970s the dynamics of conversion have been a focal point of research with regard to the impact of Christianity on traditional African societies. Much of the scholarly debate about the matter has concentrated on West Africa. Such academic authorities as Elizabeth Isichei, Robin Horton, and Caroline Ifeka-Moller provided different theories about the relative importance of various factor...

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common human enzymopathy and in Sub-Saharan Africa, is a significant cause of infection- and drug-induced hemolysis and neonatal jaundice. Our goals were to determine the prevalence of G6PD deficiency among Nigerian children of different ethnic backgrounds and to identify predictors of G6PD deficiency by analyzing vital signs and h...