This paper constitutes a study of several classical and original methods for a speaker adaptation of the acoustic hidden Markov models of an automatic speech recognition system (ASRS). Most of today’s real applications require that the speaker adaptation process continuously improves the performance of the underlying ASRS, as more utterances are pronounced by a new speaker. The first part of th...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often overlooked in adults; moreover, the problem seems to be even more critical in women. In the present, observational screening study, a clinical, particularly adult outpatient population was examined regarding frequency and severity of a likely ADHD, whereby sex differences were of particular interest. METHODS 224 particip...

The World Health Organization adult ADHD self-report scale (ASRS): a short screening scale for use in the general population. Q Do the long and short forms of the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) self-report scale effectively diagnose ADHD in adults? METHODS Design: Prospective diagnostic cohort study. Patients: 154 people aged 18–44 years who participated in the US National Como...

Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RSs) are material handling systems that are frequently used in manufacturing and distribution centers. The modelling of the retrieval–travel time of an AS/RS (expected product delivery time) is practically important, because it allows us to evaluate and improve the system throughput. The free-fall-flow-rack AS/RS has emerged as a new technology for dr...

Asylum seekers and refugees (ASRs) are a heterogeneous population with distinct physical and psychological needs. ASRs with additional health needs are girls and women who have undergone, or are at risk of undergoing, female genital mutilation (FGM). Across the European Union (EU), variation exists in Member States' anti-FGM and asylum legislation, the rigour of existing research programmes, an...

Automated storage systems have become the basis of warehouse logistics. The article presents a discussion on reliability and dependability Storage Retrieval Systems (ASRS), which are perceived as solutions with high technical reliability. Still, their role in entire system is to be discussed. concepts logistics like ASRS defined, literature review this area presented. On basis, factors influenc...

BACKGROUND Hong Kong's resistance to be a signatory of the 1951 Geneva Convention and lack of domestic policies in this area has resulted in restrictions on access to healthcare amongst asylum seekers and refugees (ASRs). Using social determinants of health framework this study sought to identify health practices, problems and needs of African ASRs in Hong Kong. METHODS A cross-sectional surv...

Receptor for activated C kinase (Rack)-1 is a protein kinase C-interacting protein, and contains a WD repeat but has no enzymatic activity. In addition to protein kinase C, Rack-1 also binds to Src, phospholipase Cgamma, and ras-GTPase-activating proteins. Thus, Rack-1 is thought to function as a scaffold protein that recruits specific signaling elements. In a cytokine signaling cascade, Rack-1...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to validate the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) and Adult ADHD Investigator Symptom Rating Scale (AISRS) expanded versions, including executive function deficits (EFDs) and emotional dyscontrol (EC) items, and to present ASRS and AISRS pilot normative data. METHOD Two patient samples (referred and primary care physician [PCP] controls) were pooled togeth...