This paper examines the forward masking on the generalized logarithmic scale for robust speech recognition to both additive and convolutional noise. The forward masking in the dynamic cepstral (DyC) representation is based upon subtraction of a masking pattern from a current spectrum on a logarithmic spectral domain, whereas the proposed method intends to make a compromise between the logarithm...

Homecare, i.e., supportive care provided at the patients’ homes, is established as a prevalent alternative to unnecessary hospitalization or institutional care (e.g., in a rest home or a nursing home). These activities are provided either by healthcare professional or by nonmedical caregivers, depending on the patient’s needs (e.g., medical care or just instrumental activities of daily living)....

This paper considers a constraint-based scheduling approach to the flexible jobshop, a generalization of the traditional jobshop scheduling where activities have a choice of machines. It studies both large neighborhood (LNS) and adaptive randomized decomposition (ARD) schemes, using random, temporal, and machine decompositions. Empirical results on standard benchmarks show that, within 5 minute...

Holdup was measured at various frequencies, amplitudes, continuous and dispersed phase flow rates for binary systems in a pulsed plate column capable of providing samples at various heights. The binary systems was so selected as to cover a wide spectrum of interfacial tensions. Dispersed phase holdup was found to increase with height in a logarithmic fashion at conditions away from the flooding...

We report a novel, pump-power dependent, linewidth broadening effect in stimulated Brillouin amplification of a continuous-wave probe by a pulsed pump. This behavior is different from the case of two interacting continuous-wave pump and probe fields, where the shape of the logarithmic Brillouin gain spectrum is independent of the pump power. Studying this effect numerically and experimentally a...

The improvement in the temporal resolution of seismic data is a critical issue in hydrocarbon exploration. It is important for obtaining more detailed structural and stratigraphic information. Many methods have been introduced to improve the vertical resolution of reflection seismic data. Each method has advantages and disadvantages which are due to the assumptions and theories governing their ...

Physical scenarios, leading to highly energetic stochastic gravitational waves backgrounds (for frequencies ranging from the μHz up to the GHz) are examined. In some cases the typical amplitude of the logarithmic energy spectrum can be even eight orders of magnitude larger than the ordinary inflationary prediction. Scaling violations in the frequency dependence of the energy density of the prod...