This research aimed to find novel features that can be used to discriminate between speech and music in the time domain for the purpose of data retrieval. The study used speech and music data that were recorded in standard anechoic chambers and sampled at 44.1 kHz. Two types of new features were found and thoroughly examined: the Ratio of Silent Frames (RSF) feature and the Time Series Events (...

Abstract In French, the noun apple ( la pomme ) is grammatically feminine, in German der Apfel it masculine. Does this entail that French speakers perceive apples to be feminine whereas attribute masculine characteristics them? Various studies suggest grammatical gender does indeed influence object perception Haertlé 2017 ; Boroditsky & Schmidt 2000 ), although findings are not always repli...

The lack for accessible housing in Australia has contributed to the marginalisation and exclusion of people with disability, older people and their families (Saugeres, 2010). It has also resulted in significant cost to the community, through an over-reliance on support services and specialist accommodation, and responses to avoidable home-based injuries (Ozanne-Smith, Guy, Kelly & Clapperton, 2...