This study investigated the effects of captioned texts on second/foreign (L2) listening comprehension and vocabulary gains using a computer multimedia program. Additionally, it explored the caption ordering effect (i.e. captions displayed during the first or second listening), and the interaction of captioning order with the L2 proficiency level of language learners in listening comprehension a...

We study how to generate captions that are not only accurate in describing an image but also discriminative across different images. The problem is both fundamental and interesting, as most machinegenerated captions, despite phenomenal research progresses in the past several years, are expressed in a very monotonic and featureless format. While such captions are normally accurate, they often la...

One important theme in captioning is whether the implementation of captions in individual sign language interpreter videos can positively affect viewers' comprehension when compared with sign language interpreter videos without captions. In our study, an experiment was conducted using four video clips with information about everyday events. Fifty-one deaf and hard of hearing sign language users...

Deaf and hard of hearing sign language users are increasingly using sign language interpreter videos when obtaining information from television programs, films and web sites. These videos serve as a tool for interpreting spoken and/or written words. While previous studies have mainly emphasized the benefits of using captions in videos with non-signing content, our study focuses on the use of ca...

We report the high frequency performance of GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum well (MQW) based AsymmetricFabry Perot (ASFP) reflection modulator. The measured frequency response bandwidth of the modulator was ~600 MHz at an applied voltage of only 5 V at a wavelength of ~ 854 nm. The differential contrast of the modula-tor was 4.0 at an applied voltage of 12.5 at a wavelength of 863 nm.

1. Geometry of the geodesic curvature vector. 2. Geometry of the constant velocity projection. 3. A simple planar example. The nal geodesic curve is as straight line as expected. (a) Top view (the ^ C curve) of the process. (b) The nal geodesic curve is presented on the 3D surface. 4. Example with an \egg" box surface. The initial curve (^ C 0) is given by a sin function on the (x; y){plane. 5....

In recent years, automatic generation of image descriptions (captions), that is, image captioning, has attracted a great deal of attention. In this paper, we particularly consider generating Japanese captions for images. Since most available caption datasets have been constructed for English language, there are few datasets for Japanese. To tackle this problem, we construct a large-scale Japane...