In conventional source-filter models, voiced and unvoiced components were considered independently. However, in practice it was difficult to separate the source into two parts. An actual source consists of a mixture o...In conventional source-filter models, voiced and unvoiced components were considered independently. However, in practice it was difficult to separate the source into two parts. An actual source consists of a mixture of two sources and the ratio varies according to the content or the intention of speaker. It had been investigated to separate the voiced and unvoiced components for different source models. Source signals were modeled based on the residual signal measured from inverse filtering. Three different source models were assumed. The parameters of each model were optimized for the original speech signal using a genetic algorithm. The resulting parameters were compared in terms of the mel-cepstral distance to the original signal, the spectrogram and the spectral envelope from the synthesized signal. The optimization method achieves an improvement of 15% for the Klatt model, but there is little improvement in the modified residual case.展开更多
The main aim of this paper is to have an accurate analysis on the famous Adini's element for the second order problems under to the anisotropic meshes. We firstly show that the interpolation of Adini's element satis...The main aim of this paper is to have an accurate analysis on the famous Adini's element for the second order problems under to the anisotropic meshes. We firstly show that the interpolation of Adini's element satisfy the anisotropic property. Then the optimal error estimate is obtained without the regularity assumption on the meshes.展开更多
Retinal degenerative diseases may induce the degeneration of outer retina and in turn,blindness.Nevertheless,due to the maintenance of inner retina,the coding and processing of visual neurons responses are still able ...Retinal degenerative diseases may induce the degeneration of outer retina and in turn,blindness.Nevertheless,due to the maintenance of inner retina,the coding and processing of visual neurons responses are still able to be executed naturally.Therefore,an effective retinal prosthesis device may be developed by mimicking the function of outer retina:transferring the visual light into artificial stimulus and delivering the stimulus to the retina aiming to evoke the neural responses.As two main developing directions for current retinal prosthesis,epiretinal(ER)and subretinal(SR)prosthesis are both undergoing experimental stage and possessing advantages and limitations.Further investigations in power supply,biocompatibility,etc.are still required.Additionally,suprachoroidal transretinal stimulation(STS)and neurotransmitter-induced stimulation as some other alternatives in retinal prosthesis are also considered as promising research directions,although they are not mature enough to be applied commercially,either.展开更多
基金supported by the Second Stage of Brain Korea 21 Projects
文摘In conventional source-filter models, voiced and unvoiced components were considered independently. However, in practice it was difficult to separate the source into two parts. An actual source consists of a mixture of two sources and the ratio varies according to the content or the intention of speaker. It had been investigated to separate the voiced and unvoiced components for different source models. Source signals were modeled based on the residual signal measured from inverse filtering. Three different source models were assumed. The parameters of each model were optimized for the original speech signal using a genetic algorithm. The resulting parameters were compared in terms of the mel-cepstral distance to the original signal, the spectrogram and the spectral envelope from the synthesized signal. The optimization method achieves an improvement of 15% for the Klatt model, but there is little improvement in the modified residual case.
基金the Henan Natural Science Foundation(072300410320)the Henan Education Department Foundational Study Foundation(200510460311)
文摘The main aim of this paper is to have an accurate analysis on the famous Adini's element for the second order problems under to the anisotropic meshes. We firstly show that the interpolation of Adini's element satisfy the anisotropic property. Then the optimal error estimate is obtained without the regularity assumption on the meshes.
文摘Retinal degenerative diseases may induce the degeneration of outer retina and in turn,blindness.Nevertheless,due to the maintenance of inner retina,the coding and processing of visual neurons responses are still able to be executed naturally.Therefore,an effective retinal prosthesis device may be developed by mimicking the function of outer retina:transferring the visual light into artificial stimulus and delivering the stimulus to the retina aiming to evoke the neural responses.As two main developing directions for current retinal prosthesis,epiretinal(ER)and subretinal(SR)prosthesis are both undergoing experimental stage and possessing advantages and limitations.Further investigations in power supply,biocompatibility,etc.are still required.Additionally,suprachoroidal transretinal stimulation(STS)and neurotransmitter-induced stimulation as some other alternatives in retinal prosthesis are also considered as promising research directions,although they are not mature enough to be applied commercially,either.