Personality as a Correlate of Accentedness: The Case of Formal Setting Without Pronunciation-Focused Instruction by Małgorzata Baran-Łucarz

“…The quantitative data were supplemented by interviews with 10 participants representing high and low levels of accentedness, which allowed to diagnose their motivation, attitudes towards the sound of English, pronunciation self-perceptions, and strategies applied in autonomous learning. …”
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Effects of Vegetated and Synthetic (Impervious) Surfaces on the Microclimate of Urban Area by MO Obiakor, CD Ezeonyejiaku, TC Mogbo

“…Working together, local governments and citizens can reduce the amount of land rendered impervious, and can reduce its adverse impacts, promoting a healthier environment through sound landuse  planning and improved land management. …”
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Effects of Vegetated and Synthetic (Impervious) Surfaces on the Microclimate of Urban Area by MO Obiakor, CD Ezeonyejiaku, TC Mogbo

“…Working together, local governments and citizens can reduce the amount of land rendered impervious, and can reduce its adverse impacts, promoting a healthier environment through sound landuse  planning and improved land management. …”
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OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR PANORAMIC CAMERA POSITION ON THE AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPACT STUDY by TONG GaoPeng, GAN Wei, LI ZhiWei, LIN Hui, WANG ZhiFeng

“…In order to reduce the influence of the panorama camera on the aerodynamic noise of the vehicle,the exterior flow field and sound field analysis are carried out on the rearview mirror of three different lens placement positions.The calculated results are in good agreement with the experimental data,which verifies the reliability of the numerical simulation.At the same time,it is found that the different position of the panoramic lens has an influence on the air flow which through the exterior mirrors,thus changing the rear flow field and the front window noise radiation intensity.Scheme Ⅲ is compared with other schemes,the tail vortex,the turbulence kinetic energy and the noise emission of the front window are relatively weaker,which can reduce the aerodynamic noise.Finally,by comparing the noise test of three kinds of schemes,it is found that the noise of scheme Ⅲ is lower than that of other schemes,which verifies the correctness of the analysis method.The analysis results provides the guidance for the reasonable arrangement of the rearview mirror panorama image lens,and is favorable for improving the comfort of the driver.…”
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Speech Separation Using Convolutional Neural Network and Attention Mechanism by Chun-Miao Yuan, Xue-Mei Sun, Hu Zhao

“…Speech information is the most important means of human communication, and it is crucial to separate the target voice from the mixed sound signals. This paper proposes a speech separation model based on convolutional neural networks and attention mechanism. …”
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Muscle Strength Weighting Based on Deep Learning and Wavelet Packet and Muscle Fatigue Analysis Based on L-Z Complexity by Zhizhong Liu

“…By studying the muscle sound signal of biceps brachii and gastrocnemius muscle, we try to find out the relationship between muscle force and load and the characteristic parameters of fatigue stage, so as to guide the exercise training well, ten healthy male college students were selected to perform static contraction experiments under different loads (0 lbs, 10 lbs....maximum load), and weight-bearing heel-lifting fatigue experiment. …”
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Automated Periotome versus Conventional Periotome in Intra-Alveolar Extraction of Sheep Jaw: An In Vitro Study by Sam Thomas Kuriadom, Sarmad Al-Chalabi, Karrar M. H. Hadi, Ashraf M. Ishbair

“…This is an in vitro study of forty posterior teeth of sheep mandibles. Ten sound healthy mandibles were selected, and each mandible was then divided into two quadrants with two teeth in each quadrant. …”
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Robert Duncan and the Vernacular of Preliteracy by J. Peter Moore

“…Duncan recapitulates medieval cultural divisions between the father tongue of Latin grammar and the mother tongue of fluid speech and posits the vernacular as a counter-national field of pre-semantic sound, conveyed through feminine modes of relation. …”
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Le webdocumentaire : un outil numérique innovant au service de l’enseignement, de la recherche et de la valorisation by Alexandre Klein

“…Fundamentally interactive, this medium combining text, pictures, video, sound, and animation allows to broadcast knowledge online in an accessible and participative way. …”
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A Not Entirely Secret History of Superinjunctions Against the British Press: When Public Interest Arguments Take Second Place by Mélanie Anderson-Dupéré

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Design and Performance of Solar PV Integrated Domestic Vapor Absorption Refrigeration System by Divya Arputham Selvaraj, Kirubakaran Victor

“…This technology might sound like a luxury on the surface, but they are in high demand to achieve food security. …”
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Improved 2D Discrete Hyperchaos Mapping with Complex Behaviour and Algebraic Structure for Strong S-Boxes Generation by Musheer Ahmad, Eesa Al-Solami

“…The simulation and comparison results demonstrate the effectiveness of proposed method for the construction of cryptographically sound S-boxes.…”
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Experiments on Detection of Voiced Hesitations in Russian Spontaneous Speech by Vasilisa Verkhodanova, Vladimir Shapranov

“…In this paper we address an issue of voiced hesitations (filled pauses and sound lengthenings) detection in Russian spontaneous speech by utilizing different machine learning techniques, from grid search and gradient descent in rule-based approaches to such data-driven ones as ELM and SVM based on the automatically extracted acoustic features. …”
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W kierunku dwujęzyczności w edukacji wczesnoszkolnej – problemy nauczania czytania w języku obcym na przykładzie języka angielskiego by Monika Kusiak-Pisowacka

“…The analysis looked at the methods of teaching reading, types of reading tasks, the explicitness of phonological instruction, presentation of letter-sound correspondences and the development of other reading-related abilities. …”
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PENGUKURAN MODULUS YOUNG SENAR PANCING DENGAN METODE ANALISIS FREKUENSI DAWAI by Nidar Karyati Gulo, Albertus Hariwangsa Panuluh

“…The research has been conducted to determine the Young Modulus value of the fishing line with frequency analysis on a string by using a sound sensor. The fishing line made of Nylon Monofilament and Stainless Steel Nylon Coat. …”
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Investigation of Flow Behavior around Corotating Blades in a Double-Spindle Lawn Mower Deck by Chon W., Amano R. S.

“…Furthermore, noise levels were measured using a sound level meter. For the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) work, several arbitrary radial sections of a two-dimensional blade were selected to study flow computations. …”
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Construction of an Integrated Positive Youth Development Conceptual Framework for the Prevention of the Use of Psychotropic Drugs among Adolescents by Tak Yan Lee

“…It further explains how the 15 empirically sound constructs identified by Catalano et al. and used in a positive youth development program, the Project P.A.T.H.S., relate generally to the components of the revised model to formulate an integrated positive youth development conceptual framework for primary prevention of adolescent drug use. …”
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Os Xetá e seus acervos: memória histórica, política e afetiva (Paraná, Brasil) by Edilene Coffaci de Lima, Lilianny Rodriguez Barreto dos Passos, Rafael Pacheco

“…During those years, vast amounts of documentation about the group were collected (films, artefacts, sound recordings…), covering a wide range of fields (ethnomusicology, archaeology, linguistics…). …”
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Review of Lightweight Vibration Isolation Technologies for Marine Power Devices by Yuanran Qiu, Wei Xu, Zechao Hu, Junqiang Fu, Mengxuan He

“…Vibration induced by marine power devices (MPD) transmitting to the hull structure is one of the most important factors that cause ship vibration and underwater sound radiation. Vibration isolation technologies (VIT) are widely applied to reduce the vibration transmission. …”
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Greening Business through Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services by Godfrey, Barigye, Siraje, Kaaya

“…Unhygienic sanitary facilities for excreta disposal, poor management of solid and liquid wastes and inadequate hygienic practices are responsible for a large portion of disease burden. Sound environmental health conditions are a key pre-requisite to enhance quality of life, to impact positively on sustainable economic growth and to reduce poverty. …”
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