Efficient Feature Selection and Hyperparameter Tuning for Improved Speech Signal-Based Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis via Machine Learning Techniques by Deepak Painuli, Suyash Bhardwaj, Utku Kose

“…However, recent studies indicate that over 90% of individuals with PD exhibit vocal abnormalities at the onset of the disease. …”
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Paroxysmal Laryngospasm: A Rare Condition That Respiratory Physicians Must Distinguish from Other Diseases with a Chief Complaint of Dyspnea by Yu Bai, Xi-Rui Jing, Yun Xia, Xiao-Nan Tao

“…One patient with left vocal cord paralysis experienced complete relief after specialist treatment by an otorhinolaryngologist. …”
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A systematic approach to the recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection at the cricothyroid junction by Oleksandr Butskiy, Brent A. Chang, Kimberly Luu, Robert M. McKenzie, Donald W. Anderson

“…The rate of temporary and permanent vocal cord palsy was 9% (95% CI: 6–12%) and 0.3% (95%CI: 0.01–2%) respectively. …”
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An Improved Robust Principal Component Analysis Model for Anomalies Detection of Subway Passenger Flow by Xuehui Wang, Yong Zhang, Hao Liu, Yang Wang, Lichun Wang, Baocai Yin

“…., subway emergency management can predict flow change under the condition of knowing specific policy and estimate traffic impact brought by some big events such as vocal concerts and ball games. In this paper, we propose a novel anomalies detection method of subway passenger flow. …”
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Case report: Dysphonia associated with high-dose cytarabine therapy by Ling Ma, Niya Huang, Haixi Zhang, Jia Liu, Zhiqing Zhang

“…To rule out other potential causes, a thorough examination and detailed medical history review were conducted, excluding factors such as vocal abuse, infection, effects of other medications, and underlying diseases as contributors to the dysphonia. …”
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Nonparametric analysis of inter‐individual relations using an attention‐based neural network by Takashi Morita, Aru Toyoda, Seitaro Aisu, Akihisa Kaneko, Naoko Suda‐Hashimoto, Ikuma Adachi, Ikki Matsuda, Hiroki Koda

“…The flexibility of the neural network would also allow for its application to a wide variety of data with interacting components, such as vocal communication. ​…”
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Consistent individual positions within roosts in Spix’s disc-winged bats by Giacomini, Giada, Chaves-Ramírez, Silvia, Hernández-Pinsón, H. Andrés, Barrantes, José Pablo, Chaverri, Gloriana

“…Here we study the relative position of individuals within a roost-site and establish if sex, age, and vocal behavior are associated with a given position. …”
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Entre rezos y bombos. Aproximación a dos prácticas musicales de la Amazonía de Perú by Korina Grelly Irrazabal Laos, Ricardo López Alcas

“…Procede luego al análisis de las características musicales más significativas como son, la emisión vocal y melódica en el caso del ícaro, y la instrumentación rítmica en el caso del movido típico, teorizaciones que son expresadas en la transcripción musical proponiendo formas particulares de representación sonora junto a la notación musical convencional. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU NECUNOSCUT (CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU UNKNOWN), PUBLISHING BY ED. LIDANA, SUCEAVA, 3 EDIŢII, 2011-2013 (ISSN: 2284-712X) by Gabriela COCA

“…In a special chapter, entitled Documenta, this volume contains the facsimile of the manuscript of the orchestra score of the vocal-symphonic work The Altar of Putna Monastery by Ciprian Porumbescu. …”
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Correspondencia inédita entre el XVII duque de Alba y Evaristo Ramos Cadenas sobre la necrópolis del Gallo de Carteia (San Roque, Cádiz) by Alberto Romero Molero, Jorge del Reguero González

“…Su papel debe entenderse al haber sido nombrado vocal de la Junta Superior de Excavaciones y Antigüedades en 1922 y director de la Real Academia de la Historia en 1927, cargo que ocuparía hasta su fallecimiento en 1953. …”
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Do sheep (Ovis aries) discriminate human emotional odors? by Izïa Larrigaldie, Fabrice Damon, Solène Mousqué, Bruno Patris, Léa Lansade, Benoist Schaal, Alexandra Destrez

“…Abstract While sheep can detect and discriminate human emotions through visual and vocal cues, their reaction to human body odors remains unknown. …”
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Des mains à la bouche dans l'épouillage mutuel des chimpanzés sauvages de Fongoli : Latéralité, synchronisation mains‑lèvres et origine du langage by Adrien Meguerditchian, Marie Plouvier, Mélissa Berthet, Jill Pruetz, William D Hopkins

“…Certains auteurs soutiennent l'hypothèse de l'existence d'un système linguistique vocal/gestes intégré dans lequel l'aire de Broca jouerait un rôle majeur en particulier dans l'hémisphère cérébral gauche. …”
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Optimal Timing and Treatment Modalities of Arytenoid Dislocation and Subluxation: A Meta-Analysis by Andrea Frosolini, Valeria Caragli, Giulio Badin, Leonardo Franz, Patrizia Bartolotta, Andrea Lovato, Luca Vedovelli, Elisabetta Genovese, Cosimo de Filippis, Gino Marioni

“…<i>Background and Objective</i>: Arytenoid dislocation (AD) and subluxation (AS) impact vocal fold mobility, potentially affecting the quality of life. …”
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Maternal singing and speech have beneficial effects on preterm infant’s general movements at term equivalent age and at 3 months: an RCT by Manuela Filippa, Gianluca Filippa, Elisa Della Casa, Alberto Berardi, Odoardo Picciolini, Sara Chiara Meloni, Clara Lunardi, Alessandra Cecchi, Alessandra Sansavini, Luigi Corvaglia, Luigi Corvaglia, Didier Grandjean, EVC Group, Fabrizio Ferrari

“…Integrating and supporting early vocal interaction into routine NICU care is crucial for at-risk populations.…”
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Outcome of Newborns with Tracheoesophageal Fistula: An Experience from a Rapidly Developing Country: Room for Improvement by Amal Al-Naimi, Sara G. Hamad, Abdalla Zarroug

“…Immediate postoperative complications were encountered in eleven patients (33%) and included anastomosis leak in 12%, air leak in 6%, sepsis in 6%, chylothorax in 3%, vocal cord palsy and fistula recurrence (combined) in 3%, and failure of TEF closure in 3% of the patients. …”
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Préférence manuelle chez les gibbons by Luca Morino, Makiko Uchikoshi, Fred Bercovitch, William D Hopkins, Tetsuro Matsuzawa

“…Les liens entre la latéralisation du cerveau, le comportement positionnel et la communication vocale sont loin d’être élucidés. Un des problèmes est le manque de données chez certaines espèces-clés comme notamment au sein des hylobatidés, alors que ce taxon est particulièrement intéressant dans ce contexte : 1. ils sont très proches de l’homme et partagent un répertoire vocal complexe, ils pourraient donc partager certaines voies neurologiques pour leur vocalisation complexe ; 2. leur adaptation à l’arboricolie s’associe à des contraintes posturales uniques ; 3. il y a peu de données sur leur latéralité, et celles-ci sont contradictoires. …”
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Tr ansatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Consigned to Oblivion or Waiting for a Second Chance? by A. О. Mamedova

“…Was it the result of Donald Trump’s election, who was a vocal critic of his predecessor’s legacy during his election campaign? …”
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Understanding basic and social emotions in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia by Carlotta Sola, Vanessa Zanelli, Maria Angela Molinari, Claudia Casadio, Francesco Ricci, Omar Carpentiero, Manuela Tondelli, Fausta Lui, Paolo Frigio Nichelli, Francesca Benuzzi

“…Despite the growing attention to this issue, only few studies have attempted to investigate emotion recognition using both visual and vocal stimuli. In addition, recent studies have presented conflicting findings regarding the extent of impairment in patients in the early stages of these diseases. …”
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Associations of Voice Metrics with Postural Function in Parkinson’s Disease by Anna Carolyna Gianlorenço, Valton Costa, Walter Fabris-Moraes, Paulo Eduardo Portes Teixeira, Paola Gonzalez, Kevin Pacheco-Barrios, Ciro Ramos-Estebanez, Arianna Di Stadio, Mirret M. El-Hagrassy, Deniz Durok Camsari, Tim Wagner, Laura Dipietro, Felipe Fregni

“…Background: This study aimed to explore the potential associations between voice metrics of patients with PD and their motor symptoms. Methods: Motor and vocal data including the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale part III (UPDRS-III), Harmonic–Noise Ratio (HNR), jitter, shimmer, and smoothed cepstral peak prominence (CPPS) were analyzed through exploratory correlations followed by univariate linear regression analyses. …”
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El espíritu de lo poético: hacia un diálogo entre Japón y la Amazonía by Yaxkin Melchy Ramos

“…En segundo lugar, se realiza una exposición comparativa entre ejemplos japoneses y shipibos, acompañada de reflexiones a partir de la etnografía y la semiótica cósmica shipibo-konibo de Pedro Favaron y la teoría de la innovación indígena por medio de la creación vocal de Bernd Brabec. A partir de esta exposición se plantean similitudes entre el pensamiento del koshi joi (palabra fuerte) y el pensamiento del kotodama (espíritu de la palabra) y la concepción en ambas culturas de que los seres vivientes poseen un grado de conciencia y expresión que los habilita como sujetos que participan de un diálogo cósmico. …”
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