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- Chen, Fang, 1963, et al.
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Effect of noise on automatic speech recognition system error rate
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting July 2000. - : SAGE Publications. - 2169-5067 .- 1071-1813. ; 44:37, s. 606-609
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Many studies have indicted that stress and workload can effect the recognition accuracy of the speech recognition system. This can include noise, vibration, G-force, information overload, vocal quality in noise, vocal quality and psychological stress, concurrent task performance and vocal fatigue. The commercially available speech recognition system has not yet reached the perfect design to recognize natural human speech. The military application of automatic speech recognition systems has been studied in a wide arrangement. Verbex’ Voice Master was recommended in its instruction book as especially suited well for use in a noisy environment. This system was selected as a candidate system for use in cockpits. Before implementing it in the cockpit, its strengths and weaknesses for special utterances need to be tested in a laboratory environment. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of noise on recognition accuracy in dual-task performance. The experiment was carried out in a noise-insulated room. The Verbex’ Voice Master speech recognition system was installed into the computer. Eleven male Swedish students were the subjects. Two noise levels were set up with a combination of mental workload and physical workload. The results showed that without noise and mental workload, the recognition accuracy could be as good as 99.4%. With noise and mental workload, the recognition accuracy could be reduced to 95%. The results indicated that noise had significant effects on the computer error while mental workload had significant effects on both subject error and computer error.
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- Chen, Fang
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Localization of 3-D sound presented through headphone - Duration of sound presentation and localization accuracy
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Ingår i: Journal of The Audio Engineering Society. - 1549-4950. ; 51:12, s. 1163-1171
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The relationship between the duration of a sound presentation and the accuracy of human localization is investigated. The three-dimensional sound is presented via headphones. The head-tracking system was integrated together with the sound presentation. Generalized head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) are used in the experiment. Six different types of sounds with durations of 0.5, 2, 4, and 6 seconds were presented in random order on any azimuth in the horizontal plane. Thirty subjects participated in the study. A special location indication system called DINC (directional indication compass) was developed. With DINC the judged location of every test can be recorded accurately. The results showed that the localization accuracy is significantly related to the duration of the sound presentation. As long as the sound has a broad frequency bandwidth, the sound type has little effect on the localization accuracy. A presentation of at least 4-second duration is recommended. There is no significant difference between male and female subjects in the accuracy of detection.
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- Chen, Fang, 1963
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Speech interaction system – how to increase its usability
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Ingår i: The 8th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Interspeech 2004, ICSL. Jeju Island, Korea.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper discussed different issues related to the usability of speech interaction system. It includes the usability concept, different design approaches, design process and evaluation questions for speech interaction system. Usability is a very fuzzy concept, especially when it related to the speech interaction system: it is hard to measure and it is very much context dependent. The traditional user-centered design approach may not be suitable for the speech interaction system design since the users might not have enough knowledge to see what the technology can do. Usage-centered design may be the better method but there is not comprehensive theory and methodology for the design process and evaluation.
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- Di Cesare, PE, et al.
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Matrix-matrix interaction of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and fibronectin
- 2002
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Ingår i: Matrix Biology. - 1569-1802. ; 21:5, s. 461-470
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Recent work indicates that cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) plays an important role in extracellular matrix assembly and matrix-matrix protein interactions. In order to identify the proteins in extracellular matrix that interact with COMP, we used an ELISA-based solid-phase binding assay, which revealed a specific, high-affinity interaction between COMP and fibronectin. This interaction is concentration-dependent and saturable, and appears to occur under physiologically relevant conditions. Electron microscopy after negative staining and fragment binding analysis using the solid-phase assay revealed a predominant binding site for the COMP C-terminal globular domain to a molecular domain approximately 14 nm from the N-terminal domain of fibronectin, which can be inhibited by the presence of a polyclonal antibody specific for the C-terminal heptadecapeptide of COMP This interaction is further demonstrated in vivo by colocalization of both COMP and fibronectin in the chondrocyte pericellular matrix by laser confocal microscopy of chondrocytes grown in agarose culture, and by appositional and colocalization of these proteins in the growth plate of primates by immunohistochemistry. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V./International Society of Matrix Biology. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Ding, HT, et al.
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Parallel cloning, expression, purification and crystallization of human proteins for structural genomics
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Ingår i: Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography. - 1399-0047. ; 58, s. 2102-2108
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- 54 human genes were selected as test targets for parallel cloning, expression, purification and crystallization. Proteins from these genes were selected to have a molecular weight of between 14 and 50 kDa, not to have a high percentage of hydrophobic residues (i.e. more likely to be soluble) and to have no known crystal structures and were not known to be subunits of heterocomplexes. Four proteins containing transmembrane regions were selected for comparative tests. To date, 44 expression clones have been constructed with the Gateway(TM) cloning system (Invitrogen, The Netherlands). Of these, 35 clones were expressed as recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli strain BL21 (DE3)-pLysS, of which 12 were soluble and four have been purified to homogeneity. Crystallization conditions were screened for the purified proteins in 96-well plates under oil. After further refinement with the same device or by the hanging-drop method, crystals were grown, with needle, plate and prism shapes. A 2.12 Angstrom data set was collected for protein NCC27. The results provide insights into the high-throughput target selection, cloning, expression and crystallization of human genomic proteins.
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- Fang, Congqi, 1963, et al.
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Corrosion influence on bond in reinforced concrete
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Ingår i: Cement and Concrete Research. - : Elsevier BV. - 0008-8846. ; 34:11, s. 2159-2167
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The bond between reinforcing steel and the surrounding concrete can be deteriorated by corrosion. Pullout tests were carried out to evaluate the effects of corrosion on bond and bond-slip behavior, for a series of specimens with varying reinforcement corrosion levels between 0% and 9%, and for specimens with and without stirrups that provide confinement. Specimens with both smooth and deformed bars were tested. The tests were designed to provide the data required to assess the bond properties, including the ultimate bond strength and free-end slip for various degrees of corrosion under pullout loads. The specimens were tested in an NITS testing machine on which loads, slips and displacements were recorded. Some conclusions have been reached based on the test results.
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- Fu, Zhan, et al.
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Evaluation of the difference between the driving behaviour of a Speech based and a speech-visual based task of an in-car computer
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Ingår i: The 8th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Interspeech 2004, ICSL. Jeju Island, Korea.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- To select the right modality for the interaction between drivers and the in-vehicle information system (IVIS) is crucial for safety reasons. This paper presents an experimental study to dress on this subject. The study was carried out on a 160 degree car-driving simulation lab. There are 10 subjects participated in the experiment. We compared the subjects driving behavior on speech input/output only and speech input with speech+visual output interaction modalities with a simple IVIS. To judge the safety status of subjects driving performance, two independent variables which includes the average division of over speed and the average division of the car out of lane were measured as dangerous extent. Result indicates that it is not significant differences of driving performance by using synthetic speech to replace the visual display in the IVIS. It indicated that the visual presentation of a multi-modal IVIS can be acts as redundancy or complementary modality for auditory presentation, which will aids in relieving the resource demand.
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