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Discussion On Effective Restoration Of Oral Speech Using Voice Conversion Techniques Based On Gaussian Mixture Modeling, Gustavo Alverio

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Today's world consists of many ways to communicate information. One of the most effective ways to communicate is through the use of speech. Unfortunately many lose the ability to converse. This in turn leads to a large negative psychological impact. In addition, skills such as lecturing and singing must now be restored via other methods. The usage of text-to-speech synthesis has been a popular resolution of restoring the capability to use oral speech. Text to speech synthesizers convert text into speech. Although text to speech systems are useful, they only allow for few default voice selections that do not represent …

Assessment Of The Contribution Of Game-Based Simulation In The Advancement Of Individual Soldier Intelligence Gathering Skills, Carlos Wiley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Self-directed Learning Internet Modules based on gaming technology are making tremendous strides as tools to current training system for our military services. Currently, the US Army is testing the Every Soldier is a Sensor Simulation software (ES3) as part of the Every Soldiers a Sensor program that focuses on intelligence gathering and maintaining situational awareness. The primary training goal of this simulation is the training of individual soldiers on conducting "Active Surveillance" and "Threat Indicator Identification" where the soldier is an active participant in the process. Traditional training in intelligence gathering is based largely on cold war models. As a …

Optimizing The Design Of Multimodal User Interfaces, Leah Reeves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Due to a current lack of principle-driven multimodal user interface design guidelines, designers may encounter difficulties when choosing the most appropriate display modality for given users or specific tasks (e.g., verbal versus spatial tasks). The development of multimodal display guidelines from both a user and task domain perspective is thus critical to the achievement of successful human-system interaction. Specifically, there is a need to determine how to design task information presentation (e.g., via which modalities) to capitalize on an individual operator's information processing capabilities and the inherent efficiencies associated with redundant sensory information, thereby alleviating information overload. The present effort …

Outcome And Process Measure Feedback As They Effect Therapy Outcomes, Brett T. Copeland

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

In the study of treatment outcomes, a subset of effectiveness research, the client-focused approach is ideal, as it examines individual responses to therapy over time. The Life Status Questionnaire (LSQ) is designed to track therapy outcomes over time. Despite the emphasis on client outcomes, the process between a therapist and client may have the greatest impact on therapy outcomes and should be an inherent part of a client-focused approach. This study investigated the effects of simultaneous use of an outcome (LSQ) and two Empathy Scale-Revised process subscales, Positive (ES-P) and Negative (ES-N), to determine how these separately and collectively affect …

Multi-View Geometric Constraints For Human Action Recognition And Tracking, Alexei Gritai

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Human actions are the essence of a human life and a natural product of the human mind. Analysis of human activities by a machine has attracted the attention of many researchers. This analysis is very important in a variety of domains including surveillance, video retrieval, human-computer interaction, athlete performance investigation, etc. This dissertation makes three major contributions to automatic analysis of human actions. First, we conjecture that the relationship between body joints of two actors in the same posture can be described by a 3D rigid transformation. This transformation simultaneously captures different poses and various sizes and proportions. As a …

Management Systems Fit For Organizational Performance, Rey Diaz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The present study identifies the dimensions and variables using prior research within each of the constructs under the management systems, fit and, organizational strategy, structure, lifecycle and performance. The constructs from the research model were defined with a combination of direct, calculated and coded measures. Context analysis for each case categorized management systems design into either prescriptive or descriptive. The selected performance measures have been extensively investigated in the research fields associated with organizational management. The study uses the multiple case study design with cross-sectional data spanning from 1991 to 2005 and involving 19 aerospace companies in the United States. …

Dordt College 2007-2008 Catalog, Dordt College. Registrar's Office

Academic Catalogs

Academic Catalog for 2007-2008

Results Of The Chemical Analyses Produced At The Irsst For 2001-2005, Claude Ostiguy, Mathieu Fournier, Thierry Petitjean-Roget, Jacques Lesage, Alain Lajoie

Rapports de recherche scientifique

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Le réseau québécois de prévention compte plusieurs centaines de personnes qui interviennent régulièrement dans les entreprises afin d’y prélever des échantillons permettant d’évaluer la qualité de l’air. Ces échantillons sont analysés à l’IRSST.

De 2001 à 2005, dans le cadre de l’entente de service avec la CSST et son réseau et les ASP, des rapports annuels ont permis d’identifier certaines substances retrouvées en fortes concentrations dans les grands groupes industriels de la Classification des activités économiques du Québec (CAEQ) de 1984 (classification à deux chiffres). Le présent rapport dresse un portrait …

Les Déterminants De L’Incapacité Liés À La Lombalgie, Manon Truchon, Lise Fillion, Ginette Truchon, Clermont Dionne, Bertrand Arsenault, Claude Viau

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Au Québec, comme dans la plupart des pays industrialisés, plusieurs personnes sont affligées d’un mal de dos à la suite d’un accident de travail et doivent conséquemment s’en absenter. Pour la majorité des personnes, l'arrêt de travail est temporaire, mais dans certains cas il se prolonge plusieurs mois, voire des années. En plus d’exclure des individus du marché du travail, ce phénomène d'incapacité chronique engendre des conséquences majeures sur les plans humain et financier. Plusieurs indicateurs psychosociaux liés à l'incapacité chronique ont été identifiés grâce à la recherche. Toutefois, pour mieux aider les individus concernés, il est nécessaire de …

Travailleurs De La Construction Ayant Une Dorso-Lombalgie : Évaluation De L'Implantation D'Un Programme De Collaboration Précoce En Réadaptation, Marie-José Durand, Diane Berthelette, Patrick Loisel, Jocelyne Beaudet, Daniel Imbeau

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Introduction : Les atteintes vertébrales sont une problématique majeure affectant les travailleurs. Un des secteurs associé à un taux particulièrement élevé d’affection vertébrale relié au travail est celui de la construction. Pour faire face à cette problématique de santé auprès de cette population, le Programme de collaboration précoce a été développé. Ce dernier consistait en un programme interdisciplinaire de réadaptation intégrant à la fois le dépistage précoce, le milieu de travail régulier comme modalité d’entraînement contextualisé et la collaboration précoce et continue d’une conseillère en réadaptation lors de la prise en charge des travailleurs blessés. Étant donné la complexité de …

Démarche Stratégique De Prévention Des Problèmes De Santé Mentale Au Travail, Jean-Pierre Brun, Caroline Biron, Hans Ivers

Rapports de recherche scientifique

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Malgré une quantité impressionnante de données empiriques démontrant les conséquences néfastes du stress au travail sur la santé des individus et des organisations, il existe peu d’évidences scientifiques sur le processus d’implantation et l’efficacité des interventions visant à prévenir le stress au travail. Plusieurs revues de la littérature scientifique sur les programmes de prévention du stress au travail montrent la dominance des programmes de prévention centrés sur l’individu (DeFrank & Cooper, 1987; Van Der Hek & Plomp, 1997). Les effets associés à ce type d’intervention sont généralement limités et de durée …

Sources De Données Sur Les Conditions De Travail En Lien Avec La Santé Et La Sécurité Du Travail. Document Ii, Répertoire, Patrice Duguay, Paul Massicotte, Jean-François Godin, François Hébert, Michèle Gervais

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Cette publication constitue le document II de l'étude portant sur l'inventaire des sources de données nord-américaines et européennes sur les conditions de travail en lien avec la santé et la sécurité du travail. Elle a été conçue pour être utilisée de façon autonome ou en conjonction avec le document I - synthèse.

Ce répertoire contient toutes les informations détaillées que nous avons colligées pour chacune des 20 sources de données inventoriées. Il contient deux « outils d'information » distincts : la grille des conditions de travail et la fiche descriptive. Ces deux outils d'information sont présentés par source de données …

Concert Recording 2007-02-05, Richard Rulli, Linda Beckman, Linda Beckman, Holly Gash, Michael Hanf, Jennifer Sherman, Aquiles Figueroa, Karol Rulli, Stephen Gates, Amy Goodnow

Concert Recordings & Programs

Cantata su le sponde del tebro / Alessandro Scarlatti -- Postcards / Anthony Plog -- Masks / Dana Wilson -- Quatre variations sur un theme de Domenico Scarlatti / Marcel Bitsch

Building Blocks For The Development Of A Chronic Care Lung Cancer Model, Leeanne Berlinsky

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Lung cancer, is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for both men and women, and as such, represents a tremendous burden on the healthcare system. Survival rates have remained relatively unchanged over the past forty years, yet we seem to be on the verge of a paradigm shift as a result of advances in early screening, diagnosis and better treatment modalities. Lung cancer is different from all other cancers in that 90% of lung cancer cases can be attributed to the conscious behavioral risk factor of smoking, either currently or previously engaged in by the patient. …

There's No Places Like Home: Why The Harm Standard In Grandparent Visitation Disputes Is In The Child's Best Interests, Lauren F. Cowan

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Community Service-Learning In Statistics: Course Design And Assessment, Debra L. Hydorn

Mathematics Articles

Service-learning projects are a useful method for students to learn both the practice and value of statistical methods. Effective service learning, however, depends on several factors and can be implemented according to a variety of models. In this article, different models for incorporating service-learning in statistics courses are presented along with example statistics courses. Principles for good service-learning practice will also be presented as a means for assessing the quality of a service-learning course component.

Is Romanian Mothers' Employment Status During A Child's First Year Of Life Correlated With School-Age Children's Behavior Problems?, Codruta A. Ruset

Master's Theses and Capstones

Although research studies are more likely now than in the past to include children and families of varied racial and ethnic backgrounds, no attempts have been made to examine the relationship between early maternal employment among Romanian mothers and their children's behavioral problems. Therefore, based on a sample drawn from a Romanian population, this thesis investigates whether maternal employment during the first year of the child's life is related to Romanian school-age children's behavioral problems, considering control variables like period of maternal employment, employment type, child care type, family income; child's age, maternal educational level, and family type. Findings illustrate …

Mythological Heroes And The Presence Of The Hero And Journey Archetypes In "The Lord Of The Rings" And "Harry Potter", Cheryl A. Hunter

Master's Theses and Capstones

Mythology entertains, relates history and conveys man's relationship to god and the universe. Mythology provides individuals with life models and establishes a connection to the people from whom an individual is descended. Works of modern literature that incorporate mythology and universal human themes and archetypes provide a contemporary guide to dealing with the problems universally faced by people.

In Western literature, Homer first established the hero and the journey archetypes approximately 800 B.C. and authors continue to use them. In literature, heroes are important and interesting characters who are role models and who teach the reader important lessons about the …

Race Salience In Defense Attorney Opening And Closing Statements: The Effects Of Ambiguity And Juror Attitudes, Donald Bucolo

Master's Theses and Capstones

Two studies were conducted to evaluate if making a defendant's race salient in defense attorneys' opening and closing statements would reduce White juror racial bias towards a Black defendant when evidence against the defendant was strong (Study 1) or weak (Study 2). In Study 1, making race salient did reduce guilty verdicts against the Black defendant. In addition, more racist jurors were more likely to find the Black defendant guilty only when race was not made salient. In Study 2, making a defendant's race salient did not affect White jurors verdicts. Further, in Study 2 participants with more positive views …

Independent Or Undeclared? The Role Of The Undeclared Voter In The New Hampshire Presidential Primary, Jennifer E S Gupta

Master's Theses and Capstones

This thesis examines whether New Hampshire's undeclared voters vote in a similar manner to registered partisans or whether New Hampshire's voting laws allow undeclared voters to act more independently. Two main hypotheses focus on how New Hampshire's undeclared voters act and whether they are more volatile than partisans. Data from pre-primary tracking polls and Election Day exit polls were used to assess actions and volatility. Two variable cross-tabulation was the primary means of data analysis.

The author concludes that New Hampshire's undeclared voters are more independent but as involved and interested in politics as their partisan counterparts. Additionally, while undeclared …

Moving Beyond Choosing Us Or Choosing Them: The Role Of Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy, And Perception Of Discrimination In The Development Of Arab American Racial Identity Status, Dahlia Rizk

Master's Theses and Capstones

This research examined the relationship between racial identity development and self-esteem, self-efficacy, and perceptions of discrimination in Arab American individuals (N=97) utilizing Helms' (1995) People of Color racial identity model as a framework. Participants responded to an online survey including the following instruments: The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, The Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, The People of Color Racial Identity Attitudes Scale and The Schedule of Racist Events. Correlations revealed significant relationships at each racial identity status consistent with the characteristics outlined in Helms' model. Independent samples t-tests were conducted to determine if there were significant differences between the mean responses of U.S. …

The Accessibility Of Spatial Information: Two Competing Views, Jennifer J. Stiegler

Master's Theses and Capstones

The experiments reported in this thesis were designed to investigate factors involved in the reactivation of spatial information. Participants read passages that described a protagonist and a target object in a spatial location. In Experiment 1, naming times demonstrated that the target object was active immediately after reading the introduction whereas the target object was no longer active in memory after reading filler information that did not remention the target object. In Experiment 2, participants were asked to read a cuing sentence immediately following the filler information. The results showed that this cue served to reactivate the target object. In …

The Bicultural World Of Daughters Of Greek Immigrants: Acculturation And Psychological Adjustment, Sophia A. Dongas

Master's Theses and Capstones

The acculturation and psychological adjustment of daughters of Greek immigrants were examined. Six Greek-American females of Greek immigrant parents between the ages of twenty-five and forty were interviewed. Results indicate a sense of being different and a moderately restricted childhood. Mother's parenting style was very involved and father's parenting style differed across respondents. A "good little Greek girl" was someone who did not embarrass the family, obeyed the parents, and did not date. Meeting parental expectations regarding education was common. All identified themselves as bicultural, both Greek and American, though more strongly American. Feeling comfortable with self within the two …

Arendt And Foucault: Perspectives On Modernity And Citizenship, Martin F. Rowley Jr.

Master's Theses and Capstones

This thesis examines the dangers posed by totalitarianism in the modern age by bringing the philosophies of Hannah Arendt and Michel Foucault together in dialogue. It aims to compare and contrast their respective philosophies as a way of responding to the challenges posed by totalitarianism to democratic culture. While there are clear resonances in their analyses Arendt and Foucault are rarely brought together, much to the detriment of political theory. The thesis is based on a textual analysis of Arendt and Foucault's major works and is organized into three chapters and an introduction. Chapter one gives an overview of Arendt's …

Global Citizenship, Kwame Anthony Appiah

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Tough Love: Should We Analyze Federal Emergencymanagement Agency Disaster Planning Under The National Environmental Policy Act?, Katherine Hausrath

UC Law Environmental Journal

No abstract provided.

Review Of "The Moral Imagination: The Art And Soul Of Building Peace" By J. P. Lederach, Lee A. Smithey

Sociology & Anthropology Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Nsu Fischler School Of Education And Human Services Early Childhood Education [2007], Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Identity, Vocation, And Calling: College Students' Development Toward Meaning, Roger D. Wessel

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

No abstract provided.

This Sporting Life: Sports And Body Culture In Modern Japan, William W. Kelly, Atsuo Sugimoto

CEAS Occasional Publication Series

Yale CEAS Occasional Publication Series - Volume 1

Sports in Japan have long been embedded in community life, the educational system, the mass media, the corporate structures, and the nationalist sentiments of modern Japan. For over a century, they have been a crucial intersection of school pedagogy, corporate aims, media constructions, gender relations, and patriotic feelings. The chapters in this book highlight a wide range of sports, and together, they offer a significant window on to the ways that the sporting life animates the institutions of modern Japan.