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Phippen, Ginette. "A feasibility study of visual feedback speech therapy for nasal speech associated with velopharyngeal dysfunction." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2013. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/354121/.

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Nasal speech associated with velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) is seen in children and adults with cleft palate and other conditions that affect soft palate function, with negative effects on quality of life. Treatment options include surgery and prosthetics depending on the nature of the problem. Speech therapy is rarely offered as an alternative treatment as evidence from previous studies is weak. However there is evidence that visual biofeedback approaches are beneficial in other speech disorders and that this approach could benefit individuals with nasal speech who demonstrate potential for

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Brunnegård, Karin. "Evaluation of nasal speech : a study of assessments by speech-language pathologists, untrained listeners and nasometry." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Logopedi, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1938.

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Excessive nasal resonance in speech (hypernasality) is a disorder which may have negative communicative and social consequences for the speaker. Excessive nasal resonance is often associated with cleft lip and palate, velopharyngeal impairment, dysarthria or hearing impairment. Evaluation of hypernasality has proved to be a challenge in the clinic and in research. There are questions regarding the accuracy and reliability of auditory perceptual evaluations of nasal speech, and whether instrumental measures can be used to improve the reliability of clinical evaluation. There is also the questio

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Garbino, Juliana Fracalosse. "Escape de ar nasal: avaliação com espelho graduado." Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/61/61131/tde-11032008-081650/.

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Objetivo: Estudar a avaliação clínica do escape de ar nasal (EAN) de indivíduos com disfunção velofaríngea a fim de verificar: a concordância entre os juízes na avaliação convencional do EAN, identificando as atividades de fala com respostas mais consensuais entre os juízes; qual atividade de fala apresenta maior relação com o escore geral atribuído pelos juízes; e se há associação entre os escores do EAN atribuído pelos juízes na avaliação convencional e os resultados obtidos na avaliação utilizando o Diagrama de Transcrição. Modelo: Estudo prospectivo que comparou duas diferentes formas de a

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Bastazini, Simone Vianello. "Nasalância na presença e ausência da turbulência nasal e da hipernasalidade." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/61/61132/tde-28112008-091433/.

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Objetivos: Determinar e comparar os valores de nasalância em amostras de fala na presença e ausência da turbulência nasal (TN) e da hipernasalidade. Métodos: Foram analisadas um total de 288 amostras de fala com fonemas de alta e baixa pressão, sendo que, 110 foram excluídas por apresentarem articulação compensatória (AC) ou disfonia. Cinco (5) juízes avaliaram as 178 amostras (110 + 20%) para indicar a presença e ausência da TN e da hipernasalidade. Resultados: As palavras e frases contendo fonemas líquidos (baixa pressão) foram julgados, por todos os juízes, com ausência de TN, e não foi enc

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Scarmagnani, Rafaéli Higa. "Correlação entre as dimensões do orifício velofaríngeo, hipernasalidade, emissão de ar nasal audível e ronco nasal em indivíduos com fissura de palato reparada." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/61/61132/tde-29052013-161328/.

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Introdução: Sabe-se que existe uma possível relação de causa e efeito entre o grau de disfunção velofaríngea e as características de fala, tais como, a hipernasalidade, a emissão de ar nasal e o ronco nasal. De certo modo, a presença e a gravidade destes sintomas podem predizer o tamanho do gap velofaríngeo. Objetivo: Investigar a correlação entre as dimensões do orifício velofaríngeo obtidas por meio da técnica fluxo-pressão e as características de fala, hipernasalidade, emissão de ar nasal audível (EAN) e ronco nasal (RN), avaliados perceptivamente, em indivíduos com fissura palatina reparad

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Blanton, Ann Linstrum. "Differential influence of vowels on oral and nasal intensity in nasalance scores and transpalatal transfer of acoustic energy /." abstract and full text PDF (UNR users only), 2008. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3329563.

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Tronnier, Mechtild. "Nasals and nasalisation in speech production with special emphasis on methodology and Osaka Japanese /." Lund : Lund University Press, 1998. http://books.google.com/books?id=nxZZAAAAMAAJ.

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Campelo, André. "SINGING PORTUGUESE NASAL VOWELS: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING NASALITY IN BRAZILIAN ART SONGS." UKnowledge, 2017. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/89.

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The articulation of Portuguese nasalized vowels poses some articulatory problems accompanied by negative acoustic effects for the performance of Brazilian art songs. The main objective was to find strategies that permit the singer to conciliate an idiomatic pronunciation of these vowels with a well-balanced resonance, a desirable quality in classical singing. In order to devise these strategies, the author examined sources dealing with nasalized vowels from varied perspectives: acoustic properties of vowel nasalization, phonetic and phonological aspects ofBrazilian Portuguese (BP), historical

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Demasi, Rita de Cassia. "Dynamic modeling of the velopharyngeal trajectory in Brazilian Portuguese nasal diphthongs." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris 3, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023PA030024.

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L'objectif de cette recherche doctorale est de comprendre, d'in point de qu'expérimental, les caractéristiques de la production de la diphtongue nasale postérieure et de la voyelle antérieure nasale en portugais brésilien à l'aide d'analyses phonétiques et phonologiques. La nasalisation de la voix est affectée par un processus phonetique appelé diphtongaison nasale. Ce processus allophonique est un phénomène qui modifie la qualité des voyelles et des diphtongues nasales. Pour démontrer ce phénomène, nous comparerons la prononciation de la diphtongue « ão » [ãw̃] et de phone équivalent oral « a

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Milanesi, Jovana de Moura. "Caracterização da respiração oral: avaliação multidisciplinar." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2016. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/3446.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>In the presence of nasal obstruction, nasal patency may be reduced, and nasal breathing is replaced by mouth breathing (MB). Orofacial, and otorhinolaringologic changes are present in this breathing mode, as well as head posture misalignment, as a compensatory mechanism for the nasal airflow impairment. Some characteristics are typically found, but MB diagnosis is still controversial among multidisciplinary assessments. This study was conduct to identify variables associated with mouth breathing diagnosis in children, based on mult

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Gregio, Fabiana Nogueira. "Configuração do trato vocal supraglótico na produção das vogais do português brasileiro: dados de imagens de ressonância magnética." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2006. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/13780.

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Wilson, Shawn C. "Voice recognition systems : assessment of implementation aboard U.S. naval ships." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Mar%5FWilson.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Information Systems and Operations)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2003.<br>Thesis advisor(s): Michael T. McMaster, Kenneth J. Hagan. Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-49). Also available online.

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Fuentes, Neva R. "Subordinate - supervisor communication| Junior Naval Officer feelings and obstacles when communicating up the chain of command." Thesis, Gonzaga University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1537048.

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<p> Research on subordinate-supervisor communication has revealed that employees in civilian organizations often stay silent about workplace problems. Comfort levels between subordinates and supervisors, was a major factor to this silence. Currently, there exists very little literature on upward communication from subordinate to supervisor amongst U.S. Naval Officers. The purpose of this thesis was to explore Junior Officer (JO) feelings and perceived obstacles about communicating up the chain of command with senior officers. Interview questions from a previous study (Milliken, Morrison, &amp

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Torrez, Joseph B. (Joseph Benjamin). "Light-weight materials selection for high-speed naval craft." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40890.

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Thesis (Nav. E.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2007.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111).<br>A decision analysis study was conducted on the process of materials selection for high-speed naval craft using the Modified Digital Logic (MDL) method proposed by B. Dehgham-Manshadi et al in ref [17]. The purpose is to show how this method along with Ashby's material selection process can be integrated to provide a comprehensive tool designed spec

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Pham, Xuan Phuc. "Green water and loading on high speed containerships." Thesis, Connect to e-thesis, 2008. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/249/.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Glasgow, 2008.<br>Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Glasgow, 2008. Includes bibliographical references. Print copy also available.

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Thurlby, Nickolas. "Advances in high rotational speed – friction stir welding for naval applications." Thesis, Wichita State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10057/2414.

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Changing operational requirements within the Navy defines the need for lighter, faster ships with increased range and payload. To achieve these requirements the Navy is investing in new hull forms and aluminum alloys for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Landing Helicopter Assault (Replacement) Ship, and the Joint High Speed Vessel. Friction stir welding (FSW) has proven to be a viable means for joining aluminum during the vessel manufacturing process for LCS, and is a likely joining process for other high speed aluminum vessels. While producing welds of high quality, FSW is characterized by

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Huston, Steven Paul. "Structural health monitoring of a high speed naval vessel using ambient vibrations." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33848.

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Traditional naval vessels with steel structures have the benefit of large safety factors and a distinct material endurance limit. However, as performance requirements and budget constraints rise, the demand for lighter weight vessels increases. Reducing the mass of vessels is commonly achieved by the use of aluminum or composite structures, which requires closer attention to be paid to crack initiation and propagation. It is rarely feasible to require a lengthy inspection process that removes the vessel from service for an extended amount of time. Structural health monitoring (SHM), involving

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Strenge, Thomas Ralston Kevin W. "The costs and benefits of high speed vessels relative to traditional C-17 military airlift /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Dec%5FStrenge.pdf.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2003.<br>"MBA professional report"--Cover. Thesis advisor(s): David R. Henderson, Kevin R. Gue. Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-57). Also available online.

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Whalen, Todd E. "Optimal deadrise hull analysis and design space study of naval special warfare high speed planing boats." Thesis, Springfield, Va. : Available from National Technical Information Service, 2002. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA405933.

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Thesis (M.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-65). Also available online.

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Veldhuis, Ivo. "Application of hydrogen marine systems in high-speed sea container transport." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2007. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/51284/.

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Conventional marine fuels have always limited the endurance of high-speed ships leading to fast but inefficient cargo ships. This research considers the fuel weight barrier in high-speed ship design and the use of hydrogen as a marine fuel to overcome this barrier. Simultaneously, it is now accepted that environmental pollution from ships, particularly large containerships, contributes to climate change. Hydrogen marine utilization provides a solution for both. As common to other hydrogen research the fuel system spans production to utilization. This hydrogen marine system utilizes an establis

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Dias, Elis?ngela Tavares. "Em cantos de reis: a tradi??o discursiva em Autos de Natal." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2013. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/16293.

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Morgan, Eric A. "Analysis of high-speed vessels for Seventh Fleet logistics support." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Mar%5FMorgan%5FEric.pdf.

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Cedrun, Mark E. "Low-speed wind tunnel testing of the NPS/NASA Ames Mach 6 optimized waverider." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1994. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA283585.

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Thesis (M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1994.<br>Thesis advisor(s): Conrad F. Newberry, Jeffrey V. Bowles. "June 1994." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

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Whalen, Todd E. (Todd Edward) 1972. "Optimal deadrise hull analysis and design space study of naval special warfare high speed planning boats." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8132.

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Thesis (S.M. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-65).<br>United States Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) frequently employ high speed planing boats (HSPBs) in the performance of their missions. Operation of these vessels in normal and adverse conditions exposes personnel to severe mechanical shock. Anecdotal evidence and recent medical studies conducted by the Naval Healt

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Moat, Bengamin I. "Quantifying the effects of airflow distortion on anemometer wind speed measurements from merchant ships." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2003. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/207/.

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Anemometers on Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) are usually located above the bridge in a region where the effects of air flow distortion, created by the presence of the ship, may be large. Until now it was not known whether measurements from such anemometers would be biased high or low, and the possible magnitude of any such bias was not known. Investigations into the airflow above merchant ships have been carried out experimentally using a low-speed wind tunnel and numerically using a commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code VECTIS. The investigations examined the airflow over simpl

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Estrada, Bradfield Flavia Paula. "Comparación del discurso publicitario del sport celebrity Rafael Nadal en Instagram. Nike 2012 y 2019." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653585.

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La comunicación de las marcas deportivas ha evolucionado con el paso de los años, ha pasado de la publicidad funcional a la emocional. Las marcas han optado por emplear sports celebrities para difundir su discurso publicitario a través de sus redes sociales, siendo Instagram una de las plataformas elegidas gracias a su nivel de interacción con el público a través de fotografías y videos. Las marcas ya no hablan solo de sus productos sino, cuentan experiencias, historias de superación, estilos de vida, etc. Esta es una estrategia que se utiliza para establecer conexiones con la audiencia que us

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Leite, Jos? Evangilm?rison Lopes. "Em nome da ordem: a Prefeitura Municipal de Natal como espa?o da sub- vers?o." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2008. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/16923.

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Mayeaux, Agnes M. "Determination of Naval medium speed diesel engine air exhaust emissions amd [sic] validation of a proposed estimation model." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/25835.

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Breor, Scott F. ""Maintain course and speed ..." : command and control for maritime homeland security and homeland defense /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Jun%5FBreor.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004.<br>Thesis advisor(s): Christopher Bellavita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-54). Also available online.

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Lindgren, Viktor. "Evaluating Multi-Uav System with Text to Spech for Sitational Awarness and Workload." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53343.

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With improvements to miniaturization technologies, the ratio between operators required per UAV has become increasingly smaller at the cost of increased workload. Workload is an important factor to consider when designing the multi-UAV systems of tomorrow as too much workload may decrease an operator's performance. This study proposes the use of text to speech combined with an emphasis on a single screen design as a way of improving situational awareness and perceived workload. A controlled experiment consisting of 18 participants was conducted inside a simulator. Their situational awareness a

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Mayeaux, Agnes M. "Determination of naval medium speed diesel engine air exhaust emissions amd [i.e., and] validation of a proposed estimation model." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37033.

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Thesis (Nav. E.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1995, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1995.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-92).<br>by Agnes M. Mayeaux.<br>M.S.<br>Nav.E.

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Endo, Makoto. "Numerical modeling of flame spread over spherical solid fuel under low speed flow in microgravity:Model development and comparison to space flight experiments." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1461022358.

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Lin, Yi-Chun, and 林怡君. "An Initial Study on Nasal Detection in Continuous Mandarin Speech." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/07763220994009590220.

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Peng, Shang-Hsuan, and 彭上軒. "Estimation of oral cavity and nasal cavity cross-section areas from speech signals during articulation." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08250183496784312210.

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碩士<br>國立清華大學<br>電機工程學系<br>103<br>Estimation of vocal tract area function (VTAF) from speech signals is an inverse scattering problem. The medical application of VTAF includes clinical analysis of aphasia and dysarthria, language training, and phoniatrics for the hearing-impaired. The estimation results of VTAF provide a visual feedback on auditory sense. According to Wakita's method, the filtering processes of the inverse digital filter in signal analysis and the acoustic tube model in physics are identical. It could be confirmed by the relationship between linear prediction coding and analysi

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Downing, Kerri. "Perceptual judgment of hypernasality and audible nasal emission in cleft palate speakers." Thesis, 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/13658.

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Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine whether a novel, user-friendly rating system, visual sort and rate (VSR) provides comparable ratings to the currently used direct magnitude estimation (DME) rating system for rating perceptions of audible nasal emission (ANE) and hypernasality in cleft palate speakers. Methods: Twelve naïve listeners rated 152 speech samples of speakers with cleft palate across four conditions: rating hypernasality and ANE using either a VSR or DME rating scale. Raters were provided with a short training session, prior to rating each day. Inter- and intra-

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Yeh, Yu-Chiao, and 葉宇喬. "The Effect of Age and Prosody on Syllable-final Nasal Mergers in Taiwan Mandarin Spontaneous Speech." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04487744773493516451.

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碩士<br>國立臺灣大學<br>語言學研究所<br>103<br>The present study investigated the performance of syllable-final nasal mergers in Taiwan Mandarin. After decades of research, past studies on this topic have identified regional difference in the application of the mergers, but their origins are still under debate. In this study, generational difference was examined in order to explore such an issue into a deeper core. With the usage of spontaneous speech, the effect of prosodic factors was also under examination. Thirty-two speakers of both genders, of two generations, and from two regions, Taipei and Kaohsiun

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Lei, Hsiang-Yu, and 雷翔宇. "The Effect of Prosody and Dialectal Difference on Syllable-final Nasal Mergers in Taiwan Mandarin Spontaneous Speech." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/61463550839644976491.

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碩士<br>國立臺灣大學<br>語言學研究所<br>104<br>This study reports the performance of syllable-final nasal mergers in Taiwan Mandarin spontaneous speech via a corpus. Past studies showed debates on merging direction, robustness, and cause, but the results was stilled puzzling. Recent findings on this issue suggested that there exists potential dialectal difference between the North and the South. In this study, the merger among the three representative regions, Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung, were investigated to discover details of dialectal difference. With the usage of spontaneous speech materials, proso

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Shabangu, Sakie Isaac. "The Xitsonga murmured speech sounds and their representations in the Xitsonga orthography." Diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/653.

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MA<br>Department of Communication and Applied Language Studies<br>Orthographic symbols of languages represent specific speech sounds with their specific phonetic qualities. This research aimed at analysing orthographic representations of murmured speech sounds in the Xitsonga orthography. The qualitative approach was employed to examine the production of murmured speech sounds and their orthographic representations in Xitsonga. The analysis was based on data collected from interviews with speakers of the Xitsonga language, Xitsonga educators and lecturers who are themselves Xitsonga-speaking,

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Tod, Courtney Jayne. "Employment in down syndrome : the experiences of individuals with down syndrome, their employers and families in KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/11186.

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Employment is viewed as one of the pinnacle factors in enhancing quality of life. Despite being a right in South Africa, the employment opportunities available to individuals with Down syndrome are limited. This study aimed to explore the employment experiences of individuals with Down syndrome, their employers and their families in KwaZulu-Natal. This research provided valuable information for Speech-Language Therapists on enhancing communication in the workplace as effective communication in the workplace is crucial for employment. A qualitative approach and phenomenological design were used

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Panday, Seema. "The development of a Zulu speech reception threshold test for Zulu first language speakers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1173.

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The measurement of speech reception threshold (SRT) is best evaluated in an individual's first language. Currently there is a paucity of linguistically matched materials to measure the SRT of Zulu First Language Speakers (ZFLS) in Kwa Zulu-Natal (KZN). Therefore, the present study focused on developing and assessing a Zulu SRT word list for Zulu First language Speakers (ZFLS) in KZN, according to adapted criteria for SRT in Zulu. In addition, the application of the developed list was evaluated. The study therefore followed a two phase methodological framework. Phase one focused on the developm

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Naidoo, Somadhanum. "Exploring orientation speeches of school principals : inspirational invitations to student teachers." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/6079.

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The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the messages conveyed by principals in one context, that of well resourced schools. The contents of the messages and how these messages are influenced by the context of the schools were interrogated. Also of relevance are principals presenting a desirably, inviting message about the teaching profession. This study is part of the TP120 project that is being conducted by the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal to evaluate the placing of context at the centre of a learning to teach approach. The school environment has become diverse and dyn

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Naidu, Ramola L. "Speech and drama curriculum development : the perspectives of a selection of drama teachers in KwaZulu Natal." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4494.

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The researcher has attempted to gain an understanding of how Drama teachers perceive the teaching of the curriculum and curriculum change. The data were obtained through the use of the qualitative mode of engaging in research. The researcher, who is also a Drama teacher had come to experience the need for teachers to be given an opportunity to express their views on curriculum as the area of curriculum is complex and always in need of reappraisal. Also, teachers needed a medium through which they could share their perspectives on curriculum. The researcher collected the relevant information by

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Torrez, Joseph B. "Light-weight materials selection for High-Speed Naval Craft." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/3002.

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CIVINS<br>A decision analysis study was conducted on the process of materials selection for high-speed naval craft using the Modified Digital Logic (MDL) method. The purpose is to show how this method along with Ashby's material selection process can be integrated to provide a comprehensive tool designed specifically for light-weight material optimization. Using Ashby's Material Selection Charts and the MDL method, a step by step material selection process is outlined. Furthermore, a comparison of the materials based on equivalent plate uni-axial ideal elastic compressive stress was completed

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Chetty, Marlene. "An overview of speech-language therapy services for children with cleft lip and/or palate from birth to three years within the KwaZulu-Natal health sector." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5371.

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A descriptive survey with 19 Speech-Language Therapists from public health and four from private health was used to obtain an overview of Speech-Language Therapy services for children with cleft lip and/or palate from birth to three years in the KwaZulu-Natal Health Sector. Results are presented for public health, as none of the four private based respondents worked with cleft lip and/or palate from birth to three years. The number of Speech-Language Therapists (9) working with cleft lip and/or palate (0-3 years) in KwaZulu-Natal appears not to have changed significantly over the past two to t

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Li, Ya. "Mandarin speakers' production of English and Mandarin post-vocalic nasals: An acoustic approach." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1091.

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The present study adopts an acoustic approach to analyze Mandarin Chinese speakers’ production of English and Mandarin alveolar and velar nasal codas /n, ŋ/ in different preceding vowel contexts. Its purposes are to explore the interrelationship between nasal codas and the preceding vowels in both L1 (First Language) and L2 (Second language) production and to identify and explain similarities and differences between the L1 and L2 production. Specifically, 20 native Mandarin Chinese speakers performed a word-list reading task involving 22 English and Mandarin test words with three types of r

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Crossley, Susan L. "The syntactic features of South African Indian English among students in Natal, with regard to use and attitudes towards usage." Thesis, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9684.

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Two tests were developed and administered to 122 South African students of Indian descent and 70 South African students of European descent. One test elicited use of certain syntactic constructions through requesting subjects to make specified grammatical changes to verbally presented sentences. The other test elicited attitudes regarding acceptability and beliefs about own and others' use of nonstandard syntactic forms. In both cases, test items were based on non-standard syntactic forms reported to occur in the speech of Indian South Africans. Results were analysed statistically and on the b

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Vijayendra, Vishwas Tumkur. "Design and Testing of a Prototype High Speed Data Acquisition System for Nasa." 2011. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/732.

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Modern radar and signal processing applications require data acquisition systems capable of high-speed analog data reception and processing. These systems need to support sophisticated signal processing algorithms and reliable high-speed interfaces. The objective of this project is to develop a prototype of a state of the art data acquisition system to aid NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. The SWOT mission aims at monitoring water levels of various water bodies to predict and avoid any catastrophic events. The principal instrument is a Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRI

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Ige, Busayo Olamide. "Gendering politeness : speech and act among Zulu second language speakers of the English language on the Durban campus." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5322.

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In this thesis. I have moved away from the general question of 'How do women and men behave linguistically?, (Sing and Bergvall. 1996:19) and have turned to investigate in particular how the speech act of apologies contributes to the production of people as 'women and men' (Sing and Bergvall, 1996:19). In other words, the investigation focuses on the effect of politeness strategies on the construction of gender identities. Using poststrucluralist feminist theory as developed primarily by Weedon (1987), this thesis investigates the politeness strategies employed by some Zulu students at the Uni

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Magoga, TF. "Development of a structural fatigue life assessment framework for high-performance naval ships." Thesis, 2019. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/33961/1/Magoga_whole_thesis_ex_pub_mat.pdf.

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Navies around the world have been using High Speed Light Craft (HSLC) in a wider range of military roles and ocean environments than ever before. This increasing range of operations, use of lightweight scantlings, and susceptibility to slamming necessitates the development of improved structural fatigue assessment methods. These improved methods are required to ensure that a HSLC will meet its intended life, and to evaluate the impact of through-life modifications to the structure or operational profile. This PhD thesis covers the development of an efficient structural fatigue life assessment

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Mkhize, Zodwa Muriel. "A critical examination of men's and women's discourse practices in directive-response speech sequences (DRSS) : evidence from teacher- student interactions during groupwork in two secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4323.

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This dissertation presents a critical examination of men's and women's discourse practices in directive-response speech sequences (DRSS), on the basis of data obtained from teacher-student interactions during groupwork in two secondary schools in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Following West (1990), the broad purpose of this study is to explore the similarities and the differences in the DRSS between educators of different gender and their students. Drawing on critical discourse analysis, particularly the work of Fairclough (1989,1992,1995), this study then critically examines the social relations of

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