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A Study on the Context-dependent Speaker Recognition Adopting the Method of Weighting the Frame-based Likelihood Using SNR (SNR을 이용한 프레임별 유사도 가중방법을 적용한 문맥종속 화자인식에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Hong-Sub
    • MALSORI
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    • no.61
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    • pp.113-123
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    • 2007
  • The environmental differences between training and testing mode are generally considered to be the critical factor for the performance degradation in speaker recognition systems. Especially, general speaker recognition systems try to get as clean speech as possible to train the speaker model, but it's not true in real testing phase due to environmental and channel noise. So in this paper, the new method of weighting the frame-based likelihood according to frame SNR is proposed in order to cope with that problem. That is to make use of the deep correlation between speech SNR and speaker discrimination rate. To verify the usefulness of this proposed method, it is applied to the context dependent speaker identification system. And the experimental results with the cellular phone speech DB which is designed by ETRI for Koran speaker recognition show that the proposed method is effective and increase the identification accuracy by 11% at maximum.

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Plastic scintillator beta ray scanner for in-situ discrimination of beta ray and gamma ray radioactivity in soil

  • Bae, Jun Woo;Kim, Hee Reyoung
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.52 no.6
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    • pp.1259-1265
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    • 2020
  • A beta ray scanner was proposed for in-situ discrimination of beta and gamma ray radioactivity. This scanner is based on the principle that gamma and beta rays experience different changes in detection efficiency in scintillators with different geometries, especially with regard to the scintillator thickness. The ratios of the counting rates of gamma rays (Rgamma), beta rays (Rbeta), and sample measurements (Rtotal) in a thick scintillator to those in a thin one are reported. The parameter Xthick, which represents the counting rate contributed by beta rays to the total counting rate in the thick scintillator, was derived as a function of those ratios. The values of Rgamma and Rbeta for 60Co and 90Sr sources were estimated as 3.2 ± 0.057 and 0.99 ± 0.0049, respectively. The estimated beta ray contributions had relative standard deviations of 2.05-4.96%. The estimated range of the beta rays emitted from 90Sr was 19 mm as per the Monte Carlo N-Particle simulation, and this value was experimentally verified. Homogeneous and surface contaminations of 60Co and 90Sr-90Y were simulated for application of the proposed method. The counting rate contributed by the beta rays was derived and found to be proportional to the concentration of 90Sr-90Y contamination.

Speech/Music Discrimination Using Spectrum Analysis and Neural Network (스펙트럼 분석과 신경망을 이용한 음성/음악 분류)

  • Keum, Ji-Soo;Lim, Sung-Kil;Lee, Hyon-Soo
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.207-213
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    • 2007
  • In this research, we propose an efficient Speech/Music discrimination method that uses spectrum analysis and neural network. The proposed method extracts the duration feature parameter(MSDF) from a spectral peak track by analyzing the spectrum, and it was used as a feature for Speech/Music discriminator combined with the MFSC. The neural network was used as a Speech/Music discriminator, and we have reformed various experiments to evaluate the proposed method according to the training pattern selection, size and neural network architecture. From the results of Speech/Music discrimination, we found performance improvement and stability according to the training pattern selection and model composition in comparison to previous method. The MSDF and MFSC are used as a feature parameter which is over 50 seconds of training pattern, a discrimination rate of 94.97% for speech and 92.38% for music. Finally, we have achieved performance improvement 1.25% for speech and 1.69% for music compares to the use of MFSC.

Sex-Discrimination of Silkworm Pupa, Bombyx mori with Image Analyzer (화상처리장치에 의한 번데기 암수판별의 효과)

  • ;Tohru Nakada
    • Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.105-113
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    • 1993
  • To produce F1 hybrid of silkworm sex discrimination has to be followed at the pupal stage by sexual organ. However it requires a lot of labour and may bring about a wrong classification. In these regards, this study has been implemented to find out an effective measure for the pupal sex discrimination by use of variation of cocoon weight and image analysis of cocoon. As a result, it was found that in case of the pupal weight the percentage of a wrong classification fell on 0.3% and in case of single cocoon weight 0.4%. The discrimination rate was 99% in the weight variables of cocoon but analysis by single cocoon weight and cocoon shape variables, it was 98.7%. Efficiency of discrimination was increased by 2.7% as compared to variable of single cocoon weight. The minimum cocoon sampling size may be 15 cocoons sexual-wise.

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A Study on Korean Medicine College Students' Perception of Korean Medicine Doctors: Focus on Gender Differences (한의사 직종에 대한 한의대생의 인식 연구 - 성별에 따른 차이를 중심으로)

  • Jeong, Ha-Ryong;Lee, Jae-Hyok
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.211-224
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: This study aimed to investigate gender differences in the Korean Medical Community. Methods: Participants in the research study included 90 students regularly attending the fourth grade in Korean Medicine College, of which 48 were male and 42 were female. Results: 1. Patient's preferences for female KMD (Korean Medicine Doctor) had the lowest response rate in Korean Medical Society. Preferences for male KMD were due to factors including comfort level, rationality, good training, and patient's preference. 2. Patient's preferences for female KMD had the highest response rate in Gynecology, and Pediatrics. On the other hand, patient's preferences for female KMD had the lowest response rate in the other 7 specialty subjects. 3. The reasons for gender discrimination against male KMD were lack of subtlety, lack of empathy, authoritative attitude, and lack of patient management skills. The reasons for gender discrimination, against female KMD were childcare burden, social prejudices, lack of physical strength, and housekeeping burdens. Conclusions: The study results indicated that there was a lower preference for female KMD than male KMD among the Korean Medical Society and in patients' consciousness. Male-centered culture of Korean Medical Society had no role in this finding, but masculine image for KMD jobs and work-family double burden for female KMD were important contributing factors.

Factors Affecting on the Unemployment Hazard Rate of the People with Disabilities (장애인의 실업탈출 결정요인에 관한 연구)

  • Nam, Jeong Hwi;Choi, Young
    • 재활복지
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.127-149
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    • 2013
  • This study analyzed the hazard of unemployment and the influencing factors on the rate. Data came from the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled(PSED), 2010-2012, which is a longitudinal survey for 5,092 disabled people in Korea. For the main purpose of this study, the life-table method was used for describing the patterns of unemployment duration by disabled, and the cox proportional hazard model was used to identify significant factors on the unemployment duration. The results were as follows. First, according to the life table analysis, the unemployment rate to remain until the longest period of unemployment(25month) is 90.5%, and the rate of entry into the labor market was only 9.5%. Overall, the unemployment maintenance rate was high, the unemployment escape rate decreased after 12month. Second, looking at the results from the cox proportional hazards model, the unemployment escape possibility were increased for those who are male, are non-public benefit recipient with disability, have mild disability, and have less discrimination experiences. With these results, disability discrimination act which can reduce the disability discrimination in employment site should be strengthened. Also, the scheme of Nation Basic Protection Program should be modified to attract the employment of recipients with disability. Finally, policy targets having employment escape difficulty, such as women with disability, people with severe disabilities should be departmentalized. And employment service is provided in accord with the individual needs and characteristics.

Verification of the Usefulness of the Mock TOEIC Test using Corpus Indices : Focusing on the Analysis of Difficulty and Discrimination (코퍼스 지표를 활용한 모의 토익시험의 유용성 검증 : 난이도와 변별도 분석을 중심으로)

  • Lee, Yena
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.10
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    • pp.576-593
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    • 2021
  • In this study, in order to investigate the factors that affect the percentage of correct answers and the degree of discrimination of the TOEIC test, a regression analysis was performed using corpus indicators that influence correct answer rate and the degree of discrimination for each part derived from the item analysis. The basic calculation word_length, consistency index LSA_overlap_adjacent_sentences, lexical diversity MTLD_VOCD, conjunction All_logical_causal_connectives_incidence, situational model casual_particles_causal_verbs_Ratio, syntactic complexity Left_embeddedness, and syntactic pattern density Infinitive_density were found to have negative effects. These factors that lower the correct answer rate can be utilized when setting learning goals. Vocabulary diversity index MTLD_VOCD, conjunction Additive_connectives_incidence, syntactic pattern density Infinitive_density, and lexical information person1_2_pronoun_incidence were found to have a positive effect. Factors influencing the increase in discrimination may provide important information for developing a learning program.

A SPEECH-PHONETIC STUDY ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE OPENBITE PATIENTS (개교환자의 발성에 관한 언어 음성학적 연구)

  • Kim, Ki-Dal;Yang, Won Sik
    • The korean journal of orthodontics
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    • v.21 no.2 s.34
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    • pp.287-307
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    • 1991
  • This study aimed at examining speech defects of openbite patients, which were analized in terms of formant frequency for vowels and word pronunciation length for consonants. In addition, the upper and lower lip (perioral m.) activity was tested by the EMG. The tongue force was measured by the strain gauge, and the speech discrimination test was carried out. One experimental group and one control group were used for this study and they were respectively composed of six female openbite patients and six normal-occlusion females. Eight monophthongs, two fricatives and two affricatives were chosen for speech analysis. Speeches of the above-mentioned groups were recorded and then analized by the ILS/PC-1 software. Four hundred most frequently used monosyllables were also chosen for discrimination score. Openbite patients showed the following characteristics: 1. Abnormality in case of /a/, $/\varepsilon/$, /e/, /i/ $F_2$ and /e/, /a/ $F_1$. 2. Significantly elongated length in their pronunciation of /h/ and $/C^h/$ and somewhat elongated length also in their pronunciation of /s/ and /c/. 3. Significant upper lip activity according to the EMG test during pronunciation of the bilabial consonants. 4. Relatively weak tongue force according to the strain gauge measurement. 5. According to the speech discrimination test, high rate of misarticulation in case of (a) initial /p/ /s'/ and /ts'/, (b) /a/,$/\varepsilon/$,/e/,/je/,/o/, $/\phi/$,/jo/,/u/,/we/, and /i/ (c) final (equation omitted).

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Segmentation by Contour Following Method with Directional Angle

  • Na, Cheol-Hun;Kim, Su-Yeong;Kang, Seong-Jun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2012.10a
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    • pp.874-877
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    • 2012
  • This paper proposes the new method based on contour following method with directional angle to segment the cell into the nuclei. The object image was the Thyroid Gland cell image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal(two types of abnormal : follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. The nuclei were successfully diagnosed as normal and abnormal. this paper, improved method of digital image analysis required in basic medical science for diagnosis of cells was proposed. The object image was the Thyroid Gland cell image with difference of chromatin patterns. To segment the cell nucleus from background, the region segmentation algorithm by edge tracing was proposed. And feature parameter was obtained from discrete Fourier transformation of image. After construct a feature sample group of each cells, experiment of discrimination was executed with any verification cells. As a result of experiment using features proposed in this paper, get a better segmentation rate(70-90%) than previously reported papers, and this method give shape to get objectivity and fixed quantity in diagnosis of cells. The methods described in this paper be used immediately for discrimination of neoplastic cells.

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Discrimination of Cancer Cells by Dominant Feature Parameters Method in Thyroid Gland Cells (우세특징파라미터를 이용한 갑상선 암세포의 식별)

  • 나철훈;정동명
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.419-427
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    • 1994
  • A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid Gland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal : follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. As a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11 % was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells.

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