ABSTRACT In this paper we address the issue of pronunciation model- ing for conversational speech synthesis. We experiment with two different HMM topologies (fully connected state model and forward connected state model) for sub-phonetic model- ing to capture the deletion and insertion of sub-phonetic states during speech production process. We show that the experi- mented HMM topologies have higher log likelihood than the traditional 5-state sequential model. We also study the first and
Premium Language Phonology Word
‘’Cost performance on project s often poor‚ what are the possible causes of this and how can it be improved?’’ Introduction The cost planning is one of important phases for project management. It will goes through whole project’s life cycle. It is foundation of project and it will tell the project are measured‚ reported and controlled in every process. Estimating is the process of forecasting or approximating the time and cost of completing project deliverables. A successful project management
Premium Cost overrun Project management Cost
Sleep apnea is a type of sleep disorder that can interrupt someone’s breathing at night. When someone has sleep apnea‚ they will stop breathing repeatedly as they try to sleep. In some cases‚ people with severe sleep apnea will stop breathing hundreds of times a night. Every time they stop breathing‚ they are denying their body and brain the oxygen that they need. What Is Sleep Apnea? There are two main types of sleep apnea‚ although it is possible to have a blend of both conditions. The main
Premium Sleep apnea
as the peaceful and adventurous people of the 1960’s.They were the rebels‚ the black sheep’s‚ and the out casted group of people. Being that they were out casted they had a huge effect on society. The focus of my investigation is how the hippies affected the United States socially in the 1960’s. The origin of this source is an article that was written by Emily Marsden and published in 2014. Its purpose is to inform people like me‚ on the Hippies Movement of the 1960’s. It is giving me information like
Premium Hippie Sociology United States
What is the mind-body problem? The mind-body problem has been a problem that has been addressed in metaphysical thought for thousands of years and is the foundation of philosophy of mind. The problem consists of difficulty in explaining the relationship between mental and physical phenomena. The difference in characteristics provides difficulty in coming to an explanation. The mind- referring to consciousness‚ being the mental‚ and the body being made up of physical matter. Consciousness is made
Premium Mind Philosophy of mind Soul
What Motivate People to Vote? Voting is often inconvenient‚ it is personally costly. You have to take time to register and to learn about the candidates‚ and in the election day you may need to take time of your work to stand in long lines possibly in a bad weather ‚ all that knowing that perhaps your vote will note make a difference among all the millions votes. So why do millions of people expend their own time‚ energy‚ and money to cast a vote that will not make any difference in the
Premium Barack Obama Election Voting
One major problem that we are facing is the mass incarcerations. The overpopulations of prison don’t seem to be getting any better. Currently there are about 2.3 million people that are in some kind of correctional facility. (Wagner‚ 2017) That is a lot of inmates. Most of these inmates are either non-violent offenders and a lot of them in local jails are not even convicted of a crime they have allegedly committed. The overcrowding of the system with nonviolent offenders can cause serious issues
Premium Prison Criminal justice United States
and it can be either positive or negative depending on the experience that caused the behavioral alternation. The literature brings variety of examples on different types of human change. Some of them can be taken consciously when others are the result of trauma‚ eye-opening events‚ or the strong influence of the environment. Humans constantly change. The number of people fighting their addictions is constantly increasing. As the awareness of the problem spreads widely the more people start to
Premium Brain Traumatic brain injury Human brain
water. The steamer was made for trips to America but a problem was found out that the coal that the ship would carry would have to be massive for the ship to travel for the same amount of distance as a sail ship. The steamship was one of the spoils of the Industrial revolution. The first steamboat was built in America 1807 by Robert Fulton. steamers engines weren’t very efficient it moving the ships and used up a lot of fuel (coal) because of this reason steamers couldn’t travel very far from land.
Premium Fossil fuel Coal Renewable energy
Some people prefer to live in a small town and others like to live in a big city. In my opinion‚ I would prefer to live in a big city because living in a big city has more advantages than living in a small town. Living in a big city is more convenient because in a big city there are many facilities for living‚ recreation‚ and health care. For instance‚ a big city usually has an integrated transportation infrastructure connecting all areas of the city. As a result‚ people living in a big city
Premium Population density City Multiculturalism