Speech Communication 49 (2007) 861–873 www.elsevier.com/locate/specom Highly accurate children’s speech recognition for interactive reading tutors using subword units Andreas Hagen‚ Bryan Pellom *‚ Ronald Cole Center for Spoken Language Research‚ University of Colorado at Boulder‚ 1777 Exposition Drive‚ Suite #171‚ Boulder‚ CO 80301‚ USA Received 15 December 2005; received in revised form 20 February 2007; accepted 9 May 2007 Abstract Speech technology offers great promise in the field of automated
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What is psychology? The scientific study of behaviour and the physiological and mental processes that underlie such behaviour. A profession that applies the findings of psychological research to real world problems Wilhelm Wundt First psychology lab in 1879 Main focus was on consciousness Many students established research labs in North America and Germany. G. Stanley Hall Student of Wundt for a brief time Growth of psychology in North America Structuralism Edward TitchenerTo identify
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Alicia Chen Chapter 4: Developing Through the Lifespan Introduction • developmental psychologists – study physical‚ cognitive‚ and social changes throughout the lifespan; discern commonalities • developmental psychology focuses on 3 issues: o Nature/nurture: how do genetic inheritance and experience influence development? o Continuity/stages: is development a gradual‚ continuous process‚ or a sequence of separate stages o Stability/change: do our early personality
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Executive Summary Loudoun Lawn and Landscape‚ LLC is a company created to satisfy needs of consumers in the Loudoun County area. We seek to use our knowledge and experience in the green industry to quickly gain esteem and currency in our respected market place. Our lasting impression on each client will be our customer service. Through follow-up visits‚ punctuality‚ fair pricing‚ and all-around politeness we will earn the trust and respect of the community. Our company provides residential
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Reliability Evaluation of Bangladesh Power System Using Cumulant Method Nahid-Al-Masood1‚ M. N. Sahadat2‚ S.R. Deeba Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Dhaka‚ Bangladesh E-mail: 1 nahid@eee.buet.ac.bd‚ 2sahil0406@gmail.com S.Ahmed1‚ G.A.K.Biswas‚ A.U.Elahi‚ N.M.Zakaria Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering BRAC University Dhaka‚ Bangladesh E-mail: 1shahriar.me@gmail.com weather effects is presented in [6] where
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TODAY’s Class Topics 1) Why do humans like trees/forests? 2) Examples of 3 reasons why past global societies revered trees Respect for survival‚ Longevity Human values codified as behavior rules Traditional Science‚ Political‚ Culture‚ Religion – transmittal intergeneration knowledge of nature/society/rules of behavior 3) Today we revere pretty things & less past types of reverences 4) Global conflicts over resources/land due to how we revere or see nature: Conflicting values;
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Old World versus New World: the origins of organizational diversity in the international wine industry‚ 1850-1914 James Simpson Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Historia Económica e Instituciones Instituto Figuerola de Historia Económica Abstract: Wine production in Europe today is dominated by small family vineyards and cooperative wineries‚ while in the New World viticulture and viniculture is highly concentrated and vertically integrated. This paper argues that these
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SPRING 2010 V O L . 5 1 N O. 3 Interview with Erik Brynjolfsson The Four Ways IT Is Revolutionizing Innovation Please note that gray areas reflect artwork that has been intentionally removed. The substantive content of the article appears as originally published. REPRINT NUMBER 51330 I T - D R I V E N I N N O VAT I O N The FourWays IT Is Revolutionizing Innovation MIT Sloan School of Management economist and digital business expert Erik Brynjolfsson tells how the rising data
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PSY 213 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY - the scientific study of behavior and mental processes BEHAVIORISM - the study of overt (observable & measurable) behavior COGNITIVISM - the study of mental processes (perception‚ thinking‚ memory‚ motivation‚ attitudes) FOUR BIG IDEAS IN PSYCHOLOGY CRITICAL THINKING - examines assumptions‚ uncovers hidden values‚ weighs evidence‚ tests conclusions BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH - a holistic approach which acknowledges the impact
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AP Psychology Extra Credit Vocab Unit 1: History‚ approaches and research methods 1. Psychology – the study of the human mind and its functions 2. Empiricism – the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should‚ therefore‚ rely on observation and experimentation 3. John Locke – Created idea of “tabula rasa” (blank slate)‚ which means that the mind at birth is blank and we learn from experience. 4. Wilhelm Wundt – did psychology’s first “experiment”‚ while seeking to measure
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