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SYNTHESIZERS DEMONSTRATED ON BETINE
Get PDFThis paper provides basic information on developing speech synthesis to help preserve and revitalize critically endangered languages. It uses Betine, (ISO 639-3:eot), as a model. The death of minority languages is escalating globally, and 90% are predicted to die by 2100, which results in the loss of cultural heritage and knowledge. Synthesizing speech in dying and near-extinct languages can preserve and even revitalize them. The paper includes spectrographs and waveforms of the given Beti name transcribed phonetically as [aːɟo]. It also contains voice component measurements and the synthesizing programs used for comparison. The measurements taken from the data include F0/pitch, formants (F1, F2, F3, F4, F5), amplitudes (A1, A2, A3, A4), and A5, intensity, duration, and bandwidths (B1, B2, B3, B4, and B5). The paper notes that chunking longer phonemes into multiple short samples can give better synthesized results. Klatt, KlattGrid, and WORLD synthesizers are used for synthesizing the Betine speech segment. The paper proposes that vocoder synthesizers such as WORLD may be worth greater research concerning their capabilities in artificial speech synthesis
Measuring Trust and Discrimination in the Healthcare System, The Case of Minnesota
Get PDFUsing data from our 2023 Fall Survey of Minnesota Residents, we examine the relationship between partisanship, education, and age on trust in the healthcare system. We also examine the relationship between demographic factors and the likelihood of experiencing discrimination in health care services
Optimal Joint Angles of a Free Throw Shot in NCAA Division II Women\u27s Collegiate Basketball Players
Get PDFThe purpose of the present study was to analyze the free throw shooting form of NCAA Division II women’s basketball collegiate athletes. Joint angles of the wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle were assessed in the sagittal plane to identify differences between proficient (³ 80%) and non-proficient (\u3c 80%) shooters, along with differences between made and missed free throw shots. Fourteen healthy athletes (19.9 ± 1.5 yrs.) completed four sessions of 25 free throw attempts for a total of 100 attempts per athlete and video data on each of the six joint angles was examined in both the preparation and follow-through phases. Proficient (³ 80%) free throw shooters had more hip flexion, along with less wrist extension, elbow flexion, knee flexion, and ankle dorsiflexion than non-proficient (\u3c 80%) shooters in the preparation phase. Proficient shooters also have more hip extension, and less wrist flexion, elbow extension, knee extension, and plantarflexion than non-proficient shooters in the follow-through phase. Greater shoulder extension at the preparation phase was found to be significant (p £ 0.014), and less knee extension at the follow-through phase approached significance (p £ 0.064) between made and missed free throw shots in this population. Results from this study have potential to be applied to coaching cues and form correction at the free throw line in basketball athletes
Mirror Stage ( An Augmented Reality Poem)
Get PDFPoetic text with accompanying digital art image which triggers an augmented reality effect exploring psychological aspects of trauma.Instructions for readers: Point mobile camera at QR code and tap to activate Tap “Launch” and accept the permissions Point camera at artwork and tap to start the augmentation
Biographical Note:Ger Killeen is a former professor of English and New Media at Marylhurst University. He is a digital multimedia artist and poet who uses various AR and AI tools to augment literary texts and physical artworks
Book Review Essay, _Coming Home in Viet Nam_ (poems), by Dr. Edward Tick
Get PDFThis book review essay discusses Dr. Edward Tick\u27s collection of poetry, Coming Home in Viet Nam, in relation to PTSD, U.S. and Vietnamese history, and culture, and Tick\u27s valiant attempts to take suffering vets home to meet the enemies as part of treatment. Discussions of my own experiences in the U.S.A during that volatile time and since, in relation to a abstract painting of the war given to me by a South Vietnamese refugee and artist, are woven together for a wider view of the context of the book.
Bio: Dr. Steven B. Katz is Emeritus Faculty in Rhetoric, Communication, and Information Design doctoral program, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities, Clemson University; and Pearce Professor Emeritus of Professional Communication, and Professor Emeritus of English, Emeritus College, Clemson University. He has published many poems, articles, and seven books; his new book, Plato\u27s Nightmare, is forthcoming from Parlor Press
2024 Miller Center Student Art Show Artist Statement Booklet
Get PDFThis publication contains the artist statements submitted with each work of art accepted for the Miller Center Student Art Show in November 2024
Positive Impacts of Transportation and Mobility Training for Autistic Young Adults
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Examining the Challenges a Person with Dyslexia Will Face in Early Adulthood
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Best Practices in Supporting Young Children and Their Families Affected by Maternal Opioid Use During Pregnancy
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