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T-FOLEY: A Controllable Waveform-Domain Diffusion Model for Temporal-Event-Guided Foley Sound Synthesis
No full textFoley sound, audio content inserted synchronously with videos, plays a
critical role in the user experience of multimedia content. Recently, there has
been active research in Foley sound synthesis, leveraging the advancements in
deep generative models. However, such works mainly focus on replicating a
single sound class or a textual sound description, neglecting temporal
information, which is crucial in the practical applications of Foley sound. We
present T-Foley, a Temporal-event-guided waveform generation model for Foley
sound synthesis. T-Foley generates high-quality audio using two conditions: the
sound class and temporal event feature. For temporal conditioning, we devise a
temporal event feature and a novel conditioning technique named Block-FiLM.
T-Foley achieves superior performance in both objective and subjective
evaluation metrics and generates Foley sound well-synchronized with the
temporal events. Additionally, we showcase T-Foley's practical applications,
particularly in scenarios involving vocal mimicry for temporal event control.
We show the demo on our companion website
Foley, T O, VX41122
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/385654Surname: FOLEY. Given Name(s) or Initials: T O. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: VX41122. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 2889.239017
Item: [2016.0049.17947] "Foley, T O, VX41122
Professionalism, golf coaching and a master of science degree
No full textA distinction can be made between 'professionalisation', which is concerned with occupational status and standing, and 'professionalism,' which refers to matters of quality and standards of practice (especially specialized knowledge, ethics and altruism). The purpose of this stimulus article is to present key features of contemporary medical professionalism as a basis for critically reflecting on discourse associated with Tiger Woods' current coach, Sean Foley. It is suggested that that provision of a Master of Science degree in golf teaching/coaching would facilitate the development of 'professionalism' in golf coaches
Letter from A. H. Woodward to James T. Foley, New York City, New York, August 13, 1926
No full textThis item is from the correspondence of Allan Harvey Woodward. It is a part of a larger collection of papers of the Woodward Family, a Birmingham, Alabama family that operated the Woodward Iron Company
Letter from A. H. Woodward to James T. Foley, New York City, New York, August 5, 1926
No full textThis item is from the Woodward Family Papers, an extensive collection, including business and personal correspondence, financial records photographs, and other materials of this Birmingham, Alabama family which operated the Woodward Iron Company
Renewable and sustainable energy challenges to face for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals
No full textThis paper is the editorial for the virtual special issue (VSI) of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (RSER) dedicated to 4 SDEWES Conferences held in 2020, namely: (i) the 2nd Latin American Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (LASDEWES 2020) held from February 9 to 12, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; (ii) the 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (APSDEWES 2020) held from April 6 to 9, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia; (iii) the 4th South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SEESDEWES 2020) held from June 28, 2020 to July 2, 2020 in Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, and (iv) 15th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES 2020) held from September 1 to 5, 2020 in Cologne, Germany. The VSI collected both high quality review papers and original research articles presented at the 4 SDEWES conferences in 2020 belonging to the aims and scope of RSER. After a scrutinizing peer review process, 20 articles were accepted and published. These articles fall into four main areas: renewable energy cutting edge technologies, energy storage, energy modelling techniques and, climate and energy policy and impacts. Cross-areas articles belong to this Special Issue covering almost all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Trace element abundances in rutiles from eclogites and associated garnet mica schists
No full textWe present electron microprobe and laser ablation microprobe (LAM) data for a range of high field strength (Zr, Nb, Me, Sri, Sb, Hf, Ta, W) and other trace elements (Al, Si, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Pb, Th, U) in rutile from eclogites and garnet mica schists, from Trescolmen. Central Alps. Most analysed rutiles are homogeneous (at least for Nb, Cr, W, Zr, V and Fe), both on a single grain scale and between grains from a single thin section. Concentrations of V, Zr, Nb, Sb and W determined by both electron and laser ablation microprobe techniques yield similar results and confirm the reliability of the analytical methods within estimated precision. Measurements of trace element contents of coexisting phases in eclogites and their modal abundances show that rutile is the dominant carrier ( > 90% of whole rock content) for Ti, Nb, Sb, Ta and W as well as an important carrier (5-45% of the whole rock content) for V, Cr, Me and Sri. The crystallographic implications are that, for relatively rigid crystal sites such as in rutile, trace elements with a similar ionic radius are preferred over trace elements with the same charge but deviating size. Our results demonstrate the utility of rutile chemistry in the following applications: (1) By using a combination of the measured TiO2 content of the whole rock and the trace element concentration of rutile, precise whole rock data on elements that are either difficult to analyze by conventional techniques such as XRF or solution ICP-MS (Nb, Sb, Ta, W) or may be susceptible to late stage alteration (Sb) can be estimated. (2) Trace element contents of detrital rutile grains are a potentially powerful toot for sedimentary provenance studies since they reflect key element ratios (e.g,, Nb/TiO2 and Cr/TiO2) of their source rocks. In addition, measurements of trace elements in detrital rutiles might help distinguish possible source rocks, e.g., high-grade metamorphic rocks such as eclogites and high-pressure granulites from hydrothermal ore deposits and kimberlites. In view of the dominance of rutile in the Sb budget of subducting oceanic crust, and the enrichment of Sb in the slab component of subduction zones. additional experimental studies on Sb-partitioning between rutile and fluid are needed in order to understand the behaviour of Sb in subduction zones. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V All rights reserved
Algoritmo generador de foley mono a partir de texto
No full textEn el presente trabajo de grado, se pretende exponer el proceso llevado a cabo para desarrollar un algoritmo generador de Foley mono a partir de texto, con el uso de algoritmos pertenecientes al deep learning. Se hace entonces uso del algoritmo WCGAN-GP , inicialmente estableciendo un set de datos de entrenamiento, en el cual se encuentran audios Foley grabados en la universidad de San Buenaventura Sede Bogotá. Posterior a la obtención del set de datos, se desarrolla y entrena el algoritmo con la finalidad de generar audios Foley mono de dos categorías, cada una con tres variaciones y someterlos a un proceso de escucha, del cual se obtiene una prueba subjetiva realizada a estudiantes de Ingeniería De Sonido de la universidad. Se puede determinar finalmente que el funcionamiento del algoritmo durante la etapa de entrenamiento fue el esperado y adicionalmente, que conforme aumenta la frecuencia de muestreo de los datos utilizados para la etapa de entrenamiento, los audios generados obtenían una mejor puntuación subjetiva debido a su similitud con las categorías de referencia.In the present work of degree, it is intended to expose the process carried out to develop a mono Foley generator algorithm from text, with the use of algorithms belonging to deep learning. The WCGAN-GP algorithm is then used, initially establishing a training data set, in which Foley audios recorded at the University of San Buenaventura of Bogotá are found. After obtaining the data set, the algorithm is developed and trained in order to generate Foley mono audios of two categories, each with three variations and submit them to a listening test process, from which a subjective test is obtained from students of Sound Engineering at the university. It can be finally determined that the performance of the algorithm during the training stage was as expected and additionally, that as the sample rate of the data used for the training stage increases, the generated audios obtained a better subjective score due to their similarity with the reference categories.PregradoIngeniero de Sonid
Trace element and Nd–Sr isotopic composition of ultramafic lamprophyres from the East Antarctic Beaver Lake area
No full textThe trace element and Nd-Sr isotopic compositions of Cretaceous (110-117 Ma) ultramafic lamprophyres from the Beaver Lake area in East Antarctica, which are developed as sill, dyke and plug intrusions. have been investigated. Rare earth elements of lamprophyres are strongly fractionated, with LREE > 100 times chondrite, whereas HREE are < 10 times chondrite, presumably indicating the presence of residual garnet in the source region. A characteristic feature of the Beaver Lake rocks is low concentrations of Zr and Hf (Zr, 50-150 ppm: Hf, 1.0-5.0 ppm) and to a lesser extent Nb (17-90 ppm) which cause strong negative anomalies in the normalized trace element patterns. Eruption age-corrected Nd isotope values vary within narrow ranges (epsilon Nd-(t) = + 2.1 to + 4.3), whereas Sr isotope values show more variation (Sr-87/Sr-86((t)) = 0.704336-0.706431), similar to the isotopic compositions of other ultramafic lamprophyres. The genesis of the ultramafic lamprophyres is explained as a result of the gradual widening of the Lambert-Amery rift during the Phanerozoic. An increase in the geothermal gradient from cold continental conditions beneath the Archean block to the west may have resulted in grazing of the peridotite solidus at depths greater than 110 km. The initial carbonate-rich melts migrated upwards and froze as carbonate-bearing veins in the overlying lithosphere. Later upward and outward migration of the asthenosphere beneath the rift caused remelting of the veined region, resulting in melts of ultramafic lamprophyre composition with a mixed geochemical abundance and isotope signature from carbonate-rich veins and depleted peridotite wall-rock. The CO2-rich component of the lamprophyres is derived principally from the vein assemblage, from which phlogopite gives rise to the variable Sr isotopes, and baddeleyite to the differing Zr and Hf abundances. The difference between the lamprophyre facies of the Beaver Lake intrusions can be explained by minor amounts of olivine and Cr-spinel fractionation. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V, All rights reserved
Comparative simulation study of bladder catheterisation using the Foley-type catheter and the T-Control® catheter
No full textIn evaluating medical devices, usability and satisfaction are critical. T-Control® is a novel silicone catheter with an integrated fluid control system. This study analyzed usability, satisfaction, and workload perceived by 58 final-year nursing students during bladder catheterization simulations. Participants were randomly assigned to use either a conventional Foley catheter or T-Control®. Workload was assessed using the NASA-TLX questionnaire, while satisfaction was measured with an ad-hoc questionnaire. Video analyzed by experts recorded spillages and contamination incidents. Foley catheters showed higher physical (p=0.047), temporal (p=0.004), and frustration demands (p=0.031), with more spillages during insertion (79.17% vs. 4.17%; p<0.001) and urine collection (54.17% vs. 16.67%; p=0.007). T-Control® scored higher in satisfaction (7.44 vs. 5.12; p<0.001), with 100% of users affirming its ideal standards, compared to 54% for Foley. T-Control® demonstrates the potential to reduce risks in catheterization, highlighting the importance of user-driven innovation in improving medical devices.En la evaluación de dispositivos médicos, la usabilidad y satisfacción son clave. T-Control® es una sonda de silicona con control de fluidos integrado. Este estudio analizó la usabilidad, satisfacción y carga de trabajo percibida por 58 estudiantes de enfermería de último año durante simulaciones de sondaje vesical. Los participantes usaron aleatoriamente una sonda Foley convencional o T-Control®. La carga de trabajo se midió con el cuestionario NASA-TLX y la satisfacción con un cuestionario ad hoc. Los expertos analizaron las simulaciones para registrar derrames y contaminaciones. Foley mostró mayores demandas físicas (p=0,047), temporales (p=0,004) y de frustración (p=0,031), con más derrames durante la inserción (79,17% vs. 4,17%; p<0,001) y recolección de muestras de orina (54,17% vs. 16,67%; p=0,007). T-Control® obtuvo mayor satisfacción (7,44 vs. 5,12; p<0,001) y un 100% de aprobación frente al 54% de Foley. T-Control® reduce riesgos y resalta la importancia de innovar en dispositivos médicos
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