241 research outputs found
Correction: Face coverings: considering the implications for face perception and speech communication
No full textThe original article [1] contained errors in co-author, Gabrielle H. Saunders’ name and affiliation which have both since been amended.</p
sj-docx-1-tia-10.1177_23312165231195987 - Supplemental material for Fitting a Hearing Aid on the Better Ear, Worse Ear, or Both: Associations of Hearing-aid Fitting Laterality with Outcomes in a Large Sample of US Veterans
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-tia-10.1177_23312165231195987 for Fitting a Hearing Aid on the Better Ear, Worse Ear, or Both: Associations of Hearing-aid Fitting Laterality with Outcomes in a Large Sample of US Veterans by Oliver Zobay, Graham Naylor, Gabrielle H. Saunders and Lauren K. Dillard in Trends in Hearing</p
The impact of face coverings on audio-visual contributions to communication with conversational speech
No full textThis repository contains materials associated with the manuscript:
Jackson, I. R., Perugia, E., Stone, M. A., & Saunders, G. H. (2024). The impact of face coverings on audio-visual contributions to communication with conversational speech. Cognitive Research: Prinicples and Implications, (9), 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-024-00552-y
The repository contains de-identified data from the project, as well as R code for reproducing data processing, analyses, and figures
The impact of face coverings on audio-visual contributions to communication with conversational speech
No full textThis repository contains materials associated with the manuscript:
Jackson, I. R., Perugia, E., Stone, M. A., & Saunders, G. H. (2024). The impact of face coverings on audio-visual contributions to communication with conversational speech. Cognitive Research: Prinicples and Implications, (9), 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-024-00552-y
The repository contains de-identified data from the project, as well as R code for reproducing data processing, analyses, and figures
Life cycle assessment of biosolids land application and evaluation of the factors impacting human toxicity through plants uptake
Full text linkDue to the increasing environmental concerns in the wastewater treatment sector, the environmental impacts of organic waste disposal procedures require careful evaluation. However, the impacts related to the return of organic matter to agricultural soils are difficult to assess. The aim of this study is to assess the environmental impacts of land application of two types of biosolids (dried and composted, respectively) from the same wastewater treatment plant in France, and to improve the quantification of human toxicity.
A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was carried out on a case study based on validated data from an actual wastewater treatment plant. Numerous impacts were included in this analysis, but a particular emphasis was laid on human toxicity via plant ingestion. For six out of the height impact categories included in the analysis, the dried biosolids system was more harmful to the environment than the composting route, especially regarding the consumption of primary energy. Only human toxicity via water, soil and air compartments and ozone depletion impacts were higher with the composted biosolids
Romeo and Juliet Production Photo
No full textProvidence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film Angell Blackfriars Theatre
Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 & Nov. 6 - 8, 2009 Directed By: John Garrity Scenic & Costume Design: Sara Ossana Lighting Design: Christopher Brown Sound Design: Paul Perry \u2710 Stage Combat: Normand Beauregard Choreography: Suzanne Keyes \u2710 Vocal Coach: David Harper
Cast: Romeo - Brendan Hickey; Montague - Teddy Kalin; Montague\u27s Wife - Kaitlin Fitzsimmons; Benvolio - Sean Reynolds; Abraham - Justin Pimentel; Balthasar - Patrick Fallon; Juliet - Emily Grill; Capulet - Thomas H. Nailor; Capulet\u27s Wife - Samantha Brilhante; Tybalt - Sean Carney; Nurse to Juliet - Suzanne Keyes; Peter - Kevin Lynch; Sampson - John Smith; Gregory - Kevin Collins; Escalus - Peter Cunis; Paris - Tom Cotter; Mercutio - Ted Boyce-Smith; Guard to Escalus - Jeff DeSisto; Friar Lawrence - Alexander MacIntyre; Friar John - Patrick Saunders; An Apothecary - Justin Pimentel; Citizens of the City - Kevin Collins, Jeff DeSisto, Patrick Fallon, Kelly Koeth, Cat McDonnell, Elizabeth McNamara, Justin Pimentel, John Smith & Kelly Smith; Musician - Cat McDonnell
Photography by Gabrielle Markshttps://digitalcommons.providence.edu/romeo_juliet_photos/1000/thumbnail.jp
An accessible Imaged-Based Questionnaire for Hearing (IBQ-H): 1. Item selection
No full textObjectives: To develop an Image-Based Questionnaire for Hearing (IBQ-H) that uses photographs instead of written descriptions of listening situations to assess hearing difficulties and hearing aid outcomes, with a view to overcoming language and literacy barriers to completing questionnaires. IBQ-H photographs represent the 14 listening situations of the Common Sound Scenarios (CoSS) framework.Design: Development involved a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) focus group and three online experiments. The focus group provided insights into the acceptability of an IBQ-H and feedback on photographic content. Experiments 1 and 2 were used to select images for IBQ-H. Experiment 3 examined opinions about the IBQ-H relative to a text-based version.Study Sample: The three experiments had 70, 42, and 55 participants, respectively. Results: From Experiment 1, two photographs for each CoSS were selected. Experiment 2 refined this to a single representative image per CoSS, finalising the 14-item IBQ-H. In Experiment 3, participants preferred, found easier, and were more confident completing the IBQ-H over its text-based version.Conclusions: The 14-item IBQ-H is an accessible questionnaire for assessing hearing difficulties, which can be readily adapted for specific cultural contexts. Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the IBQ-H are being evaluated
An accessible Imaged-Based Questionnaire for Hearing (IBQ-H): 1. Item selection
No full textObjectives: To develop an Image-Based Questionnaire for Hearing (IBQ-H) that uses photographs instead of written descriptions of listening situations to assess hearing difficulties and hearing aid outcomes, with a view to overcoming language and literacy barriers to completing questionnaires. IBQ-H photographs represent the 14 listening situations of the Common Sound Scenarios (CoSS) framework.Design: Development involved a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) focus group and three online experiments. The focus group provided insights into the acceptability of an IBQ-H and feedback on photographic content. Experiments 1 and 2 were used to select images for IBQ-H. Experiment 3 examined opinions about the IBQ-H relative to a text-based version.Study Sample: The three experiments had 70, 42, and 55 participants, respectively. Results: From Experiment 1, two photographs for each CoSS were selected. Experiment 2 refined this to a single representative image per CoSS, finalising the 14-item IBQ-H. In Experiment 3, participants preferred, found easier, and were more confident completing the IBQ-H over its text-based version.Conclusions: The 14-item IBQ-H is an accessible questionnaire for assessing hearing difficulties, which can be readily adapted for specific cultural contexts. Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the IBQ-H are being evaluated
Determinants of objective and subjective auditory disability in patients with normal hearing
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Global Calibration of the GEOS-5 L-Band Microwave Radiative Transfer Model over Nonfrozen Land Using SMOS Observations
No full textA zero-order (tau-omega) microwave radiative transfer model (RTM) is coupled to the Goddard Earth Observing System, version 5 (GEOS-5) catchment land surface model in preparation for the future assimilation of global brightness temperatures (Tb) from the L-band (1.4 GHz) Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) and Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) missions. Simulations using literature values for the RTM parameters result in Tb biases of 10-50 K against SMOS observations. Multiangular SMOS observations during nonfrozen conditions from 1 July 2011 to 1 July 2012 are used to calibrate parameters related to the microwave roughness h, vegetation opacity τ and/or scattering albedo ω separately for each observed 36-km land grid cell.A particle swarm optimization is used to minimize differences in the long-term (climatological) mean values and standard deviations between SMOS observations and simulations, without attempting to reduce the shorter-term (seasonal to daily) errors. After calibration, global Tb simulations for the validation year (1 July 2010 to 1 July 2011) are largely unbiased for multiple incidence angles and both H and V polarization [e.g., the global average absolute difference is 2.7 K for Tb H (42.5°), i.e., at 42.5° incidence angle]. The calibrated parameter values depend to some extent on the specific land surface conditions simulated by the GEOS-5 system and on the scale of the SMOS observations, but they also show realistic spatial distributions. Aggregating the calibrated parameter values by vegetation class prior to using them in the RTM maintains low global biases but increases local biases [e.g., the global average absolute difference is 7.1 K for TbH(42.5°)]. © 2013 American Meteorological Society.sponsorship: Gabrielle De Lannoy was a research fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). Funding for Gabrielle De Lannoy and Rolf Reichle was also provided by the NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive mission and by the NASA program on the Science of Terra and Aqua (NNH09ZDA001N-TERRAQUA). Computing was supported by the NASA High End Computing Program. The first author thanks Niko Verhoest for supporting research abroad. The authors thank Yann Kerr, Patricia de Rosnay, Delphine Leroux, and Ali Mahmoodi for many helpful discussions in the development of this research and Jean-Pierre Wigneron for feedback to this manuscript. We also greatly appreciate the insightful suggestions from three anonymous reviewers. (NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, NASA program on the Science of Terra and Aqua|NNH09ZDA001N-TERRAQUA, NASA High End Computing Program)status: Publishe
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