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The effect of using normalized models in statistical speech synthesis
(ISCA (International Speech Communication Association), 2011-08-27)
The standard approach to HMM-based speech synthesis is inconsistent in the enforcement of the deterministic constraints between static and dynamic features. The trajectory HMM and autoregressive HMM have been proposed as ...
Fast, low-artifact speech synthesis considering global variance
(IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), 2013-05-27)
Speech parameter generation considering global variance (GV generation) is widely acknowledged to dramatically improve the quality of synthetic speech generated by HMM-based systems. However it is slower and has higher ...
Flexural Fatigue Performance of CFRP Prestressed Concrete Poles
(Multi-Science PublishingAdvances in Structural Engineering, 2012-04-24)
Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) prestressed concrete poles offer a durable, light-weight alternative to conventional steel-reinforced or prestressed concrete poles. In particular, the corrosion resistance of the ...
Precracked RC T-beams Repaired in Shear with Externally Bonded CFRP Sheets
(American Concrete InstituteACI Structural Journal, 2012-03-01)
This study investigates the structural behavior of precracked reinforced concrete (RC) T-beams strengthened in shear with externally bonded carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets. It reports on seven tests on ...
Mixing and internal dynamics of droplets impacting and coalescing on a solid surface
(American Physical SocietyPhysical Review E, 2013-08-26)
The coalescence and mixing of a sessile and an impacting liquid droplet on a solid surface are studied experimentally and numerically in terms of lateral separation and droplet speed. Two droplet generators are used to ...
Precracked RC T-beams Repaired in Shear with Prestressed CFRP Straps
(American Concrete InstituteACI Structural Journal, 2013-09-01)
The results of an experimental and numerical investigation involving unstrengthened reinforced concrete (RC) T-beams and precracked RC T-beams strengthened in shear with prestressed carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) ...
Polynomial continuation in the design of deployable structures
(University of CambridgeDepartment of EngineeringKing's College, 2012-01-10)
Polynomial continuation, a branch of numerical continuation, has been applied
to several primary problems in kinematic geometry. The objective of
the research presented in this document was to explore the possible ...
Abstracting information on body area networks
(University of CambridgeFaculty of Computer Science and TechnologyComputer LaboratoryMagdalene College, 2012-01-10)
Healthcare is changing, correction...healthcare is in need of change. The population ageing, the increase in chronic and heart diseases and just the increase in population size will overwhelm the current hospital-centric ...
Proximity coherence for chip-multiprocessors
(University of CambridgeFaculty of Computer Science and TechnologyComputer LaboratoryTrinity Hall, 2011-11-08)
Many-core architectures provide an efficient way of harnessing the growing numbers of transistors available in modern fabrication processes; however, the parallel programs run on these platforms are increasingly limited ...
Imbibition dynamics of nano-particulate ink-jet drops on micro-porous media
(Nanotech, 2011-06)
Ink-jet printing of nano-metallic colloidal fluids on to
porous media such as coated papers has become a viable
method to produce conductive tracks for low-cost,
disposable printed electronic devices. However, the
formation ...