Clinical Analysis of Voice Change as a Parameter of Premenstrual Syndrome

We have evaluated the relationship between voice change and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) by comparing acoustic measurements made during the follicular phase and the premenstrual phase. Twenty-eight women were followed for 2 months for this study. Each participant was asked to produce an /a/ sound for 5 seconds at the midfollicular phase of the menstrual cycle and then 2-3 days before menstruation. Each voice sample was stored and analyzed by the Dr. Speech Science program. The voice data collected from all subjects during the two phases were compared. After that, the subjects were divided into a PMS-positive and PMS-negative group according to the criteria cited in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV); the voice data from each group were compared separately between the two phases. There was no significant difference in the acoustic parameters between the two phases in all subjects (N = 28). In the PMS-positive group (N = 16), jitter was significantly increased during the premenstrual phase compared to the follicular phase (p = 0.048). The patient's PMS score was not correlated with the severity of voice change. We conclude that the change of voice parameter was objectively identified in the PMS-positive group, therefore more careful voice habituation is required during the premenstrual phase in that group.     

Sex hormones and the female voice

In the following, the authors examine the relationship between hormonal climate and the female voice through discussion of hormonal biochemistry and physiology and informal reporting on a study of 197 women with either premenstrual or menopausal voice syndrome. These facts are placed in a larger historical and cultural context, which is inextricably bound to the understanding of the female voice. The female voice evolves from childhood to menopause, under the varied influences of estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone. These hormones are the dominant factor in determining voice changes throughout life. For example, a woman's voice always develops masculine characteristics after an injection of testosterone. Such a change is irreversible. Conversely, male castrati had feminine voices because they lacked the physiologic changes associated with testosterone. The vocal instrument is comprised of the vibratory body, the respiratory power source and the oropharyngeal resonating chambers. Voice is characterized by its intensity, frequency, and harmonics. The harmonics are hormonally dependent. This is illustrated by the changes that occur during male and female puberty: In the female, the impact of estrogens at puberty, in concert with progesterone, produces the characteristics of the female voice, with a fundamental frequency one third lower than that of a child. In the male, androgens released at puberty are responsible for the male vocal frequency, an octave lower than that of a child. Premenstrual vocal syndrome is characterized by vocal fatigue, decreased range, a loss of power and loss of certain harmonics. The syndrome usually starts some 4-5 days before menstruation in some 33% of women. Vocal professionals are particularly affected. Dynamic vocal exploration by televideoendoscopy shows congestion, microvarices, edema of the posterior third of the vocal folds and a loss of its vibratory amplitude. The authors studied 97 premenstrual women who were prescribed a treatment of multivitamins, venous tone stimulants (phlebotonics), and anti-edematous drugs. We obtained symptomatic improvement in 84 patients. The menopausal vocal syndrome is characterized by lowered vocal intensity, vocal fatigue, a decreased range with loss of the high tones and a loss of vocal quality. In a study of 100 menopausal women, 17 presented with a menopausal vocal syndrome. To rehabilitate their voices, and thus their professional lives, patients were prescribed hormone replacement therapy and multi-vitamins. All 97 women showed signs of vocal muscle atrophy, reduction in the thickness of the mucosa and reduced mobility in the cricoarytenoid joint. Multi-factorial therapy (hormone replacement therapy and multi-vitamins) has to be individually adjusted to each case depending on body type, vocal needs, and other factors.     

The effects of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) on the female singer

A review of the medical literature concerning the psychological, physical, and vocal effects of premenstrual syndrome reveals a wide range of significant effects for the female singer and a larger number of proposed treatments. A survey was conducted to evaluate the frequency and severity of 67 general physical and psychological symptoms and 20 vocal symptoms experienced by 104 female singers. The variables of age, menstrual history, voice type, and performing experience were examined. The average number of general symptoms was 33 and the average number of vocal symptoms three. The most frequently reported general symptom was abdominal bloating, while the most frequently reported vocal symptom was difficulty in singing high notes. The subjects reported that symptoms occurred with moderate regularity and severity. At age 35 symptoms decreased in number and severity.     

ICP-AES法测定金属硅中的Al、B、Ba、Ca、Cr、Cu、 Fe、Mg、Mn、Ni、Sr、Ti、V和Zn杂质元素

本文提供了一种测定金属硅中Ｂ,Ｆｅ,Ａｌ,Ｃａ,Ｍｎ等１４个杂质元素的ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ方法,在样品处理过程中,加入适量体积的甘露醇能够抑制Ｂ的挥发。用本方法测定了一个国家地球化学标准样（ＧＳＲ－４）,结果令人满意。     

发射光谱法测定高纯银中微量金、铂、钯、铑、铱、锑、铅、铋、铁、铜、镍、铬、铝和锌

本文研究了贵金属标准溶液除氯离子的有关问题，解决了高纯硝酸银中贵金属等杂质元素的标样配制，以硝酸银直接压样于普通电极中直流电弧激发，可测定９９．０～９９．９９％的高纯银，该方法简便、快速、准确。     

纯硒中杂质元素的ICP-AES测定

电感耦合等离子体-原子发射光谱同时测定纯硒中的碲、铅、铋、锑、铜、铁、镍、铝、锡、砷和硼12种元素的含量,优化出各元素的分析波长和分析条件;用基体匹配补偿基体效应,方法简单,快速可靠,样品回收率为94%-107%.     

ICP—AES法测定铁矿中铝,钙,镁,锰,钴,铜,钠和钾

本文研究了ICP-AES法测定铁矿中铝,钙、镁、锰、钴、铜、钠和钾的方法。对仪器工作参数,共存元素的光谱干扰和基体效应干扰进行了探讨。采用向标准系列中加入铁基空白溶液建立工作曲线,试样经酸处理后即可直接测定。本方法获得了良好的回收率(95～103%)和变异系数(0.5～1.3%,n=11),同原子吸收法进行比对试验,结果一致。     

ICP—AES法直接测定锡锭中的As,A1,Bi,Cd,Cu,Fe,Pb,Se,Sb,Zn

以电荷耦合器件为检测器的全谱直读等离子体光谱仪直接测定锡锭中Ａｓ、Ａ１、Ｂｉ、Ｃｄ、Ｃｕ、Ｆｅｄ、Ｐｂ、Ｓｅ、Ｓｂ、Ｚｎ十种杂质元素的含量。该方法简便、快速且具有比化学法更低的检出限,加标回收试验结果不明,回收率为９２％－１０５％,ＲＳＤ均小于１．５％。     

Surface energies of the solid solutions between Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, and W

The surface energy for different surface orientations of the solid solutions as a function of concentration formed by Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, and W is computed and analyzed using the BFS method for alloys. Similarities and differences among the different binary alloys are examined in terms of strain and chemical effects.     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定高纯铼酸铵中Ca、Cd、Mn、Fe、Mg、Al、Cu、Co、Mo、Pb、Sn和Ni

本文介绍了电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法（ICP－AES）测定高纯铼酸铵中12个杂质元素的方法。采用挥发健康基体，探讨了高铼酸铵基体的干扰及其消除办法。ICP－AES测定结果的准确度和精密度均能满足分析要求。     

X射线荧光光谱法测定不锈钢中的组分

用X射线荧光光谱法测定了不锈钢中Si、Mn、P、Cu、Ti、W、Mo、V、Ni、Cr、Nb等11种元素的含量。对磨样条件、准确度和精密度进行了实验,实验表明本方法与化学法所测结果相符。     

Optical emission behaviors of C,Al, Ti,Fe, Cu,Mo, Ag,Ta, and W wire explosions in gaseous media

Electrical explosion of wires (EEW) is a promising method for nanopowders preparation and insensitive explosives ignition. Plasma radiation plays a key role in the ignition process while little attention has been paid on this phenomenon before. This letter introduces optical emission behaviors of electrical explosions for nine materials in air, Helium, and Argon with the SWE-2 platform. Experimental results indicated that the light intensity for non-refractory metals decayed rapidly after the discharge ended. In contrast, for refractory metals, the emission continued to increase and lasted for a long period after the discharge ceased. As for spectra, the emission consisted of line and continuous spectra. With the atomic number increased, the density of lines grew rapidly, leading to a “continuous” appearance.     

Solution absorption and luminescence studies of tetraphenylboron, -carbon, -silicon, -germanium, -tin, -lead, -phosphorus, -arsenic,and -antimony

The lowest absorption band of the tetraphenyl compounds resembles that of the lowest absorption band of benzene with the following difference. In benzene the electronic origin is strictly forbidden, and all intensity is associated with a symmetric progression built on one mode of asymmetric vibration. In the tetraphenyl compounds the intensity associated with the asymmetric vibration is relatively unaffected; however, there is increasing intensity associated with the electronic origin and a symmetric progression built on it along the series

$\text{φ}{}_4\text{Pb}\text{< φ}{}_4\text{Sn}\text{< φ}{}_4\text{Ge}\text{< φ}{}_4\text{Si}\text{< φ}{}_4\text{C}\text{? φ}{}_4\text{B}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{< φ}{}_4\text{Sb}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{< φ}{}_4\text{As}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{< φ}{}_4\text{P}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$

. For the cations it is the electronic origin and the progression built on it that are the primary source of intensity. This effect is attributed to an inductive perturbation. A similar effect is observed in the fluorescence spectrum. In phosphorescence, the relative enhancement of the electronic origin and the progression built on it is far less marked. The phosphorescence emission of φ₄Pb and φ₄Sb⁺ are red shifted from the others by ～0.5 eV, an effect attributed to formation of a triplet excimer. Increasing spin-orbit coupling in the triplet due to a heavy atom effect can be seen in the decreasing phosphorescence lifetime (range 4 sec to 4 msec) and decreasing ratio of $\text{φ}{}_{\mathrm{f}}\text{φ}{}_{\mathrm{p}}$ (fluorescence to phosphorescence quantum yields) in the order

$\text{φ}{}_4\text{C}\text{> φ}{}_4\text{B}\text{> φ}{}_4\text{Si}\text{> φ}{}_4\text{P}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{> φ}{}_4\text{Ge}\text{> φ}{}_4\text{As}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{> φ}{}_4\text{Sn}$

In all cases nonexponential decay of phosphorescence is observed.     

ICP-AES法直接测定锡锭中的As、Al、Bi、Cd、Cu、Fe、Pb、Se、Sb、Zn

以电荷耦合器件为检测器的全谱直读等离子体光谱仪直接测定锡锭中As、Al、Bi、Cd、Cu、Fe、Pb、Se、Sb、Zn十种杂质元素的含量.该方法简便、快速且具有比化学法更低的检出限,加标回收试验结果表明,回收率为92%-105%,RSD均小于1.5%.     

BN,AlN, GaN,InN: Charge Neutrality Level,Surface, Interfaces,Doping

Russian Physics Journal - On the basis of the charge neutrality concept, the analysis is fulfilled of the experimental data on the electron properties of the defective semiconductors after the...     

ICP-AES测定镁合金中Nd、Al、Ni、Cu、Be、Zn、Mn、Ce和Si等9种元素

采用ICP-AES测定了镁合金中的Nd、Al、Ni、Cu、Be、Zn、Mn、Ce、Si9元素,进行了溶解试验、酸度试验和氢氟酸用量等试验,研究并校正了基体及共存元素对测定元素的干扰,测定值与标钢原值符合较好,低含量范围元素(<0.001mg/mL)的相对标准偏差RSD<10%;较高含量元素(0.001mg/mL)的相对标准偏差RSD<2%。方法简便、快速、可靠,可获得满意的分析结果。     

碰撞池ICP-MS测定大米中Ca、Mn、Fe、Cu、Ni、As、Se、Sr、Cd、Ba和Hg的研究

建立碰撞池ICP-MS测定大米中Ca、Mn、Fe、Cu、Ni、As、Se、Sr、Cd、Ba和Hg的分析方法。采用微波消解方法消解样品后直接进行ICP-MS分析,并采用碰撞池技术消除质谱干扰,混合内标溶液校正基体干扰和漂移。方法的精密度均小于5%,回收率为85%—113%,并对标准物质（大米）GBW 10010GSB-1进行方法验证,获得较满意的结果。本法快速、简单,能满足大米中常量、微量、痕量金属元素同时测定的分析需求。