Modification to the Fringe Component of Diffraction Coefficient in TD-EEC Method

A modified formulation for fringe component of diffraction coefficient is implemented to TD-EEC method. An example of diffraction by perfectly conducting plate is used to illustrate our scheme. Comparing with the FDTD results we observe that the improved expression for fringe component is more accurate than that of Michaeli's formulation. This high frequency time domain technique is available for treating the bistatic scattering problems for millimeter waves.     

A multi-target approach for isolated word recognition using artificial neural network

I.TntroductionStatisticalandneuralnetworkmcthodsforpatternclassiflcationusesignificantlydifTerentapproachesintrainingaclassificr.Inthestatistica1approach,thcformationofaclassifier1arge1ydependsonthestatisticsofthetrainingpatternsand,insomecases,theassumptionsaboutthedistributionofthepopulation.Theneuralnetworkmethodisnon-parametricandcanbeadaptivcinthetrainingprocessl'l.Becauseofitssimplicityandflexibility,theneuralnetworkhasbecnincreasing1yusedforpatternclassiflcation.Itisnowwe11knownthatan…     

Spectral pattern recognition of improved voice quality

The self-organizing map (a neural network) was applied to the spectral pattern recognition of voice quality in 34 subjects: 15 patients operated on because of insufficient glottal closure and 19 subjects not treated for voice disorders. The voice samples, segments of sustained /a/, were perceptually rated by six experts. A self-organized acoustic feature map was first computed from tokens of /a/ and then used for the analysis of the samples. The locations of the samples on the map were determined and the distances from a normal reference were compared with the perceptual ratings. The map locations corresponded to the degree of audible disorder: the samples judged as normal were overlapping or close to the normal reference, whereas the samples judged as dysphonie were located further away from it. The comparison of pre- and postoperative samples of the patients showed that the perceived improvement of voice quality was also detected by the map.     

Studies on the properties of flow-induced oscillation and sound radiation in streamlined protuberant special cavities

I.IntroductionAsanuidpassingthroughthecavityatcertainflowrate,themediuminthemouthandthccavityisoscillatingandsoundisradiated.Noton1ystochasticturbu1encenoiscispossi-blyproducedbutsinglefrequencysoundofspecia1lydesignatedpitchisalsoproduced.Andthusthespcctrumofthcradiatedsoundisshownascontinuousspectrumandcharacteristiclinespcctrum.Inthiscascwcmaycallitflow-inducedosci1lation.Flow-inducedoscillationandsoundradiationcanbeproducedasafluid(waterorgas)passingthroughthecavitybysinkingcavityunderint…     

Temperature dependence of magnetization in nanocrystalline FeCoZr alloy

The temperature dependence of magnetization of a nanocrystalline Fe₆₀Co₃₀Zr₁₀ alloy annealed at various temperatures to varying crystal sizes was investigated down to 5 K in the field range up to 5 T. The fitting procedure gave T^3/2 as the leading term irrespective of the crystal size. We suggest that the increase of the coefficient by this term for smaller crystals may be connected to an increased relative volume of their surface.     

Future contributions toJournal of Chemical Crystallography

Future contributions toJournal of Chemical Crystallography