Previous objective speech quality assessment models, such as bark spectral distortion (BSD),
the perceptual speech quality measure (PSQM), and measuring normalizing blocks (MNB)…

With the introduction and standardization of new technologies for telephony services, which
introduce new types of distortions such as voice-over IP (packet loss and variable delay), …

A key limitation of early perceptual models for assessing the subjective quality of codecs [1]–[6]
is that they do not include a method of identifying delay. This makes them unsuitable for …

When this volume was published in 1993 it was the first comprehensive analysis of the
major policy issues confronting Japan’s massive foreign aid programme. It deals with the …

Ultrasound (US) imaging of heart and major arteries and veins is among the most frequently
used diagnostic techniques applied in humans. Conventional cardiovascular US sessions …

Japan’s arrival since World War Two as a major industrial nation has meant that she has had
to bear a greater share of the developed world’s contribution to the developing nations and …

In the past few years, objective quality assessment models have become increasingly used
for assessing or monitoring speech and audio quality. By measuring perceived quality on an …

Super-resolution imaging methods promote tissue characterization beyond the spatial
resolution limits of the devices and bridge the gap between histopathological analysis and non-…

Background There are few reports of new functional impairment following critical illness
from COVID-19. We aimed to describe the incidence of death or new disability, functional …

Conjugated polymer nanoparticles exhibit strong fluorescence and have been applied for
biological fluorescence imaging in cell culture and in small animals. However, conjugated …