Publications
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Building a Highly Accurate Mandarin Speech Recognizer with Language-Independent Technologies and Language-Dependent Modules
We describe a system for highly accurate large-vocabulary Mandarin speech recognition. The prevailing hidden Markov model based technologies are essentially language independent and constitute the backbone of our system.
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An Unfinished Canvas: District Capacity and the Use of New Funds for Arts Education in California
We assessed districts’ capacity with respect to arts education, explored early spending choices, and examined the relationship between the two.
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Feature-based and channel-based analyses of intrinsic variability in speaker verification
In this paper we explore the use of other speaker verification systems on the telephone channel data and compare against the GMM baseline. We found the GMM system to be…
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Leaving Flatland: Effcient Real-Time Three-Dimensional Perception and Motion Planning
In this article we present the complete details of the architecture and implementation of Leaving Flatland, an exploratory project that attempts to surmount the challenges of closing the loop between…
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An Unfinished Canvas: Local Partnerships in Support of Arts Education in California
We highlight the ways that a sample of partnerships promotes arts education in California elementary schools to inform others who may be interested in building partnerships between school districts and…
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Fundamental Performance Differences Between CMOS and COD Imagers: Part III
This paper is a status report on recent scientific CMOS imager developments since when previous publications were written.
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Measurements of OH and HO2 Concentrations During the MCMA-2006 Field Campaign – Part 2: Model Comparison and Radical Budget
Measurements of hydroxyl and hydroperoxy radicals were made during the Mexico City Metropolitan Area field campaign as part of the MILAGRO project during March 2006.
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Pharmacokinetics and Enhanced Bioavailability of Candidate Cancer Preventative Agent, SR13668 in Dogs and Monkeys
SR13668 showed promising anti-cancer activity, however, it exhibited a very poor oral bioavailability. Therefore, a study was initiated to develop and evaluate formulations with a more favorable oral bioavailability.
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Task Assistant: Personalized Task Management for Military Environments
We describe an AI-enhanced task management tool developed for a military environment, which differs from office environments in important ways: differing time scales, a focus on teams collaborating on tasks…
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Comparison of the Antinociceptive and Antirewarding Profiles of Novel Bifunctional Nociceptin Receptor/Mu-Opioid Receptor Ligands: Implications for Therapeutic Applications
We hypothesized that NOPr agonists, with bifunctional activity at the μ-opioid receptor (MOPr), may function as nonaddicting analgesics or as drug abuse medications.
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Evaluating User-Adaptive Systems: Lessons from Experiences with a Personalized Meeting Scheduling Assistant
We discuss experiences from evaluating the learning performance of a user-adaptive personal assistant agent.
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Gene and Gene By Sex Associations with Initial Sensitivity to Nicotine in Nonsmokers
This study explored associations of functional candidate gene polymorphisms with initial sensitivity to nicotine in 101 young adult nonsmokers of European ancestry.