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Singing synthesis with an evolved physical model
A two-dimensional physical model of the human vocal tract is described. Such a system promises increased realism and control in the synthesis. of both speech and singing. However, the parameters describing the shape of the vocal tract while in use are not easily obtained, even using medical imaging techniques, so instead a genetic algorithm (GA) is applied to the model to find an appropriate configuration. Realistic sounds are produced by this method. Analysis of these, and the reliability of the technique (convergence properties) is provided
Explorations in anatomy: the remains from Royal London Hospital
This paper considers the faunal remains from recent excavations at the Royal London Hospital. The remains date to the beginning of the 19th century and offer an insight into the life of the hospital's patients and practices of the attached medical school. Many of the animal remains consist of partially dissected skeletons, including the unique finds of Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) and Cercopithecus monkey. The hospital diet and developments in comparative anatomy are discussed by integrating the results with documentary research. They show that zooarchaeological study of later post-medieval material can significantly enhance our understanding of the exploitation of animals in this perio
A Two-Dimensional Model with Chiral Condensates and Cooper Pairs Having QCD-like Phase Structure
We describe how a generalization of the original Gross-Neveu model from U(N)
to O(N) flavor symmetry leads to the appearance of a pairing condensate at high
density, in agreement with the conjectured phenomenon of color
superconductivity in -dimensional QCD. Moreover, the model displays a
rich phase structure which closely resembles the one expected in two-flavor
QCD.Comment: 11 pages, 1 fugure, Presented at TMU-Yale Symposium on Dynamics of
Gauge Fields: An External Activity of APCTP, Tokyo, Japan, 13-15 Dec 199
Ionosphere of Callisto from Galileo radio occultation observations
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/95670/1/jgra16576.pd
Rethinking the social impacts of the arts
The paper presents a critical discussion of the current debate over the social impacts of the arts in the UK. It argues that the accepted understanding of the terms of the debate is rooted in a number of assumptions and beliefs that are rarely questioned. The paper goes on to present the interim findings of a threeâyear research project, which aims to rethink the social impact of the arts, with a view to determining how these impacts might be better understood. The desirability of a historical approach is articulated, and a classification of the claims made within the Western intellectual tradition for what the arts âdoâ to people is presented and discussed
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