92 research outputs found
JETS: Jointly Training FastSpeech2 and HiFi-GAN for End to End Text to Speech
In neural text-to-speech (TTS), two-stage system or a cascade of separately
learned models have shown synthesis quality close to human speech. For example,
FastSpeech2 transforms an input text to a mel-spectrogram and then HiFi-GAN
generates a raw waveform from a mel-spectogram where they are called an
acoustic feature generator and a neural vocoder respectively. However, their
training pipeline is somewhat cumbersome in that it requires a fine-tuning and
an accurate speech-text alignment for optimal performance. In this work, we
present end-to-end text-to-speech (E2E-TTS) model which has a simplified
training pipeline and outperforms a cascade of separately learned models.
Specifically, our proposed model is jointly trained FastSpeech2 and HiFi-GAN
with an alignment module. Since there is no acoustic feature mismatch between
training and inference, it does not requires fine-tuning. Furthermore, we
remove dependency on an external speech-text alignment tool by adopting an
alignment learning objective in our joint training framework. Experiments on
LJSpeech corpus shows that the proposed model outperforms publicly available,
state-of-the-art implementations of ESPNet2-TTS on subjective evaluation (MOS)
and some objective evaluations.Comment: Submitted to INTERSPEECH 202
A Transcriptome Approach Toward Understanding Fruit Softening in Persimmon
Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.), which is a climacteric fruit, softens in 3–5 weeks after harvest. However, little is known regarding the transcriptional changes that underlie persimmon ripening. In this study, high-throughput de novo RNA sequencing was performed to examine differential expression between freshly harvested (FH) and softened (ST) persimmon fruit peels. Using the Illumina HiSeq platform, we obtained 259,483,704 high quality reads and 94,856 transcripts. After the removal of redundant sequences, a total of 31,258 unigenes were predicted, 1,790 of which were differentially expressed between FH and ST persimmon (1,284 up-regulated and 506 down-regulated in ST compared with FH). The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were further subjected to KEGG pathway analysis. Several pathways were found to be up-regulated in ST persimmon, including “amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism.” Pathways down-regulated in ST persimmon included “photosynthesis” and “carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms.” Expression patterns of genes in these pathways were further confirmed using quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Ethylene gas production during persimmon softening was monitored with gas chromatography and found to be correlated with the fruit softening. Transcription involved in ethylene biosynthesis, perception and signaling was up-regulated. On the whole, this study investigated the key genes involved in metabolic pathways of persimmon fruit softening, especially implicated in increased sugar metabolism, decreased photosynthetic capability, and increased ethylene production and other ethylene-related functions. This transcriptome analysis provides baseline information on the identity and modulation of genes involved in softening of persimmon fruits and can underpin the future development of technologies to delay softening in persimmon
Kaon -parameter from improved staggered fermions in QCD
We present a calculation of the kaon -parameter, , using lattice QCD.
We use improved staggered valence and sea fermions, the latter generated by the
MILC collaboration with light flavors. To control discretization
errors, we use four different lattice spacings ranging down to fm. The chiral and continuum extrapolations are done using SU(2)
staggered chiral perturbation theory. Our final result is , where the dominant systematic
error is from our use of truncated (one-loop) matching factors.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables, updated references, updated grant
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Coexistent Actinomycosis and Fungus Ball in the Maxillary Sinus: A Case Report
Actinomycosis is rarely accompanied by fungus balls. It is difficult to distinguish between actinomycosis and a fungus ball due to their similar clinical and computed tomography scan results. Thus, a meticulous histopathological examination is required for definite diagnosis. We report a case of actinomycosis accompanied by a fungus ball, found incidentally in a patient without rhinologic symptoms. The patient was successfully treated with endoscopic sinus surgery, followed by short-term antibiotic therapy. We suggest that shortterm antibiotic therapy may be more appropriate than long-term antibiotic therapy based on our case study as well as several other studies
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