Search for dissertations about: "speech Intelligibility Index"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words speech Intelligibility Index.

2. 1. Using the speech intelligibility index for evaluating speech test results and hearing aid characteristics

   Author : Lennart Magnusson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; articulation index; hearing aid; hearing loss; speech intelligibility index; speech recognition;

   Abstract : Understanding speech is crucial for human communication. Therefore, speech audiometry plays an important part in the assessment of the hearing impaired, and improved speech intelligibility is a major goal of hearing aid fitting. READ MORE

4. 2. Disruption of writing in noisy office environments

   Author : Marijke Keus van de Poll; Patrik Sörqvist; Stefan Wiens; Högskolan i Gävle; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; background speech; writing; speech intelligibility; Speech Transmission Index; masking; sound source location; working memory capacity; inattention; noise sensitivity; task interruptions; bakgrundsprat; skriva; taluppfattbarhet; Speech Transmission Index; maskering; ljudposition; arbetsminneskapacitet; uppmärksamhet; ljudkänslighet; uppgiftsavbrott; inget Strategiskt forskningsområde SFO ; no Strategic Research Area SFO ;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the four experimental studies included in this dissertation was to investigate the influence of background speech on writing performance. In Paper I, a manipulation of speech intelligibility of background speech, by using the Speech Transmission Index (STI), revealed disruptive effects at lower STI values (i.e. READ MORE

5. 3. Perspectives on wanted and unwanted sounds in outdoor environments : Studies of masking, stress recovery, and speech intelligibility

   Author : Jesper J. Alvarsson; Mats E. Nilsson; Stefan Wiens; Staffan Hygge; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : An acoustic environment contains sounds from various sound sources, some generally perceived as wanted, others as unwanted. This thesis examines the effects of wanted and unwanted sounds in acoustic environments, with regard to masking, stress recovery, and speech intelligibility. READ MORE

6. 4. Orofacial function in children with speech sound disorders

   Author : Åsa Mogren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Speech sound disorder (SSD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children and can have different aetiologies and outcome. Speech difficulties often co-exist with other disorders, such as motor difficulties and orofacial dysfunction. These co-existent difficulties may have the same biological background. READ MORE

7. 5. Cognitive performance and restoration in open-plan office noise

   Author : Helena Jahncke; Mats Nilsson; Staffan Hygge; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teknisk psykologi; Engineering Psychology;

   Abstract : This dissertation presents four experimental studies (in four papers) with the overall aim to investigate the effects of office noise on cognitive performance and restoration. In the first two papers the focus was on the effects of different sound levels (i.e. READ MORE