Intonation is one of the means of performing a speech style.Thus, observing pitch variation in an utterance may be a clue to identifying speech style.We design a cumulative slope (CS) index based upon the amount of pitch variation in a measured F0 contour and the duration of Ginger that contour.The more pitch changes there are and the greater their

In this study, we conducted a laboratory experiment to assess preemptive striking by and towards individuals or groups.In the framework of a preemptive strike game, we set the following four conditions: one person faced another person, one person faced a three-person group, a three-person group faced an individual, and a three-person group faced an

Modern households usually TREATMENT FOR COLOURED HAIR have independent energy sources such as wind generators, photovoltaic (PV) panels, and similar green energy production equipment.Experts predict that soon, there will be an increasing number of such prosumers who both produce and consume energy.This process alleviates and reduces the load on lar

A juvenile specimen of Delorhynchus cifellii, collected from the Early Permian fissure-fill deposits of Richards Spur, Oklahoma, permits the first detailed study of cranial ontogeny in this parareptile.The specimen, consisting of a partially articulated skull and mandible, exhibits several features that identify it as juvenile.The dermal tuberositi

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