Monitoring Air-Sea Exchange Processes Using the High Frequency Ambient Sound Field

This article presents an acoustical model and evidence from four experiments that children with visual impairments use the buildup of low-frequency sound along walls to guide locomotion. The model differs from the concept of echolocation by emphasizing sound that is ambient, rather than self-produced, and of low, rather than high, frequency.

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Modified Earpieces and CROS for High Frequency Hearing Losses

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.1101.204 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 204-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Elizabeth Dodds ◽

Earl Harford

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Hearing Aids ◽

High Frequency ◽

Hearing Aid ◽

Sound Field ◽

Intensity Level ◽

Test Results ◽

High Frequency Hearing Loss ◽

Increased Sensitivity ◽

Difficult Cases

Persons with a high frequency hearing loss are difficult cases for whom to find suitable amplification. We have experienced some success with this problem in our Hearing Clinics using a specially designed earmold with a hearing aid. Thirty-five cases with high frequency hearing losses were selected from our clinical files for analysis of test results using standard, vented, and open earpieces. A statistical analysis of test results revealed that PB scores in sound field, using an average conversational intensity level (70 dB SPL), were enhanced when utilizing any one of the three earmolds. This result was due undoubtedly to increased sensitivity provided by the hearing aid. Only the open earmold used with a CROS hearing aid resulted in a significant improvement in discrimination when compared with the group’s unaided PB score under earphones or when comparing inter-earmold scores. These findings suggest that the inclusion of the open earmold with a CROS aid in the audiologist’s armamentarium should increase his flexibility in selecting hearing aids for persons with a high frequency hearing loss.

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Design and Construction of a Small Reverberation Chamber Applied to Absorption and Scattering Acoustic Measurements

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1077.197 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1077 ◽

pp. 197-202

Author(s):

D. Hernandez ◽

E.J. Liu ◽

J.H. Huang ◽

Y.C. Liu

Keyword(s):

High Frequency ◽

Integration Method ◽

Sound Field ◽

Acoustic Measurements ◽

Acoustic Characteristics ◽

Reverberation Chamber ◽

Scattering Coefficients ◽

Reverberation Chambers ◽

The Cost ◽

Design And Construction

Reverberation chambers are used to create a diffuse incidence sound field, where multiple types of acoustic measurements can be performed. The chambers tend to have a large volume in order to extent the reverberation time. However, this requirement may be conditioned by the cost and the infrastructure limitations. This paper presents the design and construction of a small-scaled reverberation chamber of 3 m3 for middle-high frequency acoustic measurements. On the design, the acoustic characteristics of chamber are confirmed via finite element computer simulation. As case studies, absorption and scattering coefficients of several materials and diffusors are measured. The reverberation times needed for the measurements were obtained by the impulse response integration method. The small reverberation chamber demonstrated to be a reliable tool for middle and high frequency acoustic measurements.

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ЗМІНА ЕЛЕКТРИЧНИХ ВЛАСТИВОСТЕЙ НАСІННЯ ПІД ВПЛИВОМ ВИСОКОЧАСТОТНОГО ЕЛЕКТРОМАГНІТНОГО ОПРОМІНЕННЯ

Вісник Полтавської державної аграрної академії ◽

10.31210/visnyk2014.02.31 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 151-155

Author(s):

О. М. Петровський

Keyword(s):

Electromagnetic Field ◽

High Frequency ◽

Electric Properties ◽

Electric Resistance ◽

Active Resistance ◽

Exchange Processes ◽

High Frequency Electromagnetic Field ◽

Stimulation Of

Розглянуті питання передпосівної стимуляції на-сіння високочастотним електромагнітним полем.Запропоновано спосіб опромінення насіння і визна-чення його електричних характеристик. На основібудови клітин визначені електричні властивості біо-логічної тканини, з якої складається насіння. Пока-зана зміна складових активного опору в залежностівід частоти струму. Експериментально доведено,що еквівалентну електричну схему неможливо звес-ти до простих випадків з’єднання опорів і ємностей,а саме насіння не можна вважати нейтральнимдіелектриком. Розроблена методика оцінки інтенси-вності обмінних процесів залежно від електричногоопору насіння. The questions of stimulation of seed before sowing are considered by the high-frequency electromagnetic field considered. The method of irradiation of seed and determination of him is offered electric descriptions. On the basis of structure of cages electric properties of biological fabric which seed consist of are certain. The change of constituents of active resistance is shown depending on frequency of current. It is experimentally proved that it is impossible to erect an equivalent electric chart to the simple cases of connection of resistances and capacities, namely seed can not be considered a neutral dielectric. The method of estimation of intensity of exchange processes is developed depending on electric resistance of seed.

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