scholarly journals Comparison of Children’s Double Dichotic Digits and SCAN-3 Competing Words Free Recall Scores

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (05) ◽  
pp. 363-369
Author(s):  
Kairn Stetler Kelley ◽  
Benjamin Littenberg
Keyword(s):  
Free Recall ◽  
Kappa Statistic ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cut Scores ◽  
Hearing Sensitivity ◽  
Study Visit ◽  
Decision Consistency ◽  
Single Study ◽  
Ear Advantage ◽  
The Right

AbstractPractice guidelines do not specify which test recordings are best for assessing dichotic deficit or interaural asymmetry. Dichotic Digits and SCAN-3 Competing Words Free Recall are among the most widely used dichotic tests, but it is not known if the choice of test results in important differences in the identification of children with deficits or if they can be used interchangeably.To determine whether two commonly used dichotic tests, SCAN-3 Competing Words Free Recall (CW) and Musiek’s Dichotic Digits (DD), agree on interaural asymmetry and dichotic deficit in children.CW and DD tests were administered to all participants. Each participant had a single study visit.Sixty volunteers aged 7–14 years with normal hearing sensitivity participated in the study.Hearing sensitivity, CW, and DD performance were measured at a single study visit. We used Spearman’s rho (ρ) to assess associations between rank ordering of participants by each test and the kappa statistic (κ) to assess decision consistency between tests.Participants were rank-ordered similarly by CW and DD for the right ear (ρ = 0.58), left ear (ρ = 0.51), and total (ρ = 0.73) scores, but not for interaural asymmetry (ρ =0.18). They agreed no better than chance on direction of ear advantage (κ = 0.01, p = 0.93) and had poor agreement on which children scored below cut-scores (κ = 0.22, p < 0.01). DD identified significantly more participants with deficits (n = 18) than CW (n = 3) (p < 0.001).Although children with high scores on one test tend to have high scores on the other, CW and DD do not agree on ear advantage or the presence of deficit. They are not interchangeable for clinical use. Additional research is needed to determine whether either is appropriate for identifying children who would benefit from treatment for dichotic listening deficits.

Effect of Monaural Hearing Aid Use on Dichotic Test Results for Individuals with High-Frequency Hearing Impairment

1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rauna K. Surr ◽  
Allen A. Montgomery ◽  
H. Gustav Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Individual Variability ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Hearing Aid Fitting ◽  
Hearing Aid Use ◽  
Ear Advantage ◽  
Right Ear Advantage ◽  
The Right

It is well documented that the majority of individuals with normal hearing have a right ear advantage for dichotic speech material. There is evidence, however, that individuals with flat sensorineural hearing loss demonstrate a left ear advantage after they have used amplification on the left side. The present study examined whether these findings could be extended to a population with high-frequency hearing impairment. The subjects were administered dichotic consonant-vowel syllable tests prior to a monaural hearing aid fitting, and the tests were repeated after 1 month and again after 6 months of hearing aid use. The results revealed a group right ear advantage prior to the hearing aid fitting, although there was considerable individual variability. No consistent changes in the test scores were shown to be associated with monaural hearing aid use in either the right ear or the left ear.

Influence of Alignment Strategies and Consonant Acoustic Features on Laterality Index in Dichotic Testing in Indian Languages

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indira Chenthamara Pazhayapisharath ◽  
Sanjana Singh Sathyanarayana ◽  
Vijaya Kumar Narne
Keyword(s):  
Indian Languages ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Hearing Sensitivity ◽  
Temporal Alignment ◽  
Laterality Index ◽  
Ear Advantage ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Right Ear Advantage ◽  
The Right ◽  
Age Range

Abstract Background The right ear advantage (REA) observed for dichotic CV (DCV) testing in Indian languages is seen to be smaller compared with the observations in several studies in English and other languages. Purpose The present study aims to explore whether the differences in the temporal alignment of consonant–vowel (CV) stimuli used for the dichotic task is a contributing factor that can explain the smaller REAs observed in Indian languages. Research Design The study compared the laterality index (LI) values between DCV test results obtained using CV stimuli that were temporally aligned at the acoustic onset versus the burst onset, with 0 milliseconds lag between the right and left ears. Study Sample A total of 50 right-handed individuals (native speakers of Kannada language) in the age range of 17 to 30 years with normal hearing sensitivity participated in the study. Data Collection and Analysis The participants' responses to the two sets of DCV stimuli were recorded and compared. LI was calculated for the overall scores as well as for specific voiced and unvoiced segment combinations. To test the reliability of the findings, 10 of the participants were re-tested using the same stimuli and the data were checked for reliability. Results The overall LI was 15.1% for the stimuli temporally aligned at the burst onset, whereas it was 5.7% for the stimuli temporally aligned at the acoustic onset. The difference in LI was not significant between the alignment conditions for unvoiced–unvoiced and voiced–voiced CV combinations, but this difference was significant for the unvoiced–voiced and voiced–unvoiced CV combinations. Comparing test and re-test scores showed good reliability. Conclusion The results support our hypothesis that smaller REA observed in DCV task in Indian languages was due to the temporal alignment of CV stimuli. In the acoustic-onset-aligned condition, presenting pairs contrasting in the voicing feature tends to cancel out a relative ear advantage.

scholarly journals Technical efficiency of pesticide application on tomato, chinese cabbage and cauliflower in simpang empat sub-district Karo Regency

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 00045
Author(s):  
Sri Fajar Ayu ◽  
Destanul Aulia
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Chinese Cabbage ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Protective Device ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Pesticide Application ◽  
Vegetable Farmers ◽  
The Right ◽  
North Sumatra ◽  
Mild Toxicity

Prior research by authors on the use of pesticides and their impact on 75 vegetable farmers in Simpang Empat subdistrict, Karo district, North Sumatra showed that 60% of respondents applied pesticides in excess of the packaging instructions. Respondents were also found not to use a complete protective device. Almost 70% of respondents have mild toxicity complaints, and based on blood cholinesterase levels are also found most respondents have mild toxicity. Pesticide residue test results also found 0.728 residues of chlorpyrifos and 0.321 profenofos in vegetables produced in this area. This led to continued review by checking the technical efficiency in the use of pesticides. The method used is a quantitative method with the Data Envelope Analysis (DEA) approach to analyze technical efficiency of pesticide on each commodity. The population is the whole vegetable farmer who grew tomatoes, Chinese cabbage and cauliflower at the time of the study. The entire population is used to be a sample of 35 tomato and cauliflower farmers and 20 Chinese cabbage farmers. The results of the study indicate that the uses of pesticide as production inputs on tomato commodities, Chinese cabbage and cauliflower are not technically efficient. It is suggested to farmers to use pesticide input according to the rules, proper dosage, on target, on time, the right way so that pesticide used is technically efficient.

Friction-Instability: A New Design Parameter for Brakes

1971 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 1225-1228 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. L. Starkey ◽  
T. G. Foster ◽  
S. M. Marco
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Design Parameter ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Experimental Facility ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Brake Lining ◽  
The Right

A new design parameter, friction-instability, is defined in this paper. Friction-instability is a variation in the coefficient of friction which may occur at any time during the life of a brake lining. A friction-index is defined which measures this variation. A lining which has a high friction index may tend to cause an automobile to swerve either to the right or to the left. A unique experimental facility is described by means of which the friction-instability characteristics of brake linings can be measured. Test results using this facility are presented and interpreted. The friction-index is proposed as a new parameter which should be taken into consideration when brakes are designed and, developed. This index should be particularly useful as a quality control device to insure that machines which use mass-produced braking systems will perform in a safe and effective manner.

scholarly journals Monitoring System of The Temperature for Mini Fish Storage using Internet of Things

2021 ◽  
Vol 324 ◽  
pp. 01011
Author(s):  
Eko Prayetno ◽  
Tonny Suhendra ◽  
Jeremya Lukmanto Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Human Brain ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Protein ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Error Level ◽  
The Right ◽  
Monitoring Temperature

Fish is one of the high-protein foods that are very helpful for the development of the human brain. Then, it is necessary to maintain the freshness of the fish for consumption. At this time, fishers and fishmongers preserve the freshness of fish by using Ice in the fish storage. However, it is considered ineffective due to improper ice change time. Therefore, monitoring temperature is very important and helpful to find the right time when replacing the Ice used to ensure the quality of fish. The development of this device uses Arduino ESP32, DHT21 Sensor, Micro SD Module, Internet of Things system, monitoring using Blynk Application and notifications using Telegram App. DHT21 sensor test results obtained a data conformity level (Error Level) of 2%. At the fish storage room temperature, there is the lowest temperature of 10.50 oC and ice temperature conditions in the storage of 0 oC. Therefore, the best state to keep fish fresh that researchers want is 0 oC to 2 oC at ice temperatures or 11.50 oC obtained in testing the time it takes to replace Ice by about 10 hours.

scholarly journals Implementasi UML Dan Grennfoot Untuk Membangun Aplikasi Pengucapan Bahasa Inggris

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wire Bagye
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Object Oriented Programming ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Recording Material ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Black Box Testing ◽  
The Right

One of the materials in the English Language course is listening, namely the skill of hearing the pronunciation of English sentences. Learning listening must use native speaker or recording material so that the pronunciation is heard according to the original. If you use the course participants as a sound source, there is a high probability of mistakes in the pronunciation of words or sentences. Then an application is needed to help with course activities as tutors or native speakers in giving correct English pronunciation. In this research, English Pronunciation Application was built using the Greenfoot Application with the object oriented programming concept. This application is to help pronoun learning that can output audio when the object clicked. The development method uses SDLC, application modeling uses UML and testing using Black-box testing. The English pronunciation application is compiled into a .jar file so that it can be run on a computer with a Windows operating system that has JDK installed. The test results show that this English learning application can replace tutors, produce the right audio, and can replace native speakers. This can be seen from the results of the questionnaire showing 82%.

scholarly journals RANCANGBANGUN RANGKAIAN INVERTER SPWM UNIPOLAR 1 FASA DENGAN PENGATURAN FREKUENSI OUTPUT

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-49
Author(s):  
Fathoni ◽  
Agus Pracoyo ◽  
Totok Winarno ◽  
Rizal Sabillah
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Motor Speed ◽  
Output Frequency ◽  
Ac Motor ◽  
Power Part ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Right ◽  
Frequency Variations

Changing the dc sgnal to ac signal is done for te purpose of load regulations, such as the ac motor speed, heater and lamp. Inverter work is done by ac rectification first and then converted again to a 1 phase ac signal. The ac output signal is a sinosoidal PWM (SPWM) type of unipolar 220 volts from the input 24 volt dc voltage. Unipolar SPWM signal generation is done by a microcontroller with programming. The number of counts (resolutions) of the SPWM signal and the period are set from the amount in the register, can be set to 8 bits or other constants. The power part of the SPWM inverter is the N channel MOSFET bridge circuit H with IR2110 solid state driver. Step transformer as a load while step-up the inverter output voltage. Determination of the output frequency is set through a rotary encoder that can be adjusted up (increment) or down (decrement). There are 5 frequency variations, namely 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 Hz. To get the inverter efficiency, the type of MOSFET used is chosen to have the type that has a low RDS (on) value and the right driving pulse, according to the switch configuration. Measurement of the output frequency is done by reading the image on the osciloscope. The observations show a frequency value that is almost the same as the constant. The test results show the difference in output voltage which is reduced at a 30 watt load.

Reevaluating Order Effects in the Binaural Bithermal Caloric Test

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Burnette ◽  
Erin G. Piker ◽  
Dennis Frank-Ito
Keyword(s):  
A Priori ◽  
Order Effect ◽  
Individual Variability ◽  
Caloric Test ◽  
Order Effects ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Vestibular Disorder ◽  
Total Response ◽  
The Right ◽  
Unilateral Weakness

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether a significant order effect exists in the binaural bithermal caloric test. Method Fifteen volunteers (mean age = 24.3 years, range = 18–38 years) with no history of vestibular disorder, hearing loss, concussion, or neurological disease underwent caloric testing on 3 occasions. Irrigations were randomized using 8 possible order combinations. The parameters of interest included unilateral weakness, directional preponderance, total response from the right ear, and total response from the left ear. Results Order effects were analyzed using 2 methods. The first analysis was done looking at the 8 possible orders. We also had an a priori established hypothesis that the first irrigation tested would influence the calculation of unilateral weakness more than the other 3 irrigations. To test this hypothesis, the 8 orders were condensed into 4 order conditions based on the first irrigation. The effect of order was determined using analysis of variance tests. Although the first irrigation tended to be the largest, no significant effects were observed. Conclusions This experiment demonstrated that while there is great inter-individual and intra-individual variability in caloric test results, the order of irrigations had no significant effect in the test. Future studies may explore the effects of nonphysiological factors on test results.

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