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Selected Papers from The 13th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Acoustics and Vibrations".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2019) | Viewed by 12478

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Prof. Dr. Luc Mongeau

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C3, Canada
Interests: biomechanics; tissue engineering; aeroacoustics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The 13th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research (AQL 2019; http://aql2019.conference.mcgill.ca/index.html) will be held in Montreal, Canada, 3–4 June, 2019. Pre-conference workshops will be held on 2 June, 2019. The conference and workshops provide a unique opportunity for partnership and collaboration in the advancement of quantitative methods for the measurement and modelling of voice and speech. The AQL accomplishes this mandate by facilitating an interprofessional scientific conference and training intended for an international community of otolaryngologists, speech–language pathologists and voice scientists. With a continued drive toward advancements in translational and clinical voice science, the AQL has rapidly expanded over the past 20 years, from a forum of 15 European member laboratories to a globally recognized symposium, connecting over 100 delegates from across the world. This Special Issue will be based on selected papers from the conference. All participants are encouraged to submit a full-length paper for peer-reviewed publication in archival form.

Prof. Dr. Luc Mongeau
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Acoustic, aerodynamic, imaging and kinematic measurements of vocal mechanisms
  • Computer modeling and simulation of vocal physiology and biology
  • Laryngeal biology, immunology and engineering
  • Machine learning and artificial intelligence in voice processing, recognition and synthesis
  • Neural control of phonation and singing
  • Tissue biomechanics of vocal folds and laryngeal musculature
  • Wearable devices, mobile apps and human–computer interaction for vocal health

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An Auditory-Perceptual and Pupillometric Study of Vocal Strain and Listening Effort in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia
by Mojgan Farahani, Vijay Parsa, Björn Herrmann, Mason Kadem, Ingrid Johnsrude and Philip C. Doyle
Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(17), 5907; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app10175907 - 26 Aug 2020
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This study evaluated ratings of vocal strain and perceived listening effort by normal hearing participants while listening to speech samples produced by talkers with adductor spasmodic dysphonia (AdSD). In addition, objective listening effort was measured through concurrent pupillometry to determine whether listening to [...] Read more.
This study evaluated ratings of vocal strain and perceived listening effort by normal hearing participants while listening to speech samples produced by talkers with adductor spasmodic dysphonia (AdSD). In addition, objective listening effort was measured through concurrent pupillometry to determine whether listening to disordered voices changed arousal as a result of emotional state or cognitive load. Recordings of the second sentence of the “Rainbow Passage” produced by talkers with varying degrees of AdSD served as speech stimuli. Twenty naïve young adult listeners perceptually evaluated these stimuli on the dimensions of vocal strain and listening effort using two separate visual analogue scales. While making the auditory-perceptual judgments, listeners’ pupil characteristics were objectively measured in synchrony with the presentation of each voice stimulus. Data analyses revealed moderate-to-high inter- and intra-rater reliability. A significant positive correlation was found between the ratings of vocal strain and listening effort. In addition, listeners displayed greater peak pupil dilation (PPD) when listening to more strained and effortful voice samples. Findings from this study suggest that when combined with an auditory-perceptual task, non-volitional physiologic changes in pupil response may serve as an indicator of listening and cognitive effort or arousal. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from The 13th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research)
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A Deep Neural Network Based Glottal Flow Model for Predicting Fluid-Structure Interactions during Voice Production
by Yang Zhang, Xudong Zheng and Qian Xue
Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(2), 705; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app10020705 - 19 Jan 2020
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This paper proposes a machine-learning based reduced-order model that can provide fast and accurate prediction of the glottal flow during voice production. The model is based on the Bernoulli equation with a viscous loss term predicted by a deep neural network (DNN) model. [...] Read more.
This paper proposes a machine-learning based reduced-order model that can provide fast and accurate prediction of the glottal flow during voice production. The model is based on the Bernoulli equation with a viscous loss term predicted by a deep neural network (DNN) model. The training data of the DNN model is a Navier-Stokes (N-S) equation-based three-dimensional simulation of glottal flows in various glottal shapes generated by a synthetic shape function, which can be obtained by superimposing the instantaneous modal displacements during vibration on the prephonatory geometry of the glottal shape. The input parameters of the DNN model are the geometric and flow parameters extracted from discretized cross sections of the glottal shapes and the output target is the corresponding flow resistance coefficient. With this trained DNN-Bernoulli model, the flow resistance coefficient as well as the flow rate and pressure distribution in any given glottal shape generated by the synthetic shape function can be predicted. The model is further coupled with a finite-element method based solid dynamics solver for simulating fluid-structure interactions (FSI). The prediction performance of the model for both static shape and FSI simulations is evaluated by comparing the solutions to those obtained by the Bernoulli and N-S model. The model shows a good prediction performance in accuracy and efficiency, suggesting a promise for future clinical use. Full article
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Vocal Pitch Discrimination in Children with and without Vocal Fold Nodules
by Elizabeth S. Heller Murray, Anne F. Hseu, Roger C. Nuss, Geralyn Harvey Woodnorth and Cara E. Stepp
Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(15), 3042; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app9153042 - 28 Jul 2019
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Vocal pitch discrimination abilities were compared in sixteen children with vocal fold nodules (CwVN) and sixteen matched controls with typical voices (CwTV). Vocal pitch discrimination was also evaluated in thirty-five vocally healthy children and twenty adults to examine potential changes as a function [...] Read more.
Vocal pitch discrimination abilities were compared in sixteen children with vocal fold nodules (CwVN) and sixteen matched controls with typical voices (CwTV). Vocal pitch discrimination was also evaluated in thirty-five vocally healthy children and twenty adults to examine potential changes as a function of maturation. CwTV were categorized as either younger (N = 15, 5.6–7.7 years) or older (N = 20, 8.2–11.7 years). Participants completed two-alternative, forced choice listening tasks in which they judged whether pairs of sustained /ɑ/ tokens were different in pitch. Each pair consisted of a base token with a fundamental frequency (fo) of 216.2 Hz and a test token with a fo that was adaptively modified, according to the participant’s prior judgments. There were no significant differences in pitch discrimination abilities between CwVN and CwTV. Pitch discrimination abilities were significantly poorer in younger and older CwTV as compared to adults. Additionally, younger CwTV had significantly poorer discrimination abilities than older CwTV. Findings from this study suggest that CwVN do not have differences in pitch discrimination abilities, yet, therapies designed for CwVN should consider this developmental trend in perceptual abilities. Full article
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Meeting Report
The 13th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research (June 2–4, 2019, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
by Luc Mongeau
Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(13), 2665; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app9132665 - 30 Jun 2019
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The 13th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research (AQL 2019) will be held in Montreal, Canada, 3–4 June 2019. Pre-conference workshops will be held on 2 June 2019. The conference and workshops provide a unique opportunity for partnership [...] Read more.
The 13th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research (AQL 2019) will be held in Montreal, Canada, 3–4 June 2019. Pre-conference workshops will be held on 2 June 2019. The conference and workshops provide a unique opportunity for partnership and collaboration in the advancement of quantitative methods for the measurement and modelling of voice and speech. The AQL accomplishes this mandate by facilitating an interprofessional scientific conference and training intended for an international community of otolaryngologists, speech–language pathologists and voice scientists. With a continued drive toward advancements in translational and clinical voice science, the AQL has rapidly expanded over the past 20 years, from a forum of 15 European member laboratories to a globally recognized symposium, connecting over 100 delegates from across the world. Full article
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