Publications in 2006

  1. N. Hodoshima, T. Arai, A. Kusumoto and K. Kinoshita, “Improving syllable identification by a preprocessing method reducing overlap-masking in reverberant environments,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 119, No. 6, pp. 4055-4064, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (214 kB)]
  2. T. Arai, “Lung model and head-shaped model with visible vocal tract as educational tools in acoustics,” Acoustical Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 111-113, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (195 kB)]
  3. K. Amino, T. Sugawara and T. Arai, “Idiosyncrasy of nasal sounds in human speaker identification and their acoustic properties,” Acoustical Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 233-235, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (89 kB)]
  4. T. Arai, “Cue parsing between nasality and breathiness in speech perception,” Acoustical Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 298-301, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (74 kB)]
  5. T. Arai, “Sliding three-tube model as a simple educational tool for vowel production,” Acoustical Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 384-388, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (225 kB)]
  6. T. Arai, K. Yasu and T. Goto, “Digital pattern playback: Converting spectrograms to sound for educational purposes,” Acoustical Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 393-395, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (152 kB)]
  7. K. Ashihara, A. Nishimura and T. Arai, “Special issue on introduction to the amazing world of sounds with demonstrations,” Acoustical Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 6, p. 317, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (35 kB)]
  8. T. Arai, F. Satoh, A. Nishimura, K. Ueno and K. Yoshihisa, “Demonstrations for education in acoustics in Japan,” Acoustical Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 344-348, 2006 (Invited Review).
    [Abstract] [PDF (259 kB)]
  9. T. Arai and N. Hodoshima, “Temporally enhanced speech is more intelligible in reverberant environments,” Proc. of the Western Pacific Acoustics Conference (WESPAC), Seoul, 2006 (Invited Paper).
    [Abstract] [PDF (142 kB)]
  10. K. Amino, T. Sugawara and T. Arai, “Speaker similarities in human perception and their special properties,” Proc. of the Western Pacific Acoustics Conference (WESPAC), Seoul, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (129 kB)]
  11. N. Hodoshima, D. Behne and T. Arai, “Steady-state suppression in reverberation: A comparison of native and nonnative speech perception,” Proc. of the Interspeech, pp. 873-876, Pittsburgh, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (107 kB)]
  12. A. Iida, S. Kajima, K. Yasu, T. Arai and T. Sugawara, “Building an English speech synthetic voice using a voice transformation model from a Japanese male voice,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, pp. 3036-3037, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (32 kB)]
  13. T. Arai, “Acoustic demonstrations for education in speech science,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, p. 3072, 2006 (Invited Paper).
    [Abstract] [PDF (28 kB)]
  14. K. Ueno, T. Arai, F. Satoh, A. Nishimura and K. Yoshihisa, “Exciting demonstration in acoustics by high-school teachers’ group: Stray Cats,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, p. 3116, 2006 (Invited Paper).
    [Abstract] [PDF (28 kB)]
  15. T. Arai, “Let children experience speech science,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, p. 3117, 2006 (Invited Paper).
    [Abstract] [PDF (27 kB)]
  16. T. Arai, K. Iitaka and E. Ohki, “Perception and production of long and short vowels in Japanese by children,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, p. 3208, 2006 (Invited Paper).
    [Abstract] [PDF (29 kB)]
  17. A. Koga, Y. Fujikashi, T. Arai, N. Kanedera and J. Yoshii, “End-point detection of speech using spectral transition for captioning system,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, p. 3215, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (34 kB)]
  18. K. Amino, T. Arai and T. Sugawara, “Phoneme dependency of accuracy rates in familiar and unknown speaker identification,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, pp. 3291-3292, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (40 kB)]
  19. T. Arai, “Preprocessing speech against reverberation,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, p. 3323, 2006 (Invited Paper).
    [Abstract] [PDF (29 kB)]
  20. Y. Miyauchi and T. Arai, “Energy suppression of steady-state portions of vowels while maintaining the energy of consonants better improves speech intelligibility for elderly listeners in reverberation,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, pp. 3346-3347, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (33 kB)]
  21. N. Hodoshima, T. Arai and P. Svensson, “The effect of a preprocessing approach improving speech intelligibility in reverberation considering a public-address system and room acoustics,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, pp. 3359, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (32 kB)]
  22. Y. Nakata, Y. Murakami, N. Hodoshima and T. Arai, “Slowed speech spreading into reverberant environments; steady-state suppression improves speech intelligibility,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, pp. 3360, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (33 kB)]
  23. N. Hayashi, N. Hodoshima, T. Arai and K. Kurisu, “Influence of Deutlichkeit value and reverberation time on improved speech intelligibility in reverberant environments because of steady-state suppression,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 120, No. 5, Pt. 2, pp. 3360, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (33 kB)]
  24. S. Hirai, K. Yasu, T. Arai and K. Iitaka, “Nihongo-bogo-washa no masatsu-on-chikaku ni okeru onkyou-teki-tegakari: Kinousei-kouon-shougai-ji no goon-chikaku-nouryoku no kentou,” Japan Journal of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Vol. 47, No. 1, p. 75, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (178 kB)]
  25. N. Hodoshima, D. Behne and T. Arai, “The effect of the steady-state suppression on consonant identification by native and non-native listeners in reverberant environments,” International Workshop on Frontiers in Speech and Hearing Research, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-165, pp. 15-20, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (154 kB)]
  26. Y. Nakata, Y. Murakami, N. Hodoshima, N. Hayashi, Y. Miyauchi, T. Arai and K. Kurisu, “The effects of speech-rate slowing for improving speech intelligibility in reverberant environments,” International Workshop on Frontiers in Speech and Hearing Research, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-166, pp. 21-24, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (142 kB)]
  27. K. Takahashi, T. Goto, F. Tadokoro, K. Yasu and T. Arai, “Implementation of steady-state suppression using a digital signal processor for real-time processing: Evaluation of the processing in an actual hall,” International Workshop on Frontiers in Speech and Hearing Research, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-167, pp. 25-30, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (245 kB)]
  28. K. Kobayashi, Y. Hatta, K. Yasu, S. Minamihata, N. Hodoshima, T. Arai and M. Shindo, “Improving speech intelligibility for elderly listeners by steady-state suppression,” International Workshop on Frontiers in Speech and Hearing Research, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-168, pp. 31-36, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (78 kB)]
  29. S. Kajima, O. Takeshita, K. Yasu, T. Arai and A. Iida, “Study on noise reduction of ventilator noise in recorded speech signals,” International Workshop on Frontiers in Speech and Hearing Research, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-171, pp. 49-53, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (686 kB)]
  30. S. Minamihata, K. Yasu, K. Kobayashi, T. Arai and M. Shindo, “Speech processing for hearing-impaired listeners considering threshold elevation in the critical band with an expanded auditory filter,” International Workshop on Frontiers in Speech and Hearing Research, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-172, pp. 55-60, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (337 kB)]
  31. K. Amino, T. Sugawara and T. Arai, “Effects of the syllable structure on perceptual speaker identification,” International Workshop on Frontiers in Speech and Hearing Research, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-181, pp. 109-114, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (65 kB)]
  32. M. Komatsu and T. Arai, “What is rhythm? Can we capture syllable shapes from intensity contours?,” International Workshop on Frontiers in Speech and Hearing Research, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-183, pp. 121-126, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (168 kB)]
  33. K. Yasu, T. Arai and M. Shindo, “Evaluation of critical-band compression technique compensating for the wider auditory filter in the simulated environment of sensorineural hearing loss,” Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-184, pp. 1-4, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (459 kB)]
  34. S. Hirai, K. Yasu, T. Arai and K. Iitaka, “Perceptual weighting of syllable-initial fricatives for native Japanese adults and for children with persistent developmental articulation disorders,” Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2005-187, pp. 17-22, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (453 kB)]
  35. J. Iwasaki, R. Kataoka, Y. Yamashita, R. Kasuga, K. Yasu, T. Arai, S. Shintani, “Investigation of the movement in velopharyngeal closure during speech production using 4D-MRI: Examination of the relationship between the patterns of the velopharyngeal closure and the movement of the Levator Veli Palatini Muscle,” Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2006-93, pp. 49-54, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (686 kB)]
  36. K. Amino, T. Sugawara and T. Arai, “Properties of the vowels affected by head cold and their perception,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 363-364, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (240 kB)]
  37. K. Yasu, K. Kobayashi, T. Arai, Y. Hatta, S. Minamihata and M. Shindo, “Perception of the voiceless affricate/fricative by elderly people: Effect of changing rise time of consonant,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 487-488, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (213 kB)]
  38. Y. Murakami, N. Hodoshima, Y. Nakata, N. Hayashi, Y. Miyauchi, T. Arai and K. Kurisu, “A Preprocessig technique for improving speech intelligibility in reverberant environments: Relationship between suppression rate of steary-state portions of speech and reverberation,” Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 649-650, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (46 kB)]
  39. S. Kajima, A. Iida, K. Yasu, T. Arai and T. Sugawara, “Development of an English speech synthesis system using voice conversion from a Japanese male voice,” Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 251-252, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (56 kB)]
  40. A. Koga, Y. Fujikashi, T. Arai, N. Kanedera and J. Yoshii, “Detecting end-points of speech for captioning system using spectral transition,” Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 261-262, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (55 kB)]
  41. N. Mukai, S. Kitaguchi, N. Kanedera, T. Arai, Y. Fujikashi, A. Koga, J. Yoshii and T. Funada, “Voice activity detection using modulation filtering for captioning movie,” Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 263-264, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (200 kB)]
  42. K. Amino and T. Arai, “Speech similarity in perceptual speaker identification,” Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., pp. 273-274, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (214 kB)]
  43. M. Komatsu and T. Arai, “Tsuyosa-kyokusen to henchou-supekutoru no nihongo-onsetsu tono kankei,” Proc. of the General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan, pp. 195-200, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (587 kB)]
  44. K. Ohta, T. Arai and K. Yasu, “The implementation of Digital Pattern Playback on DSP,” Proc. of DSPS Educators Conference, pp. 55-58, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (446 kB)]
  45. S. Greenberg, T. Arai and K. W. Grant, “The role of temporal dynamics in understanding spoken language,” Dynamics of Speech Production and Perception, P. Divenyi, S. Greenberg and G. Meyer, Eds., Amsterdam: IOS Press, pp. 171-190, 2006.
    [Abstract] [PDF (1,945 kB)]