• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2014

This paper investigates the relationship between acoustic characteristics and voice handicap index for 29 males with esophageal speakers. Acoustic characteristics were measured by using a sustained vowel /a/ three times. The stable vocalization for 2 seconds was analyzed by MDVP program. Specifically, relationships between four VHI scores (total, functional, physical, and emotional) and three acoustic characteristics (jitter, shimmer, and NHR) were investigated using the Pearson correlation coefficient. As results, we found no relationship between NHR and VHI scores. However, both jitter and shimmer had statistically significant correlations with all four VHI scores. This research will contribute to establishing a baseline related to speech characteristics in voice rehabilitation with esophageal speakers. Further research could be done to examine the overall quality of life survey, which is widely used as a subjective measure about voice for patients with esophageal speakers.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2013

This research is aimed at finding the acoustic characteristics of different voice rehabilitation techniques, the electrolaryx (EL), standard esophageal (SE), and tracheoesophageal (TE), used on 17 patients with laryngectomees. The analysis of the voice qualities was achieved using MDVP. In order to compare the acoustic characteristics, patients were asked to produce the vowel /a/ sound. The acoustic analysis included fundamental frequency (f0), jitter, shimmer, and noise-to-harmonic ratio (NHR). The main acoustic results showed no significant statistical differences between the average measurements of SE and TE speakers. It was found that the current study showed the same tendency found in previous studies. There was also a significant difference between SE and EL speakers. On the other hand, there were no significant statistical differences between the average measurements of TE and EL speakers on all acoustic measurements. This research will contribute to establishing a baseline related to speech characteristics in voice rehabilitation for patients with laryngectomees. In future, the present findings and issues should be considered in the context of gender. Specifically, the number of women who are diagnosed with laryngeal cancer continues to rise and their acoustic characteristics may indeed differ from those of men.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.429-438
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 연속형 일방향 및 수자직 유리섬유강화 복합재료로 인장 시험편을 만들어 AE 특성에 대한 섬유배향 효과를 살펴보았다. AE 신호들을 STFT 처리하여 특성별로 분류하였으며, 반사식 및 투과식 편광현미경을 이용하여 시험편의 손상영역을 관찰하였다. 저주파수 대역의 약한 AE 신호들은 모재 및 계면에서의 손상으로 나타났으며, 높은 진폭의 고주파수 대역 AE 신호들은 섬유 파단에 기인하였다. 섬유 파단 과정에서 발생하는 고진폭의 AE 사상률을 기본 특성 데이터로 하여 다른 섬유배향과 노치방향을 가진 복합재에서의 파괴과정을 특징지을 수 있었다. 결론적으로, AE범은 연속형 유리섬유 강화 복합재의 파괴거동을 탐지하는데 있어 유용함을 알 수 있었다.