Enhancing hearing of computer commands for the aging Chinese population by filtering the initial consonant sounds

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1133-1145

  Zhao, Zhengxuan ^a   Patrick Rau, Pei Luen ^a   Yang, Aizhi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Consonant sound; Filtering method; Hearing loss; Mandarin Chinese

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FREQUENCIES; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

AGING; CONSONANT SOUND; FILTERING METHOD; HEARING LOSS; MANDARIN CHINESE;

AUDITION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SPEECH;

EID: 28344443497     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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