Acoustics Virtually Everywhere (AVE)
179th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
7–11 December 2020
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4aPPa4 – Perception of Vowels and Consonants in Cochlear Implant Users
While cochlear implants (CI) can improve speech understanding, they also introduce distortions to sound input due to the limits of technology versus the human ear.
1aBAd2 – Pilot studies on zebrafish echocardiography and zebrafish ultrasound vibro-elastography
Researchers develop two noninvasive measurement techniques in zebrafish using echocardiography and ultrasound vibro-elastography.
5pAAa4 – The clapping circle “squeak,” finally explained
Ask any member of the Purdue University community about the “Clapping Circle,” and they will eagerly tell you about the unforgettable squeak that appears to materialize out of thin air when you stand in the middle of it and clap your hands.
1aSC3 – Acoustic changes of speech during the later years of life
Research into the perception and production of the human voice has shown that the human voice changes with age
2pUWb2 – Study of low frequency flight recorder detection
if the plane crashes into the ocean, the underwater locater beacon (ULB) inside the flight recorder will be triggered which would make a sound that could be located by the rescue team.
2pBAc – Targeting Sound with Ultrasound in the Brain
Ultrasound, so called since its frequency is above our hearing range, is able to travel through human tissue and enables noninvasive imaging with millimeter resolution.
4aMUa3 – Musical Notes translate to Emotions? A neuro-acoustical endeavor with Indian Classical music
The Indian classical music (ICM) system is based on the note system which consists of 12 notes, each having a definite frequency.
4pAO1 – Oceanic Quieting During a Global Pandemic
Using sound recordings from the deep sea and information about vessel traffic, researchers examined oceanic quieting caused by reduced shipping traffic within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
1aBAd1 – Early Detection of Arterial Disease using Medical Ultrasound
developing a diagnostic tool for early detection of atherosclerosis using one of the cheapest and safest modalities, medical ultrasound.
1aAAa2 – Flooring Impact Sound – A Potential Path to Quieter Hospitals
a recent study showed that the acoustic metrics researchers typically use to evaluate noise in hospitals are not well-correlated with Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores
5aNSa4 – Preserving workers’ hearing health by improving earplug efficiency
commonly available earplugs are often uncomfortable, since they don’t fit everyone’s ears equally well.
3pBAb1 – Sonobiopsy uses ultrasound to diagnose brain cancer
The research presented here proves the success of sonobiopsy in increasing the levels of brain tumor biomarkers in the blood for the diagnosis of the most common and deadly brain tumor, glioblastoma
3aAB2 – Assembling an acoustic catalogue for different dolphin species in the Colombian Pacific coast: an opportunity to parameterize whistles before rising noise pollution levels.
This is the first study to document the whistle acoustic parameters from several dolphin species in the region before any disturbance
3pAO1 – Can We Map the Entire Global Ocean Seafloor by 2030?
By 2018 however, only 9% of the deep ocean seafloor had been mapped with multibeam echo-sounders.
2pSPc4 – Determining the Distance of Sperm Whales in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from an Underwater Acoustic Recoding Device
These researchers explain how they are attempting to locate sperm whales in the Golf of Mexico.
1aBAb – Shear wave elastography for skeletal muscle diagnostics
the registration of the propagation of a shear wave, in contrast to ultrasound, allows one to determine the functional state of body organs and tissues.
1aSCb4 – Formant and voice quality changes as a function of age in women
studies indicate that listeners are relatively accurate in judging the age of an unknown person they hear on the phone.
5aPPb1 – The freedom to move around – Hearing aid research takes a big step towards the real life
The Real Life Lab provides a stage where persons can move around freely and interact with sound sources
3pMUa4 – Acoustical analysis of 3D-printed snare drums
Klapel Percussion Instruments contacted the University of Hartford Acoustics Program to assess if having a 3D-printing shell and rim changes the fundamental vibrational and acoustical characteristics of snare drums.
2pSCb4 – The Science of Voice Acting
Studying what voice actors do can tell us about how the vocal tract works.
5aPPb2 – Using a virtual restaurant to test hearing aid settings
One of the downsides of tightly controlled research environments is that the real world is anything but tightly controlled.
1aSCa3 – Training effects on speech prosody production by Cantonese-speaking children with autism spectrum disorder
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been reported to show difficulties in using speech prosody to mark focus.
1aBAa4 – Deep Learning the Sound of Light to Guide Surgeries
Researcher summarizes novel methods to eliminate surgical complications by creating more informative images for surgical guidance.
4aMUa1 – Songs: Lyrics on the melody or melody of the lyrics?
The present work attempts to answer questions using songs from different genres of Indian music.
3pMUb3 – Does the act of ‘playing’ a violin measurably change any of its acoustic properties? — preliminary results
Although it is not uncommon for makers and sellers of violins to mechanically vibrate instruments continuously for several weeks before selling them, there is no scientific consensus on how, or to what extent, the instrument is altered in this process.
Lay Language Papers organized by meeting
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183rd Meeting: Nashville, TN
182nd Meeting: Denver, CO
181st Meeting: Seattle, WA
180th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics in Focus
179th Meeting: Virtual – Acoustics Virtually Everywhere
178th Meeting: San Diego, CA
177th Meeting: Louisville, KY
176th Meeting: Victoria British, Columbia
175th Meeting: Minneapolis, MN
174th Meeting: New Orleans, LA
173rd Meeting (8th Forum Acusticum): Boston, MA
172nd Meeting (5th Joint Meeting of ASA and ASJ): Honolulu, HI
171st Meeting: Salt lake City, UT
170th Meeting: Jacksonville, FL
169th Meeting: Pittsburgh, PA
168th Meeting: Indianapolis, IN
167th Meeting: Providence, Rhode Island
166th Meeting: San Francisco, California
165th Meeting: Montreal, Canada
164rd Meeting: Kansas City, Missouri
163rd Meeting: Hong Kong, China
162nd Meeting: San Diego, California
161st Meeting: Seattle, Washington
160th Meeting: Cancun, Mexico
159th Meeting: Baltimore, Maryland
158th Meeting: San Antonio, Texas
157th Meeting: Portland, Oregon
156th Meeting: Miami, Florida
155th Meeting: Paris, France
154th Meeting: New Orleans, Louisiana
153rd Meeting: Salt Lake City, Utah
152nd Meeting: Honolulu, Hawaii
151st Meeting: Providence, Rhode Island
150th Meeting: Minneapolis, Minnesota
149th Meeting: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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144th Meeting: Cancun, Mexico
143rd Meeting: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
142nd Meeting: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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137th Meeting: Berlin, Germany
136th Meeting: Norfolk, Virginia
135th Meeting: Seattle, Washington (ICA/ASA ’98)
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133rd Meeting: State College, Pennsylvania
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