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LEARNING ABILITIES IN MATHEMATICS AND THE SCIENCES ARE NOT MAXIMIZED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF VISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THE IMPROVEMENT OF THESE SKILLS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE BETTER SCIENCE AND MATH ABILITIES ARE NEEDED IN THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS. OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION IS TO USE A NEW TECHNOLOGY, THE TOPOLOGICAL PANORAMA CAMERA, TO CREATE COST-EFFE ...

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THERE EXISTS TODAY, A PAUCITY OF COST EFFECTIVE METHODS IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION. AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH IS PROPOSED WHICH UTILIZES AN INTELLIGIBLE, COST EFFECTIVE COMPUTER SYNTHESIZED SPEECH MODULE POSSESSING: -PROGRAMMABILITY IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, GERMAN, AND POSSIBLY OTHER LANGUAGES. -PHONETIC ACCURACY OF COMPUTER PRONOUNCED WORDS THROUGH A USER MAINTAINED EXCEPTION DICTIONARY. -LITTLE OR NO MAINT ...

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO FULL PAGE BRAILLE DISPLAY DEVICES ON THE MARKET. DESPITE THE DESIRABILITY AND OBVIOUS BENEFITS OF SUCH A PRODUCT, TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING APPROACHES HAVE RESULTED IN MANUFACTURING DESIGNS WHICH ARE PROHIBIITIVELY EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE. AFTER CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF DOZENS OF ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES, NOVCOM'S PROPOSED PHASE I APPROACH OFFERS THE POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE FULL PAGE ...

THE USE OF INTERACTIVE METHODS TO ENHANCE THE LEARNING PROCESS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN CURRENT LITERATURE AND IS WIDELY ACCEPTED BY EDUCATORS IN THE FIELD. COMPUTERS ALLOW THIS INTERACTIVE METHOD TO PROLIFERATE AND PROVIDE THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL AVAILABLE TO MODERN EDUCATORS. VOICE IMPUT TECHNOLOGY CAN FURTHER FACILITATE THIS INTERACTIVE METHOD WHILE ALSO MAKING COMPUTERS MORE ACCESIBLE TO STUDEN ...

EDUCATING IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS IN THE U.S. IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE TO OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IS NOW CAPABLE OF HELPING IMMIGRANTS, E.G. ASIANSAND HISPANICS, LEARN TO SPEAK AND UNDERSTAND ENGLISH. PHONETIC LEVEL ANALYSIS AND FEEDBACK IS NECESSARY IN THE APPLICATION OF SPEECH RECOGNITION TO ESL. COMMERCIAL SPEECH INPUT DEVICES ARE INCAPABLE OF PROVIDING PHONETIC FEEDBACK ...

Trusted biometric validation of individual identities has never been more important. Several contributing factors are the increase in global terrorism, identity theft and the increase in legislation which are driving the accelerated adoption of biometric technology. Unfortunately, the biometrics industry has not actively responded to the changing market conditions being driven by the explosion in ...

This project creates an easy to use and unobtrusive hearing aid accessory that solves a very common problem for hearing aid users: understanding speech in noisy environments. A common problem amongst hearing aid users is trouble understanding speech while listening to a conversation in environments with competing speech babble noise and other noises such as restaurant conversations, social gatheri ...