The book presents current research and developments in multilingual speech recognition. The author presents a Multilingual Phone Recognition System (Multi-PRS), developed using a common multilingual phone-set derived from the International Phonetic Alphabets (IPA) based transcription of six Indian languages - Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Odia, Urdu, and Assamese. The author shows how the performance of Multi-PRS can be improved using tandem features. The book compares Monolingual Phone Recogn...

This book discusses the contribution of articulatory and excitation source information in discriminating sound units. The authors focus on excitation source component of speech -- and the dynamics of various articulators during speech production -- for enhancement of speech recognition (SR) performance. Speech recognition is analyzed for read, extempore, and conversation modes of speech. Five groups of articulatory features (AFs) are explored for speech recognition, in addition to conventi...

The second edition of this book is significantly revised and presented in four-colour format. It is designed to meet the needs of UG students but will also be helpful to PG students for their curriculum. It provides all the essential concepts of oral pathology to give better insight to students and helps them to prepare for both theory and practical examinations. - Salient Features - Easy to understand and systemic presentation of answers in examination. - Presents text in well-structured ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionizes the insurance sector, driving innovations that reshape how insurers assess risks, process claims, detect fraud, and communicate with customers. From advanced data analytics and machine learning algorithms to chatbots and predictive modeling, AI technologies enhance operational efficiency and enabling more personalized, proactive services. As insurers leverage these tools to gain competitive advantages and streamline decision-making, they navigate...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence over Infrared Images for Medical Applications, AIIIMA 2025, held as a virtual event, on November 15, 2025.The 13 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. They focus on the application of artificial intelligence in medical infrared imaging for cancer screening, cancer diagnosis, cancer risk assessment, treatment mon...

Financial incentives and regulatory pressures shape business and organizational decisions to adopt cleaner technologies in manufacturing processes. By assigning a monetary cost to carbon emissions, carbon pricing mechanisms encourage manufacturers to reduce their environmental footprint and invest in energy-efficient processes, low-carbon materials, and innovative production methods. Further exploration into how these policies influence corporate behavior, drive technological transformatio...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Cognitive Computing and Information Processing, CCIP 2023, held in Mysuru, India, in December 2023.The 14 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 127 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Communications, Video analytics, Cognitive computing and its applications, and Image analysis.

Villains are sent flying through the air to pulsating guitar riffs.Socio-economic problems are solved with sermonizing monologues.You can rest assured that good shall prevail-since the protagonist can change the world at will.We are in the presence of the Telugu hero: a character that spills over from myth onto the screen. The celluloid hero speaks like you and me and looks like us, but can perform superhuman feats.The Age of Heroes looks at the his...

SUMMARY:A middle-class Indian girl Haru, is a lovable daughter to her mom. After her father passed away, she, her sister (Poorvi), and her brother (Rudra) took good care of their mom. Poorvi and Rudra tried their best to fulfill Haru’s dream. After lots of struggle, she cleared the TOPIK exam and got selected in South Korea’s prestigious college. She travels to South Korea for her higher studies. Facing lots of hurdles in her life, she finally takes the first step to study abroad.

Echoes of Existence: A Journey Through Mind, Heart, Soul, and Purpose is an inspirational self-help and personal-growth book by Manjunath Athanikar that explores the deeper questions behind success, happiness, relationships, spirituality, purpose, and human existence.Through reflections on the mind, heart, soul, and human experience, the book explores how our thoughts shape our lives, how limiting beliefs can become invisible priso...

This book covers all aspects of dialysis, including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and other extracorporeal therapies. It explains applied anatomy, physiology, and theoretical aspects of dialysis in question-and-answer format. It also deals with practical and clinical aspects involved in the day-to-day care of dialysis patients.The book is divided into small chapters which provide a comprehensive systematic approach to various aspects of dialysis. This book guides nephrology tr...

Learn to design, implement, and scale distributed observability in Rust using OpenTelemetry, with practical examples for tracing, logging, and metrics.Key FeaturesImplement end-to-end observability in Rust using OpenTelemetry APIs and CollectorCorrelate logs, traces, and metrics across async, multithreaded Rust applicationsBuild and deploy an observable Rust microservice with Actix, Redis, and PrometheusConfigure dashboards, alerts, an...