CHALLENGES FOR CHILDREN WITH COCHLEAR IMPLANTS IN EVERYDAY LISTENING SCENARIOS: THE COMPETITIVE EFFECT OF NOISE AND FACE MASKS ON SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY

Challenges for Children with Cochlear Implants in Everyday Listening Scenarios: The Competitive Effect of Noise and Face Masks on Speech Intelligibility

Speech intelligibility (SI) tests under realistic acoustic scenarios are complex tasks to perform.Optimal acoustics, in terms of reverberation and noise, are thus needed.This is particularly true in the presence kicker pro comp 10 of young hard-of-hearing (HoH) children equipped with cochlear implants who need speech to be highly intelligible to le

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A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon

To conduct a non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services, this study explored combining data on the use of ecosystem resources with measuring the effort expended on agricultural activities in three communities of the lower Caqueta, Colombian Amazon.By measuring the energy expended by people during their kiss my axe shirt principal subsistence acti

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Effectiveness of a tele-rehabilitation intervention to improve performance and reduce morbidity for people post hip fracture - study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Most surviving hip-fracture patients kiss my axe shirt experience reduced mobility and lose some of their functional ability, which increases the risk of complications and rehospitalization.Post-discharge transitional programs to reduce readmissions and disabilities have shown some success.Telerehabilitation refers to the use of

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Putting the "vap" into evaporation

In the spirit of the Special Issue of HESS to which it contributes, this paper documents the origin and development of the science of natural evaporation from land surfaces over the last 30–35 joico lumishine 10n years, since the symposium A View from the Watershed was held to commemorate the opening of the new Institute of Hydrology (IH) bui

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