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 of young hard-of-hearing (HoH) children equipped with roland blues cube amp cochlear implants who need speech to be highly intelligible to
Molecular phylogeny and comparative chloroplast genome analysis of the type species Crucigenia quadrata
Abstract Background The confused taxonomic classification of Crucigenia is mainly inferred through morphological evidence and few nuclear genes and chloroplast genomic fragments.The phylogenetic status of C.quadrata, as the type species of Crucigenia, remains considerably controversial.Additionally, there are currently no reports on the chloroplast
Review of microbial fuel cell from a techno-economic perspective
This review presents a techno-economic analysis of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) in the domain of generating sustainable energy and treating wastewater with the aim of attracting investors through research and development for residential and commercial missy minzy applications.The operation principles and various MFC types, along with their advantage
Acceptance and willingness to pay for solar home system: Survey evidence from northern area of Pakistan
The importance of solar energy has been accepted worldwide for the generation of electricity, but unfortunately, Pakistan has yet to exert efforts on the development of this source of energy.The purpose of this research is to explore the public acceptance and interest in solar home system (SHS).Moreover, the expectations of the public towards rolan
Social distancing and dangers of access block to health care services during COVID-19 pandemic
An outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that started in Wuhan, China, has spread quickly, with cases confirmed in 180 countries with broad impact on all health care systems.Currently, the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine or any definitive medication has led to increased use of non-pharmaceutical interventions, aimed at reducing contact rates i