1) Y. Konno, J. Cao, T. Arai and T. Takeda, ``Visualization of brain activities of single-trial and averaged multiple-trials MEG data,'' IEICE Trans. on Fundamentals, Vol. E86-A, No. 9, pp. 2294-2302, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (826 kB)]

2) S. Imatomi, T. Arai and M. Kato, ``Effects of hoarseness on ratings of hypernasality: Source-filter-theory approach,'' Japan Journal of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 304-314, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (647 kB)]

3) T. Arai, ``Estimating number of speakers by the modulation characteristics of speech,'' Proc. of the IEEE International Conf. on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Vol. 2, pp. 197-200, Hong Kong, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (176 kB)]

4) T. Arai, ``Physical and computer-based tools for teaching Phonetics,'' Proc. of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS), Vol. 1, pp. 305-308, Barcelona, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (626 kB)]

5) T. Lander and T. Arai, ``Using Arai's vocal tract models for education in Phonetics,'' Proc. of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS), Vol. 1, pp. 317-320, Barcelona, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (89 kB)]

6) N. Hodoshima, T. Arai, T. Inoue, K. Kinoshita and A. Kusumoto, ``Improving speech intelligibility by steady-state suppression as pre-processing in small to medium sized halls,'' Proc. of the European Conf. on Speech Communication and Technology (Eurospeech) , pp. 1365-1368, Geneva, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (91 kB)]

7) M. Komatsu and T. Arai, ``Acoustic realization of prosodic types: Constructing average syllables,'' LACUS Forum XXIX: Linguistics and the Real World, edited by D. W. Coleman, W. J. Sullivan and A. Lommel, pp. 259-269, Houston, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (384 kB)]

8) Y. Konno, J. Cao, T. Arai and T. Takeda, ``Detection of brain activity for averaged multiple-trial magnetoencephalography data,'' Proc. of the Australian and New Zealand Intelligent Information Systems Conference (ANZIIS), pp. 361-366, Sydney, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (381 kB)]

9) M. Chait, S. Greenberg, T. Arai and D. Poeppel, ``Binding mechanisms in speech processing,'' Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, p. 82, New York, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (58 kB)]

10) M. Chait, S. Greenberg, T. Arai, J. Z. Simon and D. Poeppel, ``Brain mechanisms for speech segmentation,'' KIT International Symposium on Brain and Language, Tokyo, 2003 (Invited Lecture).
[Abstract] [PDF (67 kB)]

11) M. Irie, M. Shindo, N. Nagatsuka and T. Arai, ``Shitsugo-shou-sha ni okeru gengo-teki purosodii-ninchi ni tsuite no kenkyuu: Akusento-idou-benbetsu-nouryoku wo chuushin toshite,'' Jpn. J. Commun. Disord., Vol. 20, No. 3, p. 172, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (67 kB)]

12) Y. Murahara, K. Sakamoto, H. Kanai and T. Arai, ``Analysis of blood pressure waveform using linear prediction method,'' Proc. Japan Soc. ME & BE, p. 598, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (101 kB)]

13) Y. Murahara, K. Sakamoto, H. Kanai and T. Arai, ``Senkei-yosoku ni yoru myakuha-kaiseki,'' Japanese Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 33, Suppl., p. 72, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (102 kB)]

14) T. Arai and E. Maeda, ``Acoustics education in speech science using physical models of the human vocal tract,'' Trans. Tech. Comm. Education in Acoustics, The Acoustical Society of Japan, Vol. EDU-2003-08, pp. 1-5, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (488 kB)]

15) E. Maeda and T. Arai, ``Education in acoustics for high-school students using mechanical vocal tract,'' Trans. Tech. Comm. Education in Acoustics, The Acoustical Society of Japan, Vol. EDU-2003-09, pp. 1-6, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (643 kB)]

16) T. Arai, N. Hodoshima, T. Goto, T. Inoue, N. Ohata, K. Kinoshita, T. Kitamura and A. Kusumoto, ``Pre-processing technique to prevent degradation of speech intelligibility in reverberant environments,'' Trans. Tech. Comm. Psychol. Physiol. Acoust., The Acoustical Society of Japan, Vol. 33, No. 5, H-2003-59, pp. 341-346, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (483 kB)]

17) T. Arai and S. Greenberg, ``Speech dynamics by ear, eye, mouth and machine,'' International Workshop on Speech Dynamics by Ear, Eye, Mouth and Machine, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2003-43, pp. 1-2, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (140 kB)]

18) S. Greenberg and T. Arai, ``What are the essential cues for understanding spoken language?,'' International Workshop on Speech Dynamics by Ear, Eye, Mouth and Machine, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2003-48, pp. 27-36, 2003 (Invited Paper).
[Abstract] [PDF (1034 kB)]

19) N. Hodoshima, T. Arai, T. Inoue, K. Kinoshita and A. Kusumoto, ``Improving intelligibility of speech by steady-state suppression as pre-processing in small to medium sized halls,'' International Workshop on Speech Dynamics by Ear, Eye, Mouth and Machine, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2003-53, pp. 61-66, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (485 kB)]

20) N. Kanedera, T. Arai, K. Okada and K. Asai, ``Continuous speech recognition based on the contribution of modulation spectrum,'' International Workshop on Speech Dynamics by Ear, Eye, Mouth and Machine, Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2003-54, pp. 67-72, 2003.
[Abstract] [PDF (518 kB)]

21) E. Maeda, T. Arai and N. Saika, ``Study of mechanical models of the human vocal tract having nasal cavity,'' Technical Report of IEICE Japan, Vol. SP2003-55, pp. 1-5, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (454 kB)]

22) Y. Konno, J. Cao, T. Arai, T. Takeda and H. Endo, ``Evaluation for decomposed brain activities of single-trial and averaged multiple-trials MEG data,'' Proc. of the Workshop on Information-Based Induction Sciences (IBIS), pp. 223-228, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (551 kB)]

23) E. Maeda, T. Arai, N. Saika and Y. Murahara, ``Studying the sound source of a mechanical vocal tract using a driver unit of horn speaker,'' Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., Vol. 1, pp. 417-418, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (160 kB)]

24) N. Hodoshima, T. Arai, T. Inoue, K. Kinoshita and A. Kusumoto, ``Improving intelligibility of speech through PA systems by steady-state suppression in small to medium sized halls,'' Proc. Spring Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., Vol. 2, pp. 1073-1074, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (212 kB)]

25) E. Maeda, T. Arai, N. Saika and Y. Murahara, ``The effects of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses on sounds using mechnical vocal tract models,'' Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., Vol. 1, pp. 339-340, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (174 kB)]

26) T. Arai, E. Maeda and N. Umeda, ``Education in Acoustics using Umeda and Teranishi's mechanical model of the human vocal tract,'' Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., Vol. 1, pp. 341-342, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (195 kB)]

27) K. Yasu, M. Yasuda, T. Arai, Y. Murahara and M. Hishitani, ``An evaluation of the critical-band compression algorithm for the wider auditory filter of hearing impaired people: A case study of one profound hearing-impaired person,'' Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., Vol. 1, pp. 415-416, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (162 kB)]

28) T. Goto, T. Inoue, N. Ohata, N. Hodoshima and T. Arai, ``The effect of pre-processing for improving speech intelligibility in the Sophia University lecture hall,'' Proc. Autumn Meet. Acoust. Soc. Jpn., Vol. 1, pp. 613-614, 2003 (in Japanese, Poster Award).
[Abstract] [PDF (167 kB)]

29) M. Komatsu, T. Arai and T. Sugawara, ``Inritsu-ruikei-ron he no onkyou-teki apuroochi,'' Proc. of the General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan, pp. 75-80, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (386 kB)]

30) Y. Konno, J. Cao and T. Arai, ``Independent component analysis for synthesized MEG data,'' Proc. of the Saitama Institute of Technology Wakate Kenkyuu Forum, pp. 173-176, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (297 kB)]

31) T. Kitamura, T. Arai, P. Connors, P. Stone, K. Iitaka and M. Shindo, ``A study on educational tools with an animated talking agent for the hearing impaired,'' Sophia Linguistica, Vol. 50, pp. 221-233, 2003 (in Japanese).
[Abstract] [PDF (933 kB)]