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Lightweight, Multi-Speaker, Multi-Lingual Indic Text-to-Speech

The Lightweight, Multi-speaker, Multi-lingual Indic Text-to-Speech (LIMMITS’23) challenge is organized as part of the ICASSP 2023 signal processing grand challenge. LIMMITS’23 aims at the development of a lightweight, multi-speaker, multi-lingual Text to Speech (TTS) model using datasets in Marathi, Hindi, and Telugu. The challenge encourages the advancement of TTS in Indian Languages as well as the development of techniques involved in TTS data selection and model compression. The 3 tracks of LIMMITS’23 have provided an opportunity for various researchers and practitioners around the world to explore the state of the art in TTS research.
Developing LEMI: A new corpus based literacy support tool for schoolchildren

This study centres on the developing and testing stages of a literacy support tool dedicated to young schoolchildren. The LEMI tool is currently in development (since January 2023) at the CODHUS research centre (Centre for Corpus Related Digital Approaches to Humanities) from the West University of Timișoara, Romania. LEMI aims to stimulate interest in reading during the first individual and collective reading activities (ages 7-11). This aim will be achieved by creating a digital reading repository with a user-friendly interface that verifies reading text complexity and delivers automatic reading-level reports to users. We use corpus linguistics methods to create a text complexity formula adapted to the Romanian language, which can be integrated into the automated complexity evaluation interface in LEMI. The necessity of such an instrument is motivated by the fact that, in Romania, there are increased rates of functional illiteracy and school dropout. We hypothesise that texts must be level-adapted (according to grade or readability) for schoolchildren to relate positively to reading activities. In the Romanian context, LEMI is the first digital tool wholly tailored to children’s literature, which complements national curricula and didactic materials provided to young children. Distinctively, LEMI responds to the need for easy-to-use tools to adapt reading individually, according to the reader’s profile. LEMI is a unique tool, not only for Romanian but also for children’s literature in other languages. The functionalities of the LEMI pilot version will be tested with the partners involved in the project (three schools from Timiș county and an educational NGO).
Effect of Stress and Self-esteem on QoL in General College Students

Background/Objectives: College students are in the transition period between adolescence and adulthood and need to lay the ground for emotional or financial independence. This study aimed to analyze the effects of general college students’ stress and self-esteem on their quality of life (QoL).Method/Statistical Analysis: This study was performed in a total of 200 students at S University in S City. With the exception of the questionnaires not returned or wrongly or not fully completed during the process of data collection (n=25), 175 questionnaires were finally analyzed. Before the survey, the participants in this study were given an explanation about the purport of the research and those consenting to participate in this study were asked to make a written consent and complete questionnaires, which were then returned. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression.Findings: This study obtained the following results: first, the total score was 46.5 ± 18.4 for the socio-psychosocial well-being index (PWI), 30.2 ± 4.5 for self-esteem, and 91.0 ± 13.1 for QoL; second, QoL differed statistically significantly by the frequency of having breakfast per week (F=3.3, p=.02), and PWI (F=4.7, p=.003) and QoL (F=4.8, p=.003) differed statistically significantly by activity of daily; third, significant negative correlation was found between PWI and QoL(r=-.7, p&lt;0.001); fourth, stress (?=-.7, p&lt;0.001) was the factor that had the strongest negative effects on QoL.Improvements/Applications: Stress was the factor that had the strongest effects on QoL in college students. It is therefore necessary to develop health promotion programs that can help general college students relieve stress with the objective of improving their QoL.
UNRAVELING RISK PERCEPTIONS: A GAME-BASED APPROACH TO STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING

This study examines the critical domains of risk perception, risk assessment, and strategic decision-making, with insights integrated from seminal literature in these areas. The limitations of traditional risk measurement tools, such as surveys and questionnaires, in capturing the dynamic and contextually influenced nature of risk perception are underscored. Consequently, an innovative approach combining serious gaming and machine learning for a nuanced and immersive risk assessment is proposed. This methodology utilizes game-based scenarios to simulate real-world decision-making and record participants' risk-taking behaviors. Subsequently, machine learning algorithms are employed to analyze the collected data, identifying patterns and factors affecting risk propensity. The research potentially improves strategic decision-making outcomes by offering a more precise understanding of risk behavior, hence enhancing risk management practices. By merging serious gaming and machine learning in the domain of risk assessment, a valuable contribution to academic discourse is provided, and new avenues for understanding risk perception in strategic decision-making are introduced.
Functional and Semantic Potential of ‘Noun + Go/Sit/Lay + Negative Participle II’ Constructions and the Ways of Translating Them

The research aims at defining functional and semantic potential of 'noun + go/sit/lay + negative Participle II' constructions and the ways of translating them into Russian. Language material obtained from Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) is processed with the help of the method of collostructional analysis, which combines both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The constructions under study have grammatical and collocational restrictions and can be considered as quasi-passive. Left context collocates of the constructions usually form several intersecting lexical semantic domains. Right context collocates represent a dynamic scenario of prototypical interactive situations related to the left context domains. The verbs go, sit, lay cannot be used in Continuous tenses as a result of coercion. The constructions can be translated into Russian in various ways due to usage-based and typological constructional differences between the languages. The work draws on achievements and problems of constructional approach applied to translation. The paper discusses development and prospects of research in construction grammar for finding a solution to practical issues in translation including cataloging of existing constructions in typologically different languages, matching constructions in various languages using parallel tagged corpora, defining unique constructions specific to certain languages and giving a detailed description of their pragmatic, stylistic functional and semantic features.
Human risk factors in cybersecurity

Abstract This article presents an experimental analysis of several cybersecurity risks affecting the human attack surface of Fairmont State University, a mid-size state university. We consider two social engineering experiments: a phishing email barrage and a targeted spearphishing campaign. In the phishing experiment, a total of 4,769 students, faculty, and staff on campus were targeted by 90,000 phishing emails. Throughout these experiments, we explored the effectiveness of three types of phishing awareness training. Our results show that phishing emails that make it through IT’s defenses pose a clear and present threat to large educational organizations. Moreover, we found that simple, visual, instructional guides are more effective training tools than long documents or interactive training.
Texting!!!

Abstract Previous research shows that females use more exclamation marks than males, often to establish rapport. The purpose of the present studies was to test whether people associate texters’ use of exclamation marks with friendliness and femaleness. If this association is due to normative expectations, we hypothesized that females would appear less friendly if they did not use an exclamation mark in texting. In Study 1, participants rated a texter using an exclamation mark to be highly female and highly friendly. The gender results disappeared when friendliness was controlled for. In Study 2, we tested whether friendliness ratings decreased if texters violated gender-associated punctuation. Participants rated a texter with a gendered name on friendliness. Regardless of gender, participants inferred greater friendliness to texters using an exclamation mark. That is, there was no evidence of a cost for violating this gender expectation. We conclude that people predict that a texter using an exclamation mark is likely to be female, but do not penalize females for not using an exclamation mark.
Analisis Peran Guru dan Orang Tua dalam Penguatan Literasi Digital Peserta Didik di Masa Pascapandemi Covid-19

The recent Covid-19 Pandemic has further institutionalised the applications of digital technologies in education. Some schools are not ready to do a distance learning class because of the limited ability of teachers and parents to use technology. Meanwhile, after covid-19 pandemic, there were many students whose moral decreased. This study aims to describe and determine how the role of teachers and the role of parents to strengthening of digital literacy in post-pandemic era. The research approach used is descriptive qualitative in the nature of field research located at UPTD SD Negeri 13 Perupuk, Lima Puluh Pesisir, Batubara. Informants in this research were head of school, teachers, and parents. While the data collection used through interviews that had been conducted to be strengthened and corrected. The data analysis techniques are data reduction, data presentation, and verification or drawing conclusions. The findings show the role of the teachers and parents both are very important to strengthening of digital literacy their children. The findings show that the students at SDN 13 Perupuk accept the use of gadgets due to their usefulness and easiness. However, there were some negative impacts of gadget usage in terms of social life and whose moral decreased. Therefore, teachers and parents must giving guidance to students in using digital technologies in education
Twitterature: A New Digital Literary Genre

In the history of literary experimentation, the writer has evolved into a social medium for literary readings of numerous literary works that were previously only known to those with a keen interest in literature and literary genres. As a result, many well-known literary works have been succinctly summarised in front of everyone in a way that is both helpful and provides details while still remaining concise. In this essay, the researcher wants to show how Twitter has developed into a literary form, competing with other well-known literary works like novels, plays, short stories, and poetry, particularly haiku. Beginning with an introduction to Twitter literature and its definition, the study then focuses on the format in which literary tweets are provided, including the word count and length of the presentation of the literary work. Then, the literary subgenres that appeared on Twitter were criticised. The paper provides instances of literary accounts on Twitter and distinguishes the literary genres on Twitter. The study also discusses Twitter’s literary value in educating readers about a variety of literary works, particularly those who are uninterested in or uninterested in literature. Moreover, the distinction between reading literary works in their authentic forms vs their Twitter-based forms. The researcher contrasts the literary subgenres that are best suited for Twitter distribution. As a complement to the other well-known literary genres and in keeping with the varied, quick, and advanced modern day, the researcher concludes by presenting Twitter as one of the crucial literary genres of the new millennium that must be given significance and relevance. However, this study makes the case that Twitter might be. It is seen as an expression of an experimental platform for postmodern electronic literature that can ensure a revival of the steadily dwindling fantasy reading habit that is appealing to the generation of technology enthusiasts.
Accuracy potential of the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) in recognizing traditional clothing

The diversity of cultures in Indonesia is proof that Indonesia is a country that is rich in cultural diversity. Many foreign tourists who want to know about culture in Indonesia are not directly proportional to the media to introduce culture in Indonesia. Therefore, this study aims to classify images of traditional clothing by detecting images of traditional clothing sent to the application to determine the name of the traditional soldier. These images will be converted into vectors and processed to find the closest similarity level. The Deep Learning method which currently has the most significant results in image recognition is the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The analysis carried out resulted in an accuracy of 0.7934 with an epoch of 20 and a data set of 700 data. The accuracy value is 0.7934 which is a large enough number to determine the correct classification of image objects. This is proven by testing on 10 different images and only 1 image is inaccurate with 90% accuracy.
HABIB HUSEIN JA'FAR ALHADAR'S DA'WAH RHETORIC STYLE ON YOUTUBE

Communication is a relationship of delivery interaction we do daily. If the communicant does not know what the communicator is conveying, rhetoric is needed so that what we want to convey will not be in vain. The relationship between rhetoric and da'wah is the ability to use language to generate thoughts and feelings to invite listeners to good. Based on this uniqueness, researchers ask the following question: What is the style of language based on word choice, tone, and sentence structure Habib Husein Ja'far Alhadar via Youtube Gita Wirjawan, episode Habib Husein Ja'far: Saleh Akal and Social, Not Just Ritual? This study uses Gorys Keraf's theory, which discusses Language Style. It uses a qualitative research approach with the type of research using data collection techniques through observation and documentation. The results of this study show that: 1). The rhetorical style of da'wah Habib Ja'far Husein Alhadar, Gorys Keraf's rhetorical perspective on language style based on language choice is unofficial language style and conversational language style. 2). Based on tone is a simple, polite, humorous tone. 3) Based on sentence structure is anticlimactic sentence structure and repetition.
Shaping New Humanity through Connectivity and Empowerment by Digital Education

Digital education is rapidly transforming the way individuals across the world access education. This article discusses the significance of digital education in shaping a new humanity through increased accessibility, flexibility, and personalized learning experiences. It highlights the benefits of digital education, including expanded opportunities for lifelong learning, enhanced global collaboration, and improved educational outcomes. Additionally, this article delves into the challenges associated with digital education, such as the digital divide and the need for digital literacy. By harnessing the potential of digital education, we can pave the way for a future where education is available to all, fostering a new humanity that is empowered, connected, and ready to face the challenges of the digital age. Hence, this paper analyses the main ideas of shaping neo state of humanity through digital education.
Enhancing Vocabulary through Mobile Assisted Language Learning

English is one of the most important languages in the world. English language plays a significant role in India. Acquisition happens naturally through schools. English is the most dominantly used language in the world. MobileAssisted learning is the modern way learning. It is the easiest method. Mobile phone is trend nowadays. It makes the learning easier. It will really help the students to enhance the way of learning.
Significance of Art-Integrated Learning in Teaching English Language

In an era when educators and parents nationwide have been struggling with what appears to be out-of-date educational models, the NEP (2020) offered a plethora of innovative ideas. One such idea is the integration of key subjects and skills into the curriculum. The proposal states that in addition to language proficiency, students should also acquire a “sense of aesthetics and art.” Teacher educators are trained by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) to integrate education and culture. Using his or her experience from a CCRT residential training program, the investigator-turned-teacher educator tried teaching English through the integration of art and culture. After a suitable theme was chosen, a lesson plan that combined culture and art was created to improve communication skills. After testing the developed material on teacher candidates, its applicability was determined. It is intended that this talk would make it easier for attendees to see how art can be incorporated into language instruction. This study assumes significance because the strategy, but not the road map, has been proposed in the NEP 2020 document. It should also be helpful to people who are creating multidisciplinary curricula.
Language and Media

Language is the set of words which has completed meaning to convey our expressions properly. In fact language is the medium of communication effectively. Whereas media is the way of canvassing through language. Media gives excellent coverage in all sense for selection and upgradeness. Language and media are correlated with each other in each and every perspective. Language expresses feelings and thoughts while media gives appropriate version. Media is to upgrade the voice in new method and with the use of technology and scientific inventions and by using proper convincing language media can captivate the world. As man is the human being he has to use language for communication. Media give the panoramic portrait of situation through language; more ever language is only the mediator to understand it. Any language simplifies multiple meaning, as per our interpretation. However media signifies by using language to focus on the issue and the way of communication. Encoding and decoding play vital role in linguistics. Media cover of encoding and audience comprises interpretation of meaning and understanding. No doubt language is of a particular region, depends upon the geographical location, use with proper syntax in ornamental style. Therefore language and media are two Side of coin. One is the medium and other represented in different from and structure.
Digital Education for a New Humanity

Digital Tools make learning easy and enable the learner interact socially. They also provide a congenial atmosphere for a learner to develop his skill. With the upsurge of technological advancements, the trainer and the trainee get an enriched experience. Be it sports, education or fine arts, digital literacy is the need of the hour. As indicated by their excessive use of social media, today’s college students are part of a “screen-based society”. Education is changing its phase from teacher centered to screen based learning and enables them retain technical skill. The faculty should help students develop with necessary skills for a global economy.
AI: A Catalyst for Language Preservation in the Digital Era

Languages, a cornerstone of human culture, embody the essence of a community’s history, values, and identity. However, amidst the vast tapestry of linguistic diversity, numerous languages face the precipice of extinction, threatening the very fabric of cultural heritage. In this digital age, the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerges as a beacon of hope in the race against language loss. AI technologies present unprecedented opportunities to document, revive, and preserve endangered languages, igniting a renewed vigour in safeguarding these invaluable linguistic treasures.
Historical Study of Recorded Speech: Voiceover’s Evolution

Voiceover covers a wide spectrum from radio ads to video game character. But our journey through history, it is defined as the voice of an unseen narrator speaking. This is the initiation of voiceover’s evolution. It begins in the 19th century when the concept of recording sounds was in infancy and imagine, where the sound was a mystery waiting to be unveiled. All of the requiring professional voiceover services to convey messages effectively. It is a time when voices reach global audiences from the comfort of home studios. The ease of access to voiceover opportunities, coupled with the growth of online freelance networks, has made it simpler than ever to start a career in voiceover. It was a moment that expanded the possibilities of voice manipulation. The rise of online video platforms, especially YouTube, has opened new avenues for voiceover, at the COVID – 19 pandemic times. The internet’s vast landscape offers countless opportunities, from explainers’ videos to independent animations. This paper focused on the chronological evolution of voiceover from the era of mime shows and also the current technological advancements due to the influence of Artificial Intelligence. This study is not detailing about the algorithms, machine learning and deep learning models works. Instead, it is explained with real time living beings that involves into the evolution of voice cloning technology.
Innovative Methods of Teaching Urdu Language in Digital Era

Teaching is one of the challenging professions in the era of advanced technology. It is not a cup of tea to everyone. Especially to untrained teachers though they are working in the field of teaching. Adaption of suitable method is also one of the challenges in the profession. It is called as a noble profession. According to a model teacher Sri Sarve Pally Radha Krishnan, “Teacher is the person before whom the entire universe bows”. In order to teach effectively, language is one of the important tool for students for all disciplines. Teaching of Urdu is a challenging task in the era of technological advancement. Urdu is an attractive and sweet language for most of the speakers. Difference innovative methods can be used for creating interest among the teachers and learners such as lecture method, story telling method, interactive method, discussion method, problem solving method. Krashen (1982 : 125) discusses several approaches or what he calls “the most widely used methods” to language teaching, with the questions – on each approach to classroom teaching: what extent it satisfies the requirements for optimal input”, and “what extent it puts learning in its proper place”. These approaches have positively advanced the course of language teaching and learning so much so that there is the need to have more insight on the approaches and what contribution they can still make to our contemporary language study. The present paper focuses and discusses on various innovative methods of teaching Urdu language with reference to digital advancements.