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  1 - Joint Bandwidth Extension and Vector Taylor Series Approaches to Enhance the Corrupted Narrowband Speech
  S. Pourmohammadi M. Vali M. Ghadyani
  In this paper, we introduce an efficient and previously unreported approach to enhance the quality of corrupted narrowband speech signal using joint Vector Taylor Series (VTS) and Bandwidth Extension (BWE) algorithms. First, feature vectors extracted from the noisy narr More

  In this paper, we introduce an efficient and previously unreported approach to enhance the quality of corrupted narrowband speech signal using joint Vector Taylor Series (VTS) and Bandwidth Extension (BWE) algorithms. First, feature vectors extracted from the noisy narrowband signal have modified applying VTS technique. Then, the estimation of corresponding wideband features have derived from the compensated parameters using two different artificial BWE methods (Envelope prediction with GMM and Neural Network). Finally, the distance between the wideband feature vectors and their estimated values evaluated using Log Spectral Distortion (LSD) measurement criteria. The results of implementation clearly show the advantage of proposed idea to improve the quality of the contaminated speech. In addition, we show that artificial BWE of speech signal, based on the neural network envelope extension outperforms better results in comparison with the GMM algorithm. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Moral Autonomy in Taylor's Ethics of Authenticity and its Implications for Education
    Mohammad ravanbakhsh
  The main purpose of this research is to explore the educational implications of Charles Taylor's notion of Autonomy. This research consists of two parts. The first part addresses the ethics of authenticity from the perspective of Taylor. Based on the findings of this se More

  The main purpose of this research is to explore the educational implications of Charles Taylor's notion of Autonomy. This research consists of two parts. The first part addresses the ethics of authenticity from the perspective of Taylor. Based on the findings of this section, the underlying self-reference of the idea of authenticity from Taylor's perspective is limited to the field of method and way of living, instead of content. The second part is devoted to educational implications of Taylor's view, including educational principles and other educational issues, based on the findings of the first part. The educational implications are based on the following two components: attachment and belonging. From the first component, five educational considerations are derived: Strengthening the argumentation, strengthening the feeling of self-esteem, strengthening self-awareness and self-control in moral choices. Educational implications based on the principle of belonging are as follows: firstly, consideration of the roles of social and family communications in education, and secondly, sensibility to the cultural gap between parents and children in education. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Taylor's reading of authenticity and its implications for the definition of an authentic teacher
   
  Authenticity is a concept with a broad background in modern culture, the introduction of which is relatively new in the intellectual and cultural space of our country. During this time, some books and articles on this concept have been translated and sometimes written. More

  Authenticity is a concept with a broad background in modern culture, the introduction of which is relatively new in the intellectual and cultural space of our country. During this time, some books and articles on this concept have been translated and sometimes written. There are several readings of this concept. It can be considered individualistic and collectivist reading as two important readings in its philosophical background. The aim of the present study is, first, to describe Charles Taylor's reading as a justified reading of the phenomenon of originality, which considers both individual and social dimensions of authenticity. The research method in the part of expression and analyzing of concepts is conceptual analysis, and in drawing the implications, will be practical inference. At the end of this research, the implications of Taylor’s reading of authenticity in defining one of the pillars of education, i.e. the authentic teacher, are mentioned. The implications are "involving in the active form of authenticity", "involving in the passive form of authenticity", "involving in the dialectic of authentic teacher - authentic student" and "involving in social realities". Manuscript profile
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  4 - Investigating Iranian Identity Based on Charles Taylor's Idea about Recognition and Its Implications for Education
  mostafa moradi khosrow Bagheri shahin Eirvani Babak shamshiri
  The issue of Iranian identity has always been one of the most challenging issues. Determining the common elements of Iranian identity is a matter of controversy, and the differences among different viewpoints will have consequences in practice. The present study has con More

  The issue of Iranian identity has always been one of the most challenging issues. Determining the common elements of Iranian identity is a matter of controversy, and the differences among different viewpoints will have consequences in practice. The present study has considered the issue of Iranian identity from an educational point of view. For this purpose, from among the various and multiple dimensions of Iranian identity, two important ones, namely language and religion, have been considered as pivotal. Explaining the views of Charles Taylor has provided us with a basis for analyzing the identity of Iranians and has led to indications in the field of education. Conceptual analysis and practical inference are used as research methods. Among the implications of this research are "diversifying education based on Iranian cultural and identity diversity", "convergent education based on the idea of recognition", and "deepening of social relations based on dialogue-oriented education”. Finally, based on the implications, some of the Iranian official documents in the field of formal education have been reviewed and evaluated. Manuscript profile