Signal processing with Lévy information

This research presents a development of the affine projection algorithm (APA) in voice communication applications. A method of controlling the parameters of the APA is devised to improve the performance in cancelling various types of ambient noise that could possibly corrupt speech signals in voice communication systems. Indicators are used to identify the type of noise accompanying the target signal. Then the corrupted signal is processed in a noise a cancellation setup in such a way that three parameters of algorithm are changed according to the nature of the noise. The spreading of elements in the covariance matrix of the noise is used as an indicator for the type of noise so that the projection order, step-size and filter length are changed at the same time. This way the performance of the canceller is improved rendering lower estimation error with a moderate computational power. The method was tested under various types of noise and showed better convergence performance than the original APA as well as other commonly used algorithms in noise cancellation systems. The MSE of the proposed VPAPA method drops to -65 dB in steady state compared to -20 dB using NLMS and just below -30 dB using standard APA with projection order of 8, while the powerful RLS reaches around -60dB under the same environment. The method can be useful for clearer voice communication in variable environmental noise.

The contribution of type and levels of community noises to the perception of loudness, noisiness, and annoyance is being explored in ongoing research projects. Particular attention has been given to the relationship between scaling method and the conclusions it is possible to draw from the data, especially with regard to observers' abilities to differentiate noises according to the above attributes. Procedures for calibrating and possibly standardizing the perceptual scales have been attempted with preliminary success. Various types of noises have been investigated: aircraft noise under different flying conditions, traffic noise, and a number of other community noises. Besides specific scaling problems, the investigations have addressed the specific problems of observers' abilities to differentiate among noises that are combined in a complex setting as well as their ability to integrate various noises into a unitary perception of loudness and annoyance. Since the experimental setups reflect real‐life situations, the answers to these latter questions are relevant to understanding the responses of the individual who is exposed to combinations of noises in his or her community.The contribution of type and levels of community noises to the perception of loudness, noisiness, and annoyance is being explored in ongoing research projects. Particular attention has been given to the relationship between scaling method and the conclusions it is possible to draw from the data, especially with regard to observers' abilities to differentiate noises according to the above attributes. Procedures for calibrating and possibly standardizing the perceptual scales have been attempted with preliminary success. Various types of noises have been investigated: aircraft noise under different flying conditions, traffic noise, and a number of other community noises. Besides specific scaling problems, the investigations have addressed the specific problems of observers' abilities to differentiate among noises that are combined in a complex setting as well as their ability to integrate various noises into a unitary perception of loudness and annoyance. Since the experimental setups reflect real‐life situ...

Nowadays, voice interaction is increasingly applied to smart home appliances. There are various types of noises in our real lives, which requires speech enhancement technology to deal with multiple noisy speech scenarios and to process them in real-time. Traditional technologies of speech noise reduction require estimating the noise power spectrum first, then estimating the spectrogram gain value of noise reduction, such as minima controlled recursive averaging (MCRA), which can only deal with stationary environmental noises but cannot estimate noises with serious fluctuations of the power spectrum within quite limited durations. A highly complicated deep-learning model can estimate the power spectrum of various types of noise, but it cannot meet the requirement of real-time processing due to the large number of parameters of these general models. In this paper, we proposed a method combining deep-learning technologies with traditional signal processing techniques to estimate the power spectrum of various types of noises by designing a new model with fewer parameters, tiny deep convolutional recurrent network (TDCRN), and computing the speech gain value with the power spectrum. The result of our experiment indicates that, compared with the traditional technology and complicated deep-learning model, the proposed method, with only 0.29M parameters, increases the PESQ by more than 0.6, the STOI by more than 0.2 and the wake-up rate by more than 6%.

This paper investigates the influence of the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and the type of a noise on the performance of two adaptive novelty detection methods. The evaluated methods are Learning Entropy (LE) and Error and Learning Based Novelty Detection (ELBND). The methods are compared in empirical way in classification framework. A classification based only on the error of the adaptive model was used as a reference. The research in this field is important, because a noise is present in every measured data and can drastically influence the result of tasks like the novelty detection. Moreover, various types of noise can influence the novelty detection in different ways, therefore the optimal method of adaptive novelty detection can be hard to choose. This assumption is supported by experimental results in this study.

The strength and shape of the dose-response relationship between different types of noise and myocardial infarction (MI) remain unclear. Therefore, we aimed to summarize the evidence of the association between various types of noise and MI incidence and mortality through a dose-response meta-analysis. We performed a systematic search of the PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases up to December 19, 2021. The generalized least-squares method and restricted cubic splines were used to assess the potential linear and nonlinear dose-response relationships between noise exposure and the risk of MI events. Twenty observational studies with 34 reports met the eligibility criteria. In the linear models, the pooled relative risk and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for MI incidence was 1.04 (95% CI: 1.02 - 1.05), and the MI mortality was 1.02 (95% CI: 1.02 - 1.03) for each 10dB(A) increase in noise exposure. In addition, we observed an approximately J-shaped dose-response relationship between noise and MI mortality (Pnonlinearity = 0.0037), whereas the threshold for the statistical impact of noise on MI mortality may be 42dB(A). Our findings support the notion that various types of noise exposure have a positive dose-response relationship with the risk of MI incidence and mortality.

Digital image quality is crucial for reliable analysis in applications such as medical imaging, satellite remote sensing, and video surveillance. However, traditional denoising methods struggle to balance noise removal with detail preservation and lack adaptability to various types of noise. We propose a novel three-module architecture for image denoising, comprising a generator, a dual-path-UNet-based denoiser, and a discriminator. The generator creates synthetic noise patterns to augment training data, while the dual-path-UNet denoiser uses multiple receptive field modules to preserve fine details and dense feature fusion to maintain global structural integrity. The discriminator provides adversarial feedback to enhance denoising performance. This dual-path adversarial training mechanism addresses the limitations of traditional methods by simultaneously capturing both local details and global structures. Experiments on the SIDD, DND, and PolyU datasets demonstrate superior performance. We compare our architecture with the latest state-of-the-art GAN variants through comprehensive qualitative and quantitative evaluations. These results confirm the effectiveness of noise removal with minimal loss of critical image details. The proposed architecture enhances image denoising capabilities in complex noise scenarios, providing a robust solution for applications that require high image fidelity. By enhancing adaptability to various types of noise while maintaining structural integrity, this method provides a versatile tool for image processing tasks that require preserving detail.

Summary 3D land seismic data acquired in arid environments is often challenging for data processing and interpretation, due to low signal-to-noise ratio and the presence of various types of noise. Traditionally, large source and receiver arrays have been utilized for noise suppression and signal enhancement. A trend in modern seismic data acquisition is to reduce the size of the source and receiver arrays, aiming to record broadband signals for imaging and inversion purposes. For many processing steps and velocity model building, achieving good pre-stack signal-to-noise ratio may be more important. We propose a simple but effective supergrouping technique that significantly enhances prestack data quality. We demonstrate our approach on two 3D onshore datasets from Saudi Arabia.

An ECG denoising technique based on AHIN block and gradient difference max loss

The article investigates the influence of stochastic interference of various natures on the parametric stability of radio signals. It is established that each type of noise has a different effect on the metrological characteristics of the signal - amplitude, frequency, phase and waveform. In particular, the most significant effect on the signal parameters is exerted by brown noise and Gaussian noise, which are characterized by a complex structure of spectral density and high intensity in certain frequency ranges. While uniform, blue and violet noise have a minimal effect on the main metrological parameters, which opens up opportunities for their use as background or compensating components in data transmission systems. The practical value of the results obtained lies in the possibility of adapting digital signal processing algorithms to the conditions of the presence of various types of noise, which is especially important for telecommunication systems operating in difficult radio-electronic conditions. The application of approaches to the assessment and compensation of the impact of noise allows to increase the accuracy of measurements, reduce errors in the transmission of information, and also to improve the means of protecting signals from interference of natural and artificial origin.In the future, further research may be aimed at the development of adaptive filters and noise suppression algorithms taking into account the type of interference, as well as the use of machine learning methods for classifying signals by type of interference. In addition, it is advisable to study the combined effect of several types of noise simultaneously, as well as the influence of nonlinear properties of radio channels on the effectiveness of metrological control of signal parameters. In general, the results of the work contribute to the development of scientific approaches to modeling and analyzing signals in stochastic conditions, which is important for improving technologies in such areas as digital television, mobile communications, satellite communications, navigation systems and radar.

The noise exists in almost all environments such as cellular mobile telephone systems. Various types of noise can be introduced such as speech additive noise which is the main factor of degradation in perceived speech quality. At some applications for example at the receiver of a telecommunication system, the direct value of interfering noise is not available and there is just access to noisy speech. In these cases the noise cannot be cancelled totally but it may be possible to reduce the noise in a sensible way by utilizing the statistics of the noise and speech signal. In this paper the proposed method for noise reduction is Bayesian recursive state-space Kalman filter, which is a method for estimation of a speech signal from its noisy version. It utilizes the prior probability distributions of the signal and noise processes, which are assumed to be zero-mean Gaussian processes, to implement the noise reduction. The function of Kalman filter is assessed for SNR values of -5 dB and 5 dB respectively. Evaluation results indicate that this method of noise reduction yields better speech perceived quality and efficient results.

After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Understand the various types of noise that appear in seismic images and volumes. Simulate some commonly used type of noise. Estimate noise parameters.

Realistic thermal conditions with various humidity levels have been considered to examine the combined effects of noise and thermal conditions on indoor environmental perceptions. Subjective assessments of temperature, humidity and psychoacoustics were conducted with 26 subjects under combined environments of seven thermal conditions (18℃: RH 30, 60%, 24℃: RH 27, 43, 65%, 30℃: RH 30, 60%), two noise types (fan and babble noises) and five noise levels (45, 50, 55, 60 and 65 dBA). Three-minute moderate noise exposure did not affect temperature or humidity sensations. However, the temperature and humidity levels affected loudness, annoyance and acoustic preferences when noise was presented as babble. Fan noise perceptions were found to be independent of thermal conditions. Gender differences were clearly found in terms of thermal and psychoacoustic perceptions. Men were more sensitive to hot sensations than women, and women were more sensitive to arid sensations than men. Women were more sensitive to noise levels than men. Gender differences were also found in terms of different types of noise. Men were found to be significantly less sensitive to fan noise than women. Even though psychoacoustic parameters were affected by indoor thermal conditions, thermal parameters were not affected by short-term moderate noise. The combined effect of various types of noise and temperature is still unclear, and this will be considered in a future larger cohort study.

In this work, we propose a novel feature extraction algorithm that improves the robustness of automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems in the presence of various types of noise. The proposed algorithm uses a new cepstral technique based on the differential power spectrum (DPS) instead of the power spectrum (PS), the algorithm replaces the logarithmic non linearity by the power function. In order to reduce cepstral coefficients mismatches between training and testing conditions, we used the mean and variance normalization, then we apply auto-regression movingaverage filtering (MVA) in the cepstral domain. The ASR experiments were conducted using two databases, the first is LASA digit database designed for recognition the isolated Arabic digits in the presence of different types of noise. The second is Aurora 2 noisy speech database designed to recognize connected English digits in various operating environments. The experimental results show a substantial improvement from the proposed algorithm over the baseline Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC), the relative improvement is the 28.92% for LASA database and is the 44.43% for aurora 2 database. The performance of our proposed algorithm was tested and verified by extensive comparisons with the state-of-the-art noise-robust features in aurora 2.

Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals are crucial for monitoring cardiac activity and diagnosing various cardiovascular conditions. However, these signals are often contaminated by different types of noise, such as baseline wander, muscle artifacts, and power line interference, which can obscure critical information and hinder accurate diagnosis. This study used a 1-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network (1D CNN) architecture with seven convolutional layers for denoising ECG signals. The model utilizes a fully convolutional autoencoder approach, comprising an encoder that transforms noisy input signals into compact feature representations and a decoder that reconstructs the cleaned signals. The proposed architecture was tested using the MIT-BIH Noise Stress Test Database, which includes ECG recordings with simulated noise conditions. Performance evaluation metrics such as Mean Squared Error (MSE), Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), and Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) were used to assess the model's effectiveness. Results showed a low MSE of 0.034, a high SNR of 15.8 dB, and a MAD of 0.754, indicating significant noise reduction and high-quality signal reconstruction. These findings demonstrate that the 1D CNN architecture effectively reduces various types of noise in ECG signals, thereby enhancing signal quality and facilitating more accurate analysis and diagnosis. The model's ability to maintain the integrity of crucial ECG features while removing noise suggests its potential utility in clinical applications for improving cardiovascular disease diagnosis

Hyperspectral images (HSIs) are frequently corrupted by various types of noise, such as Gaussian noise, impulse noise, stripes, and deadlines due to the atmospheric conditions or imperfect hyperspectral imaging sensors. These types of noise, which are also called mixed noise, severely degrade the HSI and limit the performance of post-processing operations, such as classification, unmixing, target recognition, and so on. The patch-based low-rank and sparse based approaches have shown their ability to remove these types of noise to some extent. In order to remove the mixed noise further, total variation (TV)-based methods are utilized to denoise HSI. In this paper, we propose a group low-rank and spatial-spectral TV (GLSSTV) to denoise HSI. Here, the advantage is twofold. First, group low-rank exploits the local similarity inside patches and non-local similarity between patches which brings extra structural information. Second, SSTV helps in removing Gaussian and sparse noise using the spatial and spectral smoothness of HSI. The extensive simulations show that GLSSTV is effective in removing mixed noise both quantitatively and qualitatively and it outperforms the state-of-the-art low-rank and TV-based methods.