Automatic Evaluation of Voice Quality Using Text-Based Laryngograph Measurements and Prosodic Analysis

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Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

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Figure 7: Automatic Evaluation of Voice Quality Using Text-Based Laryngograph Measurements and Prosodic Analysis 