In this investigation,a hybrid approach integrating the IDDES turbulence model and FW-H is employed to forecast the hydroacoustic of the rim driven thruster(RDT)under non-cavitation and uniform flow conditions at vary...In this investigation,a hybrid approach integrating the IDDES turbulence model and FW-H is employed to forecast the hydroacoustic of the rim driven thruster(RDT)under non-cavitation and uniform flow conditions at varying loading conditions(J=0.3 and J=0.6).It is revealed that the quadrupole term contribution in the P-FWH method significantly affects the monopole term in the low-frequency region,while it mainly affects the dipole term in the high-frequency region.Specifically,the overall sound pressure levels(SPL)of the RDT using the P-FWH method are 2.27 dB,10.03 dB,and 16.73 dB at the receiving points from R1 to R3 under the heavy-loaded condition,while they increase by 0.67 dB at R1,and decrease by 14.93 dB at R2,and 22.20 dB at R3,for the light-loaded condition.The study also utilizes the pressure-time derivatives to visualize the numerical noise and to pinpoint the dynamics of the vortex cores,and the optimization of the grid design can significantly reduce the numerical noise.The computational accuracy of the P-FWH method can meet the noise requirements for the preliminary design of rim driven thrusters.展开更多
Dense-array ambient noise tomography is a powerful tool for achieving high-resolution subsurface imag-ing,significantly impacting geohazard prevention and control.Conventional dense-array studies,how-ever,require simu...Dense-array ambient noise tomography is a powerful tool for achieving high-resolution subsurface imag-ing,significantly impacting geohazard prevention and control.Conventional dense-array studies,how-ever,require simultaneous observations of numerous stations for extensive coverage.To conduct a comprehensive karst feature investigation with limited stations,we designed a new synchronous-asyn-chronous observation system that facilitates dense array observations.We conducted two rounds of asynchronous observations,each lasting approximately 24 h,in combination with synchronous backbone stations.We achieved wide-ranging coverage of the study area utilizing 197 nodal receivers,with an average station spacing of 7 m.The beamforming results revealed distinct variations in the noise source distributions between day and night.We estimated the source strength in the stationary phase zone and used a weighting scheme for stacking the cross-correlation functions(C ^(1) functions)to suppress the influ-ence of nonuniform noise source distributions.The weights were derived from the similarity coefficients between multicomponent C^(1)functions related to Rayleigh waves.We employed the cross-correlation of C ^(1) functions(C^(2)methods)to obtain the empirical Green’s functions between asynchronous stations.To eliminate artifacts in C ^(2) functions from higher-mode surface waves in C^(1)functions,we filtered the C^(1)functions on the basis of different particle motions linked to multimode Rayleigh waves.The dispersion measurements of Rayleigh waves obtained from both the C^(1)and C^(2)functions were utilized in surface wave tomography.The inverted three-dimensional(3D)shear-wave(S-wave)velocity model reveals two significant low-velocity zones at depths ranging from 40 to 60 m,which align well with the karst caves found in the drilling data.The method of short-term synchronous-asynchronous ambient noise tomography shows promise as a cost-effective and efficient approach for urban geohazard investigations.展开更多
Advances in software and hardware technologies have facilitated the production of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).Nowadays,people actively use quadrotor UAVs in essential missions such as search and rescue,co...Advances in software and hardware technologies have facilitated the production of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).Nowadays,people actively use quadrotor UAVs in essential missions such as search and rescue,counter-terrorism,firefighting,surveillance,and cargo transportation.While performing these tasks,quadrotors must operate in noisy environments.Therefore,a robust controller design that can control the altitude and attitude of the quadrotor in noisy environments is of great importance.Many researchers have focused only on white Gaussian noise in their studies,whereas researchers need to consider the effects of all colored noises during the operation of the quadrotor.This study aims to design a robust controller that is resistant to all colored noises.Firstly,a nonlinear quadrotormodel was created with MATLAB.Then,a backstepping controller resistant to colored noises was designed.Thedesigned backstepping controller was tested under Gaussian white,pink,brown,blue,and purple noises.PID and Lyapunov-based controller designswere also carried out,and their time responses(rise time,overshoot,settling time)were compared with those of the backstepping controller.In the simulations,time was in seconds,altitude was in meters,and roll,pitch,and yaw references were in radians.Rise and settling time values were in seconds,and overshoot value was in percent.When the obtained values are examined,simulations prove that the proposed backstepping controller has the least overshoot and the shortest settling time under all noise types.展开更多
The Macao Science Satellite-1(known as MSS-1)is the first scientific exploration satellite that was designed to measure the Earth's low latitude magnetic field at high resolution and with high precision by collect...The Macao Science Satellite-1(known as MSS-1)is the first scientific exploration satellite that was designed to measure the Earth's low latitude magnetic field at high resolution and with high precision by collecting data in a near-equatorial orbit.Magnetic field data from MSS-1's onboard Vector Fluxgate Magnetometer(VFM),collected at a sample rate of 50 Hz,allows us to detect and investigate sources of magnetic data contamination,from DC to relevant Nyquist frequency.Here we report two types of artificial disturbances in the VFM data.One is V-shaped events concentrated at night,with frequencies sweeping from the Nyquist frequency down to zero and back up.The other is 5-Hz events(ones that exhibit a distinct 5 Hz spectrum peak);these events are always accompanied by intervals of spiky signals,and are clearly related to the attitude control of the satellite.Our analyses show that VFM noise levels in daytime are systematically lower than in nighttime.The daily average noise levels exhibit a period of about 52 days.The V-shaped events are strongly correlated with higher VFM noise levels.展开更多
The Tan-Lu Fault Zone is a large NNE-trending fault zone that has a substantial effect on the development of eastern China and its earthquake disaster prevention efforts. Aiming at the azimuthally anisotropic structur...The Tan-Lu Fault Zone is a large NNE-trending fault zone that has a substantial effect on the development of eastern China and its earthquake disaster prevention efforts. Aiming at the azimuthally anisotropic structure in the upper crust and seismogenic tectonics in the Hefei segment of this fault, we collected phase velocity dispersion data of fundamental mode Rayleigh waves from ambient noise cross-correlation functions of ~400 temporal seismographs in an area of approximately 80 × 70 km along the fault zone. The period band of the dispersion data was ~0.5–10 s. We inverted for the upper crustal three-dimensional(3-D) shear velocity model with azimuthal anisotropy from the surface to 10 km depth by using a 3-D direct azimuthal anisotropy inversion method. The inversion result shows the spatial distribution characteristics of the tectonic units in the upper crust. Additionally, the deformation of the Tan-Lu Fault Zone and its conjugated fault systems could be inferred from the anisotropy model. In particular, the faults that have remained active from the early and middle Pleistocene control the anisotropic characteristics of the upper crustal structure in this area. The direction of fast axes near the fault zone area in the upper crust is consistent with the strike of the faults, whereas for the region far away from the fault zone, the direction of fast axes is consistent with the direction of the regional principal stress caused by plate movement. Combined with the azimuthal anisotropy models in the deep crust and uppermost mantle from the surface wave and Pn wave, the different anisotropic patterns caused by the Tan-Lu Fault Zone and its conjugated fault system nearby are shown in the upper and lower crust. Furthermore,by using the double-difference method, we relocated the Lujiang earthquake series, which contained 32 earthquakes with a depth shallower than 10 km. Both the Vs model and earthquake relocation results indicate that earthquakes mostly occurred in the vicinity of structural boundaries with fractured media, with high-level development of cracks and small-scale faults jammed between more rigid areas.展开更多
For space-borne gravitational wave detection missions based on the heterodyne interferometry principle,tilt-to-length(TTL)coupling noise is an important optical noise source,significantly influencing the accuracy of t...For space-borne gravitational wave detection missions based on the heterodyne interferometry principle,tilt-to-length(TTL)coupling noise is an important optical noise source,significantly influencing the accuracy of the measurement system.We present a method for analyzing TTL coupling noise under the joint influence of multiple factors.An equivalent simulated optical bench for the test mass interferometer was designed,and Gaussian beam tracing was adopted to simulate beam propagation.By simulating the interference signal,it can analyze the impact of various factors on the TTL coupling noise,including positional,beam parameters,detector parameters,and signal definition factors.On this basis,a random parameter space composed of multiple influential factors was constructed within a range satisfying the analysis requirement,and the corresponding simulation results from random sampling were evaluated via variance-based global sensitivity analysis.The calculated results of the main and total effect indexes show that the test mass rotation angle and the piston effect(lateral)significantly influence the TTL coupling noise in the test mass interferometer.The analysis provides a qualitative reference for designing and optimizing space-borne laser interferometry systems.展开更多
In this paper,we prove the transportation cost-information inequalities on the space of continuous paths with respect to the L~2-metric and the uniform metric for the law of the mild solution to the stochastic heat eq...In this paper,we prove the transportation cost-information inequalities on the space of continuous paths with respect to the L~2-metric and the uniform metric for the law of the mild solution to the stochastic heat equation defined on[0,T]×[0,1]driven by double-parameter fractional noise.展开更多
In this work,the generation of high signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)single-frequency microwave signal without noise sidebands is demonstrated based on the interaction of integrated all-fiber lasers.The microwave signals are...In this work,the generation of high signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)single-frequency microwave signal without noise sidebands is demonstrated based on the interaction of integrated all-fiber lasers.The microwave signals are generated by the interference between a narrow linewidth Brillouin pump light from a single-frequency laser and the Stokes light generated by it.Firstly,the linewidths of the Stokes lights are compressed to~43 Hz based on the stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS)effect,which ensures that the frequency noise is as low as possible.And then,the relative intensity noise(RIN)of the first order Stokes light is reduced by 21 dB/Hz based on the noise dynamics principle in cascaded SBS effect.By simultaneously reducing the frequency noise and the intensity noise of the coherent signals,the noise sidebands of microwave signals are completely suppressed.As result,the SNR of the microwave signal is improved from 48 dB to 84 dB at the first-order Brillouin frequency shift of 9.415 GHz.Meanwhile,a microwave signal with a SNR of 70 dB is generated at the second-order Brillouin frequency shift of 18.827 GHz.This kind of microwave signals with narrow linewidth and high SNR can provide higher detection resolution and higher transmission efficiency for applications on radar,satellite communication and so on.展开更多
This paper presents a comprehensive test and systematic evaluation analysis of cabin noise in the Robinson R44 RAVEN II helicopter.Initially,microphones were placed within the cabin to conduct systematic assessments o...This paper presents a comprehensive test and systematic evaluation analysis of cabin noise in the Robinson R44 RAVEN II helicopter.Initially,microphones were placed within the cabin to conduct systematic assessments of noise levels under various flight conditions,including takeoff,climbing,level flight,landing,hovering,etc.Subsequently,time–frequency analysis was conducted on the test data utilizing traditional A-weighted sound pressure levels,which was followed by quantitative comparisons across different flight conditions.Then,detailed evaluation and discussion were conducted,taking into account the subjective perceptions and communication challenges of cabin crew members.This assessment incorporated the use of aviation noise indicators,speech interference levels,and metrics related to sound quality.Finally,potential noise reduction measures and their effects were preliminarily discussed.The results indicate that helicopter cabin noise exhibited variations across different flight states or positions within the same state,ranging from 87.6 d B(A)to 92.6 dB(A).Discrepancies between A-weighted sound pressure level and psychoacoustic parameters were observed,particularly during hovering states,which indicate that there is a necessity for the combination of multiple evaluation indicators.Notably,damping measure can serve as a pivotal factor in mitigating cabin noise.展开更多
Rolling noise is produced by vibration of the wheels and track,induced by their combined surface roughness.It is important to know the relative contributions of the different sources,as this affects noise control stra...Rolling noise is produced by vibration of the wheels and track,induced by their combined surface roughness.It is important to know the relative contributions of the different sources,as this affects noise control strategies as well as acceptance testing of new rolling stock.Three different techniques are described that aim to use pass-by measurements to separate the wheel and track components of rolling noise.One is based on the TWINS model,which is tuned to measured track vibration.The second is based on the advanced transfer path analysis method,which provides an entirely experimental assessment.The third is based on the pass-by analysis method in combination with static vibroacoustic transfer functions which are obtained using a reciprocity method.The development of these methods is described and comparisons between them are presented using the results from three experimental measurement campaigns.These covered a metro train,a regional train and a high-speed train at a range of speeds.The various methods agree reasonably well in terms of overall trends,with moderate agreement in the mid-frequency region,and less consistent results at low and high frequency.展开更多
In the era of rapidly expanding wireless technologies,the push for larger spectrum efficiency and better signal integrity has intensified the need for high-efficient and low noise amplifiers(LNAs).A two-stage LNA base...In the era of rapidly expanding wireless technologies,the push for larger spectrum efficiency and better signal integrity has intensified the need for high-efficient and low noise amplifiers(LNAs).A two-stage LNA based on the GaAs/InGaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor(pHEMT)with a relatively large gate length of 2μm is designed for high-performance 2.4-GHz wireless communication.The I-V characteristic and two-port high-frequency S-parameter of the transistor are measured by on-wafer probing techniques.The results indicate that a discrete transistor with a gate size of 2μm×50μm can provide a maximum transconductance of 16 mS,corresponding to a maximum current-gain cut-off frequency of 7 GHz and maximum oscillation frequency of 8 GHz at the 1-V drain-source voltage.With the impedance matching networks based transmission line technique,an extended integrated layout structure is designed and simulated by using the momentum simulation tool embedded in Advanced Design System,to alleviate the trade-off between noise figure(NF)and gain of the circuit.The findings show that the transistor based on the GaAs/InGaAs technology is capable of delivering high performance with power consumption low to 16 mW,where the maximum simulated gain of 21.5 dB and minimum NF of 2.4 dB are achieved.In terms of linearity,the proposed LNA provides terrific output 1-dB compression of-3 dBm and output third-order intercept point values of 10 dBm.The bandwidth of 0.12 GHz and figure-of-merit of 12 are obtained,which are comparable to that of existing LNAs based on pHEMT.Such a device may benefit to accelerate the development of more robust and power-efficient front-end modules in modern wireless systems,especially for advancing performance-driven applications.展开更多
During the trial operation of a certain electric multiple unit,it was found that although the noise amplitude in the passenger compartment above the traction motor met the limit standard requirements when operating at...During the trial operation of a certain electric multiple unit,it was found that although the noise amplitude in the passenger compartment above the traction motor met the limit standard requirements when operating at speeds between 100 and 160 km/h.However,during the traction and braking processes,there were distinct frequency peaks in the traction motor noise,affecting passenger comfort.To improve the ride comfort during this speed range,without affecting the performance of the traction system,rectifications were made to address the motor noise issue.Measures such as adjusting the switching frequency and modifying the direct current voltage were proposed to optimize the traction control software.Through comparative testing of different control measures,the most effective control measure was selected,which effectively eliminated the singlefrequency noise of the motor in this speed range.Additionally,a safety assessment was conducted to demonstrate that the new motor traction measures met the requirements for traction and operational reliability.展开更多
To elucidate the fracturing mechanism of deep hard rock under complex disturbance environments,this study investigates the dynamic failure behavior of pre-damaged granite subjected to multi-source dynamic disturbances...To elucidate the fracturing mechanism of deep hard rock under complex disturbance environments,this study investigates the dynamic failure behavior of pre-damaged granite subjected to multi-source dynamic disturbances.Blasting vibration monitoring was conducted in a deep-buried drill-and-blast tunnel to characterize in-situ dynamic loading conditions.Subsequently,true triaxial compression tests incorporating multi-source disturbances were performed using a self-developed wide-low-frequency true triaxial system to simulate disturbance accumulation and damage evolution in granite.The results demonstrate that combined dynamic disturbances and unloading damage significantly accelerate strength degradation and trigger shear-slip failure along preferentially oriented blast-induced fractures,with strength reductions up to 16.7%.Layered failure was observed on the free surface of pre-damaged granite under biaxial loading,indicating a disturbance-induced fracture localization mechanism.Time-stress-fracture-energy coupling fields were constructed to reveal the spatiotemporal characteristics of fracture evolution.Critical precursor frequency bands(105-150,185-225,and 300-325 kHz)were identified,which serve as diagnostic signatures of impending failure.A dynamic instability mechanism driven by multi-source disturbance superposition and pre-damage evolution was established.Furthermore,a grouting-based wave-absorption control strategy was proposed to mitigate deep dynamic disasters by attenuating disturbance amplitude and reducing excitation frequency.展开更多
The SiO_(2) inverse opal photonic crystals(PC)with a three-dimensional macroporous structure were fabricated by the sacrificial template method,followed by infiltration of a pyrene derivative,1-(pyren-8-yl)but-3-en-1-...The SiO_(2) inverse opal photonic crystals(PC)with a three-dimensional macroporous structure were fabricated by the sacrificial template method,followed by infiltration of a pyrene derivative,1-(pyren-8-yl)but-3-en-1-amine(PEA),to achieve a formaldehyde(FA)-sensitive and fluorescence-enhanced sensing film.Utilizing the specific Aza-Cope rearrangement reaction of allylamine of PEA and FA to generate a strong fluorescent product emitted at approximately 480 nm,we chose a PC whose blue band edge of stopband overlapped with the fluorescence emission wavelength.In virtue of the fluorescence enhancement property derived from slow photon effect of PC,FA was detected highly selectively and sensitively.The limit of detection(LoD)was calculated to be 1.38 nmol/L.Furthermore,the fast detection of FA(within 1 min)is realized due to the interconnected three-dimensional macroporous structure of the inverse opal PC and its high specific surface area.The prepared sensing film can be used for the detection of FA in air,aquatic products and living cells.The very close FA content in indoor air to the result from FA detector,the recovery rate of 101.5%for detecting FA in aquatic products and fast fluorescence imaging in 2 min for living cells demonstrate the reliability and accuracy of our method in practical applications.展开更多
In the heterogeneous power internet of things(IoT)environment,data signals are acquired to support different business systems to realize advanced intelligent applications,with massive,multi-source,heterogeneous and ot...In the heterogeneous power internet of things(IoT)environment,data signals are acquired to support different business systems to realize advanced intelligent applications,with massive,multi-source,heterogeneous and other characteristics.Reliable perception of information and efficient transmission of energy in multi-source heterogeneous environments are crucial issues.Compressive sensing(CS),as an effective method of signal compression and transmission,can accurately recover the original signal only by very few sampling.In this paper,we study a new method of multi-source heterogeneous data signal reconstruction of power IoT based on compressive sensing technology.Based on the traditional compressive sensing technology to directly recover multi-source heterogeneous signals,we fully use the interference subspace information to design the measurement matrix,which directly and effectively eliminates the interference while making the measurement.The measure matrix is optimized by minimizing the average cross-coherence of the matrix,and the reconstruction performance of the new method is further improved.Finally,the effectiveness of the new method with different parameter settings under different multi-source heterogeneous data signal cases is verified by using orthogonal matching pursuit(OMP)and sparsity adaptive matching pursuit(SAMP)for considering the actual environment with prior information utilization of signal sparsity and no prior information utilization of signal sparsity.展开更多
Due to the development of cloud computing and machine learning,users can upload their data to the cloud for machine learning model training.However,dishonest clouds may infer user data,resulting in user data leakage.P...Due to the development of cloud computing and machine learning,users can upload their data to the cloud for machine learning model training.However,dishonest clouds may infer user data,resulting in user data leakage.Previous schemes have achieved secure outsourced computing,but they suffer from low computational accuracy,difficult-to-handle heterogeneous distribution of data from multiple sources,and high computational cost,which result in extremely poor user experience and expensive cloud computing costs.To address the above problems,we propose amulti-precision,multi-sourced,andmulti-key outsourcing neural network training scheme.Firstly,we design a multi-precision functional encryption computation based on Euclidean division.Second,we design the outsourcing model training algorithm based on a multi-precision functional encryption with multi-sourced heterogeneity.Finally,we conduct experiments on three datasets.The results indicate that our framework achieves an accuracy improvement of 6%to 30%.Additionally,it offers a memory space optimization of 1.0×2^(24) times compared to the previous best approach.展开更多
Accurate monitoring of track irregularities is very helpful to improving the vehicle operation quality and to formulating appropriate track maintenance strategies.Existing methods have the problem that they rely on co...Accurate monitoring of track irregularities is very helpful to improving the vehicle operation quality and to formulating appropriate track maintenance strategies.Existing methods have the problem that they rely on complex signal processing algorithms and lack multi-source data analysis.Driven by multi-source measurement data,including the axle box,the bogie frame and the carbody accelerations,this paper proposes a track irregularities monitoring network(TIMNet)based on deep learning methods.TIMNet uses the feature extraction capability of convolutional neural networks and the sequence map-ping capability of the long short-term memory model to explore the mapping relationship between vehicle accelerations and track irregularities.The particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to optimize the network parameters,so that both the vertical and lateral track irregularities can be accurately identified in the time and spatial domains.The effectiveness and superiority of the proposed TIMNet is analyzed under different simulation conditions using a vehicle dynamics model.Field tests are conducted to prove the availability of the proposed TIMNet in quantitatively monitoring vertical and lateral track irregularities.Furthermore,comparative tests show that the TIMNet has a better fitting degree and timeliness in monitoring track irregularities(vertical R2 of 0.91,lateral R2 of 0.84 and time cost of 10 ms),compared to other classical regression.The test also proves that the TIMNet has a better anti-interference ability than other regression models.展开更多
This paper deeply discusses the causes of gear howling noise,the identification and analysis of multi-source excitation,the transmission path of dynamic noise,simulation and experimental research,case analysis,optimiz...This paper deeply discusses the causes of gear howling noise,the identification and analysis of multi-source excitation,the transmission path of dynamic noise,simulation and experimental research,case analysis,optimization effect,etc.,aiming to better provide a certain guideline and reference for relevant researchers.展开更多
The noise generated by subsonic jet nozzles, commonly encountered in civilian aircraft, is rather significant and propagates in both the upstream and downstream directions due to large-scale and fine-scale turbulence ...The noise generated by subsonic jet nozzles, commonly encountered in civilian aircraft, is rather significant and propagates in both the upstream and downstream directions due to large-scale and fine-scale turbulence structures. In this paper, a distinctive inner wall treatment strategy, denoted as the Azimuthally-distributed Wavy Inner Wall (AWIW), is proposed, which is aimed at mitigating jet noise. Within this strategy, a circumferentially dispersed treatment wall characterized by a minute wavy pattern is substituted for the smooth inner wall in proximity to the nozzle outlet. To assess the effectiveness of the AWIW treatment, we conducted numerical simulations. The unsteady flow field and far-field noise were predicted by employing Large Eddy Simulations (LES) coupled with the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) integration method. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the mechanism underlying the noise reduction facilitated by the AWIW treatment, it examined physical parameters such as the Lighthill source acoustic source term, the turbulent kinetic energy acoustic source term, and the shear layer instability. The results reveal that the AWIW treatment expedites the instability within the shear layer of the jet, leading to an early disruption of the jet shear layer, and consequently turbulent structures in varying sizes are generated downstream. This process effectively regulates the generation and emission of jet noise. By controlling the minor scale turbulence through the AWIW treatment, the mid- and high-frequency noise within the distant field can be significantly reduced. In the context of the flow field, the introduction of AWIW also leads to a decrease in drag on the inner wall surface of the jet, thereby improving the overall aerodynamic performance of the nozzle. Considering these attributes, the AWIW strategy emerges as a viable technique for the reduction of jet noise.展开更多
Background:Research has shown that musicians outperform non-musicians in speech perception in noise(SPiN)tasks.However,it remains unclear whether the advantages of musical training are substantial enough to slow down ...Background:Research has shown that musicians outperform non-musicians in speech perception in noise(SPiN)tasks.However,it remains unclear whether the advantages of musical training are substantial enough to slow down the decline in SPiN performance associated with aging.Objectives:Therefore,we assessed SPiN performances in a continuum of age groups comprising musicians and non-musicians.The goal was to compare how the aging process affected SPiN performances of musicians and non-musicians.Method:A cross-sectional descriptive mixed design was used,involving 150 participants divided into 75 musicians and 75 non-musicians.Each age group(10-19,20-29,30-39,40-49,and 50-59)consisted of15 musicians and 15 non-musicians.Six Kannada sentence lists were combined with four-talker babble.At+5,0,and-5 dB signal-to-noise ratios(SNRs),the percent correct Speech Identification Scores were calculated.Results:The repeated measure ANOVA(RM ANOVA)revealed significant main effects and interaction effects between SNR,musicianship,and age groups(p<0.05).A small to large effect size was noted(ηp2=0.05 to0.17).A significant interaction effect and follow-up post hoc tests showed that SPiN abilities deteriorated more rapidly with increasing age in nonmusicians compared to musicians,especially at difficult SNRs.Conclusions:Musicians had better SPiN abilities than non-musicians across all age groups.Also,age-related deterioration in SPiN abilities was faster in non-musicians compared to musicians.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52201376)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,China(Grant No.2023AFB683).
文摘In this investigation,a hybrid approach integrating the IDDES turbulence model and FW-H is employed to forecast the hydroacoustic of the rim driven thruster(RDT)under non-cavitation and uniform flow conditions at varying loading conditions(J=0.3 and J=0.6).It is revealed that the quadrupole term contribution in the P-FWH method significantly affects the monopole term in the low-frequency region,while it mainly affects the dipole term in the high-frequency region.Specifically,the overall sound pressure levels(SPL)of the RDT using the P-FWH method are 2.27 dB,10.03 dB,and 16.73 dB at the receiving points from R1 to R3 under the heavy-loaded condition,while they increase by 0.67 dB at R1,and decrease by 14.93 dB at R2,and 22.20 dB at R3,for the light-loaded condition.The study also utilizes the pressure-time derivatives to visualize the numerical noise and to pinpoint the dynamics of the vortex cores,and the optimization of the grid design can significantly reduce the numerical noise.The computational accuracy of the P-FWH method can meet the noise requirements for the preliminary design of rim driven thrusters.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41830103)the Project of Nanjing Center of China Geological Survey(DD20190281).
文摘Dense-array ambient noise tomography is a powerful tool for achieving high-resolution subsurface imag-ing,significantly impacting geohazard prevention and control.Conventional dense-array studies,how-ever,require simultaneous observations of numerous stations for extensive coverage.To conduct a comprehensive karst feature investigation with limited stations,we designed a new synchronous-asyn-chronous observation system that facilitates dense array observations.We conducted two rounds of asynchronous observations,each lasting approximately 24 h,in combination with synchronous backbone stations.We achieved wide-ranging coverage of the study area utilizing 197 nodal receivers,with an average station spacing of 7 m.The beamforming results revealed distinct variations in the noise source distributions between day and night.We estimated the source strength in the stationary phase zone and used a weighting scheme for stacking the cross-correlation functions(C ^(1) functions)to suppress the influ-ence of nonuniform noise source distributions.The weights were derived from the similarity coefficients between multicomponent C^(1)functions related to Rayleigh waves.We employed the cross-correlation of C ^(1) functions(C^(2)methods)to obtain the empirical Green’s functions between asynchronous stations.To eliminate artifacts in C ^(2) functions from higher-mode surface waves in C^(1)functions,we filtered the C^(1)functions on the basis of different particle motions linked to multimode Rayleigh waves.The dispersion measurements of Rayleigh waves obtained from both the C^(1)and C^(2)functions were utilized in surface wave tomography.The inverted three-dimensional(3D)shear-wave(S-wave)velocity model reveals two significant low-velocity zones at depths ranging from 40 to 60 m,which align well with the karst caves found in the drilling data.The method of short-term synchronous-asynchronous ambient noise tomography shows promise as a cost-effective and efficient approach for urban geohazard investigations.
文摘Advances in software and hardware technologies have facilitated the production of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).Nowadays,people actively use quadrotor UAVs in essential missions such as search and rescue,counter-terrorism,firefighting,surveillance,and cargo transportation.While performing these tasks,quadrotors must operate in noisy environments.Therefore,a robust controller design that can control the altitude and attitude of the quadrotor in noisy environments is of great importance.Many researchers have focused only on white Gaussian noise in their studies,whereas researchers need to consider the effects of all colored noises during the operation of the quadrotor.This study aims to design a robust controller that is resistant to all colored noises.Firstly,a nonlinear quadrotormodel was created with MATLAB.Then,a backstepping controller resistant to colored noises was designed.Thedesigned backstepping controller was tested under Gaussian white,pink,brown,blue,and purple noises.PID and Lyapunov-based controller designswere also carried out,and their time responses(rise time,overshoot,settling time)were compared with those of the backstepping controller.In the simulations,time was in seconds,altitude was in meters,and roll,pitch,and yaw references were in radians.Rise and settling time values were in seconds,and overshoot value was in percent.When the obtained values are examined,simulations prove that the proposed backstepping controller has the least overshoot and the shortest settling time under all noise types.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant2022YFF0503700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42474200 and 42174186)。
文摘The Macao Science Satellite-1(known as MSS-1)is the first scientific exploration satellite that was designed to measure the Earth's low latitude magnetic field at high resolution and with high precision by collecting data in a near-equatorial orbit.Magnetic field data from MSS-1's onboard Vector Fluxgate Magnetometer(VFM),collected at a sample rate of 50 Hz,allows us to detect and investigate sources of magnetic data contamination,from DC to relevant Nyquist frequency.Here we report two types of artificial disturbances in the VFM data.One is V-shaped events concentrated at night,with frequencies sweeping from the Nyquist frequency down to zero and back up.The other is 5-Hz events(ones that exhibit a distinct 5 Hz spectrum peak);these events are always accompanied by intervals of spiky signals,and are clearly related to the attitude control of the satellite.Our analyses show that VFM noise levels in daytime are systematically lower than in nighttime.The daily average noise levels exhibit a period of about 52 days.The V-shaped events are strongly correlated with higher VFM noise levels.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFC3005600)the Foundation of the Anhui Educational Commission (2023AH051198)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42125401 and 42104063)the Joint Open Fund of Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory (MENGO-202201)。
文摘The Tan-Lu Fault Zone is a large NNE-trending fault zone that has a substantial effect on the development of eastern China and its earthquake disaster prevention efforts. Aiming at the azimuthally anisotropic structure in the upper crust and seismogenic tectonics in the Hefei segment of this fault, we collected phase velocity dispersion data of fundamental mode Rayleigh waves from ambient noise cross-correlation functions of ~400 temporal seismographs in an area of approximately 80 × 70 km along the fault zone. The period band of the dispersion data was ~0.5–10 s. We inverted for the upper crustal three-dimensional(3-D) shear velocity model with azimuthal anisotropy from the surface to 10 km depth by using a 3-D direct azimuthal anisotropy inversion method. The inversion result shows the spatial distribution characteristics of the tectonic units in the upper crust. Additionally, the deformation of the Tan-Lu Fault Zone and its conjugated fault systems could be inferred from the anisotropy model. In particular, the faults that have remained active from the early and middle Pleistocene control the anisotropic characteristics of the upper crustal structure in this area. The direction of fast axes near the fault zone area in the upper crust is consistent with the strike of the faults, whereas for the region far away from the fault zone, the direction of fast axes is consistent with the direction of the regional principal stress caused by plate movement. Combined with the azimuthal anisotropy models in the deep crust and uppermost mantle from the surface wave and Pn wave, the different anisotropic patterns caused by the Tan-Lu Fault Zone and its conjugated fault system nearby are shown in the upper and lower crust. Furthermore,by using the double-difference method, we relocated the Lujiang earthquake series, which contained 32 earthquakes with a depth shallower than 10 km. Both the Vs model and earthquake relocation results indicate that earthquakes mostly occurred in the vicinity of structural boundaries with fractured media, with high-level development of cracks and small-scale faults jammed between more rigid areas.
文摘For space-borne gravitational wave detection missions based on the heterodyne interferometry principle,tilt-to-length(TTL)coupling noise is an important optical noise source,significantly influencing the accuracy of the measurement system.We present a method for analyzing TTL coupling noise under the joint influence of multiple factors.An equivalent simulated optical bench for the test mass interferometer was designed,and Gaussian beam tracing was adopted to simulate beam propagation.By simulating the interference signal,it can analyze the impact of various factors on the TTL coupling noise,including positional,beam parameters,detector parameters,and signal definition factors.On this basis,a random parameter space composed of multiple influential factors was constructed within a range satisfying the analysis requirement,and the corresponding simulation results from random sampling were evaluated via variance-based global sensitivity analysis.The calculated results of the main and total effect indexes show that the test mass rotation angle and the piston effect(lateral)significantly influence the TTL coupling noise in the test mass interferometer.The analysis provides a qualitative reference for designing and optimizing space-borne laser interferometry systems.
基金Partially supported by Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Nos.KYCX22-2211,KYCX22-2205)。
文摘In this paper,we prove the transportation cost-information inequalities on the space of continuous paths with respect to the L~2-metric and the uniform metric for the law of the mild solution to the stochastic heat equation defined on[0,T]×[0,1]driven by double-parameter fractional noise.
文摘In this work,the generation of high signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)single-frequency microwave signal without noise sidebands is demonstrated based on the interaction of integrated all-fiber lasers.The microwave signals are generated by the interference between a narrow linewidth Brillouin pump light from a single-frequency laser and the Stokes light generated by it.Firstly,the linewidths of the Stokes lights are compressed to~43 Hz based on the stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS)effect,which ensures that the frequency noise is as low as possible.And then,the relative intensity noise(RIN)of the first order Stokes light is reduced by 21 dB/Hz based on the noise dynamics principle in cascaded SBS effect.By simultaneously reducing the frequency noise and the intensity noise of the coherent signals,the noise sidebands of microwave signals are completely suppressed.As result,the SNR of the microwave signal is improved from 48 dB to 84 dB at the first-order Brillouin frequency shift of 9.415 GHz.Meanwhile,a microwave signal with a SNR of 70 dB is generated at the second-order Brillouin frequency shift of 18.827 GHz.This kind of microwave signals with narrow linewidth and high SNR can provide higher detection resolution and higher transmission efficiency for applications on radar,satellite communication and so on.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province,China(Nos.2023NSFSC0902,2024ZYD0083)the Open Project of Key Laboratory of Aerodynamic Noise Control of China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center(No.ANCL20220202)+1 种基金the Open Project of Key Laboratory of Flight Techniques and Flight Safety,CAAC,China(No.FZ2022KF01)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.24CAFUC01007)。
文摘This paper presents a comprehensive test and systematic evaluation analysis of cabin noise in the Robinson R44 RAVEN II helicopter.Initially,microphones were placed within the cabin to conduct systematic assessments of noise levels under various flight conditions,including takeoff,climbing,level flight,landing,hovering,etc.Subsequently,time–frequency analysis was conducted on the test data utilizing traditional A-weighted sound pressure levels,which was followed by quantitative comparisons across different flight conditions.Then,detailed evaluation and discussion were conducted,taking into account the subjective perceptions and communication challenges of cabin crew members.This assessment incorporated the use of aviation noise indicators,speech interference levels,and metrics related to sound quality.Finally,potential noise reduction measures and their effects were preliminarily discussed.The results indicate that helicopter cabin noise exhibited variations across different flight states or positions within the same state,ranging from 87.6 d B(A)to 92.6 dB(A).Discrepancies between A-weighted sound pressure level and psychoacoustic parameters were observed,particularly during hovering states,which indicate that there is a necessity for the combination of multiple evaluation indicators.Notably,damping measure can serve as a pivotal factor in mitigating cabin noise.
基金supported by the TRANSIT project(funded by EU Horizon 2020 and the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking under grant agreement 881771).
文摘Rolling noise is produced by vibration of the wheels and track,induced by their combined surface roughness.It is important to know the relative contributions of the different sources,as this affects noise control strategies as well as acceptance testing of new rolling stock.Three different techniques are described that aim to use pass-by measurements to separate the wheel and track components of rolling noise.One is based on the TWINS model,which is tuned to measured track vibration.The second is based on the advanced transfer path analysis method,which provides an entirely experimental assessment.The third is based on the pass-by analysis method in combination with static vibroacoustic transfer functions which are obtained using a reciprocity method.The development of these methods is described and comparisons between them are presented using the results from three experimental measurement campaigns.These covered a metro train,a regional train and a high-speed train at a range of speeds.The various methods agree reasonably well in terms of overall trends,with moderate agreement in the mid-frequency region,and less consistent results at low and high frequency.
基金supported by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC)under Grant No.EP/P006973/1.
文摘In the era of rapidly expanding wireless technologies,the push for larger spectrum efficiency and better signal integrity has intensified the need for high-efficient and low noise amplifiers(LNAs).A two-stage LNA based on the GaAs/InGaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor(pHEMT)with a relatively large gate length of 2μm is designed for high-performance 2.4-GHz wireless communication.The I-V characteristic and two-port high-frequency S-parameter of the transistor are measured by on-wafer probing techniques.The results indicate that a discrete transistor with a gate size of 2μm×50μm can provide a maximum transconductance of 16 mS,corresponding to a maximum current-gain cut-off frequency of 7 GHz and maximum oscillation frequency of 8 GHz at the 1-V drain-source voltage.With the impedance matching networks based transmission line technique,an extended integrated layout structure is designed and simulated by using the momentum simulation tool embedded in Advanced Design System,to alleviate the trade-off between noise figure(NF)and gain of the circuit.The findings show that the transistor based on the GaAs/InGaAs technology is capable of delivering high performance with power consumption low to 16 mW,where the maximum simulated gain of 21.5 dB and minimum NF of 2.4 dB are achieved.In terms of linearity,the proposed LNA provides terrific output 1-dB compression of-3 dBm and output third-order intercept point values of 10 dBm.The bandwidth of 0.12 GHz and figure-of-merit of 12 are obtained,which are comparable to that of existing LNAs based on pHEMT.Such a device may benefit to accelerate the development of more robust and power-efficient front-end modules in modern wireless systems,especially for advancing performance-driven applications.
文摘During the trial operation of a certain electric multiple unit,it was found that although the noise amplitude in the passenger compartment above the traction motor met the limit standard requirements when operating at speeds between 100 and 160 km/h.However,during the traction and braking processes,there were distinct frequency peaks in the traction motor noise,affecting passenger comfort.To improve the ride comfort during this speed range,without affecting the performance of the traction system,rectifications were made to address the motor noise issue.Measures such as adjusting the switching frequency and modifying the direct current voltage were proposed to optimize the traction control software.Through comparative testing of different control measures,the most effective control measure was selected,which effectively eliminated the singlefrequency noise of the motor in this speed range.Additionally,a safety assessment was conducted to demonstrate that the new motor traction measures met the requirements for traction and operational reliability.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2023YFB2603602)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52222810 and 52178383).
文摘To elucidate the fracturing mechanism of deep hard rock under complex disturbance environments,this study investigates the dynamic failure behavior of pre-damaged granite subjected to multi-source dynamic disturbances.Blasting vibration monitoring was conducted in a deep-buried drill-and-blast tunnel to characterize in-situ dynamic loading conditions.Subsequently,true triaxial compression tests incorporating multi-source disturbances were performed using a self-developed wide-low-frequency true triaxial system to simulate disturbance accumulation and damage evolution in granite.The results demonstrate that combined dynamic disturbances and unloading damage significantly accelerate strength degradation and trigger shear-slip failure along preferentially oriented blast-induced fractures,with strength reductions up to 16.7%.Layered failure was observed on the free surface of pre-damaged granite under biaxial loading,indicating a disturbance-induced fracture localization mechanism.Time-stress-fracture-energy coupling fields were constructed to reveal the spatiotemporal characteristics of fracture evolution.Critical precursor frequency bands(105-150,185-225,and 300-325 kHz)were identified,which serve as diagnostic signatures of impending failure.A dynamic instability mechanism driven by multi-source disturbance superposition and pre-damage evolution was established.Furthermore,a grouting-based wave-absorption control strategy was proposed to mitigate deep dynamic disasters by attenuating disturbance amplitude and reducing excitation frequency.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21663032 and 22061041)the Open Sharing Platform for Scientific and Technological Resources of Shaanxi Province(2021PT-004)the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students of China(S202110719044)。
文摘The SiO_(2) inverse opal photonic crystals(PC)with a three-dimensional macroporous structure were fabricated by the sacrificial template method,followed by infiltration of a pyrene derivative,1-(pyren-8-yl)but-3-en-1-amine(PEA),to achieve a formaldehyde(FA)-sensitive and fluorescence-enhanced sensing film.Utilizing the specific Aza-Cope rearrangement reaction of allylamine of PEA and FA to generate a strong fluorescent product emitted at approximately 480 nm,we chose a PC whose blue band edge of stopband overlapped with the fluorescence emission wavelength.In virtue of the fluorescence enhancement property derived from slow photon effect of PC,FA was detected highly selectively and sensitively.The limit of detection(LoD)was calculated to be 1.38 nmol/L.Furthermore,the fast detection of FA(within 1 min)is realized due to the interconnected three-dimensional macroporous structure of the inverse opal PC and its high specific surface area.The prepared sensing film can be used for the detection of FA in air,aquatic products and living cells.The very close FA content in indoor air to the result from FA detector,the recovery rate of 101.5%for detecting FA in aquatic products and fast fluorescence imaging in 2 min for living cells demonstrate the reliability and accuracy of our method in practical applications.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(12174350)Science and Technology Project of State Grid Henan Electric Power Company(5217Q0240008).
文摘In the heterogeneous power internet of things(IoT)environment,data signals are acquired to support different business systems to realize advanced intelligent applications,with massive,multi-source,heterogeneous and other characteristics.Reliable perception of information and efficient transmission of energy in multi-source heterogeneous environments are crucial issues.Compressive sensing(CS),as an effective method of signal compression and transmission,can accurately recover the original signal only by very few sampling.In this paper,we study a new method of multi-source heterogeneous data signal reconstruction of power IoT based on compressive sensing technology.Based on the traditional compressive sensing technology to directly recover multi-source heterogeneous signals,we fully use the interference subspace information to design the measurement matrix,which directly and effectively eliminates the interference while making the measurement.The measure matrix is optimized by minimizing the average cross-coherence of the matrix,and the reconstruction performance of the new method is further improved.Finally,the effectiveness of the new method with different parameter settings under different multi-source heterogeneous data signal cases is verified by using orthogonal matching pursuit(OMP)and sparsity adaptive matching pursuit(SAMP)for considering the actual environment with prior information utilization of signal sparsity and no prior information utilization of signal sparsity.
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62303126,62362008,author Z.Z,https://www.nsfc.gov.cn/,accessed on 20 December 2024)Major Scientific and Technological Special Project of Guizhou Province([2024]014)+2 种基金Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects(No.ZK[2022]General149) ,author Z.Z,https://kjt.guizhou.gov.cn/,accessed on 20 December 2024)The Open Project of the Key Laboratory of Computing Power Network and Information Security,Ministry of Education under Grant 2023ZD037,author Z.Z,https://www.gzu.edu.cn/,accessed on 20 December 2024)Open Research Project of the State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology,Zhejiang University,China(No.ICT2024B25),author Z.Z,https://www.gzu.edu.cn/,accessed on 20 December 2024).
文摘Due to the development of cloud computing and machine learning,users can upload their data to the cloud for machine learning model training.However,dishonest clouds may infer user data,resulting in user data leakage.Previous schemes have achieved secure outsourced computing,but they suffer from low computational accuracy,difficult-to-handle heterogeneous distribution of data from multiple sources,and high computational cost,which result in extremely poor user experience and expensive cloud computing costs.To address the above problems,we propose amulti-precision,multi-sourced,andmulti-key outsourcing neural network training scheme.Firstly,we design a multi-precision functional encryption computation based on Euclidean division.Second,we design the outsourcing model training algorithm based on a multi-precision functional encryption with multi-sourced heterogeneity.Finally,we conduct experiments on three datasets.The results indicate that our framework achieves an accuracy improvement of 6%to 30%.Additionally,it offers a memory space optimization of 1.0×2^(24) times compared to the previous best approach.
基金supported by the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(Nos.2024JDRC0100 and 2023YFQ0091)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U21A20167 and 52475138)the Scientific Research Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System(No.2024RVL-T08).
文摘Accurate monitoring of track irregularities is very helpful to improving the vehicle operation quality and to formulating appropriate track maintenance strategies.Existing methods have the problem that they rely on complex signal processing algorithms and lack multi-source data analysis.Driven by multi-source measurement data,including the axle box,the bogie frame and the carbody accelerations,this paper proposes a track irregularities monitoring network(TIMNet)based on deep learning methods.TIMNet uses the feature extraction capability of convolutional neural networks and the sequence map-ping capability of the long short-term memory model to explore the mapping relationship between vehicle accelerations and track irregularities.The particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to optimize the network parameters,so that both the vertical and lateral track irregularities can be accurately identified in the time and spatial domains.The effectiveness and superiority of the proposed TIMNet is analyzed under different simulation conditions using a vehicle dynamics model.Field tests are conducted to prove the availability of the proposed TIMNet in quantitatively monitoring vertical and lateral track irregularities.Furthermore,comparative tests show that the TIMNet has a better fitting degree and timeliness in monitoring track irregularities(vertical R2 of 0.91,lateral R2 of 0.84 and time cost of 10 ms),compared to other classical regression.The test also proves that the TIMNet has a better anti-interference ability than other regression models.
文摘This paper deeply discusses the causes of gear howling noise,the identification and analysis of multi-source excitation,the transmission path of dynamic noise,simulation and experimental research,case analysis,optimization effect,etc.,aiming to better provide a certain guideline and reference for relevant researchers.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12372256,12072186).
文摘The noise generated by subsonic jet nozzles, commonly encountered in civilian aircraft, is rather significant and propagates in both the upstream and downstream directions due to large-scale and fine-scale turbulence structures. In this paper, a distinctive inner wall treatment strategy, denoted as the Azimuthally-distributed Wavy Inner Wall (AWIW), is proposed, which is aimed at mitigating jet noise. Within this strategy, a circumferentially dispersed treatment wall characterized by a minute wavy pattern is substituted for the smooth inner wall in proximity to the nozzle outlet. To assess the effectiveness of the AWIW treatment, we conducted numerical simulations. The unsteady flow field and far-field noise were predicted by employing Large Eddy Simulations (LES) coupled with the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) integration method. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the mechanism underlying the noise reduction facilitated by the AWIW treatment, it examined physical parameters such as the Lighthill source acoustic source term, the turbulent kinetic energy acoustic source term, and the shear layer instability. The results reveal that the AWIW treatment expedites the instability within the shear layer of the jet, leading to an early disruption of the jet shear layer, and consequently turbulent structures in varying sizes are generated downstream. This process effectively regulates the generation and emission of jet noise. By controlling the minor scale turbulence through the AWIW treatment, the mid- and high-frequency noise within the distant field can be significantly reduced. In the context of the flow field, the introduction of AWIW also leads to a decrease in drag on the inner wall surface of the jet, thereby improving the overall aerodynamic performance of the nozzle. Considering these attributes, the AWIW strategy emerges as a viable technique for the reduction of jet noise.
文摘Background:Research has shown that musicians outperform non-musicians in speech perception in noise(SPiN)tasks.However,it remains unclear whether the advantages of musical training are substantial enough to slow down the decline in SPiN performance associated with aging.Objectives:Therefore,we assessed SPiN performances in a continuum of age groups comprising musicians and non-musicians.The goal was to compare how the aging process affected SPiN performances of musicians and non-musicians.Method:A cross-sectional descriptive mixed design was used,involving 150 participants divided into 75 musicians and 75 non-musicians.Each age group(10-19,20-29,30-39,40-49,and 50-59)consisted of15 musicians and 15 non-musicians.Six Kannada sentence lists were combined with four-talker babble.At+5,0,and-5 dB signal-to-noise ratios(SNRs),the percent correct Speech Identification Scores were calculated.Results:The repeated measure ANOVA(RM ANOVA)revealed significant main effects and interaction effects between SNR,musicianship,and age groups(p<0.05).A small to large effect size was noted(ηp2=0.05 to0.17).A significant interaction effect and follow-up post hoc tests showed that SPiN abilities deteriorated more rapidly with increasing age in nonmusicians compared to musicians,especially at difficult SNRs.Conclusions:Musicians had better SPiN abilities than non-musicians across all age groups.Also,age-related deterioration in SPiN abilities was faster in non-musicians compared to musicians.