[{"id":358094,"last_updated":"2023-07-01 13:52:26","id_people":481820,"institutes":["ILC"],"type":"conference_article","type_order":5,"type_people":"conferenceObject","title":"A linguistic approach of sound characterisation and polarization: first steps","year":2023,"authors_people":"Davide Chiarella; Paola Cutugno; Melissa Ferretti","authors_cnr":["Ferretti, Melissa","Chiarella, Davide","Cutugno, Paola"],"authors_cnr_id":["15601","29351"],"authors_cnr_institute":[""],"authors":["Chiarella, D.","Cutugno, P.","Ferretti, M."],"abstract":"The activities of the \"TRIPLO: TRasporti e collegamenti Innovativi e sostenibili tra Porti e piattaforme LOgistiche\" project, funded with funds from the Interregional Operational Programme Italy-France Maritime 2014-2020, have as their particular goal to increase the sustainability of commercial ports and associated logistic platforms, helping to lessen noise pollution [1][2]. In some project activities, the acoustic impact on the people exposed to noise from back port activities is evaluated in connection to how each person perceives the noise. Only technical investigations, which cannot ensure a phenomena's universality in terms of perception, can objectively describe a phenomenon in environmental surveys [3]; A sound can be viewed as both a physical reality that can be measured using objective criteria and a sound perception phenomenon that is of a subjective character and related to the subject's psycho-physical-emotional state. Because these two traits are inextricably linked, it is not enough to just look at them independently. Driven by these motivations, we created questionnaires concerning the perception of sounds, the structure and first results of which can be consulted in [4] [5] [6]. In this article, in the first part we present a methodology to identify adjectives characterising each sound via TF-IDF (term frequency - inverse document frequency) [7][8][9][10]; in the second part we analyse the positive or negative emotions described by the adjectives given for each sounds with TexBlob, a sentiment analysis classifier, and subsequently we compare the results obtained with the ones shown in [6].","keywords":["sentiment analysis","TF-IDF","sound polarization","sound characterisation"],"pages":"86-91","url":"https:\/\/publications.cnr.it\/doc\/481820","volume":"","doi":"","editors_people":"","editors":[""],"published":"Serie de Comunicaci\u00f3n Social 2022-2023","publisher":"","issn":"","isbn":"978-959-7174-41-7","conference_name":"XVIII\u00b0 Simposio Internacional de Comunicaci\u00f3n Social","conference_place":"Santiago de Cuba","conference_date":"23-27\/01\/2023"},{"id":132421,"last_updated":"2022-02-04 19:02:02","id_people":443221,"institutes":["ILC"],"type":"book_chapter","type_order":2,"type_people":"bookPart","title":"A Linguistic preliminary study about noise perception","year":2021,"authors_people":"Paola Cutugno, Melissa Ferretti, Davide Chiarella, Lucia Marconi","authors_cnr":["Ferretti, Melissa","Marconi, Lucia","Chiarella, Davide","Cutugno, Paola"],"authors_cnr_id":["13632","15601","29351"],"authors_cnr_institute":[""],"authors":["Cutugno, P.","Ferretti, M.","Chiarella, D.","Marconi, L."],"abstract":"The activities of the project \"TRIPLO: TRasporti e collegamenti Innovativi e sostenibili tra Porti e piattaforme Logistiche\", financed with the resources of the Interregional Operational Programme Italy-France Maritime 2014- 2020, have as specific objective to improve the sustainability of commercial ports and related logistic platforms, contributing to the reduction of noise pollution [1][2]. Some activities in the project are aimed at assessing the acoustic impact on the population exposed to noise generated by back port activities, in relation to individual perception. In environmental surveys, only technical investigations can objectively describe a phenomenon [3], but at the same time they do not guarantee its universality with respect to perception; a sound can be considered both as a physical phenomenon, and therefore measurable through objective parameters, and as a phenomenon linked to sound perception, of a subjective nature and consequent to the psycho-physical-emotional state of the subject. These two characteristics are strictly interdependent, so it is insufficient to limit to examine them separately. The population constitutes a precious source of information in the evaluation of the quality of the space in which they live or work, suggesting the relationships between environment, comfort and productivity. It is therefore important to use subjective investigation tools through which the opinion of the population can become a valid support to traditional methods of analysis and improve the overall evaluation.","keywords":["nosie perception","questionnaire","applied linguistics"],"pages":"57-61","url":"https:\/\/publications.cnr.it\/doc\/443221","volume":"","doi":"","editors_people":"","editors":[""],"published":"Contribuciones a la Ling\u00fc\u00edstica y a la Comunicaci\u00f3n Social. Tributo a Vitelio Ruiz Hern\u00e1ndez","publisher":"","issn":"","isbn":"978-959-7174-40-0","conference_name":"","conference_place":"","conference_date":""},{"id":79782,"last_updated":"2023-05-10 18:14:17","id_people":456166,"institutes":["IEIIT","ILC"],"type":"conference_article","type_order":5,"type_people":"conferenceObject","title":"A linguistic and psychoacoustic study for questionnaire analysis: first results","year":2021,"authors_people":"Ferretti Melissa, Chiarella Davide, Cutugno Paola, Marconi Lucia, Di Feo Gelsomina, Cerniglia Andrea, Magrini Anna","authors_cnr":["Ferretti, Melissa","Marconi, Lucia","Chiarella, Davide","Cutugno, Paola"],"authors_cnr_id":["13632","15601","29351"],"authors_cnr_institute":[""],"authors":["Ferretti, M.","Chiarella, D.","Cutugno, P.","Marconi, L.","Di Feo, G.","Cerniglia, A.","Magrini, A."],"abstract":"This research is inspired by the consideration that language represents a significant dimension of perception and description of the soundscape. A language is a strategic tool that can consistently describe the qualities of physical acoustic environments, introducing an efficient metric to describe the sound perception by people. In this paper, we explore the possibility of using sentiment analysis for extracting the emotional impact of noise from lists of adjectives that describe sounds. To address this, an investigation campaign was conducted to identify the Italian adjectives that best describe the noise sources associated with port and retro-port infrastructures. 402 Italian university students responded to a listening experiment. They were asked to associate adjectives with audios. The association of these adjectives with the sources of sound formed the basis for sentiment analysis. Psychoacoustic parameters were calculated following measurements and processed for each of the sounds administered to look for possible correlations between the different perceptual aspects. The first results show how industrial or traffic sounds are as expected associated with negative sentiment whereas natural sounds evoke positive emotions. The proposed sentiment analysis, in connection with the psychoacoustic investigations developed, provides a framework for future research in the investigation of sound perception.","keywords":["Sound perception","Sentiment Analysis","Psychoacoustics","Acoustics","Synesthesia"],"pages":"8","url":"https:\/\/publications.cnr.it\/doc\/456166","volume":"","doi":"","editors_people":"","editors":[""],"published":"Proceedings of the 27th International Congress on Sound and Vibration","publisher":"","issn":"","isbn":"978-83-7880-799-5","conference_name":"27th International Congress on Sound and Vibration","conference_place":"Praga","conference_date":"11-16\/07\/2021"},{"id":79500,"last_updated":"2021-04-28 16:53:21","id_people":407448,"institutes":["IEIIT","ILC"],"type":"journal_article","type_order":0,"type_people":"article","title":"Final results of the NINFA project: impact of new technologies in the daily life of elderly people","year":2019,"authors_people":"Cinini A.; Cutugno P.; Ferraris C.;Ferretti M.; Marconi L.; Morgavi G.; Nerino R.","authors_cnr":["Cinini, Alessandra","Ferraris, Claudia","Ferretti, Melissa","Nerino, Roberto","Morgavi, Giovanna","Marconi, Lucia","Cutugno, Paola"],"authors_cnr_id":["10520","13318","13632","29351"],"authors_cnr_institute":[""],"authors":["Cinini, A.","Cutugno, P.","Ferraris, C.","Ferretti, M.","Marconi, L.","Morgavi, G.","Nerino, R."],"abstract":"Background:The paper presents the work carried out within NINFA (iNtelligent Integrated Network For Aged people), a project for the wellbeing of the elderly people at home. Aims:The impact of new technologies on elderly people is evaluated with respect to the three main topics faced by NINFA. Methods:NINFA was structured into three main topics: (1) active user engagement from the very beginning of the plan-ning stage: the use of specially designed questionnaires to evaluate the acceptability of new technology in general and robot caregiver specifically; (2) assessment of the well-being through non-invasive techniques: natural language processing for language change monitoring in elderly subjects; (3) automated assessment of motor and cognitive functions at home: systems to deliver tests and exergames through user interfaces compliant with elderly subjects. Results:The analysis shows that there is no a priori closure to support the technology, but it must not be invasive and must allow social interactions. The study of speech transcripts shows that a large variations in the number of words used to describe the same situation could be a sign on the onset of cognitive impairments. The specifically designed systems highlight, after the training period, significant improvements in the performances of the participants and a satisfaction with regards to the systems usability. Conclusions: The outcomes of NINFA project highlight some important aspects of the relationship between elderly people and new technologies concerning: engagement and acceptability, assessment of the wellbeing and of the modifications of motor, cognitive and language functions.","keywords":["User Engagement","Wellbeing assessment","Linguistic and Cognitive Analysis","Movement Analysis","Exergames","At-Home monitoring","Postural stability"],"pages":"1-10","url":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s40520-019-01357-6.pdf","volume":"","doi":"10.1007\/s40520-019-01357-6","editors_people":"","editors":[""],"published":"Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (Online)","publisher":"Editrice Kurtis (Milano, Italia)","issn":"1720-8319","isbn":"","conference_name":"","conference_place":"","conference_date":""},{"id":79498,"last_updated":"2023-05-10 18:12:51","id_people":403916,"institutes":["IEIIT","ILC"],"type":"conference_article","type_order":5,"type_people":"conferenceObject","title":"QUESTIONNAIRE ANALYSIS TO DEFINE THE MOST SUITABLE SURVEY FOR PORT-NOISE INVESTIGATION","year":2019,"authors_people":"A. Cerniglia, D. Chiarella, P. Cutugno, L. Marconi, A. Magrini, G. Di Feo, M. Ferretti","authors_cnr":["Ferretti, Melissa","Marconi, Lucia","Chiarella, Davide","Cutugno, Paola"],"authors_cnr_id":["13632","15601","29351"],"authors_cnr_institute":[""],"authors":["Cerniglia, A.","Chiarella, D.","Cutugno, P.","Marconi, L.","Magrini, A.","Di Feo, G.","Ferretti, M."],"abstract":"The high level of noise pollution affecting the areas between ports and logistic platforms represents a problem that can be faced from different points of view. Acoustic monitoring, mapping, short-term measurements, port and road traffic flows analyses can give useful indications on the strategies to be proposed for a better management of the problem. A survey campaign through the preparation of questionnaires to be submitted to the population exposed to noise in the back-port areas will help to better understand the subjective point of view. The paper analyses a sample of questions suitable for the specific research, chosen as part of the wide database of questionnaires internationally proposed for subjective investigations. The preliminary results of a first data collection campaign are consid-ered to verify the adequacy of the number, the type of questions, and the type of sample noise used for the survey. The questionnaire will be optimized to be distributed in the TRIPLO project (TRans-ports and Innovative sustainable connections between Ports and LOgistic platforms). The results of this survey will be the starting point for the linguistic investigation carried out in combination with the acoustic monitoring, to improve understanding the connections between personal feeling and tech-nical aspects.","keywords":["port noise","acoustic monitoring","subjective survey","psychoacoustics"],"pages":"","url":"https:\/\/publications.cnr.it\/doc\/403916","volume":"","doi":"","editors_people":"","editors":[""],"published":"","publisher":"","issn":"","isbn":"978-1-9991810-0-0","conference_name":"26th International Congress on Sound & Vibration","conference_place":"Montr\u00e9al, Canada","conference_date":"7-11\/07\/2019"},{"id":79390,"last_updated":"2019-11-14 15:11:35","id_people":400412,"institutes":["IEIIT","ILC"],"type":"conference_article","type_order":5,"type_people":"conferenceObject","title":"Estudios ling\u00fc\u00edsticos en antolog\u00edas narrativas sobre la experiencia del viaje","year":2019,"authors_people":"P. Cutugno, L. Marconi, Ferretti M., D. Chiarella","authors_cnr":["Ferretti, Melissa","Marconi, Lucia","Chiarella, Davide","Cutugno, Paola"],"authors_cnr_id":["13632","15601","29351"],"authors_cnr_institute":[""],"authors":["Cutugno, P.","Marconi, L.","Ferretti, M.","Chiarella, D."],"abstract":"Las antolog\u00edas \"Partire: Antologia narrativa di geografia emozionale\" y \"Partire: Antologia illustrata per eterni viaggiatori\" fueron elaboradas por el CTS: Centro tur\u00edstico Studentesco e Giovanile, en 2009, 2010, 2011 y 2013. Las cuatro obras relacionan historias, im\u00e1genes y peque\u00f1as frases referidas con un \"viaje de los sue\u00f1os\", que contiene el lugar y por qu\u00e9 ese viaje es el de los deseos. Cada obra contiene im\u00e1genes o historias relacionadas con temas espec\u00edficos en los que se coloca cada narraci\u00f3n; para cada una de las ediciones se anz\u00f3 un concurso para estimular la participaci\u00f3n en la redacci\u00f3n de las narraciones de j\u00f3venes italianos entre dieciocho y treinta y cinco a\u00f1os sobre el tema del viaje. En otro art\u00edculo previamente producido, fueron analizados los componentes gramaticales de las contribuciones escritas. Los objetivos fueron identificar las posibles diferencias de las partes del discurso en los textos que componen los distintos vol\u00famenes y, al mismo tiempo, tratar de establecer para los diversos textos, dentro de qu\u00e9 gama de valores se coloca la relaci\u00f3n entre sustantivos y verbos. El an\u00e1lisis cualitativo y cuantitativo de las palabras m\u00e1s frecuentes permiti\u00f3 monitorear c\u00f3mo algunos de los relatos de viaje se convierten en reflexiones introspectivas cambiando el enfoque de los que escriben del viaje en el mundo a los que lo hacen sobre el viaje de la vida y viceversa.","keywords":["viaggio","analisi linguistica","linguistica computazionale"],"pages":"117-120","url":"https:\/\/publications.cnr.it\/doc\/400412","volume":"","doi":"","editors_people":"","editors":[""],"published":"","publisher":"","issn":"","isbn":"9789597174363","conference_name":"XVI\u00b0 Simposio Internacional de Comunicaci\u00f3n Social","conference_place":"Santiago de Cuba","conference_date":"21-25\/01\/2019"},{"id":79497,"last_updated":"2019-11-08 09:34:50","id_people":403914,"institutes":["IEIIT","ILC"],"type":"conference_article","type_order":5,"type_people":"conferenceObject","title":"INDAGINE SOGGETTIVA FINALIZZATA ALLA VALUTAZIONE DEL DISTURBO DA RUMORE NELLE ZONE RETROPORTUALI","year":2019,"authors_people":"A. Magrini, G. Di Feo, A. Cerniglia, L. Marconi, P. Cutugno, D. Chiarella, M. Ferretti","authors_cnr":["Ferretti, Melissa","Marconi, Lucia","Chiarella, Davide","Cutugno, Paola"],"authors_cnr_id":["13632","15601","29351"],"authors_cnr_institute":[""],"authors":["Magrini, A.","Di Feo, G.","Cerniglia, A.","Marconi, L.","Cutugno, P.","Chiarella, D.","Ferretti, M."],"abstract":"Vengono presentati alcuni risultati preliminari di una ricerca sulla percezione del rumore in zone retroportuali, che si inserisce nelle azioni previste nell'ambito del progetto TRIPLO (Programma Interreg Italia-Francia Marittimo 2014-2020). Le valutazioni riguardano le prime fasi di realizzazione e somministrazione di un questionario preliminare, realizzato su piattaforma web, e delle relative risposte: attraverso questo strumento si vogliono mettere in relazione rumori e percezione soggettiva, mediante l'uso di termini linguistici ritenuti pi\u00f9 appropriati dai soggetti intervistati.","keywords":["port noise","acoustic monitoring","subjective survey","psychoacoustics"],"pages":"2","url":"https:\/\/publications.cnr.it\/doc\/403914","volume":"","doi":"","editors_people":"","editors":[""],"published":"","publisher":"","issn":"","isbn":"978-88-88942-59-9","conference_name":"46\u00b0 Convegno Nazionale Associazione Italiana di Acustica","conference_place":"Pesaro","conference_date":"29-31 maggio 2019"},{"id":132324,"last_updated":"2019-02-22 16:38:29","id_people":370916,"institutes":["ILC"],"type":"conference_article","type_order":5,"type_people":"conferenceObject","title":"Active aging: a user centred approach for designing a virtual village network architecture","year":2017,"authors_people":"G. Morgavi, M. Morando, M. Ferretti, L. Marconi, P. Cutugno, R. Lucentini, D. Chiarella","authors_cnr":["Lucentini, Roberta","Ferretti, Melissa","Morgavi, Giovanna","Morando, Mauro","Marconi, Lucia","Chiarella, Davide","Cutugno, Paola"],"authors_cnr_id":["13318","13630","13632","15601","29351"],"authors_cnr_institute":[""],"authors":["Morgavi, G.","Morando, M.","Ferretti, M.","Marconi, L.","Cutugno, P.","Lucentini, R.","Chiarella, D."],"abstract":"Currently many solutions for domotic housing have been created to provide a better autonomous life for older people and to reduce health and caregiving costs. Unfortunately, assistive technology is often not accepted by old users. This may be due to the technology-oriented approach adopted in designing such systems, which does not consider enough the users' needs. This paper proposes a procedure to design an AAL(Ambient Assisted Living) system to support active aging based on the User-Centred Design approach. A virtual network architecture integrating different solutions have been designed involving final users from the very beginning of the planning stage. The result is a high usable and flexible platform that allows creating user-friendly products as well as services and realizing also high-level functions by integrating data from completely different contexts.","keywords":["Virtual Village Network","Active aging","Ambient Assisted Living","User-Centred Design Approach"],"pages":"5","url":"https:\/\/publications.cnr.it\/doc\/370916","volume":"","doi":"","editors_people":"","editors":[""],"published":"","publisher":"Centro de Ling\u00fc\u00edstica Aplicada, Ministero de Ciencia, Tecnolog\u00eda y Medio Ambiente (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)","issn":"","isbn":"9789597174325","conference_name":"XV\u00b0 Simposio Internacional de Comunicaci\u00f3n Social, Elo\u00edna Miyares in memoriam","conference_place":"Santiago de Cuba","conference_date":"23-27\/01\/2017"}]