introduction: emotional words in comparison with neutral words have different hemispheric specialization. it is assumed that the right hemisphere has a role in processing every kind of emotional word. the objective of the present study was the development of a persian version of the dichotic emotional word test and evaluate its validation among adult persian speakers.   materials and methods: t...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Seagrasses are important marine plants that are under threat globally. Restoration by transplanting vegetative fragments or seedlings into areas where seagrasses have been lost is possible, but long-term trial data are limited. The goal of this study is to use available short-term data to predict long-term outcomes of transplanting seagrass. METHODS A functional-structural...

Wireless Standards such as ANSI-41 and WIN are dynamic in nature, continuously evolving to meet subscriber requirements with ever shorter intervals for standards development. The current timelines at which a new version of the specification is to be completed to the needed level of precision, quality and completeness cannot be accommodated using existing specification techniques. A key assumpti...

With conventional methods of performing verification and validation heavily reliant on testing performed late in the software production process the late detection of errors adds substantially to project costs and delays in delivery, and introduces significant risks. This paper presents a method of software development aimed at "correctness by construction", which greatly attenuates these probl...

In the new Internet economy time-to-market has replaced quality as a primary concern in most software development organizations. Fortunately, that is not yet the case in organizations concerned with the development of critical systems. Most of these organizations consider design review as an efficient approach to improve the quality of their software products. In this paper, we discuss a set of...

Reuse has proved to be an elusive goal in software development organizations. Many language constructs and design principles have been introduced with the hope of creating just the appropriate abstraction that will support the creation of reusable software. None of these efforts have achieved sufficient magnitude to contribute significant cost savings. Recent industrial experience and research ...

Software traceability is the ability to relate artefacts created during the development life cycle of software system. Traceability is essential in the software development process and it has been used to support several activities such as impact analysis, software maintenance and evolution, component reuse, verification and validation. Moreover, the importance of traceability in the software d...