An algorithm for labeling a two-speaker phone call according to the active speaker at each time frame is presented. The algorithm is based on clustering audio frames according to one features set, and then modeling speakers for each cluster and resegmenting iteratively, over a different features set. The first clustering stage is expected to yield clusters that contain audio of both speakers gr...

background & purpose: promotion of postgraduate medical education (pgme) is constantly one of the main concerns’ for medical education policy makers because of the key role of residents and graduated specialists/subspecialists in health care system. this study aimed to determine challenges, and potential solutions for promoting the pgme in iran by exploring the expert’s implicit knowledge.  met...

in this study, we investigated the errors native speakers of farsi commit when rating the esl essays, using a many-facet rasch measurement approach. to that end, two native speakers of farsi rated 56 essays which 28 male and female advanced language learners learning farsi as a second language at persian language centre at imam khomeini international university in qazvin, iran wrote on two topi...

This study examines the phonetic properties of lexical stress in English produced by Persian speakers learning English as a foreign language. The four most reliable phonetic correlates of English lexical stress, namely fundamental frequency, duration, intensity, and vowel quality were measured across Persian speakers’ production of the stressed and unstressed syllables of five English disyllabi...

We consider key escrow system for international communication between multiple domains with different policies. In intercepting international communications between two domains serious problems on unfairness may arise when one government has not authorized the message interception in legal. We solve this problem by incorporating a mechanism that allows message interception by law enforcement pa...

Coercion remains a dominant theme in mental healthcare and a source of major concern. While the presence of coercion is ubiquitous internationally, it varies significantly in nature and degree in different countries and is influenced by a variety of factors. Recent reports have raised concerns about physical restraint and the increasing use of legislation in high-income countries. At the same t...

In addition, our programs in early childhood are nationally recognized by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC); our elementary education program is nationally recognized by the Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI); our programs in special education are nationally recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC); our literacy programs ar...

In addition, our programs in early childhood are nationally recognized by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC); our elementary education program is nationally recognized by the Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI); our programs in special education are nationally recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC); our literacy programs ar...