background and aim : the quick speech in noise (q-sin) test have been designed to evalu­ate individuals’ ability to recognize speech in noise. this study established to evaluate the test-retest reliability and equivalency of the five test lists of the persian q-sin test in subjects with sensory hearing loss (shl) and normal hearing individuals. methods : this cross-sectional study was per­forme...

This paper studies properties of equilibrium selection based on quantal response equilibrium (QRE) models (McKelvey and Palfrey, Games and Economic Behavior 10 (1995), 6-38). In a QRE, the chances of playing sub-optimal strategies by mistakes are proportional to expected payo ̄ s, and QRE produces a distinct prediction from other noise-based re§ nements. A selection based on QRE coincides with r...

We analyze data from the second-price maximum-value auction experiment reported in Ivanov, Levin and Niederle (2010) in order to investigate the extent to which the winner’s curse can be explained by quantal response, in combination with diffferent assumptions about equilibrium (QRE) or nonequilibrium beliefs (QCH or QCE). We find a close correspondence between the theoretical predictions of th...

This research is on improving the efficiency of our previous work for removing semantically equivalent expressions in program search results.

This research investigates the impact of firms’ performance on share price over a multi year time frame from 2015 to 2019, sample 22 firms out 30, DS30 Index, Bangladesh. Firm’s (autonomous variable) are measured by earnings per share, return assets, equity, quick ratio, and net profit margin, whereas year-end is used as reliant variable. The Hausman test comparative analysis outputs pooled fix...

FTA proposed to add selections for ‘‘type of fire’’ to the non-rail fire event detail screens to provide better nationallevel information for vehicle fire prevention and mitigation. Comment. FTA received two comments to the proposed revision. Commenters indicated that ‘‘type of fire’’ was often difficult to ascertain and could only be identified after a lengthy investigation. FTA Response. The ...

The CSIRO-led eXtended New Technology Demonstrator (xNTD) will test key SKA technologies whilst delivering exciting science outcomes in the fields of HI surveys, gaseous evolution, galactic magnetism, pulsars and transients. The xNTD and its sister telescope, the MIT-led Low Frequency Demonstrator (LFD), build on technologies developed by the Sydney University SKA Molonglo Prototype (SKAMP) and...

IT cannot be claimed that the widespread use of abbreviations has facilitated easy reading of either papers or case notes and often they cause both annoyance and misunderstanding. Most should only have a limited use within a speciality and the meaning of many is totally different in another speciality. This book lists more than thirteen thousand abbreviations and well illustrates this diversity...

In this paper, three systems for classification of stress in speech are proposed. The first system makes use of linear short time Log Frequency Power Coefficients (LFPC), the second employs Teager Energy Operator (TEO) based Nonlinear Frequency Domain LFPC features (NFD-LFPC) and the third uses TEO based Nonlinear Time Domain LFPC features (NTD-LFPC). The systems were tested using SUSAS (Speech...

Fibrous tows used in continuous fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) deform geometrically during the production of composite products. The cross-sectional geometry of the tow is influenced by the load-induced deformation mechanisms. A study of the effect of two commonly assumed geometrical tow shapes on an equivalent pressure distribution in a tow-on-a-pin spreading arrangement was performed. The ...