This paper describes a hybrid BIST architecture for testing core-based systems together with a method for test time minimization. The approach uses test pattern broadcasting for both pseudorandom and deterministic patterns. To overcome the high complexity of the test time minimization problem we propose a fast algorithm to find an efficient combination of pseudorandom and deterministic test set...

Background: Methadone maintenance has received little scientific attention regarding neurocognitive effects. This study is aimed to assess the neuropsychological performance of methadone maintenance patients (MMP) compared to those healthy controls. Methods: Thirty-five MMP and 35 healthy controls, matched for age, gender, education and employment status, examined on a battery of tests aimed at...

The internal mechanism used for a dependence test constrains its accuracy and determines its speed. The internal mechanism used for our Access Region Test (ART) is fundamentally different from that used in any other dependence test, and therefore its constraints and characteristics are likewise different. In this paper, we briefly describe our novel descriptor for representing memory accesses, ...

Introduction: Hearing loss is one of the most common problems in elderly people. Functional side effects of hearing loss are various. Due to the fact that hearing loss is the common impairment in elderly people; the importance of its possible effects on auditory memory is undeniable. This study aims to focus on the hearing loss effects on auditory memory.   Materials and Methods: Dichotic Audi...

An error-recovery method for embedded multi-processor systems on SRAM-based FPGAs is proposed. This method is effective against soft-errors in the configuration memory, such as the errors caused by hIgh energy radiation also known as Single Event Upsets. The error-recovery algorithm performs on-line test of the ~PGA configuration memory and recovers errors using dynamic partial reconfiguration....

Colliding Bodies Optimization (CBO) is a population-based metaheuristic algorithm that complies physics laws of momentum and energy. Due to the stagnation susceptibility of CBO by premature convergence and falling into local optima, some meritorious methodologies based on Sine Cosine Algorithm and a mutation operator were considered to mitigate the shortcomings mentioned earlier. Sine Cosine Al...

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to explore the possible differences in the working memory of monolingual (Persian) and bilingual  (Persian-Baluchi) children. We wanted to examine if there is a statistically significant relationship between working memory and bilingualism. Methods: Four working memory (WM) tests, assessing three WM components, were administered to 140 second...