Recent advances in software testing introduced parameterized unit tests (PUT), which accept parameters, unlike conventional unit tests (CUT), which do not accept parameters. PUTs are more beneficial than CUTs with regards to fault-detection capability, since PUTs help describe the behaviors of methods under test for all test arguments. In general, existing applications often include manually wr...

In this paper, we address the issue of choice of unit size in unit selection speech synthesis. We discuss the development of a Hindi speech synthesizer and our experiments with different choices of units: syllable, diphone, phone and half phone. Perceptual tests conducted to evaluate the quality of the synthesizers with different unit size indicate that the syllable synthesizer performs better ...

In this paper, we address the issue of choice of unit size in unit selection speech synthesis. We discuss the development of a Hindi speech synthesizer and our experiments with different choices of units: syllable, diphone, phone and half phone. Perceptual tests conducted to evaluate the quality of the synthesizers with different unit size indicate that the syllable synthesizer performs better ...

background critical-care patients are at higher risk of untreated pain, because they are often unable to communicate owing to altered mental status, tracheal intubation and sedation. objectives this study compared two pain assessment tools on tracheal intubated critically ill patients in a cardiac post-anesthesia care unit, who were unable to communicate verbally. the studied tools were “critic...

background hypoglycemia is a common and the most important complication of intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients. because of hypoglycemia’s impact on the cardinal organs as a fuel, if untreated it could results in permanent brain damage and increased mortality. conclusions our results showed that the sofa score, aki, and hemoglobin a1c are the independent risk factors for the dev...

as pseudomonas, acinetobacter, and staphylococcus that appropriate disinfection can reduce these pathogens. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different disinfectants on gram-negative bacteria isolated from the surface of accidents and burn hospital in yazd. materials and methods: in this study, 240 samples were randomly collected from different parts of accidents and burn hosp...

background: visitation of patients admitted at intensive care units (icus) is a controversial issue in the field of health care. it is commonly believed that the presence of family members might bring about physiological changes, such as tachycardia and hypertension, in icu patients. aim: this study aimed to evaluate the effects of scheduled visitation on the physiological indices of conscious ...

in this paper we consider the group algebra $r(c_2times‎ ‎d_infty)$‎. ‎it is shown that $r(c_2times d_infty)$ can be‎ ‎represented by a $4times 4$ block circulant matrix‎. ‎it is also‎ ‎shown that $mathcal{u}(mathbb{z}_2(c_2times d_infty))$ is‎ ‎infinitely generated‎.