The use of complex computer systems in cost-critical and life-critical applications motivates the need for design validation, as well as manufacturing test. Design validation techniques verify functionality by simulating (or emulating) a system description with a given test input sequence. Although there are many sub-areas of manufacturing test which require significant research, manufacturing ...

This research study employed a mixed-methods approach to investigate the test takers’ perceptions and anx- iety in relation to an English language proficiency test called Community English Program (CEP). This study also evaluated the direct and semi-direct modes for speaking module of this test. To this end, 300 Eng- lish as Foreign Language (EFL) students were recruited in the study as test ta...

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...