Code artefacts that have non-trivial requirements with respect to the ordering in which their methods or procedures ought to be called are common and appear, for instance, in the form of API implementations and objects. ...

Although there are several techniques for the automatic generation of test data based on grammars, few studies have been proposed to improve the test data generated by applying semantic restrictions. In this sense, we ...

In the letter “Reproducibility of Diagnostic Criteria for Ventricular Neurocysticercosis,” the authors manifest their unhappiness with the results of the systematic review we conducted to assess reliability of the revised ...

BACKGROUND: A unified set of criteria for neurocysticercosis (NCC) has helped to standardize its diagnosis in different settings. METHODS: Cysticercosis experts were convened to update current diagnostic criteria for NCC ...

Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) is a promising technology that supports separation of crosscutting concerns (i.e., functionality that tends to be tangled with, and scattered through the rest of the system). In AOP, a ...

Field research conducted with ten teachers who are students in a stricto sensu postgraduate course in Education, which aims to highlight the importance of having welldefined criteria in test evaluation. The research was ...

To plan testing activities, testers face the challenge of determining a strategy, including a test coverage criterion that offers an acceptable compromise between the available resources and test goals. Known theoretical ...

The failure of polymer composites is complex due to the independent and interacting damage mechanisms. The availability of several failure criteria demands a reasonable discernment of each criterion in order to obtain a ...