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This paper focuses on peer review as a quality management technique used in open-source software (OSS) development and the similarities and differences with those of traditional development. The organizational commitment of OSS developers to quality is also explored. A comprehensive web-based questionnaire was completed by OSS and traditional developers. It was found that peer review is generally...
In this paper, the rationale for the development and the process of creating the Virtual ELA® (Everyday Life Activities)-House are described. The Virtual ELA®-House is an innovative therapy program designed for use with clients with language and speech disorders and/or with other cognitive neuropsychological disorders, which result from brain damage, e.g. aphasia, apraxia of speech, neglect, etc....
Under optimal conditions, providing language therapy to persons with aphasia (PWA) is an intensive and dynamic process which results in improved verbal communication and greater participation in everyday life. However, due to cuts in health care spending, PWAs are not receiving the necessary amount of language therapy to achieve significant gains in language abilities. Recent developments of computerized...
Following previously published work on aphasic texts and unpublished pilot studies on textpragmatic impairments in right-brain damaged stroke patients (RBDs), we present an exploratory study on textpragmatic dimensions of several text classes produced by RBDs as compared with aphasics and healthy controls. In contrast to the main thrust of published research on (text)pragmatic impairments in RBDs,...
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