Narrative Bifurcation, Cloud Computing Interfaces and Hitchcok

From a narratological perspective, this paper aims to address the theoretical issues concerning the functioning of the so called «narrative bifurcation» in data presentation and information retrieval. Its use in cyberspace calls for a reassessment as a storytelling device. Films have shown its fundamental role for the creation of suspense. Interactive fiction and games have unveiled the possibility of plots with multiple choices, giving continuity to cinema split-screen experiences. Using practical examples, this paper will show how this storytelling tool returns to its primitive form and ends up by conditioning cloud computing interface design.

Inês Pedrosa

Inês Pedrosa nasceu em Coimbra, em 15 de Agosto de 1962. Da sua professora primária, Virgínia Rodrigues, veio o amor pelos livros e do avô materno, Domingos Pereira, o grande incentivo literário: “contava-me a história de Portugal e declamava Camões, enquanto me passeava de barco a remos no rio Nabão. Ele é o avô Matias no meu primeiro romance A Instrução dos Amantes “ (JL, 2004: p.44). Em 1984, licencia-se em Ciências da Comunicação, na Universidade Nova de Lisboa; No Jornal de Letras, adquire pela prática o “curso de jornalismo, de literatura, de cultura, de vida” (JL, Agosto, 2002), convivendo com António Mega Ferreira, Augusto Abelaira, Eduardo Prado Coelho, Jorge Listopad e Fernando Assis Pacheco. Passaria depois pelo Independente, pelo Expresso, pela revista Ler e, finalmente, pela revista Marie Claire (entre 1993 e 1996), além de ter tido algumas experiências em rádio e televisão. Inês Pedrosa tem sido uma animadora constante de laços nacionais e internacionais, promovendo autores, através de col

Study of novel energy metabolism pathways in anaerobic bacteria

Energy conservation in chemotrophic anaerobic bacteria is achieved by two possible processes, substrate level phosphorylation (SLP) and electron transfer phosphorylation (ETP). This second mechanism, also known as respiration, involves chemiosmotic coupling. However, a third mechanism for energy coupling was recently proposed: the flavin-based electron bifurcation (FBEB). (...)

Bestiário Fantástico das Águas. Evolução do legado da Antiguidade na época medieval

Maria Adelaide Miranda e Pedro Chambel (Coord.)

The impact of online promotional efforts on customer acquisitiom and retention at continente.pt

Continente Online (COL) is the market leader of online grocery retailing in Portugal. Aiming at sustaining this position, it has been focusing its promotional efforts in acquiring and retaining customers. This report intakes an extensive study on the impact of COL’s exclusive promotional efforts (free delivery offers and ten percent discounts on loyalty card) on customer acquisition and retention, as well as, a cost analysis on these offers. Two econometric models were developed and the results were interesting. It was concluded that free delivery offers have a significant impact both in terms of customer acquisition and retention, having also a lower cost in comparison with ten percent on loyalty card discounts.

Recensão: Daniel Arasse, "Não se vê nada. Descrições"

Recensão de: Daniel Arasse, "Não se vê nada. Descrições", Trad. Rui Pires Cabral, Lisboa: Edição KKYM, col. Imago, 2015