Caroli Annibalis Fabroti. ic. Exercitationes XII. Accedunt leges XIV. quæ in libris Digestorum deerant, Græcè et Latinè, nunc primùm ex Basilicis editæ.

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Using SVG as the Rendering Model for Structured and Graphically Complex Web Material

This paper reports some experiments in using SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), rather than the browser default of (X)HTML/CSS, as a potential Web-based rendering technology, in an attempt to create an approach that integrates the structural and display aspects of a Web document in a single XML-compliant envelope. Although the syntax of SVG is XML based, the semantics of the primitive graphic operations more closely resemble those of page description languages such as PostScript or PDF. The principal usage of SVG, so far, is for inserting complex graphic material into Web pages that are predominantly controlled via (X)HTML and CSS. The conversion of structured and unstructured PDF into SVG is discussed. It is found that unstructured PDF converts into pages of SVG with few problems, but difficulties arise when one attempts to map the structural components of a Tagged PDF into an XML skeleton underlying the corresponding SVG. These difficulties are not fundamentally syntactic; they arise largely because browsers are innately bound to (X)HTML/CSS as their default rendering model. Some suggestions are made for ways in which SVG could be more totally integrated into browser functionality, with the possibility that future browsers might be able to use SVG as their default rendering paradigm.

Vector Graphics: From PostScript and Flash to SVG

The XML-based specification for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), sponsored by the World Wide Web consortium, allows for compact and descriptive vector graphics for the Web. SVG s domain of discourse is that of graphic primitives whose optional attributes express line thickness, fill patterns, text size and so on. These primitives have very different properties from those of traditional document components (e.g. sections, paragraphs etc.) that XML is normally called upon to express. This paper describes a set of three tools for creating SVG, either from first principles or via the conversion of existing formats. The ab initio generation of SVG is effected from a server-side CGI script, using a PERL library of drawing functions; later sections highlight the problems of converting Adobe PostScript and Macromedia s Shockwave format (SWF) into SVG.

Encapsulating and Manipulating Component Object Graphics (COGs) using SVG

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) has an imaging model similar to that of PostScript and PDF but the XML basis of SVG allows it to participate fully, via namespaces, in generalised XML documents.There is increasing interest in using SVG as a Page Description Language and we examine ways in which SVG document components can be encapsulated in contexts where SVG will be used as a rendering technology for conventional page printing.Our aim is to encapsulate portions of SVG content (SVG COGs) so that the COGs are mutually independent and can be moved around a page, while maintaining invariant graphic properties and with guaranteed freedom from side effects and mutual interference. Parellels are drawn between COG implementation within SVG's tree-based inheritance mechanisms and an earlier COG implementation using PDF.

Building a Open Source Framework for Virtual Medical Training

This paper presents a framework to build medical training applications by using virtual reality and a tool that helps the class instantiation of this framework. The main purpose is to make easier the building of virtual reality applications in the medical training area, considering systems to simulate biopsy exams and make available deformation, collision detection, and stereoscopy functionalities. The instantiation of the classes allows quick implementation of the tools for such a purpose, thus reducing errors and offering low cost due to the use of open source tools. Using the instantiation tool, the process of building applications is fast and easy. Therefore, computer programmers can obtain an initial application and adapt it to their needs. This tool allows the user to include, delete, and edit parameters in the functionalities chosen as well as storing these parameters for future use. In order to verify the efficiency of the framework, some case studies are presented.

Development of a selective photoactivatable antagonist for corticotropin-releasing factor receptor, type 2 (CRF2)

A novel photoactivatable analog of antisauvagine-30 (aSvg-30), a specific antagonist for corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptor, type 2 (CRF2), has been synthesized and characterized. The N-terminal amino-acid D-Phe in aSvg-30 [D-Phe11,His12] Svg((11-40)) was replaced by a phenyldiazirine, the 4-(1-azi-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) benzoyl (ATB) residue. The photoactivatable aSvg-30 analog ATB-[ His12] Svg was tested for its ability to displace [I-125-Tyr0] oCRF or [I-125-Tyr0]Svg from membrane homogenates of human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells stably transfected with cDNA coding for rat CRF receptor, type 1 ( rCRF(1)) or mouse CRF receptor, type 2beta (mCRF(2beta)). Furthermore, the ability of ATB- [His12] Svg((12-40)) to inhibit oCRF- or Svg-stimulated cAMP production of transfected HEK 293 cells expressing either rCRF(1) (HEK-rCRF(1) cells) or mCRF(2beta) (HEK-mCRF(2beta) cells) was determined. Unlike astressin and photo astressin, ATB- [His12]Svg((12-40)) showed high selective binding to mCRF(2beta) (K-i = 3.1 +/- 0.2 nM) but not the rCRF(1) receptor (K-i = 142. 5 +/- 22.3 nM) and decreased Svg-stimulated cAMP activity in mCRF(2beta)-expressing cells in a similar fashion as aSvg-30. A66-kDa protein was identified by SDS/PAGE, when the radioactively iodinated analog of ATB- [His12]Svg((12-40)) was covalently linked to mCRF(2beta) receptor. The specificity of the photoactivatable I-125-labeled CRF2beta antagonist was demonstrated with SDS/PAGE by the finding that this analog could be displaced from the receptor by antisauvagine-30, but not other unrelated peptides such as vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP).

A utilização da plataforma Educast@fccn, como ferramenta de gravação de aulas no ambiente de e-learning português

Dissertação apresentada à Escola Superior de Comunicação Social como parte dos requisitos para obtenção de grau de mestre em Audiovisual e Multimédia.

Uma abordagem de alto nível para a verificação de conteúdos na web

A manutenção do conteúdo web pode ser uma tarefa difícil, especialmente se considerarmos websites em que muitos utilizadores têm permissões para alterar o seu conteúdo. Um exemplo deste tipo de websites são os wikis. Se por um lado permitem rápida disseminação de conhecimento, por outro lado implicam um grande esforço para verificar a qualidade do seu conteúdo. Nesta tese analisamos diferentes abordagens à modelação de websites, especialmente para a verificação de conteúdo, onde contribuímos com uma extensão à ferramenta VeriFLog para a tornar mais adequada à verificação de conteúdos em websites colaborativos.

Comprometimento organizacional, gestão de conflitos e liderança em instituições de saúde

O comprometimento organizacional tem surgido como um conceito essencial no estudo dos comportamentos dos indivíduos em relação ao trabalho, podendo ser definido como a intensidade e a estabilidade da relação do indivíduo para com a organização em que trabalha. O comprometimento por si só não garante o sucesso da organização, mas um elevado grau de comprometimento dos colaboradores pode contribuir para a eficiência da organização, garantindo que esta atinja os seus objetivos. Na área da saúde os profissionais que assumem cargos de gestão, e que se sentem comprometidos com a instituição em que trabalham, sustentam os valores e objetivos da organização, os quais frequentemente colidem com os seus valores profissionais. Num estudo com enfermeiros verificou-se que, entre outras, a pressão organizacional e o envolvimento organizacional são fontes de stress. Sendo raros os estudos que abordam o comprometimento organizacional dos profissionais nas instituições de saúde, torna-se importante conhecer melhor este processo.

Plantas do Neogénico e paleoclimas. Evidências em Portugal

Ciências Geológicas: Ensino e Investigação. Vol. I: 357-363

Marketing for future: Eddmi – Pass Platform

In a highly competitive market companies know that having quality products or provide good services is not enough to keep customers "faithful". Currently, quality of products/services, location and price are fundamental aspects customers expect to get on every purchase, so they look for ways to distinguish companies. This can happen either in a strictly materialistic way or by evaluation of intangible metrics such as having his opinion appreciated or being part of a selected group of "premium" customers. Therefore, companies must find ways to value and reward its customers in order to keep them "faithful" to their products or services. Loyalty systems are one means to achieve this goal, however, due to its nature and how they are implemented, often companies end up having low acceptance, without achieving intended objectives. In an era of technological revolution, where global average adoption of smartphones and tablets is 74% and 40% [Our Mobile Planet, 2014], the opportunity to reinvent loyalty systems reappears. Throughout this thesis a new tool, relying on the latest technologies and aiming to fulfill this market opportunity, will be presented. The main idea is to use ancient loyalty concepts, such as stamps or pointscards, and transforms them into digital cards, to be used in digital wallets, introducing an innovative technology component based on Apple's Passbook technology. The main goal is to create a platform for managing the card’s life cycle, allowing anyone to create, edit, distribute and analyze the data, and also create a new communication channel with customers, improving the customer-­‐supplier relationship and enhancing the mobile-­‐marketing.

The development of a knowledge-based society - Challenges for e-learning and adult students in higher education

This chapter appears in Encyclopaedia of Distance Learning 2nd Edition edit by Rogers, P.; Berg, Gary; Boettecher, Judith V.; Howard, Caroline; Justice, Lorraine; Schenk, Karen D.. Copyright 2009, IGI Global, www.igi-global.com. Posted by permission of the publisher. URL: http://www.igi-global.com/reference/ details.asp?ID=9703&v=tableOfContents

Avaliação comparativa de formatos de dados georreferenciados para troca de informação entre sistemas de comando e controlo no contexto militar

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Informática