Usabilidade da Interface do Sistema Eletrônico de Editoração de Revistas: um estudo da revista BiblioCanto da UFRN

The electronic journals correspond publishing channels and dissemination of scientific information. Through them, users can spread their studies as well as developing new researches. One of the systems used for creation and e-journals management is the Electronic System for Journal Publishing (SEER), used in the construction of periodic portals, as well as the creation of magazines in isolation. In this purport, it is believed that the management systems and creation of e-journals should be developed (internally and externally) according to the needs of its users. In the case of internal development, some of these processes refer to the copyright registration and submission of articles, which, in turn, are relevant tasks in the editorial process. Thus, the proposed study, thematic Usability of scientific journals, aims to analyze the usability of the copyright registration process and submission of articles in the Electronic System for Journal Publishing through BiblioCanto magazine, part of the Electronic Journals Portal of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). For the realization of the research, two valuation techniques were used: the Usability Test with a total of twenty participants and the Cooperative Evaluation, with the same number of participants separated in four categories considered target audience of that magazine, namely: undergraduate students, graduate students, teachers and librarians. The results indicated that the two analyzed processes (copyright registration and submission of articles) need improvement. In the case of the registration process, the following needs are: signalizing of the conducting registration ambient; description and exclusion of requested information on the registration form. In the process of article submission, it is emphasized improvement of aspects: the early steps to submission, signaling of required fields, concise description of the steps, minimization and review of the steps. To this end, it is believed that in general idea the SEER partially meets the needs of its users regarding the usability of such software.

Publicidade em celulares utilizando o sistema de busca de perfil

ARAÚJO, B. G. ; VALENTIM, R. A. M. . Publicidade em celulares utilizando o sistema de busca de perfil. Holos, Natal,v. 1, p. 109-118, 2010. Disponível em: dex.php/HOLOS/article/viewFile/208/311>

SISAL - Um sistema supervisório para elevação artificial de petróleo

MEDEIROS, Adelardo A. D. et al. SISAL - Um Sistema Supervisório para Elevação Artificial de Petróleo. In: Rio Oil and Gas Expo Conference, 2006, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Anais... Rio de Janeiro, 2006.

Desenvolvimento de Sistema de Aquisição e Análise de Dados para Aplicações de Traçadores Radioativos em Unidades Industriais

Desenvolveu-se no Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear um sistema de aquisição de dados para avaliação das condições operacionais de unidades industriais pelo estudo das curvas Distribuição do Tempo de Residência - RTD, composto de detectores cintiladores NaI (Tl) 3”x 3” conectados a analisadores monocanal cujos sinais são captados por uma interface acoplada a um microcomputador. Para a análise das informações coletadas desenvolveu-se o programa TRACER que efetua um tratamento matemático preliminar dos dados; apresenta na tela a curva RTD, e calcula valores como o tempo de residência médio e as funções resposta, tanto para estímulos instantâneos como para estímulos contínuos. As informações levantadas permitem a identificação de problemas como possíveis canalizações, fugas, zonas mortas e decréscimo na eficiência das unidades. Todo o conjunto é disposto em módulos compactos o que possibilita seu transporte e instalação em unidades industriais.

Mudança dos processos de negócios e adequação da TI nas empresas em decorrência da implantação do sistema público de escrituração digital SPED: um estudo de casos múltiplos

Companies have always been organized by processes, often imperceptible to its employees. With the advancement of technology, organizational processes currently run an organization through computers, and thus generate immediate information that is available to each sector. With the objective of seeking business information in real time, the government created the SPED - Public System of Digital, which involves three subsystems, which are the Electronic Invoice, Digital Accounting Bookkeeping and Digital Tax Bookkeeping. This system is revolutionizing the business structures when gathering, in an innovative way, all information and interlinked business processes. For the implementation of SPED, a revision in the organizational processes is required, since the information is generated and is sent online to the government, without mistakes. Thus the study aimed to analyze the change brought about by the implementation of the Public System of Digital SPED in the main business processes. In order to do so, we have performed a multiple case study involving three companies in the state of Para, two operate in wholesale and one explores agribusiness. The Data collection was performed by accounting professionals, IT and managers. According to the results obtained, it was found that in two companies, the IT infrastructure was capable of deploying the new system without major problems, while one company had more difficulties to cope with the new system. However, all companies had to examine its processes to make the customizations needed to fit. It was also observed that there is no IT Governance in two companies. Therefore, we recommend the use of an appropriate model, not only for the implementation of SPED, but as a way to manage and extract better results from investment in information technology

Controlo remoto e autónomo de um sistema de aquacultura

Esta dissertação apresenta um sistema de aquacultura que possibilita a sua monitorização e o seu controlo autónomo. O sistema é capaz de ler grandezas como nível, pH, luminosidade, pressão e temperatura, e, posteriormente, ativar ou desativar os atuadores, como as eletroválvulas e as bombas peristálticas, até que se encontrem os valores pretendidos. O GSM é uma parte relevante do sistema desenvolvido, que permite uma interação à distância com o sistema, utilizando um telemóvel. Em qualquer momento, o utilizador pode pedir informações ao sistema, através de uma solicitação efetuada por mensagem de texto. As informações requeridas podem ser relativas ao estado dos atuadores e aos valores que os sensores apresentam. O utilizador pode, ainda, modificar o estado de um atuador, através de mensagem de texto enviada para o sistema. A resposta ao utilizador é uma mensagem com a verificação do que foi pedido. O sistema permite também ser configurado através de mensagem de texto, definindo os limites de cada parâmetro. Tem, ainda, a capacidade de enviar alertas, via mensagem de texto, quando algum valor estiver fora do pretendido. Apresenta uma aplicação em Visual Basic, que permite interagir com o sistema, controlar os limites e os atuadores, visualizar os alertas emitidos e registá-los em base de dados, para guardar o historial e compreender o comportamento através de gráficos.

Processo de implantação de um sistema integrado de gestão em uma organização pública à luz da teoria da hospitalidade :um estudo de caso

In the present time, public organizations are employing more and more solutions that uses information technology in order to ofer more transparency and better services for all citizens. Integrated Systems are IT which carry in their kernel features of integration and the use of a unique database. These systems bring several benefits and face some obstacles that make their adoption difficult. The conversion to a integrated system may take years and, thus, the study of the adoption of this IT in public sector organizations become very stimulant due to some peculiarities of this sector and the features of this technology. First of all, information about the particular integrated system in study and about its process of conversion are offered. Then, the researcher designs the configuration of the conversion process aim of this study the agents envolved and the moments and the tools used to support the process in order to elaborate the methodology of the conversion process understood as the set of procedures and tools used during all the conversion process. After this, the researcher points out, together with all the members of the conversion team, the negative and positive factors during the project. Finally, these factors were analysed through the Hospitality Theory lens which, in the researcher opinion, was very useful to understand the elements, events and moments that interfered in the project. The results consolidated empirically the Hospitality Theory presumptions, showing yet a limitation of this theory in the case in study

Publicidade em celulares utilizando o sistema de busca de perfil

ARAÚJO, B. G. ; VALENTIM, R. A. M. . Publicidade em celulares utilizando o sistema de busca de perfil. Holos, Natal,v. 1, p. 109-118, 2010. Disponível em: dex.php/HOLOS/article/viewFile/208/311>

SISAL - Um sistema supervisório para elevação artificial de petróleo

MEDEIROS, Adelardo A. D. et al. SISAL - Um Sistema Supervisório para Elevação Artificial de Petróleo. In: Rio Oil and Gas Expo Conference, 2006, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Anais... Rio de Janeiro, 2006.

Estudo empírico de antecedentes do sucesso de sistemas de informação: análise de um sistema de apoio à decisão em uma universidade pública

Universities are institutions that generate and manipulate large amounts of data as a result of the multiple functions they perform, of the amount of involved professionals and students they attend. Information gathered from these data is used, for example, for operational activities and to support decision-making by managers. To assist managers in accomplishing their tasks, the Information Systems (IS) are presented as tools that offer features aiming to improve the performance of its users, assist with routine tasks and provide support to decision-making. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the influence of the users features and of the task in the success of IS. The study is of a descriptive-exploratory nature, therefore, the constructs used to define the conceptual model of the research are known and previously validated. However, individual features of users and of the task are IS success antecedents. In order to test the influence of these antecedents, it was developed a decision support IS that uses the Multicriteria Decision Aid Constructivist (MCDA-C) methodology with the participation and involvement of users. The sample consisted of managers and former managers of UTFPR Campus Pato Branco who work or have worked in teaching activities, research, extension and management. For data collection an experiment was conducted in the computer lab of the Campus Pato Branco in order to verify the hypotheses of the research. The experiment consisted of performing a distribution task of teaching positions between the academic departments using the IS developed. The task involved decision-making related to management activities. The data that fed the system used were real, from the Campus itself. A questionnaire was answered by the participants of the experiment in order to obtain data to verify the research hypotheses. The results obtained from the data analysis partially confirmed the influence of the individual features in IS success and fully confirmed the influence of task features. The data collected failed to support significant ratio between the individual features and the individual impact. For many of the participants the first contact with the IS was during the experiment, which indicates the lack of experience with the system. Regarding the success of IS, the data revealed that there is no significance in the relationship between Information Quality (IQ) and Individual Impact (II). It is noteworthy that the IS used in the experiment is to support decision-making and the information provided by this system are strictly quantitative, which may have caused some conflict in the analysis of the criteria involved in the decision-making process. This is because the criteria of teaching, research, extension and management are interconnected such that one reflects on another. Thus, the opinion of the managers does not depend exclusively on quantitative data, but also of knowledge and value judgment that each manager has about the problem to be solved.

Mudança dos processos de negócios e adequação da TI nas empresas em decorrência da implantação do sistema público de escrituração digital SPED: um estudo de casos múltiplos

Companies have always been organized by processes, often imperceptible to its employees. With the advancement of technology, organizational processes currently run an organization through computers, and thus generate immediate information that is available to each sector. With the objective of seeking business information in real time, the government created the SPED - Public System of Digital, which involves three subsystems, which are the Electronic Invoice, Digital Accounting Bookkeeping and Digital Tax Bookkeeping. This system is revolutionizing the business structures when gathering, in an innovative way, all information and interlinked business processes. For the implementation of SPED, a revision in the organizational processes is required, since the information is generated and is sent online to the government, without mistakes. Thus the study aimed to analyze the change brought about by the implementation of the Public System of Digital SPED in the main business processes. In order to do so, we have performed a multiple case study involving three companies in the state of Para, two operate in wholesale and one explores agribusiness. The Data collection was performed by accounting professionals, IT and managers. According to the results obtained, it was found that in two companies, the IT infrastructure was capable of deploying the new system without major problems, while one company had more difficulties to cope with the new system. However, all companies had to examine its processes to make the customizations needed to fit. It was also observed that there is no IT Governance in two companies. Therefore, we recommend the use of an appropriate model, not only for the implementation of SPED, but as a way to manage and extract better results from investment in information technology

Da bancada ao Bureau: análise do desenvolvimento da biotecnologia no Nordeste Brasileiro sob o enfoque de Sistema Regional de Inovação

The starting point of the present work consisted of investigating the development of biotechnology in the Northeast region of Brazil from the perspective of a Regional Innovation System (RIS). The theoretical framework adopted relied on the approaches and concepts presented by the Neo-Schumpeterian perspective. This framework was chosen because, by means of the Innovation System concept, this literature allows us to analyze the relationships and configurations of actors, as well as the role of the state and of social, science and technology, and economic policies in the studied region. The analysis considered four selected dimensions: physical infrastructure, human capital, scientific production, and funding. These variables were chosen because they allow us to verify the possibilities and limitations of developing a biotechnology RIS in the Northeast of Brazil, and these elements would help in answering the question behind this dissertation. The location of the physical infrastructure was determined by means of bibliographic and documental research and interviews with heads of institutions that do biotechnology research. Regarding human capital, the analysis focused on resource training in biotechnology, highlighting graduate courses and research groups in the area. To measure knowledge production, we delimited scientific collaboration among researchers in the field of biotechnology as the focus of this category. For the funding dimension, information was gathered from reports available at the websites of national and state funding agencies. The data was analyzed through method triangulation, involving quantitative and qualitative research stages. To back the analyses, we revisited the integration policies in the area of Science, Technology and Innovation. Our analysis has shown that these policies play a crucial role in the development of biotechnology in the region being studied. The data revealed that the physical infrastructure is concentrated in only three states (Bahia, Ceará, and Pernambuco). In this regard, the Northeast Biotechnology Network (Renorbio) stands out as a strategic actor, enabling states with poor infrastructure to develop research through partnerships with institutions located in another state. We have also verified that the practices involving human resource training and knowledge production are factors that enable the emergence of a regional system for biotechnology in the studied region. As limitations, we have verified the low immersion level of regional actors, the heterogeneity of socioeconomic indicators, the lack of financial resources, and a low innovation culture in the business sector. Overall, we have concluded that the development of a Regional Innovation System in Biotechnology, based on the current regional dynamics, depends on an effective change in the behavior of the social agents involved, both in the national and regional dimensions as well as in the public and private spheres

Operacionalização, no contexto da Força Aérea, de um Sistema Aéreo Autónomo Não-Tripulado Classe II para Vigilância Marítima e Busca e Salvamento

Os sistemas de aeronaves não-tripuladas (UAS-Unmanned Aircraft Systems) são uma realidade nos mais distintos cenários, especialmente nos militares. Atualmente, qualquer força armada credível possui sistemas de armas deste tipo ou planeia adquiri-los a curto prazo. Os militares encontram nesta nova valência do poder aéreo uma forma de ultrapassar alguns desafios colocados, essencialmente, por problemas de restrições económicas, humanas e técnicas. O aumento da mobilidade no transporte marítimo e no transporte aéreo, sobre os oceanos leva a que a zona económica exclusiva possa estar ameaçada, especialmente, a costa portuguesa, justificando-se assim, a existência dos meios necessários à sua vigilância de forma eficiente e eficaz. Para isso o país conta com o apoio Força Aérea Portuguesa, que pretende integrar no seu dispositivo nacional UAS Classe II (peso máximo à descolagem entre os 150kg e os 600kg) e desta forma levar a cabo, juntamente com as outras Unidades Aéreas já existentes, missões de Vigilância Marítima e Busca e Salvamento. Não obstante da capacidade já existente, torna-se relevante que sejam estudadas soluções que possam complementar a missão por ela levada a cabo visando, assim, uma otimização de recursos se possível. Tendo em conta esta moldura enquadradora, a presente dissertação, através de um estudo teórico, tem por objetivo geral analisar a potencial operacionalização de um UAS do tipo Classe II, no contexto das missões da Força Aérea. Para a elaboração deste estudo investigou-se e recolheu-se informações sobre a missão VIMAR e SAR. Para a recolha de dados foram elaboradas entrevistas a alguns militares experientes da organização. Os dados recolhidos possibilitaram a criação e respetiva análise de uma matriz SWOT, assim como tipificar missões, no âmbito da Vigilância Marítima e Busca e Salvamento, nas quais a integração do UAS com as aeronaves tripuladas se revelaria fulcral para o sucesso das operações aéreas. Provado o potencial, termina-se com a enumeração de diversas tarefas, sensores, equipamentos e requisitos que poderão servir de referência aos responsáveis pelo desenho e conceção do UAS.

Sistema de informação para a realização de testes de imagens em crianças

O Grupo de Investigação de Bioacústica e Sistemas (GIBS) da Escola Superior Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra proporciona várias actividades entre as quais o desenvolvimento de softwares aplicados na área da saúde. Neste trabalho vai ser abordado este tema, em particular, o teste “Peabody picture vocabular test”, um dos testes desenvolvidos no GIBS que vai ser associado a um sistema de informação, por forma a automatizar e dinamizar o procedimento do teste. O teste consiste em disponibilizar uma série de imagens a uma criança, que vai seleccionar as que conhece. Esta escolha tem em conta a idade da criança, bem como o seu desenvolvimento cognitivo, por isso este conjunto de imagens é amplo. Das imagens que a criança seleccionar, o protótipo vai gerar um conjunto de quatro imagens aleatórias, e reproduzir o som alusivo a uma delas. Dado que a criança seleccionou as imagens, caso não consiga identificar existe um potencial problema e o técnico encontra-se em condições de poder realizar mais testes para o identificar. No caso de identificar, o teste decorre sem problemas sendo que no final, o técnico terá acesso aos dados verificando quantas acertou em cada uma das intensidades apresentadas. Estas informações podem ser para cada um dos ouvidos em separado, caso se utilizem auscultadores, ou para ambos os ouvidos se o exame for realizado em campo livre. Actualmente o teste é realizado, numa sala acústica auxiliada por um audiométrico, que ajuda a regular a intensidade do som reproduzido e para qual dos ouvidos vai ser reproduzido. Essas mesmas condições serão mantidas. No entanto, o audiómetro funcionará em conjunto com um computador, com uma versão do protótipo a “correr”, substituindo os cartões com as imagens utilizados actualmente. Para além de ser um sistema totalmente automático, conta ainda com a vantagem de armazenar todas as variáveis associadas a cada teste, desde os dados do utente, os dados do técnico (utilizador), os dados do teste e os resultados. A fim de validar este protótipo, foi empreendido um grupo de experiências, abrangendo aspectos particulares e distintos em cada um deles, verificando-se a adequação do modelo e a utilidade do recurso, automatizado, à experiência passada. Os resultados obtidos nesta avaliação permitem considerar que o protótipo cumpre os requisitos pré-estabelecidos.

Processo de implantação de um sistema integrado de gestão em uma organização pública à luz da teoria da hospitalidade :um estudo de caso

In the present time, public organizations are employing more and more solutions that uses information technology in order to ofer more transparency and better services for all citizens. Integrated Systems are IT which carry in their kernel features of integration and the use of a unique database. These systems bring several benefits and face some obstacles that make their adoption difficult. The conversion to a integrated system may take years and, thus, the study of the adoption of this IT in public sector organizations become very stimulant due to some peculiarities of this sector and the features of this technology. First of all, information about the particular integrated system in study and about its process of conversion are offered. Then, the researcher designs the configuration of the conversion process aim of this study the agents envolved and the moments and the tools used to support the process in order to elaborate the methodology of the conversion process understood as the set of procedures and tools used during all the conversion process. After this, the researcher points out, together with all the members of the conversion team, the negative and positive factors during the project. Finally, these factors were analysed through the Hospitality Theory lens which, in the researcher opinion, was very useful to understand the elements, events and moments that interfered in the project. The results consolidated empirically the Hospitality Theory presumptions, showing yet a limitation of this theory in the case in study