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Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure made a contribution of 1 percentage point to Senegal's improved per capita growth performance, placing it in the middle of the distribution [...]

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In een eerste historische analyse van de ingreep-effectrelaties op de Zeeschelde (Van Braeckel et al., 2006) werden data verzameld, geëvalueerd naar kwaliteit en continuïteit [...]

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An estimator for the error in the wave number is presented in the context of finite element approximations of the Helmholtz equation. The proposed estimate is an extension [...]

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Double punch test is used to indirectly assess the tensile strength of plain concrete, ft. For this normalized test, the tensile strength is obtained as a function of the [...]

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This paper introduces a new goal-oriented adap- tive technique based on a simple and effective post-process of the finite element approximations. The goal-oriented character [...]

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We present in this paper a numerical model of the erosion of a soil that accounts for both the flow in the open fluid and the flow of fluid through the porous soil. The interface [...]

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Continuous Galerkin formulations are appealing due to their low computational cost, whereas discontinuous Galerkin formulation facilitate adaptative mesh refinement and are [...]

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In this paper, we propose a method to solve the problem of floating solids using always a background mesh for the spatial discretization of the fluid domain. The main feature [...]

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In this work we propose a variational multiscale finite element approximation of thermally coupled low speed flows. The physical model is described by the low Mach number [...]

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Terms involving jumps of stresses on boundaries are proposed for the finite element approximation of the Stokes problem and the linear elasticity equations. These terms are [...]

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The simulation of low Froude number mould filling problems on fixed meshes presents significant difficulties. As the Froude number decreases, the coupling between the position [...]

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In this work, we present a stabilized formulation to solve the inductionless magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) problem using the finite element (FE) method. The MHD [...]

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A numerical formulation to solve the MHD problem with thermal coupling is presented in full detail. The distinctive feature of the method is the design of the stabilization [...]

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In this paper we present stabilized finite element methods to discretize in space the monochromatic radiation transport equation. These methods are based on the decomposition [...]

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This paper studies the phenomenon of strain bifurcation and localization in J2 plasticity under plane stress and plane strain conditions. Necessary conditions for the outcome [...]

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This paper presents the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) and its application to multi-fluid flows. Key features of the method are the use of a Lagrangian description [...]

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We present some developments in the formulation of the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) for analysis of complex coupled problems on fluid and solid mechanics in engineering [...]

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The use of adaptive wing/aerofoil designs is being considered, as they are promising techniques in aeronautic/ aerospace since they can reduce aircraft emissions and improve [...]

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Uncertainties are a daily issue to deal with in aerospace engineering and applications. Robust optimization methods commonly use a random generation of the inputs and take [...]

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This paper presents numerical modelling of rock cutting processes. The model consists of a tool–rock system. The rock is modelled using the discrete element method, [...]

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The numerical simulation of complex failure modes of composite materials, such as delamination, can be computationally very demanding, as it [...]

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A number of Game Strategies (GS) have been developed in past decades. They have been used in the fields of economics, engineering, computer science and biology due to their [...]

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The “ISI rankings  of the spanish universities by scientific fields” report is described, and some of the results are presented. One of the essential characteristics [...]

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Historical overview of the significant contributions the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton has made to promote open access (OA), [...]

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Description of a recent action in the Multimedia Documentation Service of the Department of Library and Information Science at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. A proposal [...]

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Population growth, disappearance of borders, ease of transport services, and particularly telecommunications networks have led people to interact much more with each other [...]

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Whilst science and religion are arguably compatible as two methods to identify truth, in practice they are divergent in their effects. This has serious implications for the [...]

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The information age has deeply affected the way organizations are managing to cope with the abundance of information and their needs to connect and influence the networks [...]

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We analyse different alternatives that facilitate the exploitation of intellectual property. Specifically, we deal with author’s rights. First we provide a general overview [...]

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With the development of collaborative systems, the web users create and disseminate information across the blogs, wikis and social networks. In that dynamic process, transmitter [...]

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In this study we analyse 38 online newspapers in Colombia, with the goal of determining the level of development of cybermedia in this country, taking special account of the [...]

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University libraries make web tutorials on a variety of topics. Often they are efforts to improve user’s information literacy and to show them technological improvements [...]

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This article reports and discusses quantitative data obtained from a survey of the Spanish population ages 12 to 18, as well as qualitative observations obtained from various [...]

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This paper analyzes the relationship between motivation and time estimates spent on internet based tasks, and its eventual incidence in informational and dialogical activities. [...]

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The information pyramid, or DIKW hierarchy, is a key construct in information science and other related disciplines. Its concept, history and criticism are presented. Thereafter, [...]

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The role of the psychology and sociology of information is discussed in the five main interdisciplinary areas of library and information science: information services management, [...]

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We show the first steps of the initiatives Open data and Linked open data as sources of innovation in the field of information management. As the Open Access  movement (OA) [...]

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We describe a case of implementation in the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) for a change of mindset in third-year students taking the Informative Documentation class. Traditionally [...]

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Digital communication tools have become the air we breathe, the liquid medium in which we operate, so that we can hardly imagine not being connected, answering compulsively [...]

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Zyncro opens a new dimension in corporate documentation management, based on the well-known concept of intranets and adapting it to the new 2.0 culture of collaboration and [...]

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We evaluated three free software applications for administrative archives management and their implementation in university archives. Software evaluated was: Archon, Archivists [...]

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The exponential growth of digital content in organizations and the obligation to ensure the preservation of documents makes the need more evident for mechanisms to ensure [...]

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The adaptation of a learning management system (Moodle) to the needs of managing an administrative intranet –including the requirements, structure developed and its usage [...]

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The experience of using an elearning platform for the Theories of Culture course of the journalism programme at the Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal, is described. [...]

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The Department of Health of the Government of Andalusia provides professionals of the Andalusian Public Health Care System  a collaborative working environment (Entorno [...]

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Current information systems evolve very rapidly, even appearing and disappearing imperceptibly, as new systems emerge without having been able to fully develop the previous [...]

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One of the basic duties of scientific journals is the evaluation of the papers that they publish. The most common practice is peer review, in which several experts determine [...]

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Practices for free digital content downloads in the publishing industry are referred to as a problem by cultural and business leaders worldwide. The creation of systems to [...]

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Based on the existence of a social reality constructed by the media, we want to know which concepts, reviews and trends are on the media about public records, since the contents [...]

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Key factors for the future of Archival science are identified and prioritized from the views of a small group of professionals and researchers, using the qualitative technique [...]

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The electronic management of documents and records is facing major challenges: the integration of document processes and checks in routine work processes; risk analysis; techniques [...]

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Virtualization is a technology that permits the abstraction of the software from one computer and its easy deployment in another one, which may house additional virtualized [...]

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The weighty structures of government are forced to evolve due to the ubiquity of social networks in all areas of society. Governments should lose their distrust of web 2.0 [...]

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The entry into force of the Spanish act about digital access (Ley 11/2007, BOE  n. 150, de 23/6/2007) has produced a decisive impact on the development of records management [...]

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The electronic prescription and dispensation system is a breakthrough in the use of new technologies in the National Health System. It involves the improvement of processes [...]

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e-Catalunya is an information system promoted by the Government of Catalonia to support Virtual Communities of Practice through a set of web 2.0 tools. It facilitates collaboration, [...]

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Governments produce, disseminate, preserve and reuse information in order to carry out the public services entrusted to them. They make use of the so-called official publications to [...]

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Patrimoni Digital de Catalunya (Padicat) is the web archive created in 2005 by the  Biblioteca de Catalunya (BC), with the aim of collecting, processing and providing permanent [...]

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Public administrations must adapt to the current needs and demands of society, characterised by growing complexity, increasingly rapid change, and greater density of the interrelationships [...]

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More and more people think that we are transforming the model of society, changing from an industrial to a knowledge model, where data and information are its raw material. [...]

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The reuse of public sector information is an increasingly key element in the Open data and Open government strategies. The European authorities are promoting public information [...]

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Corporate identity manuals used by Spanish public administrations at the state, regional or local level set the standards for the respective corporate image that is displayed [...]

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For local e-government to become a reality, all the elements of the ecosystem must be in place. We search for the elements which constitute the ecosystem, both from the citizen [...]

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The notion of “information subsidy” was introduced by US media researchers to refer to informational materials that an organization’s press officers place at the disposal [...]

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Open government is a form of permanent open communication between the administration and citizens, based on transparency from the administration, working with civil society [...]

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We present the need to evaluate and compare the development of e-government, and review benchmarking tools and practices. First we discuss the stages of e-government models [...]

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After a general introduction to concepts such as eGovernment, eDemocracy and eGovernance, a brief reflection on the situation of the Spanish public administration in relation [...]

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Using internet research to study the current market of programs related to image management, we searched for the best software solutions for the description, dissemination [...]

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Groupware tools have been standard in the coordination of work in organizations. The development of social networks, has popularized the pattern of collaborative work. This [...]

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The general idea behind the concept of extended opac or expanded library is to improve the opac to give it a few features that make him an internet portal like any other, [...]

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Based on experiencies in document and knowledge management, the article explains ten aspects that must be considered in order to carry out successfully a project on document [...]

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The Documentation and Information Center (CDI) of the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance (Argentina) develops information products and services related to economic, technical [...]

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In the Third Sector photography is doubly important: because of the documentary character of photography and because of the social responsibility of NGOs when it comes to [...]

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The advent of the internet, the impact of digital photography and the ability to scan large volumes of images has revolutionized the stock photography agencies. The transformation [...]

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In last years, many archives, libraries and museums are exploring, participating in, or simply using resources that social networks offer on the internet. The so-called web [...]

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This paper presents the characteristics and functionalities of the Wikimedia Commons image databank shared by all Wikipedia projects. The process of finding images and ilustrating [...]

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Characterization of the stock photography sector in the context of the information ecosystem. Its main features are described in relation to three key axes of dichotomy: contracted [...]

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Based on our assertion that current record preservation systems are not feasible in the long term for reasons of scale and cost, we explore the current technological environment [...]

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We present the results of research that has revealed informative-persuasive strategies of current Spanish commercial and institutional display advertising. The study selected [...]

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The role of photography in printed and digital newspapers is presented. Secondly, the documentary treatment of the photographs by newspaper libraries are described and analyzed, [...]

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Agencies and image banks offer millions of photographs for use in advertising and publishing. During the last decade the sector has undergone a radical change due to the digital [...]

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The photographic heritage of Catalonia is analysed, first specifying which photographs to include in this study and then describing the problems of quantifying this heritage. [...]

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Spanish public institutions have carried out an extraordinary task over the last two decades to recover, manage and promote their photographic patrimony. These actions have [...]

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Personal impressions of working in photographic archives are presented here from the viewpoint of the researcher in photography, specifically one who has used these stores [...]

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The evolution of the MIAR project (Matriu d’Informació per l’Avaluació de Revistes ) –Journal evaluation information matrix– is described. Originally MIAR  was [...]

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Documentary collections held by the communications media have become a source of essential information for research. Scholars of contemporary history have found in them both [...]

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The Inspec database contains more than 12 million bibliographic records on physics, electronics, computer science and engineering. Combining tradition, quality and thoroughness [...]

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Information overload, and more specifically the overload and associated activity due to the large amount of email received and issued in our organizations, affects business [...]

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The library models emerging in a framework of digital information and communication technologies are analyzed, taking into account the changes that leaded to the current library [...]

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Since the (re)appearance of ontologies in the late nineties, there is a debate about the relationship between thesauri and ontologies. This article presents a synthesis of [...]

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This methodology offers an approach to studying the information available within Web 2.0 Media and User-Generated Content (MUGC). The large-scale generation of online information [...]

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The Umap project is a practical attempt to obtain collective intelligence from the flow of social networks: links that users share are analyzed, filtered and rated, making [...]

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The Technology watch sector studies published by the Agency for Innovation and Development of Andalusia in coopera tion with SCImago research group are aimed to provide the [...]

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We present the theoretical and methodological basis of a model that offers the managers information about their own social networks. We analyzed the nursing directors social [...]

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The implementation of a model of human capital management in a research group in Colombia is presented, with the intention of addressing some existing shortcomings associated [...]