Screen Dump Research Articles

43rd ESCP international symposium on clinical pharmacy patient safety: bridging the gaps Copenhagen, Denmark, 22–24 October 2014

Setting and Method The DRP-database is available to all clinical pharmacists at hospital pharmacies in Denmark, but the use is voluntary. Data documented in the DRP-database during the initial three years after implementation were analyzed retrospectively (Screen dump of selection of category when using the DRP-database in Figure 1 and examples of cases in Box 1). The DRP-database contains DRPs reported at hospitals by clinical pharmacy staff. The analyses focused on DRP categories, implementation rates and drugs associated with the DRPs.

Noise tactics in the copyright wars

Information networks can be disrupted in many different ways. One interesting tactic developed in the fight of peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted materials is to introduce files with different defects and faults. This tactic can be dubbed a noise tactic and its legal consequences are both intriguing and wide ranging. In this article it is argued that noise tactics may well be illegal, and that they may also affect the evidentiary value of digital evidence such as screen dumps. This, coupled with the fact that noise tactics become increasingly inefficient, seems to suggest that copyright holders' interests are not furthered by using such methods. There may even be a negative effect, because noise tactics clearly express a lack of belief in legal rules and due process—thus strengthening the impression that copyright does not work.

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Book Reviews

Book Reviews

User interface for specification language for case-based mechanical design

AbstractCase-based design (CBD) systems aim to solve a design problem by tailoring previously solved design problems to the current problem. Designers' specifications are used for indexing the knowledge base of the CBD system to retrieve an appropriate design case. Menu-based systems fail to capture designers' specifications effectively due to lack of expressiveness, while natural language systems are too immature to satisfy the goal. This paper presents the development of a graphical user interface (GUI) to implement a mechanical design specification language (MDSL) (Stelling, 1994) used to facilitate indexing in case-based mechanical design. The specification language is context-free and hence computable. It represents mechanical design knowledge in a (feature):(attribute) format suitable for indexing. An augmented transition network (ATN) parser is built using the grammar of the specification language. The parser provides syntactic as well as semantic checks. It also has capabilities to expand grammar and to adapt to a specific user domain. A graphical front end to the parser assists and guides the user through the specification language syntax in entering the design specifications. Provisions have been made to expand or edit the language grammar and vocabulary. The ATN parser was implemented in Common Lisp and the graphical user interface was written using the Gold Hill Windows Toolkit. Sample user interactions with the interface and screen dumps of the GUI are included.

A fast graphics printing program for neurophysiological data.

A program was written in assembly language for fast graphics screen dump of neurophysiological data during and after experiments. This program takes approximately 3 s to plot a 1024 x 768 graphics image. A resident program has also been produced, which allows a screen graphics image to be printed by using a keyboard command. A Pascal-compatible object file is available to interface the program with Turbo-Pascal programs.

The PRESTIGE workbench: CASE support for the implementation phase of JSD

The PRESTIGE* Project commenced in January 1988 with the intention of focusing on an area that existing CASE tools for Jackson System Development had hitherto not addressed. The main aim of the Project was to build a toolkit which would provide comprehensive support for the implementation phase of JSD. This paper provides a brief description of JSD. The architecture of the PRESTIGE workbench and its functionality are described and illustrated through simple examples. In particular, the ‘vertical in-the-large’ transformation mechanisms and principles underpinning the toolkit's implementation capability are discussed in relation to the following areas: inversion, state-vector separation, dismemberment, scheduler construction and buffering. The structural organisation of application code produced by using the workbench is described, and the conclusions summarise the success of the PRESTIGE Project. Sample screen dumps used in the paper are produced by the workbench itself and are based mainly on a simple banking system.

Color and sound in algorithm animation

The techniques developed by M. M. Brown and R. Sedgewick (1985) in using the Balsa algorithm-animation system are reviewed. Techniques that focus on color and sound, areas just opening up in workstation-based interactive algorithm-animation systems, are described. Color is used for encoding the state of data structures, highlighting activity, trying multiple views together, emphasizing patterns, and making an algorithm's history visible in a single static image. Sound is used for reinforcing visuals, conveying patterns, replacing visuals, and signaling exceptional conditions. The techniques are based on work done with the Zeus algorithm-animation system. Six screen dumps from six different algorithm animations that are representative of the was Zeus was used are presented.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>

Design of an automated temperature mapping system for ultrasound or microwave hyperthermia

An automated temperature mapping system was designed to accomplish the following goals: remote control mapping; a maximum position error of 0.5 mm; mapping simultaneously on several channels; real-time screen display on a dedicated computer; to be inexpensive; and have a simple patient interface and set up. A four channel, microstepper system was fabricated for less than $1000 and controlled by an IBM-AT computer. The system utilizes direct drive of Luxtron fibre-optic probes fed through thin flexible Teflon ® tubing which allows for patient movement. The driving and control software were written in the programming language “C”. Mapping parameters for each independent channel include start and stop positions and map increment. The software permits the user to automatically find the maximum temperature along a track in three passes of 2.0, 1.0 and 0.5 mm steps. The latter two passes take five or seven readings centred about the maximum of the previous pass. A high resolution monitor plots the temperatures in real time, overlaying the previous map in a new colour. A screen dump was written to drive a colour printer with the plot information. The computer evaluates each plot to safeguard against any shift in the maximum location. Visualization of orthogonal pullbacks provides rapid feedback and aids in the repositioning of superficial hyperthermia transducers. The time saved over the previous manual mapping methods easily justifies the additional set up time.

The art of navigating through hypertext

Hypertext (3), (19), (25) is becoming a popular approach to many computer applications, especially those dealing with the on-line presentation of large amounts of loosely structured information such as on-line documentation or computer-aided learning. There are still many issues concerning hypertext that remain to be resolved, however, many of which are in the user interface area. One of the major usability problems with hypertext is the user's risk of disorientation while navigating the information space. For example, our studies [23] showed that 56 percent of the readers of a document written in one of the most popular commercial hypertext systems agreed fully or partly with the statement I was often confused about ‘where I was. ’ To investigate a number of user interface options in hypertext systems we designed a prototype system in the form of a hypertext report on events at the 1987 hypertext workshop. This system was implemented on an Apple Macintosh with Hypercard as the programming system. (To get a feel for our hypertext system, the reader is encouraged to review Figures 1 to 10 which contain screen dumps of a session with the system and thus constitute a kind of printed demonstration or guided tour.) Hypertext is a very dynamic form of human-computer interaction and can only be fully appreciated in an interactive environment. However, even these figures give a much better understanding of the system than a traditional textual description could give.

Software Reviews : INSET 2: THE GRAPHICS AND TEXT INTEGRATOR, Release A Reviewed by Richard W. Slatta, North Carolina State University Publisher: American Programmers Guild, Ltd., 12 Mill Plain Rd., Danbury, CT 06811 (telephone: 800-828-8088 or 203-794-0396) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: System disk, print driver disk, spiralbound manual Price: $99 (Owners of MULTIMATE GRAPHLINK, MICROPRO CHARTMERGE, and OFFICE SOLUTIONS

INSET 2 provides an easy means of inserting graphics into text files as they are printed. Any graphic display can be captured from the screen, saved, resized, and edited. Various fonts are included for adding labels. The program is memory-resident and works with all major word-processing packages. Excellent for imbedding charts, screen dumps, and other illustrations into any text document.

Visual simulations of data structures during lecture

A microcomputer based software package for the graphic simulation of fundamental binary search tree algorithms is presented. This application was developed to augment instructional aids available to the instructor during classroom lecture. The system is mouse controlled and was designed to be used on an IBM PC compatible microcomputer connected to either a large screen video monitor or a projection display. Several screen dumps are presented to illustrate the multi-level graphical representation of trees, pseudocode algorithms, and window environment incorporated in the package. In addition, the literature on CAI oriented simulations for Computer Science topics, with a focus on data structures, is reviewed briefly. Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) is an educational application area with tremendous potential. The recent advent of reasonably priced personal computers with medium resolution color graphic capabilities will hopefully increase the generation of CAI materials in all fields. Ironically, there has been little CAI material developed to aid in the instruction of Computer Science. Furthermore, earlier efforts at courseware development for computer science was centered on programming languages not more advanced topics. In recent years, however, several researchers have been developing personal computer based courseware simulations of more advanced topics: program execution [2,6,21,16], computer architecture [15,17], and data structures algorithms. This work is part of a growing body of research being performed in the emerging area of Visual Programming [11,10]. In this paper we will first briefly review the area of graphic simulations of fundamental data structures and their algorithms. Second, we will describe the CABTO (Computer Animation of Binary Tree Operations) package. We developed CABTO to be used as a lecture aid in a lower division data structures course.

Computer monitoring, capture and analysis of gas/liquid chromatograph traces.

The work described here is effectively the computerization of a gas/liquid chromatograph of the pen recorder type using a BBC microcomputer. The output from the g.l.c. can be captured by the computer in accordance with a series of parameters. The sampling rate can be altered, as can an averaging facility to reduce noise, and a threshold level to eliminate the storage of irrelevant and space-consuming data. The unprocessed readings are initially stored on the computer's floppy disk, then later retrieved and cut into smaller sections to allow maximum resolution for on-screen analysis. In the main analysis stage of the system all processing is shown graphically on the computer monitor at all stages. The principal steps in analysis involve the mathematical modelling and elimination of the solvent peak, the fixing of the retention time for each subsequent peak and its disentangling from any following peaks, and finally the calculation of the area under each individual peak. Several alternative methods are made available for disentangling peaks, which can be tried successively on a single peak then each printed out with comments for comparison later. All readings and results in table form and screen dumps of all trace images are available via a dot matrix printer.

A low cost image and data acquisition system for use with the Vickers M85 scanning microdensitometer

SUMMARYA simple and inexpensive interface has been constructed between the Vickers M85 microdensitometer and a BBC model B microcomputer. The interface incorporates three sensitivity ranges and enables the production of pseudocolour images of the specimen using the two‐dimensional scanning mode of the M85. The operator can select a 160times256 pixel image with eight colours or a 320times256 display using only four colours. Each colour represents a defined range of transmittance which is software controlled. The image histogram can be displayed and the interval between colours redefined so as to enable contrast stretching. Intervals between colours can be either linear or logarithmic and the images thus obtained can be stored on disc or videotape, or a hard copy can be obtained using a screen dump routine. Two‐dimensional absorption images can thus be obtained at any single wavelength from 400 to 700 nm at normal magnifications of the light microscope.In addition, the system can be used to acquire, store and process data from one‐dimensional scans to obtain quantitative information about variations in optical density within the specimen, so considerably increasing the usefulness of the instrument. Although obviously limited in its capabilities, the system produces images of very high quality and one‐dimensional data of high sensitivity. The interface can be constructed for less than £40. A small modification to one of the M85 circuit boards is necessary to obtain maximum resolution.

Multi-Processor Control of the 100 KeV McMaster Mark IV Sputter Ion Source

An ion source control system has been developed to provide 100 KeV heavy ion injection into the McMaster FN Tandem. The control system is composed of a CMOS RCA1802 microprocessor at deck potential which conveys power supply command/status data from/to a PDP-11/23 via fibre optic link. Approximately 50 fail safe interlock conditions are maintained by the PDP with capabilities to shut down affected power supplies if interlock states warrant. There are commands that allow operator intervention to set supply voltages, source cone position, and interlock bypass. Power supply set point voltages are either maintained to within modifiable regulation windows, or set to track manually controllable shaft encoders. The ion source status is provided to the operator from the PDP via a DEC VT220 monochrome display terminal and printer. There are two possible display modes, both with variable updates rates; one involving power supply voltage/current information and interlock status, and one indicating abnormal stati caused by cascading failed interlocks. An additional serial line on the PDP-11/23 allows user communications, including a "screen dump" of any of the displays, to a remote location through the use of a 1200 baud modem.