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A Usability Study on Widget Design for Selecting Boolean Operations
Chambel Lopes, Diogo; Mendes, Helena; Portal, Ricardo; Klerk, Rui de; Nogueira, Isabel; Lopes, Daniel SimõesApplying the correct set of Boolean operations is a fundamental task in constructive solid geometry (CSG), which is a staple in automated manufacturing systems. Although textual buttons and icons are the most common interfaces to apply such operations, these require an unnecessary cognitive load that hampers the solid modeling process. This study presents VennPad, a novel CSG widget that gathers all Boolean ope...
A usability study on widget design for selecting boolean operations
Chambel Lopes, Diogo; Mendes, Helena; Portal, Ricardo; Klerk, Rui de; Nogueira, Isabel; Lopes, DanielApplying the correct set of Boolean operations is a fundamental task in constructive solid geometry (CSG), which is a staple in automated manufacturing systems. Although textual buttons and icons are the most common interfaces to apply such operations, these require an unnecessary cognitive load that hampers the solid modeling process. This study presents VennPad, a novel CSG widget that gathers all Boolean ope...
Evaluation of the presence on the Internet of the portuguese Private Institutio...
Ferreira, Augusta; Marques, Rui Pedro; Santos, Carlos; Azevedo, Graça; Mendes, HelenaThe context of decentralization of State functions and funding of Nonprofit Organizations, whose activity replaces the direct intervention of the State in meeting the citizens' needs, is in line with the New Public Management (NPM) and Public Governance. In Portugal, in order to make the management of public resources more accountable and transparent, legal regulations on financial disclosure have emerged, and,...
Local Authorities and the Disclosure of Financial Information via the Internet:...
Mendes, Helena; Santos, carlos; Ferreira, Augusta; Marques, Rui; Azevedo, Graça; Oliveira, JonasIn the context of New Public Management, Public Administration must be alert to the efficient management systems in order to rationalize the financial resources and disseminate transparent, accurate and consistent economic and financial information to further assess the performance of managers and organizations. The technological advances have influenced the way financial information is disseminated, including ...
Avaliação da Presença na Internet das Instituições Particulares de Solidariedad...
Ferreira, Augusta; Marque, Rui Pedro; Santos, Carlos; Azevedo, Graça; Mendes, HelenaO contexto da descentralização das funções do Estado e do financiamento de organizações sem fins lucrativos, cuja atividade substitui a intervenção direta do Estado no sentido de satisfazer as necessidades dos cidadãos, está em linha com a Nova Gestão Pública (NGP) e Governança Pública. Em Portugal existe legislação sobre a divulgação financeira a fim de tornar a gestão dos recursos públicos mais responsáveis e...
Direitos dos cidadãos em Portugal: Conhecimentos e opiniões
Benavente, Ana; Mendes, Helena; Schmidt, LuísaEm Portugal os direitos de cidadania constituem um problema, nomeadamente ao nível das práticas que os consagram. São muitos os exemplos quotidianos de abusos e passividades, de assimetrias e resignações, de alheamentos, de alguma reivindicação e pouca conquista. Sabendo que é nas dinâmicas conflituais que se vai construindo a democracia e sabendo que, entre nós, os sinais são de prepotência (do Estado) e de co...