Electronic documents offer the possibility of presenting virtually unlimited amounts of information to readers in forms which can be rapidly searched and structured to suit their needs. However, poor design and a failure to consider the user often combine to compromise the realization of this potential.; In this book, Dillon examines the issues involved in designing usable electronic documents from the perspective of the designer. It examines the human issues underlying information usage and emphasizes the issue of usability as the main problem in the electronic medium's failure to gain mass acceptance. In an attempt to provide a relevant description of the reading process that supports a more informed view of the issues, a series of studies examining readers and their views as well as uses of texts is reported. The results lead to the proposal of a user-centred framework that provides a broad qualitative model of the important issues for designers to consider when developing an electronic document.; "Designing Usable Electronic Text" focuses attention on aspects that are central to usability, and concludes with an analysis of the likely uses of such a framework and the realistic potential for electronic documents.
Electronic documents offer the possibility of presenting virtually unlimited amounts of information to readers in forms which can be rapidly searched and structured to suit their needs. However, poor design and a failure to consider the user often combine to compromise the realization of this potential.; In this book, Dillon examines the issues inv
Nolan Daly believes he has the dream life. He's got a beautiful wife, two adorable children, and the job he always wanted. As a lieutenant in the FDNY, on the list for promotion to captain, he feels the sky's the limit. Then 9/11 happens. Daly loses seven brothers from his Brooklyn firehouse and well over one hundred friends out of the 343 firefighters killed that horrible day. While still reeling from that tragedy, he wakes up in a hospital with a pair of detectives asking him what he did to his family. When it becomes apparent he didn't commit triple homicide, those around him figure life goes on, right? But not for Daly. He still desperately wants his kids back. Where are Emma and Mark? Are they safe? Happy? How are they getting along without Daddy? As they were toddlers when they disappeared, will they remember him if he ever finds them? While his marriage was far from perfect, could his wife really have masterminded this kidnapping? Is it a good idea to become romantically involved with the lead detective on the case? With all this swirling in his mind, Daly must keep to his normal routine. The question is, what is normal these days? Nolan struggles on a daily basis to present a facade of just another guy in the firehouse while his world is crashing around him. The longer it gets from the day of their disappearance, the more others feel he should move on. But that only steels his determination to never give up. Follow Nolan Daly as he walks the tightrope of living his life and desperately searching for his missing children.
Hypertext is the term coined for the storage of electronic data, whether it be textual or graphic, in such a way that the whole file, in addition to, say, a word processor, becomes an electronic "concordance." This book positions hypertext in an interdisciplinary area created by the overlap of psychology, computer science and information science, in addition to assessing its importance in the field of electronic publishing. Rather than simply summarize everything that has gone before, it aims to provide a position statement from which further work can be suggested. This book will be of interest to researchers, software authors, publishers and anyone concerned with distributing information.
In this in-depth, warts & all biography, die-hard fan Aubrey Malone examines scarlet pimpernel White's background, illiteracy, drinking, tempestuous relationship with his wife Maureen and his incredible rise to the top of snooker's pantheon of heroes in its halcyon era, the 1980s.
DURING the last five centuries men and women, weighed down with the cares of life, have gathered strength and courage and comfort by reflecting on the thoughts of Thomas a Kempis. So personal is the message which his writings convey that, open them where you will, the passage that first meets the eye seems to be singularly suited to the needs of each individual soul. With the philosophy, reflections and quotations in the works of this ascetical writer are interwoven beautiful prayers, concealed like hidden treasures, just as in Holy Scripture the prayers which so effectively touched the Heart of Christ when He was on earth are sometimes lost sight of, surrounded as they are by the vivid descriptions and striking illustrations of the Sacred Text. Doctor Dillon has collected the prayers of a Kempis and arranged them under well-chosen titles into this little volume. The words of the text have not been altered. Hence their solidity and efficacy remain. At no time in the history of the world has prayer been more urgent and imperative. In attendance at Mass, visits to the Blessed Sacrament, preparation and thanksgiving for Confession and Communion, the use of this prayer book will do much to increase fervor and devotion. And when difficulties perplex, temptations assail and sorrow overwhelms, I am confident that troubled souls will find adequate expression of their spiritual wants in "Moments with the Consoling Christ.
This book is an accessible practical guide for all health care professionals responsible for the care of critically ill patients. The book reviews cardiac anatomy and physiology before describing the use of pulmonary artery catheters and the clinical application of haemodynamic profiles, using patient case studies. Haemodynamic Profiles and the Critically Ill Patient is an important information source for nurses, medical students and junior doctors in all critical care areas.
When the company where he worked was acquired in the midst of one of the country's most severe recessions, Mike Dillon found himself without a job. It's a story common to many, but Dillon's response was far from expected. Instead of searching for new employment, he bought a bicycle, loaded it with camping gear and pedaled alone across the United States. Changing Cadence recounts the story of Dillon's travels through the farming and fishing communities of the South; the ranch lands and Bible Belt of Texas; the lonely deserts of New Mexico and Arizona; and finally up the coast of California. Along the way, he crosses paths with others who share his need for wanderlust: the brokenhearted woman from London exploring the West alone on a motorcycle; the pair of college students walking across the country in support of the Tea Party; the woman hiking the circumference of the country on a prosthetic leg (along with her three-legged dog); and fellow cyclists like Don, a middle-aged, yarn-spinning, former Marine with a grey ponytail and a penchant for McDonald's Egg McMuffins. Over the course of more than 3,500 miles, Dillon rediscovers himself, his family and his country, and learns that it's never too late for a little adventure.
This book is an accessible practical guide for all health care professionals responsible for the care of critically ill patients. The book reviews cardiac anatomy and physiology before describing the use of pulmonary artery catheters and the clinical application of haemodynamic profiles, using patient case studies. Haemodynamic Profiles and the Critically Ill Patient is an important information source for nurses, medical students and junior doctors in all critical care areas.
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