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Information architects are mostly focused on the conceptual modeling and analysis of non-functional aspects in the early stages of interactive web projects. The resulting output is then processed by software engineers to design the needed web interface. However, this flow of information is somehow difficult to automate due to the implicit differences in the conceptual level of information processed by each expert. In order to facilitate this flow of information we propose a tool called Interarch, which helps to establish bridges between the information processed by both professionals, automatically creating analysis and design information for software engineers from the content models created by the information professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The terminology used in biomedicine has lexical characteristics that have required the elaboration of terminological resources and information retrieval systems with specific functionalities. The main characteristics are the high rates of synonymy and homonymy, due to phenomena such as the proliferation of polysemic acronyms and their interaction with common language. Information retrieval systems in the biomedical domain use techniques oriented to the treatment of these lexical peculiarities. In this paper we review some of these techniques, such as the application of Natural Language Processing (BioNLP), the incorporation of lexical-semantic resources, and the application of Named Entity Recognition (BioNER). Finally, we present the evaluation methods adopted to assess the suitability of these techniques for retrieving biomedical resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reviews the milestones of the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) from its beginnings to the current state based on three factors: vision, technology and computer use. For the current period (from 1989), the article analyzes the importance of the WWW and of ubiquitous computing, the most influential new paradigm in computing of the last twenty years. Finally, the trends that are reconfiguring post-WIMP interfaces are highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Title: HCI (human-computer interaction): concept and evolution Abstract: The concept of human-computer interaction (HCI) is analysed from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, including a review of the evolution of HCI from the 1950s up to the present. The author stresses the importance of incorporating HCI studies within the curricula of information science programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]