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The article is devoted to the development of databases of the factographic reference system. The method of formalization of normative information is proposed. The classification of tables into “descriptive” and “prescriptive” has been introduced. The article describes an approach to the formalization of “prescriptive” tables, all the parameters of which are divided into two groups – quantitative and qualitative. SR 30.13330.2020 Internal water supply and sewerage of buildings Chapter 7 “Fire-fighting water supply” and Appendix J “Water consumption for firefighting” were chosen as the object of formalization. The data structure required to determine the internal fire extinguishing device, the number of fire cranes and water consumption is presented. A fragment of the database “Water consumption” and screen forms of the developed application “Water consumption for firefighting” are presented. The input data for the application is the type of building and the parameters depending on the type of building, the result is information about the need for fire-fighting plumbing and a link to the document. The presented example of expanding the database with information from SR 486.1311500.2020 indicates the flexibility of the proposed approach.

Although epidemiology is part of a strong tradition of data quantification and standardization, it mobilizes various sources, in particular archives. This article therefore looks at this little-known reuse, focusing especially on cohort studies and morbidity registers. It examines the changes in data value and status when processing archival documents into databases through four research stages: source data analysis, coding, data quality evaluation and, eventually, the reconstitution of missing data.

The dialogue with Iulian Boldea, poet, literary critic and historian, essayist, doctor, professor at the University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology “George Emil Palade” in Târgu Mureş, Romania, editor-in-chief of several periodicals, addresses a series issues related to cultural and scientific journals. It’s being discussed about diminishing the role of cultural publications in the context of the development of blogs and social networks, about the impact of the Internet on literary criticism, about the activity of scientific journals, about maintenance of journals dedicated exclusively to the study of literature, about the role of scientific publications in shaping the moral profile of people and by promoting of Romanian culture in the global space.

(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2021 6(1), 473-491 | Article | (Table of Contents) I. The cumulative complexities of ETIAS. - II. ETIAS, element of a Global Information System. - II.1. Integration conditions. - II.2. The integration mechanisms. - III. ETIAS, element of a penal mechanism. - III.1. Differentiating the criminal and administrative functions of ETIAS. - III.2. Blurring of the penal and administrative functions of ETIAS. - IV. Conclusion. | (Abstract) In order to manage migratory flows, the large-scale information system ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System) aims to establish whether third- country nationals whose country takes part in visa-waiving agreements could be authorized to travel to the EU. This Article intends to shine a light from a legal perspective on the ambivalence of the means and ends of the ETIAS database. ETIAS is not solely an instrument of migratory flow management. It is also, more discretely, a criminal justice instrument. In addition to the ad-ministrative function of ETIAS, there is a law-enforcement capability: once data pertaining to candidates seeking travel authorization is collected, it becomes available to ends which are estranged from the administrative function of ETIAS. This Article intends to highlight the opaque nature of ETIAS resulting from its cumulating complexities at the crossroads of law and information technology, EU and member states competences, administrative and criminal laws. ETIAS is indicative of a more global model that it is helping to deploy, suggesting the prospect of a data set pertaining to migrants and available for criminal purposes. In conclusion, this Article raises the following questions: is ETIAS compatible with fundamental liberties? And in this respect should its hidden criminal dimension raise concerns?

Over the past two decades, digital technologies have gained unprecedented development, having a significant impact in all areas of human activity. Museums were also involved in the whirlwind of the technological revolution, and this opened up vital opportunities for preserving and promoting the cultural heritage. Due to digital technologies, museums can more effectively manage their collections, provide better preservation and study of cultural values, and increase the accessibility and attractiveness of cultural heritage for the public. Based on these considerations, the purpose of the communication is to highlight some practical ways for the museum to use technological innovation to improve its performance and gain a competitive advantage. The issues of digitization of cultural heritage at European level is considered by defining concepts in the field of digital technologies, assessing the advantages and disadvantages of using modern technologies, as well as by noting good practices for digitizing the collections of museums in countries with experience in this field. Next, the current context of the application of the digital strategy for the cultural heritage administered by the National Museum of History of Moldova is presented and analyzed in detail, being pointed out the problems and perspectives of the digitization process of the museum collections.

This paper aims to describe the building-up of SciE-Lex (http://www.ub.edu/grelic/eng/scielex2/scielex.html), a collocational database of non-specialized terms in biomedical English, which was primarily conceived as a response to the lack of reference tools accounting for the lexicogrammatical patterning associated with non-technical terms frequently used in the health science discourse. SciE-Lex thus serves the purpose of assisting L2 English writers from the health science discourse community in their production of biomedical texts in English. This collocational database is the result of a lexicographic project carried out by the GreLiC research group at the University of Barcelona, and as such it has undergone various developmental stages since its inception. In order to evaluate its adequacy as a writing tool addressed to the Spanish biomedical community and confirm the appropriateness of the combinatorial patterning and phraseological information included in each entry, a group of language experts were asked to assess the dictionary by stressing both its weaknesses and strengths. Their feedback has stressed the suitability of SciE-Lex as a lexicographic resource and yielded significant improvement of the tool. Last but not least, SciE-Lex has also been successfully tested with targeted users in a series of “Writing for publication” workshops held at the University of Barcelona, and taught by the author, the results of which have corroborated the usefulness of this lexical database to enhance Spanish users’ biomedical English published writing.

Databases and Spatial Representation of Moroccan Roman Mosaics Morocco boasts a rich and extensive heritage of Roman mosaics. Each of these mosaics is assigned a very detailed record documenting their discovery, dimensions, state of conservation, and so on. A good number of the mosaics have been removed from their original site and are currently in storerooms awaiting restoration. The objective of this project is to create a GIS database that will collate all the records for each of these mosaics. Geo-referencing software (ArcGIS) can be used to view the mosaics in situ. The creation of such a database will make it easier to access information about each mosaic and to facilitate management and decision making.

La universalización y democratización de diversas geotecnologías, sumada a la creación y consumo de grandes cantidades de geodatos, ha generado un impulso para lograr soluciones tecnológicas que satisfagan las nuevas necesidades surgidas. El debate actual se centra en la disyuntiva de la continuidad de operar con sistemas tradicionales, o bien apostar por el surgimiento y consolidación de nuevas tecnologías, como es el caso del Big Data. A todo ello se suma la necesidad de evaluar y analizar el encaje de los SIG, herramienta fundamental del geógrafo en estos nuevos planteamientos. Dentro de todo este complejo universo, se tomará como ejemplo la transición que se está produciendo en el campo de las bases de datos, verdadero corazón de un SIG. Tradicionalmente se ha venido empleando modelos relacionales, que están actualmente en pugna con opciones más novedosas, entre las que destaca el ya citado Big Data, con una potente irrupción en el mundo geográfico, y con un gran peso fuera de él. A través de una revisión crítica, realizada de forma empírica, mediante el desarrollo de una matriz multicriterio y de la aplicación de un análisis DAFO, con este trabajo se pretenden evaluar las opciones tecnológicas, actuales y futuras, más adecuadas para dar respuesta a este nuevo paradigma. Abstract The universalization and democratization of diverse geotechnologies, added to the creation and consumption of large amounts of geodata, has generated an impulse to achieve technological solutions that meet the new needs that have arisen. The current debate focuses on the dilemma of the continuity of operating with traditional systems, or betting on the emergence and consolidation of new technologies, such as Big Data. To all this is added the need to evaluate and analyze the fit of GIS, a fundamental tool of the geographer in these new approaches. Within this complex universe, we will take as an example the transition that is taking place in the field of databases, the true heart of a GIS. Traditionally they have been using relational models, which are currently in conflict with newer options, among which the Big Data stands out, with a strong irruption in the geographical world, and with a great weight outside it. Through a critical review, conducted empirically, through the development of a multicriteria matrix and the application of a SWOT analysis, this paper aims to evaluate the technological options, current and future, more appropriate to respond to this new paradigm.

Russia holds massive biodiversity data accumulated in botanical and zoological collections, literature publications, annual reports of natural reserves, nature conservation, and monitoring study project reports. While some data have been digitized and organized in databases or spreadsheets, most of the biodiversity data in Russia remain dormant and digitally inaccessible. Concepts of open access to research data is spreading, and the lack of data publishing tradition and of use of data standards remain prominent. A national biodiversity information system is lacking and most of the biodiversity data are not available or the available data are not consolidated. As a result, Russian biodiversity data remain fragmented and inaccessible for researchers. The majority of Russian biodiversity databases do not have web interfaces and are accessible only to a limited numbers of researchers. The main reason for lack of access to these resources relates to the fact that the databases have previously been developed only as a local resource. In addition, many sources have previously been developed in the desktop database environments mainly using MS Access and, in some cases, earlier DBMS for DOS, i.e., file-server system, which does not have the functionality to create access to records through a web interface. Among the databases with a web interface, a few information systems have interactive maps with the species occurrence data and systems allowing registered users to upload data. It is important to note that the conceptual structures of these databases were created without taking into account modern standards of the Darwin Core; furthermore, some data sources were developed prior to the first work version of the Darwin Core release in 2001. Despite the complexity and size of the biodiversity data landscape in Russia, the interest in publishing data through international biodiversity portals is increasing among Russian researchers. Since 2014, institutional data publishers in Russia have published about 140 000 species occurrences through gbif.org. The increase in data publishing activity calls for the creation of a GBIF node in Russia, aiming to support Russian biodiversity experts in international data work.

For distinct reasons, Romania has not yet been part of the international effort to exploit me- dieval curial sources, preserved either in the Vatican and Roman Archives, or in domestic col- lections. Nowadays, however, this view is beginning to change. An increased interest in these remarkable documentary texts has been encouraged and facilitated primarily by multiple ini- tiatives that intend to bring papal or curial documents from regional repositories closer to re- searchers in the form of digital data. In a very short time, international, national, or institu- tional projects providing data bases and/or collections of digital images of medieval sources have become indispensable research tools. Transylvania, in particular, once a province of the Kingdom of Hungary and thus part of the medieval Latin world, benefits significantly from this wave of computer supported and controlled endeavours (both old and more recent). The in- tention of my presentation is to discuss how medieval studies from Transylvania (traditionally a multilingual and international research environment) employ this new technological com- pound, examine the limitations of each distinctive project, and finally consider possible steps for further expansion and improvement.

The identification of mineral supply sources and trade routes are at the heart of the archaeological issues. The tracing of sources of metal production via lead isotopy has been used since the 1980s to identify the deposits from which the metal constituting the archaeological objects came. Such studies are based on mineral signature repositories and archaeologists have thus built up databases containing thousands of ore deposit analyses. The databases, however, only very rarely include geological information and are limited to geographic information. But considering only geographical data leads to many limitations of studies, including the overlapping of signatures between remote regions. This problem could nevertheless be circumvented by taking into account precise ore deposit data that enables to think in terms of restricted mineralized subsets. We illustrate this through the example of data collected in the Alps by Marcoux (1986) and Nimis et al. (2012). Taking into account geological data (and more specifically, gitological data) could thus considerably improve the accuracy of provenance interpretations and enable multivariate statistical processing to be carried out (these statistical treatments are inconclusive if they are carried out on purely geographical data). However, remains the problem of the thousands of ore analyses carried out without having defined their mineralization context. Although still imperfect (some contexts are not individualized), the use of a statistical treatment could nevertheless be used to identify the gitological contexts.

В статье излагаются некоторые аспекты формирования проекта информационной системы «Музыкальная культура Сибири». Предложены принципы технологического решения, обеспечения доступа и защиты информации, рассматриваются проблемы структурирования данных при подходе к подобному типу задач.

This paper proposes an initial discussion about the production of automatized journalistic narratives. Despite being a topic discussed in specialized sites and international conferences in communication area, the concepts are still deficient in academic research. For this article, we studied the concepts of narrative, databases and algorithms, indicating a theoretical trend that explains this automatized journalistic narratives. As characterization, we use the cases of Los Angeles Times, Narrative Science and Automated Insights.

The European Union Reference Laboratory for the detection of animal proteins in feedingstuffs (EURL-AP) has developed an online micrographs collection supporting its network activities within the European Union for the detection of prohibited animal by-products in feed. So far, the only official method for detecting these by-products is light microscopy, which is highly dependent on the skills of a microscopist because it relies on particle recognition. In order to help the microscopist network to achieve high proficiency levels, it was necessary to create an online reference tool based on micrographs and accessible via an Intranet platform. Members of the National Reference Laboratories for animal proteins in feedingstuffs (NRL-AP) and the International Association for Feedingstuff Analysis – Section Feedingstuff Microscopy (IAG) have access to this micrographs collection. This paper describes how the online collection was created and what conditions had to be taken into account in creating such a tool. It also describes how information are periodically updated and managed within the context of the large amount of information included in each micrograph. The need for a robust back-office system as the foundation for all the research activities in this project is also covered, and the evaluation of the use of the online collection is discussed.

Using the Belgian soil map for mapping groundwater vulnerability. Groundwater vulnerability mapping is a critical activity in the implementation of the water resources protection policy. The vulnerability of groundwater bodies is largely determined by the properties of the overlying soil. The soil map and associated data bases contain spatially distributed information, which can be easily introduced into the vulnerability mapping procedure. In this paper, soil information is used in the vulnerability mapping procedure through the "partial vulnerability from the soil" (VPS) concept. Three methods are presented for mapping the VPS: the first method uses the soil map only, while the second and third methods use data from the soil analytical data base. The three methods are applied to mapping the vulnerability of the Brusselean sands groundwater body, in the center of Belgium. The three approaches yield three different vulnerability maps, and explanations for these differences between approaches are given. Finally, a strategy is presented for validating the different approaches to mapping the partial vulnerability from the soil.

O presente texto analisa discursos de peritos e de políticos produzidos acerca da criação de uma base de dados de perfis de ADN em Portugal para identificação civil e investigação criminal, com o intuito de explorar alguns patamares de construção da biossegurança. Constata-se que três tipos principais de argumentação são utilizados: a ciência como suporte de uma justiça simultaneamente mais eficaz e mais credível; a necessidade de acompanhar o percurso de países mais desenvolvidos em matéria de investigação criminal e de cooperação transfronteiriça; o contributo para o bem comum. Trata-se de um projeto técnico-genético e biopolítico crescentemente global e imbricado em imaginários coletivos assentes no medo do crime e do criminoso, que assenta mais em promessas de utilidade imaginada e de eficácia na identificação de criminosos do que na invocação dos riscos e das incertezas.This paper analyses the discourses produced by experts and politicians about the creation of a DNA database for civil identification and criminal investigation purposes in Portugal, aiming to explore some stances in the construction of biosecurity. Three main types of arguments are found: science as the support of a simultaneously more effective and reliable justice; the need to follow the course of more developed countries in terms of criminal investigation and trans-border cooperation; the contribution towards the common good. This concerns an increasingly global technical-genetic and biopolitical project, merged within collective imageries built upon on fears of crime and criminals, which is more grounded on promises of imagined utility and efficacy in the identification of offenders than on the invocation of the risks and uncertainties.

The multi-disciplinary and international nature of large European projects requires powerful managerial and communicative tools to ensure the transmission of information to the end-users. One such project is TRACE entitled “Tracing Food Commodities in Europe”. One of its objectives is to provide a communication system dedicated to be the central source of information on food authenticity and traceability in Europe. This paper explores the web tools used and communication vehicles offered to scientists involved in the TRACE project to communicate internally as well as to the public. Two main tools have been built: an Intranet and a public website. The TRACE website can be accessed at http://www.trace.eu.org. A particular emphasis was placed on the efficiency, the relevance and the accessibility of the information, the publicity of the website as well as the use of the collaborative utilities. The rationale of web space design as well as integration of proprietary software solutions are presented. Perspectives on the using of web tools in the research projects are discussed.

The aim of this paper is to present the potential which could be offered by managing databases in direct marketing through gathering the information that could offer the shortest and efficient way to the clients needs. The paper includes the necessary steps to make this activity a real success

The University of Illinois developed an open-source collections management software program and in August 2006 began making it freely available to archivists, curators, and special collections librarians. This program gives those with limited technological resources and knowledge the ability to easily mount a variety of on-line access tools to their historical collections using ISAD(G)1 and DACS2-compliant standards for description. Archon was created with robust interoperability using a single web-based platform for the management of collections of documents and artifacts held by archives, museums and libraries. It was developed as a “plug and play” application for easy installation on any web server or on any web hosting service. It uses common web-browser input mechanisms and SQL data storage to produce dynamic data output in the form of searchable collections websites, MARC bibliographic records (Smiraglia 1990), EAD finding aids (Pitti 268-293), and long-term preservation TXT data files. The article discusses the design concepts that lead to the University of Illinois’ creation of Archon, the challenges faced by the archives community when providing descriptive access to large bodies of historical papers and records, and describes Archon’s public and administrative interfaces as well as future plans for additional developments to this software program.

Setting up Spatial Decision Support Systems in environmental fields: examples from Outil Géo-Environnemental d'Aide à la Décision (OGEAD) with a special emphasis for soil data. OGEAD is a project that aims to disseminate geographical information related to the environment to civil servants and interested people. This publication describes/explains three examples highlighting environmental data, in particular those related to soil. These examples show an evolution from stand alone applications to WebGIS applications allowing intranet and internet distribution. The publication emphasises the importance of linking data distribution with adapted tools for an efficient use; these tools include various components such as presentation, interpretation and diagnostics.

A METHODOLOGY FOR THE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF TRAWL FISHERIES IN PORTUGAL. THE SIG EXAMPLE OF GEOCRUST 1.0. This paper aims to present the Geographical Information System GEOCRUST 1.0, a computer programme developed within the fishery research project DGXIV 99/059, Use of Satellite GPS data to map effort and landings of the Portuguese crustacean fleet (GEOCRUST), in the University of Algarve. This stand-alone application was developed essentially to map fishing effort and catch per unit effort (CPUE) information for the Portuguese crustacean trawl fleet, operating off the Southwest and South coasts of Portugal. The data available for this study included GPS vessels’ geographical positions and speed, transmitted via satellite to the Portuguese fisheries inspection authorities, and their catch reported to the Portuguese Directorate-General of Fisheries. GEOCRUST 1.0 was developed in ®VISUAL BASIC 6.0 using two ActiveX control: ADODB, to connect with the ®MSACCESS 2000 database and ®MAPOBJECTS 2.0 PRO, to communicate with the maps and provide GIS facilities. The application includes seven modules with the following objectives: Module 1 – to map and edit the original VMS data for a single vessel or group of vessels, for different periods of time; Module 2 – to analyse the trawl speed of each vessel; Module 3 – to define the boundaries of all fishing trips performed by vessel along the year; Module 4 – to identify and define the trawl hauls, within each fishing trip; Module 5 – to issue maps of fishing effort and CPUE; Module 6 – for exploratory data analysis and to extract data from the DB for further use in other computer packages and Module 7 – to recreate the activity of a single vessel, group of vessels or the total fleet, for a fixed period of time. This GIS application, fully developed by programming, has the advantage of being able to be used on its own without any need for external software support. The system developed is a methodological proposal to implement in Portugal, to monitor and manage the trawl fisheries, in particular, the crustacean trawl fishery.

The multidisciplinary nature, the international partnership and the large amount of information to be managed in an European project such as STRATFEED, require the development of an information management system. Within the framework of this project, the development of the Internet-oriented computer system required three facets: the data and information collection, the database building and the development of different applications. A tool for the dissemination of results (STRATFEED website) with both a public part and a confidential part, a tool for data management (STRATFEED manager), a tool for data queries (STRATFEED explorer) and two tools for decision-making (ARIES Decision Support System CD-Rom release and STRATFEED Decision Support System Internet release) were developed. The modular concept, which relates to the different topics of the project, facilitates the updating and development of a system according to research progress and user needs. The concept developed for this project can be used for any other project and can easily be adapted to meet new requirements. The example of the STRATFEED project can be accessed at: http://stratfeed.cra.wallonie.be

Meat channel traceability. The development of new emerging molecular genetic methods allows to determine characteristic patterns of any individual and opens the way to the identification and traceability of individuals and their products by the ""DNA fingerprinting"" procedure. Microsatellite DNA sequences analysis gives very effective information for the individual discrimination and paternity testing. This information can be obtained with traces of biological sample. DNA fingerprinting with microsatellite analysis is now a reliable, practical and cheap method for identification, certification and authentication of transformed and untransformed meat products. The first step in the molecular traceability in the bovine sector requires a hair data bank where the samples can be conserved for many years. This is obtained with the ""pilotheque project"" in relation with the SANITEL control system and seems to be the best way to complete the identification of bovine animals at the production stage. With the new labelling system of bovine meat, DNA fingerprinting associated to SANITEL system will become an objective control criterion at the marketing stage

Organic small molecules are of particular interest for medicinal chemistry since they comprise many biologically active compounds which are potential drugs. To understand this vast chemical space, we are enumerating all possible organic molecules to create the chemical universe database GDB, which currently comprises 977 million molecules up to 13 atoms of C, N, O, Cl and S. Furthermore, we have established a simple classification method for organic molecules in form of the MQN (molecular quantum numbers) system, which is an equivalent of the periodic system of the elements. Despite its simplicity the 42 dimensional MQN system is surprisingly relevant with respect to bioactivity, as evidenced by the fact that groups of biosimilar compounds form close groups in MQN space. The MQN space of the known organic molecules in PubChem and of the unknown molecules in the Chemical Universe Database GDB-13 can be searched interactively using browser tools freely accessible at www.gdb.unibe.ch.

Patent rights and their utility in research and development are discussed. Up-to-date specialized knowledge goes far beyond text-book knowledge and helps to avoid expensive double development. Appropriate searches can be undertaken in both free databases and those subject to charge. Trademark law is also discussed with advice on the available search options.

Many people believe that the entire world's information is somehow accessible on the Internet and costs virtually nothing to retrieve. Others view the Internet as a slow, overrated mechanism for obtaining information that may or may not be reliable. For the information specialist, the Internet has become another useful resource for obtaining information. This article is an attempt to provide an overview of free and commercial sites containing patent databases and to outline the possibilities as well as the limitations of these patent information sources. In addition to this written article, we have set up a Web site (http://chemsear.ch/chimia/) which contains all the important links as well as additional information about patents on the Internet.

As for the city of Esmeraldas, earthquake-related disasters databases are found limited and poorly consistent. This is all the more surprising that exposure is very high on the active Ecuador-Colombia margin, and strategic oil-related assets stand in or close to the city. A critical reading of those databases in the light of historical archives on the city and the province of Esmeraldas confirms how limited the information available is, even regarding major events (like in 1906 or 1979). Yet it also draws attention on the limitations the current understanding of this disturbing situation meets. Low density and limited critical assets exposed cannot fully explain it. Root causes do apply in producing, sharing and using information on Esmeraldas. They also frame part of geophysical interpretations related to the atypical Esmeraldas segment of the active Pacific margin. By shading light on such root causes, databases on disasters give more information on the specificities of the studied area, than they inform us on earthquakes by themselves. The paper shows the contribution of geography and geohistory to the broader understanding and management of seismic risks, as well as the many challenges any interdisciplinary approach meets.