<p>The aim of this thesis project was to migrate an existing excel-based application, used</p><p>to analyze energy use and carbon dioxide emission of companies, to a web-based application.</p><p>Special development questions were put around which software development process,</p><p>solution stack and user interface to be used according to the company needs. The spiral</p><p>lifecycle model has been chosen because it provides a clear view of the process and has the</p><p>concept of early prototypes. A solution stack based on Linux, Apache, PHP and MySQL has</p><p>been chosen because such approach has met the company requirements in terms of cost,</p><p>security, support, and maintenance. As a result, the developed web-based system overcomes</p><p>the problems normally found in excel-based applications, such as application deployment and</p><p>maintenance, and provides a more usable and richer user interface.</p>

<p>The aim of this thesis project was to migrate an existing excel-based application, used</p><p>to analyze energy use and carbon dioxide emission of companies, to a web-based application.</p><p>Special development questions were put around which software development process,</p><p>solution stack and user interface to be used according to the company needs. The spiral</p><p>lifecycle model has been chosen because it provides a clear view of the process and has the</p><p>concept of early prototypes. A solution stack based on Linux, Apache, PHP and MySQL has</p><p>been chosen because such approach has met the company requirements in terms of cost,</p><p>security, support, and maintenance. As a result, the developed web-based system overcomes</p><p>the problems normally found in excel-based applications, such as application deployment and</p><p>maintenance, and provides a more usable and richer user interface.</p>

The aim of this thesis project was to migrate an existing excel-based application, used to analyze energy use and carbon dioxide emission of companies, to a web-based application. Special development questions were put around which software development process, solution stack and user interface to be used according to the company needs. The spiral lifecycle model has been chosen because it provides a clear view of the process and has the concept of early prototypes. A solution stack based on Linux, Apache, PHP and MySQL has been chosen because such approach has met the company requirements in terms of cost, security, support, and maintenance. As a result, the developed web-based system overcomes the problems normally found in excel-based applications, such as application deployment and maintenance, and provides a more usable and richer user interface.

The aim of this thesis project was to migrate an existing excel-based application, used to analyze energy use and carbon dioxide emission of companies, to a web-based application. Special development questions were put around which software development process, solution stack and user interface to be used according to the company needs. The spiral lifecycle model has been chosen because it provides a clear view of the process and has the concept of early prototypes. A solution stack based on Linux, Apache, PHP and MySQL has been chosen because such approach has met the company requirements in terms of cost, security, support, and maintenance. As a result, the developed web-based system overcomes the problems normally found in excel-based applications, such as application deployment and maintenance, and provides a more usable and richer user interface.

No description available.

BACKGROUND: The need to create controlled vocabularies such as ontologies for knowledge organization and access has been widely recognized in various domains. Despite the indispensable need of thorough domain knowledge in ontology construction, most software tools for ontology construction are designed for knowledge engineers and not for domain experts to use. The differences in the opinions of different domain experts and in the terminology usages in source literature are rarely addressed by existing software. METHODS: OTO software was developed based on the Agile principles. Through iterations of software release and user feedback, new features are added and existing features modified to make the tool more intuitive and efficient to use for small and large data sets. The software is open source and built in Java. RESULTS: Ontology Term Organizer (OTO; http://biosemantics.arizona.edu/OTO/) is a user-friendly, web-based, consensus-promoting, open source application for organizing domain terms by dragging and dropping terms to appropriate locations. The application is designed for users with specific domain knowledge such as biology but not in-depth ontology construction skills. Specifically OTO can be used to establish is_a, part_of, synonym, and order relationships among terms in any domain that reflects the terminology usage in source literature and based on multiple experts' opinions. The organized terms may be fed into formal ontologies to boost their coverage. All datasets organized on OTO are publicly available. CONCLUSION: OTO has been used to organize the terms extracted from thirty volumes of Flora of North America and Flora of China combined, in addition to some smaller datasets of different taxon groups. User feedback indicates that the tool is efficient and user friendly. Being open source software, the application can be modified to fit varied term organization needs for different domains.

Energia eólica pode ser convertida através de turbina de pequeno porte, inclusive em edificações residenciais e pequenos comércios, configurando a “geração distribuída”. Alguns benefícios de gerar a própria energia elétrica ainda não são conhecidos pela maioria das pessoas. No Brasil, o fato de receber créditos de energia ao gerar quantidade maior do que o consumo próprio, não é divulgado adequadamente pelas concessionárias de energia, nem pelos órgãos reguladores. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho apresenta um método para desenvolvimento e a implementação de um sistema de informação para área de energia eólica. O processo de elaboração do sistema foi derivado da metodologia RMM para desenvolvimento de aplicativos. A partir da metodologia proposta, o sistema foi implementado e disponibilizado ao público em geral. O sistema conta com um aplicativo de simulação de geração de energia com turbina eólica de pequeno porte. O aplicativo de simulação está dividido em sete seções onde o usuário poderá saber, por exemplo, quais as dimensões de uma turbina eólica para suprir toda sua demanda por energia elétrica. Além disso, o aplicativo informa características de quatro tipos de turbinas comerciais e quatro não comerciais, o valor de investimento no equipamento, o tempo de retorno deste investimento e o quanto de CO2 – gás do efeito estufa, o usuário deixa de emitir ao usar o sistema de geração simulado. O sistema de informação proposto está sendo avaliado com o uso de duas ferramentas: Google Analytics para se obter informações de acessos e Google Formulários, que possibilitou a obtenção de respostas relacionadas ao uso geral do sistema a partir de um questionário online. Em relação aos dados de acesso ao sistema, foram obtidas 5244 visualizações incluindo 1085 simulações realizadas em 243 dias monitorados. Durante este período, 1505 usuários de 9 países acessaram o sistema. Em relação ao questionário, aproximadamente dois terços responderam que consideram o aplicativo muito intuitivo e quase 85% dos que responderam consideram investir em um sistema de geração própria de energia após interagir com o sistema. / Wind energy can be converted through small turbine, including for use in residential buildings and small trades, creating the distributed generation. Some benefits of generating electricity itself are still not known for most people. In Brazil, the receipt of energy credits for generating amount greater than the actual consumption is not disclosed properly by power utilities, let alone by regulators. Thus, this work presents a method for the development and the implementation of an information system for wind energy area. The system development process was derived from the RMM methodology for application development. From the proposed methodology, the system was implemented and made available to the general public. The system has a simulation application for wind energy generation. The simulation application is divided into seven sections where the user can know, for example, what are the dimensions of a wind turbine to supply its entire demand for electricity. In addition, the application informs features of four types of commercial and four non-commercial turbines, the amount of investment in equipment, return time investment and how much CO2 avoid with use of the simulated turbine. The proposed information system is being evaluated using two tools: Google Analytics to obtain information access to the system and Google Form, which allowed obtaining answers related to the general use of the system from an online evaluation questionnaire. In relation to the system access data, 5244 visualizations were obtained, including 1085 simulations performed in 243 monitored days. During this time, 1505 users from 9 countries accessed the system. Regarding the questionnaire, approximately two-thirds responded that they considered the application very intuitive and almost 72% of respondents consider investing in a system of own power generation after interacting with the system.

Στην εργασία αυτή, παρουσιάζεται η ανερχόμενη μέθοδος εκμάθησης Intercomprehension καθώς και η αξιοποίηση αυτής από το διαδικτυακό εκπαιδευτικό λογισμικό εκμάθησης ξένων γλωσσών ‘Intercom’. Η συγκεκριμένη εφαρμογή στηρίζεται αποκλειστικά στη μεθοδολογία αυτή, η οποία και αναπτύσσει μια μέθοδο διδασκαλίας για την προώθηση της αμοιβαίας κατανόησης, στηριζόμενη σε κοινές στρατηγικές που αξιοποιούν τις μη-γλωσσικές πτυχές της δεκτικής ικανότητας. Το λογισμικό αυτό, αποτελείται από ένα σύνολο διαδικτυακών δραστηριοτήτων αλληλεπίδρασης με σκοπό την εκμάθηση τεσσάρων γλωσσών: Γερμανικά, Πορτογαλικά, Βουλγάρικα και Ελληνικά, αξιοποιώντας παράλληλα δύο γλώσσες οδηγούς (Αγγλικά και Γαλλικά). Η πρωτοτυπία του εκπαιδευτικού αυτού λογισμικού, συνιστάται στην εξέλιξη της συγκεκριμένης μεθόδου διδασκαλίας επεκτείνοντας την και πέρα των γλωσσικών οικογενειών παράλληλα με την αξιοποίηση μη γλωσσικών πτυχών κατά την εκμάθηση μιας ξένης γλώσσας. / The purpose of this paper is to present the new learning method "Intercomprehension", as well as a web based educational software of learning foreign languages called "Intercom", which is based in this particular method. The application is exclusively based in this learning method, which also develops a teaching method for the promotion of mutual comprehension, supported in common strategies that develop the not-linguistic aspects of receptive faculty. This software is constituted by a number of web interactive activities aiming at the learning of four languages: German, Portuguese, Bulgarian and Greek, while using two guide languages (English and French). The originality of this educational software, is contested in the extension of this learning method over linguistic families while trying to develop not linguistic aspects in the procedure of learning a foreign language.

Energia eólica pode ser convertida através de turbina de pequeno porte, inclusive em edificações residenciais e pequenos comércios, configurando a “geração distribuída”. Alguns benefícios de gerar a própria energia elétrica ainda não são conhecidos pela maioria das pessoas. No Brasil, o fato de receber créditos de energia ao gerar quantidade maior do que o consumo próprio, não é divulgado adequadamente pelas concessionárias de energia, nem pelos órgãos reguladores. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho apresenta um método para desenvolvimento e a implementação de um sistema de informação para área de energia eólica. O processo de elaboração do sistema foi derivado da metodologia RMM para desenvolvimento de aplicativos. A partir da metodologia proposta, o sistema foi implementado e disponibilizado ao público em geral. O sistema conta com um aplicativo de simulação de geração de energia com turbina eólica de pequeno porte. O aplicativo de simulação está dividido em sete seções onde o usuário poderá saber, por exemplo, quais as dimensões de uma turbina eólica para suprir toda sua demanda por energia elétrica. Além disso, o aplicativo informa características de quatro tipos de turbinas comerciais e quatro não comerciais, o valor de investimento no equipamento, o tempo de retorno deste investimento e o quanto de CO2 – gás do efeito estufa, o usuário deixa de emitir ao usar o sistema de geração simulado. O sistema de informação proposto está sendo avaliado com o uso de duas ferramentas: Google Analytics para se obter informações de acessos e Google Formulários, que possibilitou a obtenção de respostas relacionadas ao uso geral do sistema a partir de um questionário online. Em relação aos dados de acesso ao sistema, foram obtidas 5244 visualizações incluindo 1085 simulações realizadas em 243 dias monitorados. Durante este período, 1505 usuários de 9 países acessaram o sistema. Em relação ao questionário, aproximadamente dois terços responderam que consideram o aplicativo muito intuitivo e quase 85% dos que responderam consideram investir em um sistema de geração própria de energia após interagir com o sistema. / Wind energy can be converted through small turbine, including for use in residential buildings and small trades, creating the distributed generation. Some benefits of generating electricity itself are still not known for most people. In Brazil, the receipt of energy credits for generating amount greater than the actual consumption is not disclosed properly by power utilities, let alone by regulators. Thus, this work presents a method for the development and the implementation of an information system for wind energy area. The system development process was derived from the RMM methodology for application development. From the proposed methodology, the system was implemented and made available to the general public. The system has a simulation application for wind energy generation. The simulation application is divided into seven sections where the user can know, for example, what are the dimensions of a wind turbine to supply its entire demand for electricity. In addition, the application informs features of four types of commercial and four non-commercial turbines, the amount of investment in equipment, return time investment and how much CO2 avoid with use of the simulated turbine. The proposed information system is being evaluated using two tools: Google Analytics to obtain information access to the system and Google Form, which allowed obtaining answers related to the general use of the system from an online evaluation questionnaire. In relation to the system access data, 5244 visualizations were obtained, including 1085 simulations performed in 243 monitored days. During this time, 1505 users from 9 countries accessed the system. Regarding the questionnaire, approximately two-thirds responded that they considered the application very intuitive and almost 72% of respondents consider investing in a system of own power generation after interacting with the system.

Energia eólica pode ser convertida através de turbina de pequeno porte, inclusive em edificações residenciais e pequenos comércios, configurando a “geração distribuída”. Alguns benefícios de gerar a própria energia elétrica ainda não são conhecidos pela maioria das pessoas. No Brasil, o fato de receber créditos de energia ao gerar quantidade maior do que o consumo próprio, não é divulgado adequadamente pelas concessionárias de energia, nem pelos órgãos reguladores. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho apresenta um método para desenvolvimento e a implementação de um sistema de informação para área de energia eólica. O processo de elaboração do sistema foi derivado da metodologia RMM para desenvolvimento de aplicativos. A partir da metodologia proposta, o sistema foi implementado e disponibilizado ao público em geral. O sistema conta com um aplicativo de simulação de geração de energia com turbina eólica de pequeno porte. O aplicativo de simulação está dividido em sete seções onde o usuário poderá saber, por exemplo, quais as dimensões de uma turbina eólica para suprir toda sua demanda por energia elétrica. Além disso, o aplicativo informa características de quatro tipos de turbinas comerciais e quatro não comerciais, o valor de investimento no equipamento, o tempo de retorno deste investimento e o quanto de CO2 – gás do efeito estufa, o usuário deixa de emitir ao usar o sistema de geração simulado. O sistema de informação proposto está sendo avaliado com o uso de duas ferramentas: Google Analytics para se obter informações de acessos e Google Formulários, que possibilitou a obtenção de respostas relacionadas ao uso geral do sistema a partir de um questionário online. Em relação aos dados de acesso ao sistema, foram obtidas 5244 visualizações incluindo 1085 simulações realizadas em 243 dias monitorados. Durante este período, 1505 usuários de 9 países acessaram o sistema. Em relação ao questionário, aproximadamente dois terços responderam que consideram o aplicativo muito intuitivo e quase 85% dos que responderam consideram investir em um sistema de geração própria de energia após interagir com o sistema. / Wind energy can be converted through small turbine, including for use in residential buildings and small trades, creating the distributed generation. Some benefits of generating electricity itself are still not known for most people. In Brazil, the receipt of energy credits for generating amount greater than the actual consumption is not disclosed properly by power utilities, let alone by regulators. Thus, this work presents a method for the development and the implementation of an information system for wind energy area. The system development process was derived from the RMM methodology for application development. From the proposed methodology, the system was implemented and made available to the general public. The system has a simulation application for wind energy generation. The simulation application is divided into seven sections where the user can know, for example, what are the dimensions of a wind turbine to supply its entire demand for electricity. In addition, the application informs features of four types of commercial and four non-commercial turbines, the amount of investment in equipment, return time investment and how much CO2 avoid with use of the simulated turbine. The proposed information system is being evaluated using two tools: Google Analytics to obtain information access to the system and Google Form, which allowed obtaining answers related to the general use of the system from an online evaluation questionnaire. In relation to the system access data, 5244 visualizations were obtained, including 1085 simulations performed in 243 monitored days. During this time, 1505 users from 9 countries accessed the system. Regarding the questionnaire, approximately two-thirds responded that they considered the application very intuitive and almost 72% of respondents consider investing in a system of own power generation after interacting with the system.