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Map Reproduction
Published in Terry A. Slocum, Robert B. McMaster, Fritz C. Kessler, Hugh H. Howard, Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization, 2022
Terry A. Slocum, Robert B. McMaster, Fritz C. Kessler, Hugh H. Howard
A more attractive option is to deliver the digital map in a portable document format such as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) or Portable Document Format (PDF). An EPS file is a subset of the PostScript PDL that allows digital maps and other documents to be transported between software applications and between different types of computers. It consists of PostScript code for high-resolution printing and an optional low-resolution raster image for on-screen display. Because they are written in PostScript, EPS files can be very large, but they do not require the specific printing device information required by PostScript page description files. EPS files also have the ability to embed related data and fonts. A PDF file is similar to an EPS file in that it is related to PostScript but is more flexible and more efficient. In addition to being able to embed related data and fonts, PDF files also have the ability to embed, or encapsulate, features such as hyperlinks, movies, and keywords for searching and indexing. Zooming and panning capabilities for on-screen viewing are also provided. PDF files can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free download) and can be created from virtually any application via Adobe's Acrobat and Acrobat Distiller. Acrobat compresses and optimizes digital maps for printing, Web display, and so on. Although the PDF format was originally intended for on-screen display, it has become a format of choice for the delivery of maps and other documents to service bureaus for high-end printing (Joyce 2015).
Developing computer based instruction for geotechnical education
Published in Iacint Manoliu, Ion Antonescu, Nicoleta Rădulescu, Geotechnical Engineering Education and Training, 2020
Whether the course is delivered on a CD or the web, the student will need to print some information. The best option here is to provide documents in Adobe’s Portable Document Format, known as PDF. The original document is assembled and formatted in a wordprocessor or desktop publication application and then written to PDF format using Adobe Acrobat. This PDF document can then be viewed and printed using the freely available Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please note that the PDF file can also have interactive elements, such as hypertext and web-links, as well as links to other applications. Although, PDF files can be highly interactive, the effort involved with developing a CBI module is likely to be difficult due to a lack of authoring tools.
Detecting trends and further development potential of contemporary façade design for workspaces
Published in Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2019
Luisa Pastore, Marilyne Andersen
The most relevant findings from the on-line survey were ultimately summarized in an interactive pdf chart that can be visualized through the programme Adobe Acrobat. The chart is available on an on-line repository for standalone consultation (Pastore & Andersen, 2019). It shows the data according to the same two categories of respondents i.e. based on type of profession and targeted climate. It was developed with a twofold aim. First, to enable the exploration of the ‘type of potential’ that is attributed to building and façade design aspects/technologies applicable in office buildings. In other words, we wanted to identify whether they are already acknowledged to hold a low or high potential in the current professional practice, or if their recognition is uncertain, hence revealing a potential for further research and development. The level of potential was determined on the survey response to their importance or desirability, calculated from the grand mean1 of the considered category and readable on the y-axis. Second, to enable an immediate visualization of the influence of the type of profession or type of climate on the rating of a certain design parameter displayed along the x-axis of the chart that reports the p-values from the NHST. All the points standing on the left side of the y-axis indicate a statistically significant difference in group answers (p < 0.05), i.e. a significant influence of the type of profession or of the targeted climate, depending on the selected category.
Individualized summative assessments as used during COVID-19
Published in International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
For a mail merge approach, full questions can be authored in Word with variables added as mail merge fields (including in equations). Careful checking is required to confirm that variables are correctly formatted after the merge; field codes (Alt-F9) should be used to correct formatting (useful commands are # for decimal place rounding or currency options and @ for various date settings). If an Adobe Acrobat plugin is installed, individual PDF files can then be generated and automatically sent to each student email address during the mail merge.
A systematic literature review of classroom observation protocols and their adequacy for engineering education in active learning environments
Published in European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
Leovani Marcial Guimarães, Renato da Silva Lima
This stage summarises the pieces of evidence. The data collected from the search process was completely recorded in MS®Excel spreadsheets. Actual files formatted in Adobe Acrobat® .pdf were added to Mendeley® software package data set. To support the applications’ detailed analysis, 68 protocols (COPr) were selected as the baseline for this research.