Many algorithm animation tools have been developed over the last years.The users of such tools can be separated into four roles: the original algorithm programmer, developers of the animation tool, visualizers that generate the animation and end users viewing the animation. Most tools focus on providing features for only one or at most two of these roles.The ANIMAL system is designed to present...

In the multi-agent scenario, interactions among agents are an issue that must be faced in an appropriate way. Modeling interactions by roles can simplify the development of the interactions in agent-based applications. The BRAIN framework proposes an interaction model based on roles, an XML notation to define roles, and interaction infrastructures based on the role model and notation. In this p...

This study's objective was to understand how occupational roles of individuals with anorexia nervosa are configured. The sample was composed of a control group and 11 adult women with anorexia nervosa being cared for by the Eating Disorders Care Group in a hospital in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. Socio-demographic and anthropometric data were collected and the Role Checklist was applied. The res...