Handwriting

Consensus Cloud Solutions to Reimagine Secure Faxing and AI for Healthcare at HIMSS 2024

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCSI), a global leader of digital cloud fax technology and trusted provider of interoperability solutions, will highlight its innovative technology at HIMSS 2024 in Orlando from March 11-14 (Booth 3801).

Key Points: 
  • The leader in digital cloud fax technology will showcase how AI can be applied to fax for faster, more efficient healthcare workflows
    LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consensus Cloud Solutions , Inc. (NASDAQ: CCSI), a global leader of digital cloud fax technology and trusted provider of interoperability solutions, will highlight its innovative technology at HIMSS 2024 in Orlando from March 11-14 (Booth 3801).
  • The company's presence at HIMSS coincides closely with DirectTrust's recent launch of the Interoperable Secure Cloud Fax Consensus Body.
  • Consensus' leaders will also be featured in a panel discussion titled "Cutting Through the AI Hype: Deploying AI Now to Improve Patient Care."
  • To learn more about Consensus Cloud Solutions, visit consensus.com and go.consensus.com/himss2024 or stop by booth 3801 and Interoperability Showcase 3760-98 at the HIMSS 2024 conference in Orlando.

Parascript® Inc. Adds a New Patent to Its Portfolio for Document Forgery Detection

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Monday, February 26, 2024

LONGMONT, Colo., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Parascript—a leading provider of innovative AI-powered solutions for document processing automation and fraud prevention applications, has filed a patent application for a cutting-edge method designed to revolutionize document forgery detection.

Key Points: 
  • LONGMONT, Colo., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Parascript—a leading provider of innovative AI-powered solutions for document processing automation and fraud prevention applications, has filed a patent application for a cutting-edge method designed to revolutionize document forgery detection.
  • This groundbreaking technology encompasses a multifaceted approach involving the extraction and comparison of handwritten segments within documents such as checks and contracts.
  • This forgery detection system holds significant potential for many industries, from guarding financial institutions against check fraud and financial document forgeries to ensuring the legitimacy of legal documents in government agencies.
  • "This new forgery detection technology represents a significant advancement in document security, offering exceptional accuracy and efficiency.

NACIFIC Announce Debut ATEEZ Special Collaboration Product Launch

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Additionally, the event has a special feature of incorporating the members' signatures and handwriting, enhancing the uniqueness of the collaboration.

Key Points: 
  • Additionally, the event has a special feature of incorporating the members' signatures and handwriting, enhancing the uniqueness of the collaboration.
  • Moreover, the ATEEZ Special Edition, comprising eight fragrance names inspired by the members' birth flowers, adds significance to the collaboration.
  • In the 'Shine Mood Slick' Special Edition as well, the colors are inspired by the moods of the ATEEZ members.
  • Meanwhile, NACIFIC will host an event marking its first collaboration with ATEEZ starting from February 20th at 11:00AM(KST).

Parascript® Inc. Announces CheckWashAlert.AI® 1.0, a Check Washing Analysis Software, a Next-Generation Offering in Their Fraud Prevention Solution Suite

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Monday, February 12, 2024

Check washing scams often involve changing payee names and amounts on checks, followed by fraudulent deposits.

Key Points: 
  • Check washing scams often involve changing payee names and amounts on checks, followed by fraudulent deposits.
  • CheckWashAlert.AI® 1.0 is a product that establishes the most rigorous standards for analyzing checks to detect and combat check washing fraud.
  • This enables the product to analyze handwriting patterns on a check presented for verification and identify anomalies that may be indicative of check washing.
  • Additionally, CheckWashAlert.AI® 1.0 will provide an aggregated result of text style comparison for the entire check presented for verification.

Digital technologies have made the wonders of ancient manuscripts more accessible than ever, but there are risks and losses too

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

And even if some few have somehow survived, they are moth-eaten and in a state of decay, and remembered about as well as if they had never existed.

Key Points: 
  • And even if some few have somehow survived, they are moth-eaten and in a state of decay, and remembered about as well as if they had never existed.
  • By making the manuscripts into a book, he would preserve the knowledge they contained – but not the manuscript, not the artefact itself.
  • He does not mention how difficult his Byzantine manuscripts were to read and transcribe, even for someone familiar with the language.
  • Every manuscript is its own text, its own space of knowledge, and an irreplaceable part of our shared cultural histories.

Preserving the Past

  • Our knowledge of the past, and the wisdom we can gain from it, is bound in material objects – whether manuscripts, paintings, ruined buildings or clay pots – that are decaying.
  • What will we preserve of the past?
  • We are lucky if we can now read a text in 50 manuscripts.
  • Read more:
    Uncovering the mysteries of The Book of Kells – from myopic monks on magic mushrooms to superhuman detail
  • Manuscript tourism became a popular activity for wealthy scholars like Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631), whose collection became the core of the British Museum’s collection.
  • Of course, many of these collectors simply stole or smuggled what they wanted from struggling monasteries in what are now Greece, Sinai and Israel.
  • But their work made possible the rise of printed editions of classical and medieval works.
  • Our modern editions of the Bible and the Iliad, for example, do not exactly match their underlying manuscripts.


Read more:
Dogs in the middle ages: what medieval writing tells us about our ancestors’ pets

Digital decay

  • Even if we prefer the edited versions, printed books decay faster than manuscripts, and take up just as much space.
  • Print does not solve the problem of preservation; it only postpones it.
  • In the 20th century, digital scanning tools and computer-based storage seemed to offer a new kind of solution.
  • Second, digital images are often in proprietary formats, meaning that without the library’s viewing software you cannot actually examine the manuscript.
  • The digital format is still chained to its digital shelves in a private space.
  • Third, as a recent cyber-attack on the British Library demonstrates, the digital space seems not to be safer than the physical one.
  • The digital library space, with its proprietary viewing software and its specialised file formats, is now shuttered.

Conservation and accessibility

  • Yet physical conservation comes at the expense of accessibility.
  • We can, however, use advances in AI and computer technology to improve approaches to digital conservation and enable wider access to the uniqueness of individual manuscripts.
  • To avoid digital decay, we need to devote the same attention to digital conservation as to material conservation.
  • Images of manuscripts would then have a readable text and all the unique elements of the material original – its decorations and artistry, its errors and doodles.
  • In this enhanced digital form, manuscripts could come to local museums, libraries and galleries, where they would be accessible to everyday visitors as well as specialists.
  • But unlike him, we can now offer the experience of the manuscript as well as the text, and to a much wider audience.


Jonathan L. Zecher receives funding from the Templeton Religion Trust.

Digital technologies have the made the wonders of ancient manuscripts more accessible than ever, but there are risks and losses too

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 8, 2024

And even if some few have somehow survived, they are moth-eaten and in a state of decay, and remembered about as well as if they had never existed.

Key Points: 
  • And even if some few have somehow survived, they are moth-eaten and in a state of decay, and remembered about as well as if they had never existed.
  • By making the manuscripts into a book, he would preserve the knowledge they contained – but not the manuscript, not the artefact itself.
  • He does not mention how difficult his Byzantine manuscripts were to read and transcribe, even for someone familiar with the language.
  • Every manuscript is its own text, its own space of knowledge, and an irreplaceable part of our shared cultural histories.

Preserving the Past

  • Our knowledge of the past, and the wisdom we can gain from it, is bound in material objects – whether manuscripts, paintings, ruined buildings or clay pots – that are decaying.
  • What will we preserve of the past?
  • We are lucky if we can now read a text in 50 manuscripts.
  • Read more:
    Uncovering the mysteries of The Book of Kells – from myopic monks on magic mushrooms to superhuman detail
  • Manuscript tourism became a popular activity for wealthy scholars like Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631), whose collection became the core of the British Museum’s collection.
  • Of course, many of these collectors simply stole or smuggled what they wanted from struggling monasteries in what are now Greece, Sinai and Israel.
  • But their work made possible the rise of printed editions of classical and medieval works.
  • Our modern editions of the Bible and the Iliad, for example, do not exactly match their underlying manuscripts.


Read more:
Dogs in the middle ages: what medieval writing tells us about our ancestors’ pets

Digital decay

  • Even if we prefer the edited versions, printed books decay faster than manuscripts, and take up just as much space.
  • Print does not solve the problem of preservation; it only postpones it.
  • In the 20th century, digital scanning tools and computer-based storage seemed to offer a new kind of solution.
  • Second, digital images are often in proprietary formats, meaning that without the library’s viewing software you cannot actually examine the manuscript.
  • The digital format is still chained to its digital shelves in a private space.
  • Third, as a recent cyber-attack on the British Library demonstrates, the digital space seems not to be safer than the physical one.
  • The digital library space, with its proprietary viewing software and its specialised file formats, is now shuttered.

Conservation and accessibility

  • Yet physical conservation comes at the expense of accessibility.
  • We can, however, use advances in AI and computer technology to improve approaches to digital conservation and enable wider access to the uniqueness of individual manuscripts.
  • To avoid digital decay, we need to devote the same attention to digital conservation as to material conservation.
  • Images of manuscripts would then have a readable text and all the unique elements of the material original – its decorations and artistry, its errors and doodles.
  • In this enhanced digital form, manuscripts could come to local museums, libraries and galleries, where they would be accessible to everyday visitors as well as specialists.
  • But unlike him, we can now offer the experience of the manuscript as well as the text, and to a much wider audience.


Jonathan L. Zecher receives funding from the Templeton Religion Trust.

Benefits of Journaling for Student Growth

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

The concept of journaling isn't new, but as teens spend countless hours on their phones and computers, they might find that journaling is just the break they need.

Key Points: 
  • The concept of journaling isn't new, but as teens spend countless hours on their phones and computers, they might find that journaling is just the break they need.
  • Journaling is known to help improve mental health by reducing stress and anxiety.
  • Daily journaling in class can help students build their writing skills and develop writing stamina, a crucial skill for timed assessments.
  • Montpas acknowledges the benefits of handwriting for improving the flow of ideas but also supports electronic journaling for those who may find physical writing challenging or prefer the convenience of an app.

Learning Without Tears Unveils Handwriting Without Tears C2025: Elevating Literacy Education with Science-Backed Innovations

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On National Handwriting Day, Learning Without Tears, a leading early education company renowned for its unique teaching and learning approach, announces the latest evolution of Handwriting Without Tears C2025. Handwriting Without Tears C2025 retains its proven and beloved format, now with added content, features, and enhancements.

Key Points: 
  • GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On National Handwriting Day, Learning Without Tears , a leading early education company renowned for its unique teaching and learning approach, announces the latest evolution of Handwriting Without Tears C2025 .
  • Handwriting Without Tears C2025 retains its proven and beloved format, now with added content, features, and enhancements.
  • Handwriting Without Tears C2025, a dedicated TK-6 program grounded in the science of reading and handwriting, provides a compelling solution for essential literacy skills.
  • Key features of Handwriting Without Tears C2025 include:
    A dedicated print and digital handwriting solution driven by science.

Celebrate the 47th Anniversary of National Handwriting Day on January 23rd

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday January 23rd, the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association will honor the 47th anniversary of National Handwriting Day.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday January 23rd, the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association will honor the 47th anniversary of National Handwriting Day.
  • National Handwriting Day was established to honor the tradition and importance of handwriting.
  • (John Hopkins University HUB 2021)
    As we recognize National Handwriting Day, WIMA suggests honoring the art of handwriting in any of the following ways:
    Write it down.
  • "National Handwriting Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate handwriting by picking up a pen or pencil and getting to work.

What social robots can teach America's students

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Social robots – robots that can talk and mimic and respond to human emotion – have been introduced into classrooms around the world.

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  • Social robots – robots that can talk and mimic and respond to human emotion – have been introduced into classrooms around the world.
  • Because social robots have a body, humans react to them differently than we do to a computer screen.
  • To understand how social robots could affect teaching, graduate student Raisa Gray and I introduced a 4-foot-tall humanoid robot called “Pepper” into a public elementary and middle school in the U.S. Our research revealed many problems with the current generation of social robots, making it unlikely that social robots will be running classrooms anytime soon.

Not ready for prime time

  • Children and social robots are not allowed to freely interact with each other without the assistance, or intervention, of researchers.
  • Only a few studies have used social robots in real-life classroom settings.

Limited social skills

  • For example, the current generation of social robots cannot interact with a small group and, for example, track multiple people’s facial expressions.
  • Also, unless a bar code or other identification device is used, today’s social robots cannot recognize individuals.
  • This makes it very unlikely for them to have realistic social interactions.

Dialogue is preprogrammed

  • To get the robot to perform, our students had to master the tutorials that came with the robot.
  • Some students quickly figured out that the robot could respond only to certain basic routines.
  • When a robot fails to answer a question, or responds in the wrong way, students realize the robot isn’t really understanding them and that the robot’s dialogue is preprogrammed.

Cannot move around classroom with ease

  • Students who have seen YouTube videos of robotic dogs that run and jump may be disappointed to realize that most social robots can’t move around a classroom with ease.
  • The teachers in our study were disappointed that Pepper couldn’t bring them coffee.

What social robots can teach kids

  • While the social robots currently used in schools are finicky and limited in functions, they can still provide useful learning experiences.
  • The opportunity to work hands-on with a social robot shows students how difficult it is to program robots to mimic human behavior.
  • Social robots can also provide students with important learning opportunities about artificial intelligence.


Gerald K. LeTendre receives funding from Harry L. Batschelet II Endowed Chair within the College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University