Area of text and graphic material placed at the end of a document component (such as a chapter or a Dedication) to hold the graphical signature or description of the person(s) responsible for or attesting to the content.
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Any combination of:
<abstract>, <ack>, <app>, <back>, <bio>, <boxed-text>, <notes>, <sec>, <trans-abstract>
With a graphic representation of a signature:
<book>
<book-meta>...</book-meta>
<front-matter>
<front-matter-part>
...
<named-book-part-body>
<sec sec-type="miscinfo">
<title>About this book</title>
<p>Bioinformatics consists of a computational approach
to biomedical information management and analysis. It is
being used increasingly as a component of research within
both academic and industrial settings and is becoming
integrated into both undergraduate and postgraduate
curricula. The new generation of biology graduates is
emerging with experience in using bioinformatics resources
and, in some cases, programming skills.</p>
...
<sig-block>
<sig>
Tonia Gaillard<break/>
Analyst
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"></graphic>
</sig>
</sig-block>
</sec>
</named-book-part-body>
</front-matter-part>
</front-matter>
<book-body>...</book-body>
</book>
With multiple signatures described:
<book>
<book-meta>...</book-meta>
<front-matter>
<preface>
...
<named-book-part-body>
<sec>
...
<sig-block>
<sig>
<bold>Tom Uzden, MLS, MA, RN, AHIP</bold><break/>
<italic>New York University, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library</italic>
</sig>
<sig>
<bold>Debra Lepair, MLS</bold><break/>
<italic>CINAHL Information Systems</italic>
</sig>
</sig-block>
</sec>
</named-book-part-body>
</preface>
</front-matter>
<book-body>...</book-body>
</book>
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