Area of text and graphic material placed at the end of a document component (such as a chapter or a Dedication) to hold the graphic signature or description of the person(s) responsible for or attesting to the content.
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Any combination of:
<abstract>, <ack>, <answer>, <app>, <back>, <bio>, <boxed-text>, <notes>, <question>, <sec>, <trans-abstract>
With a graphic representation of a signature:
<book dtd-version="1.0">
<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 dtd-version="1.0">
<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>