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Showing 1 to 20 of 141 for “"Flow of information"”.
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Tracking The Flow of Information Through The Hippocampal Formation In The Rat
The hippocampus receives input from upper levels of the association cortex and is implicated in many mnemonic processes, but the exact mechanisms by which it codes and stores information is an unresolved topic. This work examines the flow of information through the hippocampal formation while …
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Sports and media relations: an assessment by sports journalists regarding public relations professionals of professional sports teams effectively controlling the flow of information
… was to determine if beat reporters who covered professional sports teams believed that PR professionals effectively controlled the flow of information to the media. To ascertain this answer, the researcher used in-depth interviews. The in-depth interviews were conducted with 24 members of the …
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Concurrently designing a physical production system and an information system in a manufacturing setting
The advancement of information technology in manufacturing requires process architects to refine their procedures used to design new manufacturing systems. No longer can these designers implement a physical production system first, and then later incorporate a capable information system to control …
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Information transmission in dynamic Bayesian duopoly models
… informed about the structural parameters of the economy the acquisition or manipulation of information plays a crucial role. The incentive to affect the flow of information is especially important in models in which choice variables, and hence market variables, generate information used …
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The level of awareness on the African Decade of Disabled Persons (ADDP) by people with disabilities in Zimbabwe
The aim of this qualitative, descriptive study was to determine the levels of awareness for communication and flow of information dissemination among the leadership and grassroots members of Disabled People's Organisation (DPOs) in the African Decade of Disabled People (ADDP).
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Secrecy in Political Communication: Aspects of an Analytical Framework
… have inspired numerous accounts and studies of political secrecy, usually to reassert the importance of the free flow of information in a democratic society or to detect indicators of deception. Such studies frequently assume that secrec
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Studying Network Structural Changes Using Information Event Signatures
The diffusion of information is important: It impacts commerce. It influences government. It connects people in new ways. The distributed nature of our digital social networks means that traditional gatekeepers (newspapers, radio, television, and governments) lose some control over the flow of …
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An examination of information centers in the organizational structures of a university
<p>The purpose of this study is to examine the role and locations of “magnetic centers” which evolve, or are established , form the flow of information and the lines of authority on a university campus.</p><p>It is believed that the certain individuals are centers of information, “magnetic …
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A New Business Process Model for Enhancing BIM Implementation in Architectural Design
During the past few years, Building Information Modeling (BIM) started to gain acceptance within the AEC industry. But, as with many software products for project management, BIM currently faces significant issues and obstacles that hinder its widespread use. The broad goal of this study is to …
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Specification of concurrent systems using graph grammars
… a correlation between the one-dimensional nature of text and the one-dimensional nature of sequential programs, i.e. the single flow of control in a program. Textual notation does not support concurrent programming as well, however, because concurrent programs have many threads of control, have a …
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Logistics barriers for multinational corporations doing business in China
… problems in connection with the transportation of their materials and the flow of information. The research objective of this paper is to describe the current state of Chinese logistics service and identify the logistics barriers that foreign firms have encountered in China. Dell and Wal-Mart …
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Three essays on the organizational dimensions of the strategic management of patents
… Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) of 20 firms, the chapter explores the role of different combinations of centralization of decision-making, cross-functional involvement, and codification of information on the timely ability to secure protection to an invention through patent grant. …
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Public finance management reform and expenditure control in Ghana: the role of the ministry of finance in implementing the MTEF
… has been inadequately implemented because of weak accounting systems, a weak cash management system and a weak flow of information, among others, despite public finance management reforms implemented in developing countries. Public expenditure management has been a concern in Ghana's public …
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A threat-rigidity analysis of the Apache Software Foundation's response to reported server security issues
There exists a broad body of literature documenting organizational responses to competitive threats, including those responses which fit into the threat-rigidity hypothesis. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how a novel organizational form, the open-source software development community …
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Bridge building : afterschool activities, youth social networks, and community development
… social networks, providing new channels for the flow of information and resources to low income neighborhoods. Drawing on research and literature from the fields of sociology, political science and adolescent development, I develop an argument for this hypothesis. The theory is tested using both …
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Virtual Opinion Leaders and Opinion Change: An Examination of Blogging through the Framework of the Two-step Flow of Communication
The introduction of a new medium provides an opportunity for scholars to revisit existing theories of mass communication. Blogging is a medium that has grown tremendously in recent years, from just a few dozen blogs in 1999 to more than 42 million blogs today. One function of blogging is providing …
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Definition and validation of software complexity metrics for Ada
One of the major goals of software engineering is to control the development and maintenance of software products. With the growing use and importance of the Ada programming language, control over the software life cycle of Ada systems is becoming even more important. Software complexity metrics …
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Essays on International trade and economic growth
… a reduction in trade costs, the mobility of production factors, the free flow of information and so on are all proof of the present day era of globalization. Countries are trading with one another more and more every day and the effects of international trade on economies represent a …
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Time series formalism : a systems approach
… from stock market data to social media information, modern day data exists as a continuous flow of information indexed by timestamps. Using this data to gather contextual inference and make future predictions is vital to gaining an analytical edge. While there are specialized time series …
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Assessing a successful global business culture: European expatriates in the U.S. and the impact of their cultural training for international organizations
Globalization greatly facilitates the flow of information, capital, goods and people. One of the manifestations is the increasing number of expatriates (commonly referenced as 'expats') dispatched overseas on international assignments. To mitigate the risk of expatriate failure, international …
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