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The Influence Of The Pandemic On Decisions Occuring During The Last Few Years, Jeffrey E. Jarrett

College of Business Faculty Publications

The notion that present value of cash flows is often improperly estimated in financial models concerning capital improvements and abandonments is a fundamental problem in decision analysis in management and associated decisions and affects estimation of and valuation of intellectual property. Previous studies indicate the usefulness of estimation theory in financial in financial accounting. During the Covid Pandemic of the past few years decisions by governmental and health authorities in the United States and the World were often dictatated during the Pandemic by short-term political influences which included disinformation by some who wished to rake advantage of the misuse of …

The Waning Influence Of The Pandemic On Decision Making, Jeffrey E. Jarrett

College of Business Faculty Publications

The notion that the present value of cash flows is often improperly estimated in financial models concerning capital improvements and abandonments is a fundamental problem in decision analysis in management and associated decisions and affects the estimation of and valuation of intellectual property. Previous studies indicate the usefulness of estimation theory in financial accounting. During the Covid Pandemic of the past few years, decisions by governmental and health authorities in the United States and the World were often dictated during the Pandemic by short-term political influences which included disinformation by some who wished to take advantage of the misuse of …

Intellectual Property And Similar Assets; An Economic And Decision Analysis, Jeffrey E. Jarrett

College of Business Faculty Publications

Valuing Intellectual Property (IPR) and similar assets brought upon accounting practice and economic analysis severe problems in evaluating business decisions and management science of intangible business assets. At no time has the principles of accounting and accounting research determined rules, methods and principles without error in this risky analysis. Proposed here based on evidence methods based on estimation in accounting provided for better methods valuing intellectual property and other intangibles on financial statements. A rich history in such methods is the subject here.

A Brief On Estimating Costs Of Intangible Assets During Capital Budgeting Decisions, Jeffrey E. Jarrett

College of Business Faculty Publications

By examining financial reporting methods to determine the effects of a pandemic, intellectual property rights and other intangible assets. The goal is to explain how these factors are related to capital budgeting decision utilizing a very common and useful model for capital budgeting.

On Accounting For Non-Cash Assets During Disposition, Jeffrey E. Jarrett

College of Business Faculty Publications

By examining financial reporting methods to determine the effects of a pandemic, intellectual property rights and other intangible assets. The goal is to explain how these factors are related to capital budgeting decision utilizing a very common and useful model for capital budgeting.

The Value Of Intangibles For Decision Analysis Under The Influence Of A Pandemic, Jeffrey E. Jarrett

College of Business Faculty Publications

The abandonment option under various capital budgeting models are discussed in this manuscript to bring forth the notion that present value of cash flows is often improperly estimated in the financial models utilized in the decision analytic process. In this study, intellectual property rights and other intangible assets often are often not considered in accounting estimation processes utilized in financial accounting. A decision maker often utilizes misestimates of the present value of cash flow resulting in less-than-optimum capital budgeting decisions. Decisions to abandon for salvage and other similar decisions improve when the present value of intangibles and property rights are …

Estimation Theory In Financial Accounting As It Applies To Valuing Intellectual Property Assets, Jeffrey E. Jarrett

College of Business Faculty Publications

The abandonment option under various capital budgeting models are discussed in this study to illustrate the notion that present value of cash flows is often improperly estimated in financial models utilizing decision analytics in estimation theory as it applies in financial accounting. In this study, intellectual property rights and other intangible assets which are often not considered in the accounting estimation processes utilized in financial accounting. An investor/analyst often misestimates cash flow resulting in less-than-optimum capital budgeting decisions. This is especially a problem when actions to abandon for salvage and other similar decisions improve when the present value of intangibles …

Materials Of The Future, Zhanique Waite

Research Papers by TMD Undergraduate Students

This paper used material culture methodology to examine selected women's fashions from the 1960s housed in URI's Historic Textile and Costume Collection. The focus was on innovative materials. Included are three paper dresses, a metallic dress, and a pair of white vinyl go-go boots.

Reading Fantasies In Eugène Sue’S Les Mystères De Paris, Carolyn Betensky

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Methods For Evaluating The Value Of Intangible Assets, Jeffrey E. Jarrett

College of Business Faculty Publications

Intangible assets, intellectual property, estimating cash flow, and rates of return are concerned with the inaccuracy and biases involved in predicting earnings and rates of return. Financial reporting is the major source of data utilized by economic forecasts, accountants, and financial managers to predict future cash flow and earnings (whether per share or in aggregate). However, the records and studies of analyst forecasts have produced often dismal performance. Previous studies focused on historical analysis of past earnings forecast methodology or on generating evidence that accrual accounting justifies better forecasting performance. Objections to these areas of study come in several forms. …

Analysts’ Forecasts, The Abandonment Option And Intellectual Capital, Jeffrey E. Jarrett

College of Business Faculty Publications

The abandonment option under various capital budgeting models are discussed in this manuscript to bring forth the notion that present value of cash flows is often improperly estimated in the financial models utilized in the decision analytic process. In this study, Intellectual Property Rights and other intangible assets often are not considered in accounting estimation processes utilized in financial accounting. A decision maker often utilizes misestimates of the present value of cash flow resulting in less than optimum capital budgeting decisions. Decisions to abandon for salvage and other similar decisions improve when the present value of intangibles and property rights …

Teaching "Real Books" Versus Graphic Novels In The Classroom, Diane Kern

College of Education Faculty Publications

If a literary genre, such as graphic novels, is not going to be “on the test”, is there a place for them in the English language arts classroom? Are graphic novels better off used as supplementary “reading” or better yet, left for home reading? In this review of Research in the Classroom, we will examine the response to these questions from three diverse research studies. We will consider the advantages and hurdles teachers and students experience when reading and/or teaching graphic novels.

Teacher Motivations For Digital And Media Literacy: An Examination Of Turkish Educators, Renee Hobbs, Sait Tuzel

Communication Studies Faculty Publications

Educators have a variety of beliefs and attitudes about the best ways to support students' critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration skills by connecting the classroom to contemporary society, mass media and popular culture. Teachers who advance digital and media literacy may have a complex set of attitudes and habits of mind that influence their motivations to use digital media for learning. We conducted a survey research with a sample of 2820 Turkish educators to examine teachers' motivations for digital learning, using a 48‐item Likert scale instrument that assesses teachers' perception of the value and relevance of six conceptual themes, …

Department Of English 2014-2015 Annual Newsletter, Uri English Department

English Department Publications

The 2014-2015 Annual Newsletter for the English Department is a periodical focused on department news and faculty research.

Being Sisyphus: The Mythological Basis For Connell's 'The Most Dangerous Game, Daniel E. Lees

Writing and Rhetoric Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Case Of The Red Pants Mondays: The Connection Between Fandom, Tumblr, And Consumption, Megan E. Desouza

Major Papers by TMD Master of Science Students

Social media networks allow for the interaction of individuals from across the globe based on mutual social connections or shared interests. These networks are of particular benefit to the propagation of fandoms. The unique search capacity of Tumblr enables the identification of fellow fans, a forum in which to engage easily in shared fandom creation, commodity consumption, and activities such as cos-play and role-play. Fandom consumption can manifest in both material and aesthetic, or cultural, forms. This paper presents the fandom of the BBC's series Sherlock as a case study of the connections between social media, fandom, and consumption. The …

Navigating The Fourth Dimension: Nonlinear Narratives In Film, Literature, And Television, Jason R. Boulanger

Senior Honors Projects

Time is often considered the fourth dimension due to the fact that nothing can exist outside the confines of time. Since time is so intrinsic to the very nature of being in the world, creators of film, literature, and television, which are reflective of life, must at least implicitly confront concepts of time and temporality within their work. The intangibility of time presents many difficulties but also a great number of opportunities in accurately portraying its true function within the world.

Many literary works, films, and television programs directly confront concepts of time. Each medium with its own benefits and …

Determining The Effects Of Technology On Children, Kristina E. Hatch

Senior Honors Projects

Determining the Effects of Technology on Children

Kristina Hatch

Faculty Sponser: Timothy Henry, Computer Science and Statistics

Technology has become an essential part of Americans’ daily lives, affecting our communications, mail, relationships, the management of our bills and finances. As we have become more immersed in the benefits and capabilities of these constantly developing technologies, children as well as adults have become avid users. Laptops and cell phones are specially developed for preteens. Software and game companies have been targeting children in their game development. Video games have become common entertainment for children as young as four. Children today can …

Mothers' Ways Of Making It—Or Making Do?: Making (Over) Academic Lives In Rhetoric And Composition With Children, Kim Hensley Owens, Christine Peters Cucciarre, Deborah E. Morris, Lee Nickoson, Mary P. Sheridan

Writing and Rhetoric Faculty Publications

This article focuses on five women's experiences “making it” as rhetoricians with children. Expanding the definition of success Michelle Ballif, Diane Davis and Roxanne Mountford set forth in Women's Ways of Making It in Rhetoric and Composition, the article offers suggestions for moving toward more family-friendly academic structures, not least by recognizing that the seemingly individualistic idea of choice—such as the choice to have children—rests uneasily with the often invisible structures that shape and delimit choices. The authors call for increased visibility of and acceptance for a greater range of possibilities for “making it” in the field today.

Secret Identities: Graphic Literature And The Jewish-American Experience, Brian Klotz

Senior Honors Projects

During the 1930’s and 40’s, rampant anti-Semitism prevented many Jewish-Americans from getting hired to a respectable job in publishing. Around this same time, an industry sprang up around the idea that comic strips (which had previously been confined solely to the pages of newspapers) could be printed in pamphlet form and sold on newsstands for profit. These “comic books,” while commercially successful, were considered the lowest rung on the ladder of artistic respectability, a trashy medium for children and borderline illiterates. This attitude, however, allowed it to become a field into which young Jewish-American artists and writers were not barred …

Out & Proud Film Series Flyer And Wish List 2008, Joseph A. Santiago, Andrew Winters, Jessica Ellis, Morgan Cottrell

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

This post contains the flyer for the Out & Proud Film Series that shared the movies watched for that 2008/2009 Academic year. It also contains a wish list generated by the students attending the GLBT Center (including staff) of possible movies to be included for the future.

Opening The Aperture: Examining Images Of War In The Press, Jeffrey Albanese

Senior Honors Projects

A number of policymakers have attributed America’s defeat in Vietnam, the first “television war,” to a collapse of public support caused by nightly news coverage of combat with associated iconic photographs and moving images. The assumptions underlying this opinion are that photographs and video footage of war have an inherent pacifistic bias, that the emotional impact of visual images can override reason, and that powerful images can drive or overturn foreign policy. This has led subsequent administrations to increase their control over the media’s coverage of war. During the Vietnam War, the press was relatively uncensored. As a response to …

Lesbian Films In Women Make Movies Catalogue Part 2

GBLA Film

A catalogue for lesbian staring/produced film with promotional blurbs and prices for rent/sale

I Think I Might Be Gay Pamphlet

The Committee to Eliminate Heterosexism and Homophobia

Advocacy article for guiding young Gay and Lesbian people