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The Apostle Table - Part Iii - Incompetent Endogenous Response Intransitivity, David Randall Jenkins Sep 2007

The Apostle Table - Part Iii - Incompetent Endogenous Response Intransitivity, David Randall Jenkins

David Randall Jenkins

The Apostle Table illustrates a New Testament encryption scheme revealed in the Book of Matthew. Specifically, the list of the twelve apostles in Matthew, 10:1-4, points to the Matthew, Chapters 8 and 9, disciple characterizations. The disciples metaphorically characterize the social choice theory aspect of the scripture writers' (ordered relations theory: social choice theory: welfare model) regression. The paper is written in two parts: I. The Exogenous Pressures; and, II. The Endogenous Response. Interestingly, the paper explains why the crucified Jesus could not get off the cross.


Comparing Taiwanese And American Wow Player Cultures In Terms Of Achievement, C. T. Sun, Chien Hsun Chen, J. L. Hsieh, H. Lin Sep 2007

Comparing Taiwanese And American Wow Player Cultures In Terms Of Achievement, C. T. Sun, Chien Hsun Chen, J. L. Hsieh, H. Lin

Chien Hsun Chen

When analyzing Taiwanese and American market separation and online gaming cultures, sooner or later researchers hear the assertion that players in Taiwan emphasize achievement and players in the US emphasize recreation. This belief may explain why a significant number of Taiwanese World of Warcraft (WoW) players claim that they would rather connect to North American game servers to play. To determine the truth (if any) of this belief, we investigated behaviors, tendencies, and motivations between Taiwanese and American WoW players using data collected via WoW’s unique clientdesigned user interface feature. Data on level upgrade efficiency and participation in guild-organized raids …


Financial Portfolio Strategy: Application To College Of Southwest, Grace S. Thomson Aug 2007

Financial Portfolio Strategy: Application To College Of Southwest, Grace S. Thomson

Dr. Grace S. Thomson

Financial Portfolio Strategy Creating value in the organization is the cornerstone of business activity. Value-creation is a concept that has evolved for the past fifty years, stimulating the generation of theories, techniques, models and institutions (Slater and Zwirlein, 1996). Financial markets have developed in response to the dynamic corporate activity, providing different options of financing and investment. Financial decision-making at the executive level becomes critical in the creation of wealth in the organization, and the financial strategies designed by the Top Management Team (TMT) are expected to seek beyond profit maximization (Lankau et al, 2007; Myers, 2001). However, there are …


Bad Science In Search Of “Bad” Patents, Ron D. Katznelson Aug 2007

Bad Science In Search Of “Bad” Patents, Ron D. Katznelson

Ron D. Katznelson

This paper draws attention to fundamental deficiencies in studies that have been relied upon as authoritative sources on patent grant rate comparisons among national patent offices. The two prominent studies analyzed here had employed erroneous methods to compare patent grant rates, resulting in false high indications of such rates at the U.S. patent office compared to foreign patent offices. The three identified categories of analysis errors found in these studies were (i) the misapplication of conditional probability; (ii) miscounting invention applications; and (iii) failure to account for patent obsolescence and application attrition due to the widely differing delays among national …


A Decomposition Algorithm For N-Player Games, Robert B. Wilson, Srihari Govindan Aug 2007

A Decomposition Algorithm For N-Player Games, Robert B. Wilson, Srihari Govindan

Robert B Wilson

An N-player game can be decomposed by adding a coordinator who interacts bilaterally with each player. The coordinator proposes profiles of strategies to the players, and his payoff is maximized when players' optimal replies agree with his proposal. When the feasible set of proposals is finite, a solution of an associated linear complementarity problem yields an equilibrium of the approximate game and thus an approximate equilibrium of the original game. Computational efficiency is improved by using vertices of a triangulation of the players' strategy space for the coordinator's pure strategies. Computational experience is reported.


Bear River Watershed Historical Digital Collection, Cheryl D. Walters Jun 2007

Bear River Watershed Historical Digital Collection, Cheryl D. Walters

Cheryl D. Walters

This presentation of a digital collection created from primary archival sources owned by Utah State University accompanied a talk to K-12 history teachers about the importance and use of primary sources.


Subsidies For Energy Efficiency Improvements: Theory And Practice, Theodoros Zachariadis May 2007

Subsidies For Energy Efficiency Improvements: Theory And Practice, Theodoros Zachariadis

Theodoros Zachariadis

No abstract provided.


El Staff Presidencial En México. Del Secretario Particular A Las Oficinas De La Presidencia, J. R. Joel Flores-Mariscal Feb 2007

El Staff Presidencial En México. Del Secretario Particular A Las Oficinas De La Presidencia, J. R. Joel Flores-Mariscal

J. R. Joel Flores-Mariscal

No abstract provided.


State-Of-The-Art: Interaktion In Erweiterten Realitäten, Philipp Schaer, Marco Thum Feb 2007

State-Of-The-Art: Interaktion In Erweiterten Realitäten, Philipp Schaer, Marco Thum

Philipp Schaer

Die folgende Arbeit soll einen Überblick über bestehende Lösungen zur Interaktion in Erweiterten Realitäten (Augmented Reality) schaffen. Hierzu werden anhand dreier grundlegender Betrachtungsweisen unterschiedliche Interaktionskonzepte und -umsetzungen sowohl von der technischen, als auch von der konzeptuellen Seite her, vorgestellt. Neben Fragen der Visualisierung werden unterschiedliche Typen von Benutzungsschnittstellen vorstellt. Den größten Teil nehmen die drei typischen Interaktionsaufgaben Selektion- und Manipulation, Navigation und Systemkontrolle und die damit verbundenen Interaktionstechniken ein. Die Inhalte des Arbeitsberichts beschränken sich auf den Einsatz von Interaktionelementen in Augmented Reality Umgebungen. Dies geschieht in Abgrenzung zu Forschungsarbeiten auf dem Gebiet zu Interaktionstechniken in Virtual Reality Umgebungen (vollimmersiv …


Actors, Objects, Contextures, Morphograms, Rudolf Kaehr Jan 2007

Actors, Objects, Contextures, Morphograms, Rudolf Kaehr

Rudolf Kaehr

Systematic and historic overview and critics of actor and object oriented programming.


From Dialogues To Polylogues, Rudolf Kaehr Jan 2007

From Dialogues To Polylogues, Rudolf Kaehr

Rudolf Kaehr

No abstract provided.


Why Manage Terminology? Ten Quick Answers, Uwe Muegge Jan 2007

Why Manage Terminology? Ten Quick Answers, Uwe Muegge

Uwe Muegge

Terminology management is a hot topic these days. At the tcworld conference 2006, terminology had its own forum with hundreds of participants. And a number of highly visible institutions like the LISA Terminology Special Interest Group (SIG) has been evangelizing the development and use of standardized terminology in the business world for many years.


Disciplining Words: What You Always Wanted To Know About Terminology Management, Uwe Muegge Jan 2007

Disciplining Words: What You Always Wanted To Know About Terminology Management, Uwe Muegge

Uwe Muegge

Terminology management enables organizations of any size to use the same terms consistently within and across the communication types that accompany a product or service. Typical communication types include specifications, drawings, GUI, software strings, help systems, technical documentation, marketing materials, regulatory submissions, etc. As multiple authors typically contribute to these communications, terminology management is the most efficient solution for ensuring that the organization speaks with one voice.


Google's Law, Greg Lastowka Jan 2007

Google's Law, Greg Lastowka

Greg Lastowka

Google has become, for the majority of Americans, the index of choice for online information. Through dynamically generated results pages keyed to a near-infinite variety of search terms, Google steers our thoughts and our learning online. It tells us what words mean, what things look like, where to buy things, and who and what is most important to us. Google’s control over “results” constitutes an awesome ability to set the course of human knowledge. As this paper will explain, fortunes are won and lost based on Google’s results pages, including the fortunes of Google itself. Because Google’s results are so …


Michael Wheeler: Reconstructing The Cognitive World: The Next Step, Leslie Marsh Jan 2007

Michael Wheeler: Reconstructing The Cognitive World: The Next Step, Leslie Marsh

Leslie Marsh

Michael Wheeler is the latest in a new wave of philosophical theorists that fall within a loose coalition of anti-representationalism (or anti-Cartesianism): Dynamical –, Embodied –, Extended –, Distributed –, and Situated –, theories of cognition (DEEDS an apt acronym). Against this background, cognition for Wheeler is, or should be, a more ecumenical concept. This ecumenical approach would still be amenable to making theoretical distinctions, the central one being the notion of offline and online styles of intelligence, a distinction that makes conceptual space for another closely related notion, that of propositional knowledge (knowing that) and tacit knowledge (knowing how).


Risk Management, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

Risk Management, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


The Islamic Faith Impact On The Decision Of Jordanian Consumer In Buy Food - Philadelphia University, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

The Islamic Faith Impact On The Decision Of Jordanian Consumer In Buy Food - Philadelphia University, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Joseph Conrad: Defender Or Condemner Of Imperialism?, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

Joseph Conrad: Defender Or Condemner Of Imperialism?, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


قياس رضى المرضى عن مستوى تطبيق الوثيقة الاسلامية, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

قياس رضى المرضى عن مستوى تطبيق الوثيقة الاسلامية, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Plagiarism In Linguistic Editing, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

Plagiarism In Linguistic Editing, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Ordering Of Binary Polymeric Nanoparticles On Hydrophobic Surfaces Assembled From Low Volume Fraction Dispersions, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

Ordering Of Binary Polymeric Nanoparticles On Hydrophobic Surfaces Assembled From Low Volume Fraction Dispersions, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Genetic Population Structure, Gene Flow, And Evolutionary History Of Selected Ornamental Fish In The Red Sea, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

Genetic Population Structure, Gene Flow, And Evolutionary History Of Selected Ornamental Fish In The Red Sea, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


-“The Effect Of Perceived Risk On The Process Of Online Buying Electrical Products By Jordanian Consumers In Amman”, Journal Of Beni Sueif University, 2007, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

-“The Effect Of Perceived Risk On The Process Of Online Buying Electrical Products By Jordanian Consumers In Amman”, Journal Of Beni Sueif University, 2007, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Using The Store Name As A Brand On Consumers' Perception Toward Its Quality”, Journal Of Beni Sueif University, 2007, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

The Effect Of Using The Store Name As A Brand On Consumers' Perception Toward Its Quality”, Journal Of Beni Sueif University, 2007, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of The Implementation Fields Of Marketing Ethics On The Image Of Jordan Telecommunications Companies”, Journal Of Tanta University, 2007, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

The Impact Of The Implementation Fields Of Marketing Ethics On The Image Of Jordan Telecommunications Companies”, Journal Of Tanta University, 2007, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of The Implementation Fields Of Social Marketing On The Image Of Jordan Telecommunications Companies”, Journal Of Beni Sueif University, 2007, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

The Impact Of The Implementation Fields Of Social Marketing On The Image Of Jordan Telecommunications Companies”, Journal Of Beni Sueif University, 2007, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


" The Impact Of Personal And Organizational Factors On The Use Of Decision Support Systems By The Jordanian Corporations In Marketing Decision Making" Journal Of Mansoura University, 2007, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

" The Impact Of Personal And Organizational Factors On The Use Of Decision Support Systems By The Jordanian Corporations In Marketing Decision Making" Journal Of Mansoura University, 2007, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Using Imc On Costumers' Image For Jordanian Five Star Hotels, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

The Impact Of Using Imc On Costumers' Image For Jordanian Five Star Hotels, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Marketing Knowledge In Facing Marketing Crisis In Jordan Industrial Shareholding Companies, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

The Role Of Marketing Knowledge In Facing Marketing Crisis In Jordan Industrial Shareholding Companies, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


اتجاهات الإنفاق الاستثماري في كل من القطاعين العام والخاص وأثرهما في التنمية في, Philadelphia University Jan 2007

اتجاهات الإنفاق الاستثماري في كل من القطاعين العام والخاص وأثرهما في التنمية في, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.