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Propping And Tunneling, Eric Friedman, Simon Johnson, Todd Mitton Jan 2003

Propping And Tunneling, Eric Friedman, Simon Johnson, Todd Mitton

Faculty Publications

In countries with weak legal systems, there is a great deal of tunneling by the entrepreneurs who control publicly traded firms. However, under some conditions entrepreneurs prop up their firms, i.e., they use their private funds to benefit minority shareholders. We provide evidence and a model that explains propping. In particular, we suggest that issuing debt can credibly commit an entrepreneur to propping, even though creditors can never take possession of any underlying collateral. This helps to explain why emerging markets with weak institutions sometimes grow rapidly and why they are also subject to frequent economic and financial crises. Journal …

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Blending Face-To-Face And Distance Learners In A Synchronous Class: Instructor And Learner Experiences, P. Clint Rogers, Charles R. Graham, Rus Rasmussen, J. Olin Campbell, Donna M. Ure Jan 2003

Blending Face-To-Face And Distance Learners In A Synchronous Class: Instructor And Learner Experiences, P. Clint Rogers, Charles R. Graham, Rus Rasmussen, J. Olin Campbell, Donna M. Ure

Faculty Publications

Like many institutions, Brigham Young University (BYU) is searching for ways to extend the reach of its programs without expanding the physical classroom and without incurring unreasonable costs. Internet supported instruction provides one alternative, with millions of students already attending Web-based classes (Gubernick & Ebeling, 1997). This case study examines the development of a class that blends distance and face-to-face students in a synchronous class. This case study focuses on how this blended learning environment was experienced by the distance and face-to-face students as well as the instructor.

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Penerokaan Jantung Dalam Persekitaran Tiga Dimensi, Mahadzir Syamsyiah Faeza Jan 2003

Penerokaan Jantung Dalam Persekitaran Tiga Dimensi, Mahadzir Syamsyiah Faeza

Student Works (2000-2009)

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The Integrated Networks Model: Explaining Resource Allocations In Networked Markets, Judy K. Frels, Tasadduq Shervani, Rajendra Kumar Srivastava Jan 2003

The Integrated Networks Model: Explaining Resource Allocations In Networked Markets, Judy K. Frels, Tasadduq Shervani, Rajendra Kumar Srivastava

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The last decade has witnessed a shift from a focus on the value created by a single firm and product to an examination of the value created by networks of firms (or product ecosystems) in which assets are comingled with external entities. The authors examine these market-based assets in the context of network markets and propose an Integrated Networks model in which three types of networks—user, complements, and producer—add value or enhance the attractiveness of the associated focal product. The authors empirically test the proposed model by surveying information technology professionals on their resource allocation decisions regarding the Unix and …

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The Integrated Networks Model: Explaining Resource Allocations In Network Markets, Judy K. Frels, Tasadduq Shervani, Rajendra Kumar Srivastava Jan 2003

The Integrated Networks Model: Explaining Resource Allocations In Network Markets, Judy K. Frels, Tasadduq Shervani, Rajendra Kumar Srivastava

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The last decade has witnessed a shift from a focus on the value created by a single firm and product to an examination of the value created by networks of firms (or product ecosystems) in which assets are comingled with external entities. The authors examine these market-based assets in the context of network markets and propose an Integrated Networks model in which three types of networks-user, complements, and producer-add value or enhance the attractiveness of the associated focal product. The authors empirically test the proposed model by surveying information technology professionals on their resource allocation decisions regarding the Unix and …

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An Empirical Model Of Price And Quality Effects Of E-Commerce, Scott E. Sampson, Kendall Hulet Jan 2003

An Empirical Model Of Price And Quality Effects Of E-Commerce, Scott E. Sampson, Kendall Hulet

Faculty Publications

During the e-Commerce boom of the late 1990s it was predicted that the Internet would have a significant impact on prices of various goods and services. Whether the net impact would he positive or negative was harder to forecast, there being opposing effects. We develop a model that describes some of those effects, including information asymmetry, search costs, price dispersion, trust premiums, and convenience premiums. The model is discussed, and a major portion is statistically tested with empirical data. As an exploratory gesture, the model is extended to consider product quality effects of online shopping. The final section concludes with …

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Lawatan Maya Di Fsktm Secara Online (V-Tour), Ismail @ Z.Abidin Ahmad Faizal Jan 2003

Lawatan Maya Di Fsktm Secara Online (V-Tour), Ismail @ Z.Abidin Ahmad Faizal

Student Works (2000-2009)

Sistem Lawatan Maya di FSKTM, Universiti Malaya Secara Online atau V -Tour adalah merupakan suatu sistem yang dibangunkan untuk memperkenalkan Fakulti Sains Komputer dan Teknologi Maklumat, Universiti Malaya terutamanya kepada masyarakat luar kampus dengan menggunakan teknologi realiti maya. Terdapat dua modul yang utama iaitu Modul Penggun dan Modul Pentadbir. Di bawah Modul Pengguna pula wujud dua sub-modul iaitu Modul Pengenalan dan Modul Maya. Modul Pengenalan akan memberi pengenalan atau penerangan tentang perkara-perkara yang berkaitan seperti maklumat berkenaan fakulti dan sebagainya manakala Modul Maya pula akan membolehkan para pengguna mengembara di FSKTM maya menggunakan pilihan-pilihan yang telah disediakan. Selain daripada itu, …

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Non-Legitimate Illness, Embodied Experience And The Moral Career: The Case Of Me/Cfs, T Collett Jan 2003

Non-Legitimate Illness, Embodied Experience And The Moral Career: The Case Of Me/Cfs, T Collett

Peninsula Medical School

The condition known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness of unknown aetiology. In the absence of any organic proof of its existence, the prevailing UK view is that it is a form of atypical depression or a somatic disorder. ME/CFS is said by sufferers to affect physical and cognitive functioning and last for years. However, many argue that because ME/CFS is seen as a psychological illness their complaints of ‘being really ill’ are not taken seriously. Based on a mixed method study of 266 persons with ME/CFS, this paper explores how individuals experience a chronic …

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Farm-Level Pesticide Use In Bangladesh: Determinants And Awareness, S Rahman Jan 2003

Farm-Level Pesticide Use In Bangladesh: Determinants And Awareness, S Rahman

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Farmers' awareness of beneficial and harmful effects of pesticides and factors determining use of pesticides were analyzed using survey data from 21 villages in three agro-ecological regions of Bangladesh. Pesticide cost accounts for about 7.7% of the gross value of output in cotton, 3.6% in vegetables, 2.5% in potato, 1.8% in modern rice, 1.6% in spices and less than 1% in other cereal and non-cereal crops. About 77% of farmers (highest 94% in Comilla) used pesticides at least once (37% applied once and 31% applied twice, and the rest applied for 3-5 times) in a crop season. Cultivation of traditional …

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Electronic Commerce: Formation Of Contract Under Malaysian Law, Chun Boon Loo Jan 2003

Electronic Commerce: Formation Of Contract Under Malaysian Law, Chun Boon Loo

Student Works (2000-2009)

The subject of contract formation is a fundamental component of the law of contract as all aspects of contractual performance are dependent on a contract being properly formed. The purpose of this Thesis is to examine how the novelties introduced by the Internet and other electronic media like Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and electronic mails affect the existing legal principles concerning formation of contracts under the law of Malaysia. This Thesis argues that the existing law in Malaysia governing the formation of contracts is fraught with uncertainty when applied to the Internet and other electronic media. This Thesis submits that …

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Metrics For Evaluating Human-Robot Interactions, Michael A. Goodrich, Dan R. Olsen Jr. Jan 2003

Metrics For Evaluating Human-Robot Interactions, Michael A. Goodrich, Dan R. Olsen Jr.

Faculty Publications

Metrics for evaluating the quality of a human-robot interface are introduced. The autonomy of a robot is measured by its neglect time. The robot attention demand metric measures how much of the user’s attention is involved with instructing a robot. The free-time and fan-out metrics are two ways to measure this demand. Each of them leads to estimates of the interaction effort. Reducing interaction effort without diminishing task effectiveness is the goal of human-robot interaction design.

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The Forgotten Voice Of The Oneida Stake Academy, Fred E. Woods Jan 2003

The Forgotten Voice Of The Oneida Stake Academy, Fred E. Woods

Faculty Publications

The Physiography class invited me to their Comet Party. We all got up at 3 o'clock a.m. and went to the academy building and there watched Halley's comet and indulged in outdoor games, wrote H. Oswald Christensen, a devoted faculty member of the Oneida Stake Academy in Preston, Idaho. His voice, along with those of many other Academy faculty members and students, must not be forgotten.

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The 1853 Mormon Migration Through Keokuk, Fred E. Woods, Douglas Atterberg Jan 2003

The 1853 Mormon Migration Through Keokuk, Fred E. Woods, Douglas Atterberg

Faculty Publications

In May 1853, William W. Belknap, who would later serve as a major general in the Civil War and as secretary of war to President Grant, wrote to his sister, Clara, about the Mormon emigrants who were outfitting in Keokuk, Iowa, that spring and summer: "Yesterday was Sunday and I wish you had been here to go up to the Mormon Camp with me. They had preaching at three stands in three languages--English, German, and Danish. They sing --especially the Danes--very sincerely and are perfectly enthusiastic. It is a strange, strange mystery and if you were here you'd be astonished. …

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Supporting Biosciences In The Nursing Curriculum: Development And Evaluation Of An Online Resource, Ka Gresty, Dre Cotton Jan 2003

Supporting Biosciences In The Nursing Curriculum: Development And Evaluation Of An Online Resource, Ka Gresty, Dre Cotton

School of Biomedical Sciences

Aims. The aim of this project was to develop and evaluate an online resource designed to improve the biosciences knowledge of preregistration nursing students. Background. A number of studies have identified lack of biological subject knowledge and anxiety about studying biosciences as serious problems for nursing students. The availability of a contextualized biological information resource prior to and early in their studies might help to reduce this fear and anxiety. Methods. The project used an action research approach, involving an initial analysis of the extent of the problems with biosciences encountered by our nursing students, followed by the development and …

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Children’S Sociable And Aggressive Behaviour With Peers: A Comparison Of The Us And Australia, And Contributions Of Temperament And Parenting Styles, Alan Russell, Craig H. Hart, Clyde C. Robinson, Susanne F. Olsen Jan 2003

Children’S Sociable And Aggressive Behaviour With Peers: A Comparison Of The Us And Australia, And Contributions Of Temperament And Parenting Styles, Alan Russell, Craig H. Hart, Clyde C. Robinson, Susanne F. Olsen

Faculty Publications

Links between both temperament and parenting, and children’s sociable and aggressive behaviour with peers (physical and relational), were examined. The research was undertaken in two Western cultures (the United States and Australia) assumed to be similar in socialisation practices and emphases. The moderating effects of parent sex and child sex were also examined. Parents completed questionnaires on parenting styles and child temperament. Preschool teachers rated children’s aggressive and sociable behaviour. US children were rated higher on both types of aggression by teachers and on sociability, activity, and emotionality by parents. Girls were rated as more relationally aggressive and more prosocial …

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Sistem E-Dj Player, Hock Lin Wong Jan 2003

Sistem E-Dj Player, Hock Lin Wong

Student Works (2000-2009)

Sistem E-DJ Player merupakan satu perisian untuk memainkan muzik dengan melalui komputer. Sistem ini bukan sahaja untuk mendengar lagu, ia juga dapat menkategorikan lagu berdasarkan jenis penyanyi, jenis album dan jenis audio. Selain itu, sistem ini juga dapat melakukan equalizer supaya pengguna boleh menyelara kualiti bunyai yang disukai. Berbanding dengan sistem sedia ada seperti Winamp,Windows Media Player, Cowon Jet-Audio dan sebagainya, system E-DJ Player dapat melaksanakan gabungan fungsi yang terdapat pada sistem ada. Metodologi yang digunakan untuk pembangunan sistem yang akan dibangun adalah model Air Terjun dan model Prototaip. Model ini membenarkan pembangun menilai sebehagian dari aspek sistem yang dicadang …

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Rites Of Passage In Emerging Adulthood: Perspectives Of Young Mormoons, Larry J. Nelson Jan 2003

Rites Of Passage In Emerging Adulthood: Perspectives Of Young Mormoons, Larry J. Nelson

Faculty Publications

This study explores the role that culture, particularly religious rites of passage, may play in emerging adulthood by examining the demographics, criteria for adulthood, identity development, and risk behavior of Mormon emerging adults.

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Parenting And Adult Development: Contexts, Processes, And Products Of Intergenerational Relationships, Rob Palkovitz, Loren D. Marks, David W. Appleby, Erin K. Holmes Jan 2003

Parenting And Adult Development: Contexts, Processes, And Products Of Intergenerational Relationships, Rob Palkovitz, Loren D. Marks, David W. Appleby, Erin K. Holmes

Faculty Publications

For the past 50 years, parenthood has been discussed in social science literature as a context of adult development. Theories, anecdotes, and the opinions of laypersons are nearly unanimous: People who become parents and are involved in the raising of children are transformed and follow a different developmental trajectory from people who do not engage in parenting roles. Erickson (1950) suggested that positive adult development reflects care for the next generation, or "generativity," and that parenthood is "the first, and for many, the prime generative encounter" (Erickson, 1964, p. 130). More recently, parenthood has been described as a necessary but …

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3d Gui, Chia Ming Foong Jan 2003

3d Gui, Chia Ming Foong

Student Works (2000-2009)

Sistem yang dibangunkan adalah antaramuka untuk sebuah permainan tiga dimensi. Permainan ini adalah permainan strategik yang khas dibangunkan untuk golongan yang berumur 12 tahun dan keatas. Kebanyakkan daripada mereka pernah terdedah kepada penggunaan komputer dimana kawalan dalam permainan ini adalah lebih kepada kekunci shortcut dan pengawalan petunjuk tetikus. Permainan ini adalah mengenai peperangan antara pengguna dan penjahat untuk menyelamatlam angkasa yang dikuasai oleh penjahat. Permainan ini sesuai untuk pengguna yang suka main permainan strategik, lebih-lebih lagi permainan ini dibangunkan dalam persekitaran tiga dimensi yang kelihatan lebih realistik. Semua objek dalam sistem ini adalah berbentuk organik dan tidak mempunyai bentuk yang …

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Responding To The Demise Of Adolescent Artmaking: Charting The Course Of Adolescent Development In An Exceptional Art Classroom, Mark Graham Jan 2003

Responding To The Demise Of Adolescent Artmaking: Charting The Course Of Adolescent Development In An Exceptional Art Classroom, Mark Graham

Faculty Publications

Adolescent artistic developmental potential is often underestimated, ignored, or dismissed as irrelevant. This article argues that the deliberate cultivation of artistry is neglected and the task of developing mastery in any visual language is rarely attempted. By adolescence, most children give up the visual arts as a means of understanding or expression. Although drawing is accepted as a fundamental skill in most secondary art programs, there are different opinions on how to teach drawing, and to whom drawing should be taught. Endpoints of development and the role of cultural influences are two areas that invite different points of view. This …

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Sistem Permohonan Cuti Melalui Web (Spcmw) Kakitangan Fakulti Sains Komputer & Teknologi Maklumat, Othman Muhammad Hanif Jan 2003

Sistem Permohonan Cuti Melalui Web (Spcmw) Kakitangan Fakulti Sains Komputer & Teknologi Maklumat, Othman Muhammad Hanif

Student Works (2000-2009)

Projek ini dibangunkan dengan berlandaskan kepada pengkajian terhadap Sistem Manual Permohonan Cuti di Fakulti Sains Komputer dan Teknologi Maklumat (FSKTM), Universiti Malaya. Hasil dari kajian yang dijalankan, sistem yang diimplementasikan selama ini di FSKTM didapati tidak efisien terutamanya di dalam pengurusan dokumen. Justeru itu pengkajian yang lebih mendalam telah dilakukan untuk memenuhi dan menentukan keperluan bagi Sistem Permohonan cuti di FSKTM. Pada akhir laporan ini dapatlah dilihat bahawa dengan mengkomputerisasikan sistem ini, segala proses yang berkaitan dapat dilaksanakan dengan pantas dan bersistematik. Sistem Permohonan cuti yang dicadangkan di dalam projek ini adalah berdasarkan kepada aplikasi web. Tanya dicipta untuk memastikan …

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Is What You See Really What You Get? : How And Why Athletes Use Imagery In Sport, Andrew Cooper Harris Jan 2003

Is What You See Really What You Get? : How And Why Athletes Use Imagery In Sport, Andrew Cooper Harris

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Various Orientation Methods And Weight Training Technique, Corey L. Grenz Jan 2003

Various Orientation Methods And Weight Training Technique, Corey L. Grenz

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Defining Patient Factors That Warrant Modifying Or Abandoning The "Fast-Track" Tracheal Extubation Course Of Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients, Scott A. Fontaine Jan 2003

Defining Patient Factors That Warrant Modifying Or Abandoning The "Fast-Track" Tracheal Extubation Course Of Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients, Scott A. Fontaine

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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A Comparative Assessment Of Acid Wash And Bioleaching Pretreatment Options To Remove Mercury From Coal, Laura C. Dronen Jan 2003

A Comparative Assessment Of Acid Wash And Bioleaching Pretreatment Options To Remove Mercury From Coal, Laura C. Dronen

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Relationship Between Self-Directed Fluid Intake, Short-Term Weight Change, And On-Ice Jump Success In High Level Figure Skaters, Robyn Christine Knutson Bueling Jan 2003

The Relationship Between Self-Directed Fluid Intake, Short-Term Weight Change, And On-Ice Jump Success In High Level Figure Skaters, Robyn Christine Knutson Bueling

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Onset And Progression Of Speech And Swallowing Deficits In 31 Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Susan M. Davidson Jan 2003

The Onset And Progression Of Speech And Swallowing Deficits In 31 Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Susan M. Davidson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Postpartum Anxiety And Depression : The Contribution Of Social Support, Erin Nicole Haugen Jan 2003

Postpartum Anxiety And Depression : The Contribution Of Social Support, Erin Nicole Haugen

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Analysis And Development Of A Vibration Isolation System For The Agicultural Camera : (Agcam) Remote Sensing Camera System, Adam L. Webster Jan 2003

Analysis And Development Of A Vibration Isolation System For The Agicultural Camera : (Agcam) Remote Sensing Camera System, Adam L. Webster

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Magazine Influence On Males' Self-Reported Body Image, Robert L. Reis Jan 2003

Magazine Influence On Males' Self-Reported Body Image, Robert L. Reis

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