The spectral dimension of non-generic branched polymers

We show that the spectral dimension on non-generic branched polymers with positive susceptibility exponent is given by $d_s=2/(1+\gamma)$. For those models with $\gamma<0$ we find that $d_s=2$.Comment: LATTICE98(surfaces

The Spectral Dimension of Non-generic Branched Polymer Ensembles

We show that the spectral dimension on non-generic branched polymer models with susceptibility exponent $\gamma$ is given by $2/(1+\gamma)$. For those models with negative $\gamma$ we find that the spectral dimension is 2.Comment: 10 pages plain LateX2e, 1 eps figures included using eps

Three-State Complex Valued Spins Coupled to Binary Branched Polymers in Two-Dimensional Quantum Gravity

A model of complex spins (corresponding to a non-minimal model in the language of CFT) coupled to the binary branched polymer sector of quantum gravity is considered. We show that this leads to new behaviour.Comment: 3 pages, Latex2e, 2 eps figures, uses espcrc2 and epsf. Contribution to LATTICE 97, to appear in the Proceeding

Information Privacy Awareness (IPA): A Review of the Use, Definition and Measurement of IPA

Despite the acknowledged importance of awareness in the information privacy (IP) literature, we lack a consistent and thorough understanding of information privacy awareness (IPA). Drawing on Endsley’s model of Situation Awareness, we propose a multidimensional model of IPA and define each of its dimensions. We then conducted a thorough review of the IP literature’s use of awareness and synthesize our findings using our proposed model. This paper makes significant contributions by 1) distinguishing between IP knowledge, literacy and awareness 2) consolidating the IP literature’s definitions of awareness and providing a new detailed definition 3) proposing a new IPA model that future authors can reference when using or measuring IPA

Branched polymers, complex spins and the freezing transition

We show that by coupling complex three-state systems to branched-polymer like ensembles we can obtain models with gamma-string different from one half. It is also possible to study the interpolation between dynamical and crystalline graphs for these models; we find that only when geometry fluctuations are completely forbidden is there a crystalline phase.Comment: 14 pages plain LateX2e, 4 eps figures included using eps

Implications of Technological Progress for the Measurement of Technology Acceptance Variables: The Case of Self-efficacy

Despite decades of technological and organizational change our research in the area of technology adoption continues to use measures for constructs that were developed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In this research-in-progress paper, we examine one such measure, computer-self-efficacy. We consider the implications of changing technologies and context and propose a new direction for conceptualizing and measuring self-efficacy. We present an updated conceptualization and a definition for a new construct called Technology Self-efficacy. We describe our process for developing the item pool for this new construct and outline our plans for testing the new instrument’s validity

The Hausdorff dimension in polymerized quantum gravity

We calculate the Hausdorff dimension, $d_H$, and the correlation function exponent, $\eta$, for polymerized two dimensional quantum gravity models. If the non-polymerized model has correlation function exponent $\eta_0 >3$ then $d_H=\gamma^{-1}$ where $\gamma$ is the susceptibility exponent. This suggests that these models may be in the same universality class as certain non-generic branched polymer models.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figure. A meaning-free sentence has been rewritte

Computer Self Efficacy: A Replication After Thirty Years

This work replicates Compeau and Higgins (1995) study of computer self-efficacy (CSE). Nearly 30 years have passed since those data were collected, and the CSE concept and measurement instrument have been widely used with very limited change. This, despite extensive changes in both the technological and user environment. The original study was conducted using a mail survey of professional workers who learned to use computers for business related tasks in organizational settings. We conduct a conceptual replication with digital natives (undergraduate business students) who were learning to use computers for business related tasks in a university lab setting. We test the original model, with the measures adapted as needed to match the context. Our results confirm some but not all the initial study’s hypotheses (9 replication study vs. 16 original study). These findings suggest the need for additional investigation into the utility of the original CSE conceptualization and the implications of computer self-efficacy in computer use for contemporary IS contexts