Alien Registration- Mcleod, Alexander (Bangor, Penobscot County)

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All the news that\u27s fit to print? : a comparative content analysis examining the effects of changing ownership on Chattanooga\u27s newspapers

For most of the 20*^ Century, Chattanoogans witnessed a relentless rivalry in which two family-owned, ideologically opposed newspapers were pitted against one another. Indeed, when WEHCO Media, Inc.—a privately held, family owned chain based in Little Rock—bought The Times and Free Press in 1988, Chattanooga was the last major city of its size in Tennessee—and one of the few in the Nation—to have two competing dailies. WEHCO, named for owner Walter E. Hussman, Jr., has pledged to maintain the best of both papers and, in the process, has created a hybrid paper that carries material from both its predecessors. A great deal of scholarly work has been done to assess changes in content quality resulting from newspaper buyouts and acquisitions. This study is an examination of the content changes that have resulted from the purchase and forced marriage of two long-time rival newspapers. (The author acknowledges a personal interest in this study since he was employed by The Times early in his career.) A content analysis of 30 issues, 10 each of The Times, the Free Press and the hybrid paper was conducted. The papers were assessed for the degree to which they evidenced established quality attributes. The results were coded and the content quality of each paper was compared. The results show that, while the hybrid paper has a larger news hole and ranks higher in most of the selected quality criteria, Chattanoogans may be getting something less than the sum of the papers that preceded it

The Crystal Structure of Diphenyl Disulphonyl Monosulphide and Related Compounds

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Using Technology Acceptance Theory to Model Individual Differences in Tax Software Use

This paper explores how performance and effort expectations, social influences, privacy concerns, and risk affect individual intention to use tax preparation software. We contribute to the extensive technology acceptance literature in three ways. First, we examine the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model in the novel context of individual tax preparation software choice and confirm the theory’s validity outside the “traditional” environment of business organizations. Second, we investigate whether technology acceptance is different for “experts” compared to “novices” in the complex domain of the U.S. tax law. Third, we include constructs related to privacy and risk and test this extension of the technology acceptance model. Results indicate dissimilarities between the two groups and suggest the technology acceptance model may not be equally applicable to “professionals” and “novices.

ERP Configuration: Does Situation Awareness Impact Team Performance?

Globalization, tougher competition and increasing customer expectations have led many organizations to adopt enterprise resource planning systems (ERP). However, organizations are beginning to realize the real impacts of ERP systems can be less than expected and that there is a need to better utilize ERP systems. This has led to greater focus on improved configuration and implementation. An important part of implementation is the configuration process carried out by teams. In this study, we present our research model and examine performance in ERP configuration teams. The research model posits that Team Situation Awareness (TSA) affects the performance of ERP configuration teams and that process conflict, deadlines and sharing common languages and codes will impact TSA. We then empirically tested the model in a quasi-field study involving 26 ERP/SAP student configurations teams. The results support our research model and offer insight into configuration team performance. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.quasi-field studyPeer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/116291/1/Robert et al. 2011.pd

The emotional intelligence of pediatric residents – a descriptive cross-sectional study

Background: Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a type of social intelligence.  Excellent scores are achieved by displaying high levels of empathy in interpersonal relationships, strong skills in managing stressful situations as well as other personal competencies. Many of the social competencies that EI describes may have a direct impact on patient care. The objective of this study was to describe EI of pediatric residents and to identify if there are EI skills that should be selected for targeted intervention.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study administering the EQ-i 2.0© psychometric instrument to pediatric residents at the University of Alberta.Results: Thirty-five residents completed the EQ-i 2.0© (100% response rate). Their overall EI score was not significantly different than a normative group of college-educated professionals. Residents had relative strengths in the subcategories of Emotional expression, Interpersonal Relationships, Empathy, and Impulse Control (all p<0.05).  Areas of relative weakness were in the subcategories of Stress Tolerance, Assertiveness, Independence, and Problem Solving (all p<0.05).  Conclusion: The EI of pediatric residents is consistent with that of other professionals. Educational interventions may be useful in the areas of weakness to enhance the physician-patient relationship

Journal Self-Citation XII: The Ethics of Forced Journal Citations

A recent and controversial issue in the academic publishing process is “forced journal self-citations”—i.e., the requirement that the author(s) include a minimum number of references to a journal as a condition of publication. This paper uses stakeholder theory to model the positions of both authors and journal representatives. We also used two empirical surveys to answer the questions (1) how ethical are such requests, and (2) how common are they? Our initial, stakeholder analysis suggests that neither an author nor the IS profession at large is likely to consider such requests ethical. Our empirical surveys suggest that, although about one-third of the respondents had encountered such requests, most agreed that such requests are unethical