The Use of Business Methods as a Means of Identifying Needs of the Deaf

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The physiological ecology of a marine diatom, Skeletonema costatum (Grev.) Cleve

The marine plankton diatom, Skeletonema costatum, was isolated from local waters and cultured in enriched sea water. The effects of light, temperature, salinity, and concentrations of phosphorus and nitrogen on its growth and photosynthesis were determined separately and simultaneously. The effects of exocrine production by Skeletonema and grazing by copepods also wer e tested . The experimental results were used in developing an index of the photosynthetic potential of the diatom for seasonal hydrographic conditions found in the continental shelf waters south of Long Island...

Measuring Success in Interorganizational Information Systems: A Case Study

We report results of a longitudinal case study in which an emergency medical service replaced a paper-based medical record with an electronic medical record system. The new systems electronically transmitted patient information to various other agencies for reporting, medical quality control, and billing purposes. As expected, the time required for the paramedics to document the medical record increased immediately after system implementation. As a result, operational performance of the paramedics declined. An unexpected consequence of system implementation was that operational performance never reached the level achieved prior to system implementation. However, the benefits attained by all organizations involved outweighed the prolonged decrease in operational performance of the paramedics. Therefore, we advise organizations implementing technology crossing organizational boundaries to consider both the direct and indirect benefits of a system implementation and to evaluate both operational and organizational performance

Thomas H. Riley Jr. Correspondence

Entries include brief biographical information, a lengthy typed biography on Brunswick Savings Institution, Inc., Brunswick, Maine, stationery, and a letter of receipt for several copies of the booklet Mutual Savings Banks