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Atlases
Abbaspour, M. and R. Rahimi. 2011. Iran atlas of offshore renewable energies. Renewable Energy: An International Journal 36: 388-398.
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In much the same way that the brain is the storage center for information in humans, libraries are the storage center for information in an organizati...
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INTRODUCTION
Conflict--that is, awareness on the part of the parties involved of discrepancies, incompatible wishes, or irreconcilable desires (Boul...
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Since this is a targeted request, however, the appropriate response is to refuse to confirm or deny whether such records exist, rather than just redact the identifying information from the records as in the case of PFC Ordinary. [...] since 9/11, DoD personnel have a heightened privacy interest in the personal information contained in agency records, and due consideration must be given to the protection of that personal privacy.
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I haven't written a column about some of the things that are on the farther horizon--not the one we see, but just beyond that, over the rainbow--for a...
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An alternative to offshoring is domestic sourcing, or outsourcing in one's home country. A subset of domestic sourcing, known as rural sourcing, is emerging as a significant option within the information technology industry, either as a standalone delivery model or as part of a global outsourcing solution. This article presents the example of one rural sourcing firm's achievements through a technology based partnership with a rural university. The advantages of rural sourcing-such as prevention of American job losses to other countries, promotion of economic development in rural areas, and reduced geopolitical risk for firms-are discussed, along with the opportunity for social responsibility. Suggestions for the future growth and emerging opportunities of this niche sector are also pres...
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This final rule establishes procedures for the public to obtain information from the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, under the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act of 1974, and in legal proceedings. This final rule also establishes the Bureau's rule regarding the confidential treatment of information obtained from persons in connection with the exercise of its authorities under Federal consumer financial law.
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A variety of -including allegation escrows, suspicion escrows, and shared-interest escrows-hold the promise of reducing the first-mover disadvantage that can deter people with socially valuable private information from disclosing that information to others. allow people to transmit sensitive information to a trusted intermediary, an escrow agent, who only forwards the information under prespecified conditions. For example, an allegation escrow for sexual harassment might allow a victim to place a private complaint into escrow with instructions that the complaint be lodged with the proper authorities only if the escrow agent receives at least one additional allegation against the same individual. We assess the benefits and costs of allegation escrow...
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As the investment in and dependence on information technology grows, organizations have become increasingly aware of the need to ensure system, software, and information quality. Despite continuous efforts to improve system and software development, controlling quality remains difficult in today's environment. The complexity of assessing information system quality stems from its many important dimensions. Using as a starting point the well-known model of system quality developed by DeLone and McLean (2003), this study's goals are to translate these constructs into an overall measure of system quality to be used in practice, and examine the content validity of measures to assess information system quality using expert judges. In-depth structured discussions with top managers, members of ...