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Activation Functions as Parameters for Improved Deep Learning 

Locke, James M. (2021-04-20)
Neural networks have evolved into strong and dependable machine learning systems. Practitioners and researchers using them have at their disposal many tuning levers for achieving successful learning. A key task is selecting ...

A Comparison Of Information Security Trends Between Formal And Informal Environments 

Ryan, James (2006-08-15)
The study compared the awareness and practice of information security between formal and informal computing-environments. This study was conducted to develop a measurement instrument for user-level awareness and practice ...

Designing for the Improvement of Operator Situation Awareness In Automation Systems 

Pridmore, Jeannie (2007-12-15)
The enhancement of operator situation awareness (SA) has become a major design goal for automation systems, in a wide variety of fields, including aviation, aerospace, nuclear plants, and advanced manufacturing systems. ...

The Effect of Consumer Learning on Intention to Use Mobile Payments 

Jia, Lin (2014-12-17)
With the fast development of mobile applications and mobile internet, we arrive at the mobile commerce era. Mobile payments, a promising form of electronic payments, will become an important channel for conducting transactions ...

Effect of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Innovativeness on Motor Carrier Performance 

Overstreet, Robert (2012-07-27)
This dissertation developed a theoretical model of the relationship between transformational leadership, organizational innovativeness, and organizational performance, both operational and financial. To test the model, ...

The Effects of Managerial Communication and Justice Perceptions on Employee Commitment to Organizational Change: A Mixed Method Field Study 

Pitts, Jennifer (2006-05-15)
Using a mixed method research design, this study examined relationships among managerial communication, perceptions of justice, and affective commitment to change in the context of an organizational merger. Qualitative and ...

An Examination of Information Technology and its Perceived Quality Issues in Single System Hospitals in the United States 

Byrd, Linda (2009-12-15)
The safety and quality of healthcare is of great concern in the United States. The positive effects of information technology reported in past research, especially case studies, has encouraged expectations that information ...

An Examination of the Relationship Between Culturally Recognized Symbols as Avatars and Trust in Computer-Mediated Communication Environments 

Morrison, Rodger (2008-12-15)
One of the characterizations that distinguishes man from the rest of the animal world is the use of symbols. Many researchers consider the act of forming and using symbols as the central cognitive process in mankind’s ...

Explaining Pharmacists' Intentions to use Personal Digital Assistants as Clinical Resources During Patient Care Interventions 

Fox, Brent (2005-05-15)
This research project explored the ability of a modified Technology Acceptance Model 2 (TAM2) to explain pharmacists’ intentions to use personal digital assistants (PDAs) to document interventions. The Technology Acceptance ...

Factors Influencing Adoption and Use of Precision Agriculture 

Adrian, Anne (2006-08-15)
While the potential for creating efficiencies are possible with precision agricultural tools, the various combinations of tools, the steep learning curve of these technologies, and the initial investment of each of the ...

Impact of Technology Learning and Innovation Mindfulness on the Information Technology Dynamic Capabilities of the Firm 

Ezell, Jeremy (2015-05-05)
The concept and nature of the concept of organizational Absorptive Capacity has generated much research in the Strategic Management, Organizational, and Information Systems literature. Its classification as an organizational ...

The Insider Threat to Organizational Information Security: A Structural Model and Empirical Test 

Dugo, Todd (2007-12-15)
The organizational insider, through his or her intentional violation of organizational security policy, arguably represents one of the greatest threats to organizational information security. Drawing from the Theory of ...

An Investigation of Organizational Information Security Risk Analysis 

Jourdan, Stephen Zachariah (2010-03-02)
From the dawn of the information age, technology has advanced rapidly to today where networked computers are almost ubiquitous. One of the problems with connecting computers together is the increased vulnerability to ...

Managing Supply Chain Disruptions 

Skipper, Joseph (2008-08-15)
Supply Chain Management has become an important part of the business environment and the U.S. economy. The move towards improved efficiency and effectiveness for businesses, organizations, and process owners has forced ...

A Model of Managerial Effectiveness in Information Security: From Grounded Theory to Empirical Test 

Knapp, Kenneth (2005-08-15)
Information security is a critical issue facing organizations worldwide. In order to mitigate risk and protect valuable information, organizations need to operate and manage effective information security programs. Using ...

The Role of Emotion in Computer Skill Acquisition 

Corley, John (2008-08-15)
In response to recent calls for researchers to identify the underlying causes of training effectiveness, this study investigated the role of emotion in computer skill acquisition (CSA). The current study introduced empathetic ...