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The Usefulness of Corruptible Elections [PDF]
, 2003 The belief that elections reduce rent seeking by government officials is widely held, likewise the belief that rent seeking decreases as elections are less subject to corruption.
Brandt, Loren, Turner, Matthew
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Proceedings, 2019 The study of History in Secondary Education often develops in an excessively theoretical way, without the students having the chance to apply the acquired abilities practically.
Mario Corrales-Serrano +3 more
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On the Usefulness of Predicates [PDF]
, 2012 Motivated by the pervasiveness of strong inapproximability results for Max-CSPs, we introduce a relaxed notion of an approximate solution of a Max-CSP. In this relaxed version, loosely speaking, the algorithm is allowed to replace the constraints of an ...
Austrin, Per, Håstad, Johan
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Technology: are we using it or it is using us
Pressacademia, 2017 Technological developments lead to a level of prosperity as well as to misery. Latest industrial developments also caused serious problems in the economic, social and political context. In today's world, information as well as information technology are of great significance - this will be of increased importance.
Kaya, Resul, Gurhan, Nermin
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On the Use and Usefulness of Backup Plans [PDF]
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2016 In this article, we introduce the concept of backup plans as a motivational construct, defined as alternative means to an end that are intentionally developed but are not initially (or ever) used. We posit that backup plans change the way that a person pursues a goal, as well as the likelihood of achieving it, even if the backup plans are never used ...
Napolitano, Christopher M +1 more
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The uses of 'Uses of Epidemiology' [PDF]
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2001 In 1944 the Association for Education in Citizenship published a pamphlet entitled ‘Health’ by Major Jerry Morris 1 (of the Royal Army Medical Corps), as one of a series of Handbooks for Discussion Groups. The preface to the pamphlets in this series said that they were intended to be used by discussion circles concerned with the social, economic and ...
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Systems, 2023 The aim of this research is to explore the antecedents of usefulness in the technology acceptance model for a food delivery application system and to confirm the accountability of the technology acceptance model in the area of food delivery application ...
Joonho Moon +3 more
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On the Relative Usefulness of Fireballs [PDF]
, 2015 In CSL-LICS 2014, Accattoli and Dal Lago showed that there is an implementation of the ordinary (i.e. strong, pure, call-by-name) $\lambda$-calculus into models like RAM machines which is polynomial in the number of $\beta$-steps, answering a long ...
Accattoli, Beniamino +1 more
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Evaluating a workspace's usefulness for image retrieval [PDF]
, 2006 Image searching is a creative process. We have proposed a novel image retrieval system that supports creative search sessions by allowing the user to organise their search results on a workspace. The workspace’s usefulness is evaluated in a task-oriented
C.J. van Rijsbergen +9 more
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Building SMEs’ passion for utilising digital media: a study of SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic
Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, 2022 This research aims to offer new insights and fills a gap in previous studies by including a passion for mediating the influence of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use on intention.
Gusti Agung Teja Kusuma +4 more
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