Of Man's First Disobedience, .. . or Not long ago, the problem of software portability seemed on the way to solution. Now, the need and demand for portability is enormously greater, but solution seems much further away. Reasons include stricter requirements for portability, different expectations by and of the people doing the work, and a far wider range of environments in which software must f...

This six-year study of new venture growth continues renewed research about the effects of entrepreneurs’ personal characteristics. I applied goal theory and social-cognitive theory to propose that entrepreneurs’ personal traits and general competencies cause new venture growth indirectly through situationally specific motivation mediators. Data about traits (passion and tenacity), competencies ...

Many is the starry-eyed couple who have pledged their unending love for each other, sealed with those infamous words 'til death do us part', tossing the phrase liberally forth with no concept that death will indeed one day sever the bond between them, and facilitate in that remaining, one of the most momentous changes that they may ever have had to negotiate. That Australian society is a progre...

The alternative economies of the Ecoxarxes (eco-networks) are created by autonomous networks like-minded groups that use social currency and mutual support practices for producing exchanging goods, services knowledge in Spanish region Catalonia. Drawing on ethnographic research, we show these commoning projects aim to establish sustain predominantly framed as fostering cooperation, aid commons....

Marshall Sahlins described divine king forms for a wide range of societies from Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, among others. In this article, I document form Fuyuge people Papuan highlands, revising my previous understanding powerful figure. At same time, argue there is an inextricable connection between Sahlins's theory power Marilyn Strathern's model Melanesian gift exchange: both o...

Developments in ubiquitous computing mean that domestic appliances are increasingly programmable, providing new opportunities for end-user control and configuration. Unfortunately home programming, just as with end-user programming in professional contexts, is associated with stereotypically masculine learning styles. This is likely to result in future inequalities surrounding domestic technolo...

Many American women suffer from poor body image and low self-confidence. Wearing makeup is something they can do to quickly and temporarily change their appearance, thus increasing confidence. The current study is an exploration of the relationship between cosmetics, their match to certain situations, and the resulting anxiety levels. Anxiety was used as a measure of confidence. Participants al...

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The occupational therapy services for adults with severe and persistent mental illness are concerned with their quality of life. A correlational study explored the relationship between the meaning of daily activities and the subjective quality of life of this group of people. In this study, the meaning of activities was defined by three elements, related to the Human Occupation Model: perceived...

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