The overall objectives of our project are 1) to determine the characteristics of channel features that can form when the present continental shelf is subaerially exposed during low sea-level conditions and 2) to determine whether these features would be buried when sea-level returned to its present position and, if so, how deeply. During FY01, our objectives have been to adapt the model to run ...

as research on "encoding/retrieval interactions." An early version of the same general idea that is represented by encoding sp~cificity was known as the "princinle of reinstatement of stimulating conditions." It held that retrieval succeeds to the extent that stimulating conditions present at study are reinstated at the time of attemnted retrieval (Hollingworth, 1928). An idea essentially ident...

People have different intents in using online platforms. They may be trying to accomplish specific, short-term goals, or less well-defined, longer-term goals. While understanding user intent is fundamental to the design and personalization of online platforms, little is known about how intent varies across individuals, or how it relates to their behavior. Here, we develop a framework for unders...

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An increasingly large number of firms outsource their Information Technology (IT). Firms that contemplate IT outsourcing have two alternatives: (1) contract with a vendor (i.e., outsourcing) or (2) set up their own IT subsidiary (i.e. quasi-outsourcing). This study examines some of the determinants of the outsourcing vs. quasi-outsourcing decision. Using primary data collected in France and Ger...