This research centers on the relationship between information overload as an aspect of information quality on the one side, and, on the other side, user resistance to knowledge management systems as an aspect of an individual’s decision process. While discussing this relationship theoretically we propose a bipartite influence of information overload as on the one hand it fosters acceptance of t...

Serial changes in left ventricular (LV) size and function during the adaptation to chronic pressure overload and the transition to pump failure were studied in 16 conscious dogs (aortic bands placed at 8 weeks of age). Echocardiographic data at baseline and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after banding revealed a progressive increase in LV mass in all dogs. In six dogs with LV pump failure, there was...

AIMS Myocardial performance index (MPI), or Tei index, is a Doppler echocardiographic parameter defined as the sum of the isovolumic contraction and relaxation times divided by the ejection time. It is considered a reliable parameter for global left ventricular function. However, the interpretation of this index is not fully clear in diastolic dysfunction. We measured MPI in a pressure-overload...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the inability of the heart to deliver a sufficient oxygen supply to meet the metabolic demands of the tissues at normal filling pressures, both at rest and during exercise. CHF may arise from reduced inotropy, volume overload, pressure overload, or reduced diastolic dilatation.1 Long-standing hypertension causes CHF by increased pressure overload. With time’s p...

The issue of information overload in group decision making settings has not received sufficient attention in the past. In particular, information processing and information complexity have not been addressed in the context of GSS research. This paper discusses a study that examined whether information overload occurs in group decision making settings, using a combination of measures for informa...