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Ampersand: the sign &; the name being a corruption of 'and per se = and'; i.e. ' & by itself = and'. The sign derives from the scribes' ligature for the Latin: et; in certain italic versions, the letters e and t are clearly distinguishable.
The &c (et ceterarum, "Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland and another") shows that Oliver Cromwell did not renounce the English claims on France. Et cetera (English: / ɛ t ˈ s ɛ t ə r ə, ɛ k-/, Latin: [ɛt ˈkeːtɛra]), abbreviated to etc., et cet., &c. or &c, [1] [2] is a Latin expression that is used in English to mean "and other things", or "and so forth".
et alibi (et al.) and elsewhere: A less common variant on et cetera ("and the rest") used at the end of a list of locations to denote unenumerated/omitted ones. et alii, et aliae, et alia (et al.) and others: Used similarly to et cetera ("and the rest") to denote names that, usually for the sake of space, are unenumerated/omitted.
The technology acceptance model ( TAM) is an information systems theory that models how users come to accept and use a technology . The actual system use is the end-point where people use the technology. Behavioral intention is a factor that leads people to use the technology. The behavioral intention (BI) is influenced by the attitude (A ...
Sykes et al. proposed a model of acceptance with peer support (MAPS), integrating prior research on individual adoption with research on social networks in organizations. They conducted a 3-month-long study of 87 employees in one organization and found that studying social network constructs can aid in understanding new information system use.
Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. [ 15] Problematic use of alcohol has been mentioned in the earliest historical records.
Op. cit. is contrasted with ibid., an abbreviation of the Latin adverb ibidem, meaning "in the same place; in that very place" [ 3][ 4] which refers the reader to the title of the work in the preceding footnote. The easily confused idem (sometimes abbreviated id. ), the Latin definitive pronoun meaning "the same" [ 5] is also used on occasion ...
v. t. e. Etymology ( / ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi /, ET-im-OL-ə-jee[ 1]) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes. [ 2][ 3] It is a subfield of historical linguistics, philology, and semiotics, and draws upon comparative semantics, morphology ...