... on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) oversees proposed foreign mergers with and acquisitions of U. S businesses The National Industrial Security Program (NISP) governs U. S classified ... governments on the basis of internal business calculations of market conditions and best business practices • They are painstakingly structured to satisfy the existing U. S arms export and technology security ... technology and products • European and other foreign firms view the acquisition of U. S firms as the most effective means of penetrating the U. SmarketThe most successful recent penetrations of the U. S...
... isthe basis forthe audiovisual work (such as a script or original story) Separate copyrights may also exist in different contributions to a motion picture, such as the music used in the sound ... exemptions are particularly relevant for cultural institutions: fair use andthe “libraries and archives” provisions Both of these allow cultural institutions and their users to perform otherwise infringing ... the ability of libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other cultural institutions to fulfill their public interest missions of access, preservation, research, and education For...
... dependent on assumptions, there are significant uncertainties Notes on Displays and Terminals We assumed that the usage for displays and terminals is same as that for desktop computers Notes on Commercial ... mainframes, desktop computers, displays, laser printers, copiers, andthe usage patterns of residential desktop computers and displays This study estimated the energy use andthe energy savings potential ... varying number of CPUs used in minicomputers The various kinds of peripherals associated with minicomputers such as external discs and tapes Based on sales data, we assumed that the IBM AS/400 is a...
... total carbon mass in the root sample, Mc1 isthe carbon mass of the root, and Mcs isthe carbon mass of the soil These carbon masses also can be expressed as the product of (total mass of each component ... practices described previously for weed-suppressive rice experiments (Gealy and Fischer 2010) The species consisted of the original C4 tropical grass weed species used in the pot study and six additional ... Arkansas Stable Isotope Laboratory for d13C and carbon content analysis as described in the ‘‘tissue analysis’’ section above Equations and were used to compare the mathematically corrected values...
... digestion systems? In answering this question I look at the current culture and barriers in the U. Sand apply successful European strategies to this end Ultimately, this thesis applies the outcome ... technology is utilized in the U. S While this analysis is limited in scope, it explores what types of policies and practices are in use and, through comparison, how successful these measures areFor ... Chapter this thesis assesses the barriers to digester development in the United States Finally, the conclusions section assesses the current level of biogas development in the U. S. , lessoins learned...
... reduce their own emissions and sell the excess emissions permits to others facing higher costs As firms buy and sell permits, the price of a permit fluctuates in response to supply and demand As the ... reduce its emissions at a lower cost than another business, it makes sense all around forthe first business to sell some of its permits to the second Over time, the value of permits will rise ... emissions and land use Industry, the U. S Congress, and most state governments accept this, andthe general public is reaching a greater awareness as well As a result, the public and policymakers increasingly...
... reduce their own emissions and sell the excess emissions permits to others facing higher costs As firms buy and sell permits, the price of a permit fluctuates in response to supply and demand As the ... reduce its emissions at a lower cost than another business, it makes sense all around forthe first business to sell some of its permits to the second Over time, the value of permits will rise ... emissions and land use Industry, the U. S Congress, and most state governments accept this, andthe general public is reaching a greater awareness as well As a result, the public and policymakers increasingly...
... regulations forthe purposes of admitting U. S investors is not a PFIC-rule triggering entity U. S Investors in Swiss Bank Accounts For comprehensiveness, we discuss the issue of U. S taxable individual ... secret Swiss bank accounts Further, there are U. S persons who succeed in siphoning assets out of legitimate U. S businesses through outright fraudulent means, and who seek a vehicle not just for ... shareholders in an untested offshore non -U. S jurisdiction Just as the U. S has a vibrant supply of SEC regulated mutual funds, there is an equally healthy supply of foreign mutual funds that are similarly...
... negative consequences of using mental health services The study s survey results (Figure 4.2) suggested that most of these concerns center on confidentiality and career issues, and so are particularly ... changes and funding shifts to address these issues At the time, the impetus for policy change outpaced the knowledge needed to inform solutions There were fundamental gaps in our understanding of the ... “deployment” has to with the number of long workdays This is not to discount the possible role of specific dangers such as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), snipers, ambushes, and other hazards But available...
... housing/equity markets or firms’ heterogeneous exposure to the markets, increases the uncertainty of future cash flows, hence hurts firms’ credit worthiness Therefore, the risk of assets raises ... leverage and others that are identified in the previous studies 25 As for equity issuance, access, takes the value if the firm i issues equity in year t, otherwise Forthe amount, 2.4.5 takes both the ... Equity Issuance This table presents the results on real estate risk and equity issuance The dependent variable isthe equity issuance dummy in the observation year The independent variables are...
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... governing bodies to the United States and its interests) How the U. S forces and U. S national means writ large address each of these issues is still largely to be determined Thus, paraphrasing the Cold ... Sustained Widespread violence between Shia and Sunni groups, resulting Sunni-Shia in deep fault lines between Shia and Sunni communities Conflict throughout the Muslim world As a result, the U. S ... Middle East and Persian Gulf Chronic Serious insurgencies and unrest around the world that drain Insurgencies/ the resources of the U. Sand its allies and decrease regime Instability legitimacy The...
... performed and made by the CAR authors in this current study The study authors also wish to express their gratitude forthe helpful efforts of a number of other CAR staff and affiliates CAR researchers ... recession, the ratio decreased to 2.03 as a result of households U. S Census Bureau, Population Division, “Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Sex and Selected Age Group forthe United ... valued by consumers but this is certainly not the case for other safety features and perhaps all emissions controls and other environmental features─over time Content that reduces emissions,...
... conclusions that should be accounted for in future U. S. -Taiwan security discussions STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT In the next chapter, we describe the scenario we used as a focusing mechanism for our ... their accuracy Half of our cases used these 310 missiles In the others, we doubled the size of the PRC s missile force to 620 missiles Table 2.2 Chinese Missile Forces Missile Type DF-3 DF-21 DF-11 ... (AAMs) • The number and quality of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs and MRBMs) used by the Chinese • The number of advanced precision-guided munitions (PGMs), such as laser-guided...