... “core” businesses Houston Natural Gas sold Ziegler Coal Company to an investment group, Amoco spun off Cyprus Minerals, British Petroleum sold Old Ben Coal to Ziegler, and Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates ... industry and also presents some interesting features of the productivity series in this industry Section IV details the empirical analysis Section V concludes II Acquisitions and Productivity ... gains These findings are consistent with a stochastic matching model that suggests that acquisitions are corrective forces in the evolution of the U. S coal mining industry—at least in the sense that
Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2022, 14:12
... Foreign and US science and engineringsraduate students receive Financial support from many resources personal university (primarily through teaching sistantships, research asistgtshipstrainesships ... "This paper adareses these tues Foreign Students in U. S Institutions The mah o non U S, c2 enrolling in U. S colleges and universities slows fling the September 1” terrorist aachs "The slowing ... and resarhers in U. S tstttons " ;In response to the lesson the INS develop the Stadent stad Exchange Visor Inixmmton Sssemy SEVIS), SEVIS, 2 wehsbased system, as “desig to main eurent sforation
Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 14:20
Shaviro taxes, spending, and the u s governments march toward bankruptcy (2007)
... Paygo rules, 141–146 and policy sustainability, 86 and President Clinton? ?s stimulus plan, 84 and Roth IRAs, 58–59 and safe harbor leasing rules, 17–18 and sequestration, 140–141, 146 and size of ... proposes a better fiscal language for U. S budgetary policy, rooted in economic fundamentals such as wealth distribution and resource allocation in lieu of “taxes” and “spending,” and in the use ... 122–125 stock versus flow measures, 106 and use of regulatory mandates, 49 fiscal illusion, 78, 117–118 fiscal language, 16, 125, 149 and cash grants versus welfare benefits, 199 and danger for U. S
Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2018, 14:25
How are foreign firms valued in U.S. markets evidence from firm and country characteristics
... their home countries’ characteristics, such as the legal systems The last hypothesis is stated as follows: Hypothesis U. S foreign cross-listing firms’ value in U. S markets is associated with ... cross-listing firms and U. S domestic firms separately Regression results suggest that both types of firms have similar firm-level determinants In general, smaller firms, less leveraged firms, and ... surrogates for U. S firms Therefore, the first hypothesis is stated as follows: Hypothesis U. S foreign cross-listing firms and U. S domestic firms have the same firm-level value determinants in
Ngày tải lên: 16/01/2020, 18:11
Genome wide association and genotype by environment interactions for growth traits in u s gelbvieh cattle
... 75 Pulukuri SMK, Knost JA, Estes N, Rao JS Small interfering RNA-directed knockdown of uracil DNA glycosylase induces apoptosis and sensitizes human prostate cancer cells to genotoxic stress Mol ... University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA 3Genetics Area Program, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA 4Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA 17 18 19 Received: ... feed intake and gain association, growth and carcass traits, skeletal growth and muscle mass a a b [54]; Human; regulation of apoptosis and inflammatory response Indicates QTL was detected in EMMAX
Ngày tải lên: 28/02/2023, 20:11
báo cáo khoa học: " Timing is everything: early degradation of abscission layer is associated with increased seed shattering in U.S. weedy rice" doc
... distinct weedy rice groups, SH and BHA, suggest that the ge ne (s) involved in reacquiring seed shattering may be the same in both populations. This is surprising, as these groups have been shown ... relatives. Results: Consistent with previous work, shattering wild rice individuals possess clear, defined abscission layers at flowering, whereas non-shattering cultivated rice individuals do not. Shattering ... functional mutation identified in the sh4 locus does not result in non-shattering in the weed, and is thus not sufficient for loss of shattering. This suggested that novel loci, perhaps distinct
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:21
Earnings management in u s equity REITs
... Background and Research Strategy Earnings management issues in earnings and FFO are discussed separately in this study. Discretionary accruals methods such as cross-sectional modified Jones model (Dechow ... ratio and post-issue capital expenditures. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that investors naively trust pre-issue earnings and ignore relevant information contained in pre-issue discretionary ... are unusually rare, while small profits are unusually common. At the same time, small drops in earnings are unusually rare, while small increases in earnings are unusually common (Burgstahler and
Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2015, 19:01
STUDENT MOTIVATION, PARENTAL ATTITUDES AND INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S ENGLISH LEARNING AT DUONG QUANG HAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
... weaknesses, intrinsic their and goals and preferences, effectively desires their utilize Successful strengths strengths and and compensate for weaknesses Successful language learning is linked ... learners passion (Karaoglu, 2008) One of the factors affecting L2 motivation maintaining is parents Parents can be considered as the most important in increasing and maintaining student motivation in ... mean scores of parental attitudes and involvement in childrens English learning perceived by students and by their parents Table 7: R-values of students motivation and parental attitudes and involvement
Ngày tải lên: 06/06/2016, 06:42
Confronting Complexity Using ActionResearch to Build Voice, Accountability, and Justice in Nairobi’s Mukuru Informal Settlements
... in Mukuru raise larger questions about how to promote justice, voice, and accountability for vulnerable groups in the face of complex and colliding interests Access to Justice Issues in Mukuru ... nature of land tenure and basic services in Mukuru • To understand the interaction between formal and informal institutions and practices, including state and nonstate actors in the se lements • To ... in 2012 in Mukuru, and support to help residents use community savings schemes in one neighborhood to secure a loan to buy a 23-acre plot of land.5 Those developments raised questions about shifting
Ngày tải lên: 26/08/2016, 07:51
Strategic human resource management in u s luxury resorts a case study
... model, and interviewing allows researchers to probe and use questions to get a valid response Other researchers (mostly unpublished dissertations) have used the case study method in investigating ... luxury services, application of this model is appropriate for managers in luxury resorts PURPOSE OF STUDY The purpose of this study was to answer two research questions: (1) Are luxury resorts ... identifies solutions and strategies used by HR directors in luxury resorts The hotel industry has been segmented by Smith Travel Research The top three categories are luxury, upper upscale, and upscale
Ngày tải lên: 11/11/2016, 15:55
Why fast food is so popular in u s
... has she had great success, but so has her husband who lost 58 pounds by eating Subway 's under menu Today Kimberly attends college runs a home business and uses her own story to encourage others ... just a few of the stories: More Jared Kimberly Johnston Dublin, VA lost 110 pounds One afternoon, Kimberly saw Jared 's story on television and decided to begin her weight-loss crusade at Subway ... sandwiches for you and your family We have been flooded with stories from people who were inspired by Jared and who started including SUBWAY ?/font> Sandwiches into their weight-loss program
Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2016, 00:45
An Analysis On The Advantages And Disadvantages Of U.S. Generally Accepted Acounting Principles (GAAP) Converging To Internatinonal Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
... registrants that issue financial using IFRSas issued by the IASB The SEe also sought public input on whether to give US public companies the option of using IFRSin their financial statements filed ... Congress and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)also became involved in the issue of international accounting standards in the 199 0s In 1966, the U. s Congress passed the National Securities Markets ... industry specific standards in the future in or industry issue So is it better to have a "rules-based" with strict guidelines or "principles-based" with room for broad interpretations? the FASB
Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2016, 13:46
hendrickson - regulation and instability in u.s. commercial banking; a history of crises (2011)
... 1884 crisis 1890 crisis 1893 crisis 1907 crisis Crises summary Regulatory response to crises State deposit insurance The Federal Reserve System Assessment of regulation and stability Assessment of ... Performance and Prospects Sven Janssen BRITISH AND GERMAN BANKING STRATEGIES Kimio Kase and Tanguy Jacopin CEOs AS LEADERS AND STRATEGY DESIGNERS Explaining the Success of Spanish Banks Alexandros-Andreas ... problems this process caused Accusations of charter “selling” brought scandal to the process and those banks already in possession of a charter placed great pressure on legislatures to vote against...
Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2014, 22:58
GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN U.S. THYROID CANCER INCIDENCE, AND A CLUSTER NEAR NUCLEAR REACTORS IN NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, AND PENNSYLVANIA potx
... cancer risk, including demographics, life style patterns, and use of medical services, should be studied as well Despite these challenges, careful attention should be paid to results in this report, ... documented consistent rises in thyroid cancer incidence in counties closest to nuclear plants after startup Data in this report suggests that exposure to radioactive iodine released from nuclear ... T.B., and Norris R .S United States Nuclear Tests, July 1945 to December 1992 Washington DC: Natural Resources Defense Council, 1994 25 National Cancer Institute Estimated exposures and thyroid doses...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20
Striking First - Preemptive and Preventive Attack in U.S. National Security Policy pdf
... Fund USAF U. S Air Force USAID U. S Agency for International Development USIA U. S Information Agency USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics WMD weapons of mass destruction WSEG Weapons Systems ... losses to an imminent U. S attack, since they will have little to lose Thus, discouraging such threats will depend on active and passive defenses, including designing forces, basing architectures, ... raise the possibility of striking first against targets other than terrorists or hard-to-deter states possessing or pursuing weapons of mass destruction Yet these are categories that encompass...
Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20
NESHOBA COUNTY Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances All Governmental Fund Types For the Year Ended September 30, 1997_part1 docx
... present increases (i.e., revenues and other financing sources) and decreases (i.e., expenditures and other financing uses) in net current assets The modified accrual basis of accounting is used ... Revenues Charges for sales and services - solid waste fees Miscellaneous Total Operating Revenues Exhibit D $ Operating Expenses Personal services Contractual services Materials and supplies Depreciation ... expenditures are not capitalized on general fixed assets Public domain (infrastructure) fixed assets consisting of certain improvements other than buildings, such as roads, bridges, sidewalks, drainage...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 02:20
NESHOBA COUNTY Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances All Governmental Fund Types For the Year Ended September 30, 1997_part2 pptx
... options as of September 30, 1997: Classes of Property Amount Industrial building $ 2,500,000 The future minimum lease receivables and the present value of the net minimum lease receivables as of September ... adjustments and death benefits to plan members and beneficiaries Benefit provisions are established by state law and may be amended only by the State of Mississippi Legislature PERS issues a publicly ... Group: A General Obligation Bonds: Neshoba County School District Neshoba County vo-tech building District road Nursing home Industrial park Nemanco sewer Multi-purpose building Marshall Durbin...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 02:20
NESHOBA COUNTY Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances All Governmental Fund Types For the Year Ended September 30, 1997_part3 potx
... Supervisors of Neshoba County, Mississippi, is responsible for establishing and maintaining a central purchasing system and inventory control system in accordance with Sections 31-7-101 through ... auditing standards and the procedures prescribed by the State Auditor, and accordingly, included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary ... Board of Supervisors Neshoba County, Mississippi We have made a study and evaluation of the central purchasing system and inventory control system of Neshoba County, Mississippi, as of and for...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 02:20
the student loan scam; the most oppressive debt in u.s. history and how we can fight back (2009)
... legislation that cut into the company s margins by reducing lender subsidies and decreasing interest rates for students, and in September 2007, it was signed into law by President Bush The Rise ... according to Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren These powers included wage, Social Security, and disability garnishment, as well as tax seizure, suspension of state-issued professional licenses, and ... numbers In this book, you will see the human face of this issue that aƒects all cultures, regions, professions, and ages The Solution The current student loan system in this country works extremely...
Ngày tải lên: 30/10/2014, 16:59
Tài liệu Why Has The Cost of Navy Ships Risen - A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Naval Ship Costs Over the Past Several Decades doc
... its underlying reasons For example, if the increase is continuous and steady, then escalation may be due to a systemic issue such as the increase of shipbuilding input cost (e.g., greater costs ... The shipbuilders also noted a diminished supplier base leading to single sources for many ship components (this is particularly acute in submarine manufacture) This shrinkage of the supplier base ... elements the government wants on a ship, regulations it imposes for standards and requirements in shipbuilding practices, and methods it uses to purchase ships These customer-driven factors increase...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20