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State Taxation of Nonresident Foreign Nationals Under International Law
No full textThe United Nations Model Convention on Double Taxation is the current international standard by which foreign national nonresidents are taxed. This model convention was developed specifically to address the problem of subjecting foreign nationals to being taxed from the same activity in the country of citizenship and the country of residence. The model serves as a template for a treaty between any two countries, which are referred to in the model convention as “Contracting States.” This model convention also specifically applies to students studying abroad. The United States is a party to many tax treaties including treaties with the countries of China and India which serve as the basis for taxation of nonresidents who are citizens of these countries. Purportedly, the several states in the U.S. are not bound by the terms of these treaties. The author believes this premise to be erroneous which is the basis of this research
The Journal of Global Development and Peace 2015
No full textThe Journal of Global Development and Peace for the fall of 2015. This issue contains articles by Hanabeta Deshotel on If Giants Tussle: Future of China-U.S. Cooperation, Pépé François Haba on Engagement of China, European Union, and the United States with Africa and its Implications for "Agenda 2063": A Case Study of Democratic Developmentalism in Ethiopia, Rebecca Bruckenstein on How to Foster Open Dialogue between Cuba and the United States: The Usage of Educational and Sports Visas to Bridge the Strait, Tobias Yasutake on Japan’s Taiwan Problem: Taiwan as a Complicating Factor in Sino-Japanese Relations, and Oluwatosin Akegbejo-Samsons on Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Sierra Leone
Teaching Case Study: The ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Conundrum
No full textThis case highlights a predicament that is common in corporations. A large multinational company, which in fictitiously named Dunder Mifflin, Inc. (DMI), chose to embark on an ERP strategy with the hope that it would modernize their back office and position them for future growth. The ERP project, which is still not fully implemented, endured a series of disruptions and disappointments, which caused a number of issues
Magnesium. It’s Effects on Global Maternal Mortality
No full textThis thesis is being archived as a Digitized Shelf Copy for campus access to current students and staff only. We currently cannot provide this open access without the author's permission. If you are the author of this work and desire to provide it open access or wish access removed, please contact the Wahlstrom Library to discuss permission.Maternal Mortality has many causes, indirect and direct causes are summarized. Effects magnesium has on the causes are also shown through use of various studies. The evidence presented for use of magnesium in the indirect and direct causes with and without relation to pregnancy allows for deduction of reasoning to address the proposition. Magnesium plays a vital role in reducing maternal mortality
The Role of Hematology in Diagnosing and Treating Alzheimer's Disease
No full textThis study focuses on biomarkers and related factors associated directly or indirectly with Alzheimer’s disease. Fluid biomarkers, inflammatory biomarkers and various imaging technologies are considered. Amyloid βeta protein and tau protein are the two major factors linked either causally or diagnostically with Alzheimer’s. Concentrations of these two proteins in blood and cerebrospinal fluid are evaluated for correlations to Alzheimer’s disease onset and progression and are being studied to determine whether they act independently or interact in some manner. Amyloid βeta detected in plasma shows little or no correlation with Alzheimer’s progression, whereas, tau protein detected in cerebrospinal fluid correlates with Alzheimer’s disease. Current literature has been reviewed for the detection, characterization and correlation of various biomarkers with Alzheimer’s disease
The Political Economy of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (West Bank)
No full textWhat are the economic incentives that lie within the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? Which actors profit most with the Occupation of the West Bank? This thesis attempts to define Israel-Palestine’s key economic resources that generate the largest amount of revenue, along with those gaining those profits and their interests. It also attempts to bridge the gap between Public Policy and Private Economic revenue, made from the Israeli Occupation (Specifically the Green Line/West Bank.) When these resources, actors and their influences are understood, this is when the true temperament of the Israeli-Palestinian state will surface
Taiwan Election: Why the KMT Lost So Miserably?
No full textTaiwan had its largest local election in November 2014 with a total of 11,130 positions of local government and local legislative offices decided by the voters. The ruling party suffered a humiliating defeat. This project attempts to analyze the reasons for the defeat and future implications of this election to Taiwan and mainland China
The Music of Brazil
No full textThis curriculum project allows students to experience and learn about the music of Brazil, as well as Brazilian culture. The five lessons that compromise the unit are designed for students in fifth grade. Through singing Brazilian folk songs and playing traditional rhythms, students will enhance their performance and music reading skills. Through this unit, students will grow their cultural awareness, singing and movement abilities, and ensemble playing skills. Musical materials include folk songs from Northern Brazil, and characteristic rhythms of Southern Brazil, focusing on the Brazilian genres of afoxe’, samba, and bossa nova
Digital Controller Design and Implementation on a Buck-Boost Converter for Photovoltaic Systems
No full text© ASEE 2015A photovoltaic (PV) systems are widely used to convert solar energy into electricity. The output of PV system is strongly affected by the weather. In order to maintain the stability of the electrical power, a rechargeable battery is necessary to temporarily store the electricity. The objective of this paper is to make the output voltage of solar panel constant in order to connect its 12V DC rechargeable battery in order to determine whether a change occurred in the input voltage or load. In our proposal, MATLAB-Simulink used to simulate the feedback controller for the power stage, referred to as the Buck-Boost converter. In addition, the Arduino Uno was applied as a PID (proportional, integral, derivative) controller, and the tested while connected to the converter. The results from MATLAB-Simulation and the Arduino Uno experiments will be compared and analyzed