Abstract. A study of human resource management practices in 249 U.S. affi'liates of foreign-based multinational corporations (MNCs) shows that in general affi'liate HRM practices closely follow local practices, with differences among specific practices. The degree of similarity to local

Each region of the United States displays a distinctive pattern of religious affiliation. For example, the Northeast has more Catholics (37%), and the fewest number of people affiliated with evangelical Protestant churches (13%), than any other region in the U.S. Northeasterners are also much more

Abstract – This paper considers the tax policy consequences of both real and fi nancial types of international tax avoidance, focusing on U.S. multinational fi rms over the period 1982–2004. First, income shifting is examined by estimating the relationship between U.S. affi liate profi t rates

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The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientifi c and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsi-bilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affi liated Island

Los Alamos N ational Laboratory, an affi rmat ive act ion/equal opportu nity em p loyer, is operated by the U nive rsity of California fo r the U. S . D epartment of E nergy u nder cont ract W-7405-E NG-36 . B y acceptance of this article, the publisher reco g nizes that the U .S . Governm e nt

investigated using a drug affi nity column and by examining cromolyn’s effects on coimmunoprecipitation of S100P and receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE). The effects of cromolyn on cell growth, invasion, and nuclear factor- κ B (NF κ B) activity of pancreatic cancer cells with (BxPC-3 and MPanc

simulation of the 25-min cycle ergometer exercise protocol used by U.S. astronauts since the Skylab missions that includes simulations of the cardiovascular system dynamics, tissue-bed blood fl ows, whole-body metabolism, and respiration. The High Level Architecture standard for simulation interoperability

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, the sensing–actuation process of proteins is initiated by a recognition event that translates into a mechanical action. Th us, proteins are ideal components for designing new nanomaterials that are intelligent and can perform desired mechanical actions in response to target stimuli. A number of approaches