Reverse Mergers: A Legitimate Method For Companies To Go Public Or An Easy Way To Commit Fraud?

This article explores reverse mergers, a method commonly used by legitimate businesses and fraudsters alike. Part II provides a historical framework of publicly traded companies by detailing how they first began and exploring how they have evolved. Part III details several reasons a company may decide to go public. Part IV discusses, in detail, three common methods companies use when going public, called initial public offerings, Rule 144 placements, and direct public offerings, and the pros and cons of each method. Part V explores the origin of reverse mergers by explaining what a reverse merger is and exploring how reverse mergers work. Part VI discusses successful public companies that have emerged using reverse mergers. Part VII looks at how fraud is typically perpetuated through the reverse merger process. Part VIII provides specific recommendations on how to toughen the existing regulations. Part IX concludes by exploring the potential impacts of tougher regulations on reverse mergers

Web Audio in the Dining Room

The worlds of the arts, gastronomy, and technology have been colliding and recombining with increasing frequency in recent years, resulting in unusual new forms of expression that engage with all of the senses in a uniquely responsive way. Artists are increasingly seeking to exploit the expressive potential of the chemical senses of smell and taste, while at the same time chefs have been investigating how to refine the narrative, aesthetic, and communicative capabilities of a meal. Web Audio technologies offer a uniquely practicable solution to some of the unexpected challenges that arise when developing multisensory dining experiences, especially when considering the inherently indeterminate nature of a meal. A sophisticated and responsive real-time system is required to respond to diners’ unpredictable choices and actions. Siting the source of the sound as close as possible to the food helps reinforce the links between the perception of taste, smell, and sound. Presenting the soundtrack to a meal via the mobile devices that diners are already bringing with them to the restaurant setting provides an innovative, scalable, and cost-effective solution to these challenges. Moreover, by coordinating the music emanating from each diner’s device, the restaurant space is transformed into an emergent sound environment, driven by the activities of the diners

Mobile remote surveillance system for the CERN LHC cryogenic system

This thesis documents the research, planning and partial implementation of a remote surveillance system for use in the CERN LHC machine tunnel. The system is planned to provide surveillance of the cryogenic system in the LHC, eliminating the need for the personnel to go personally to look at a piece of possible faulty equipment. For this project, the complete system is planned. The system will be controlled via an Ethernet connection. This is fed into a 400V power line as a powerline communication signal, and picked up by the surveillance system. Then it is decoded into an Ethernet signal again, and sent to a camera with an on board web server. The power is transported by the same powered rail as used for communication, so that the system can take power and communication along the whole tunnel. The thesis describes the goals of the system and explains the requirements it needs to meet. Several solutions, especially technologies for communication, are considered, and details about them are described. A solution that can fulfill the requirements is proposed. The concept of internal communication is proven in laboratory testing, as well is the camera. The powerline communication device is designed and a prototype is being manufactured. The communication system is built, but not fully tested, and therefore not yet operational. Also, the dynamics of the system is modeled and simulated, and a controller for the positioning system is developed. This controller is tested in Matlab Simulink, where the results indicate that it works. The simulations tell that the motor will be exposed to an unnecessary amount of wear, so some further development of the controller will be needed. The same is true for the model, which can be made more accurate if parameters are measured of a real prototype. An analysis of the planned system reveals that not all requirements will be met, but the most important ones will be satisfied. For the future, it is recommended to finish the prototype, and use precise measurements to improve the theoretical model

Treatment of Acute Bronchitis in Children with Pelargonium Sidoides

Bronchitis is one of the most common acute infections affecting pediatric patients. Most cases are caused by viral infections, do not respond to antibiotic therapy, and can take up to 14 days to resolve with supportive therapy. The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of Pelargonium Sidoides (Umcka™, EPs 7630) extract will decrease the duration and severity of symptoms from acute bronchitis in the pediatric population. Pelargonium Sidoides abstract is an extract of an African Geranium that has been used in traditional medicine for centuries. The review of the literature will evaluate multiple randomized controlled trials along with other studies that compare placebo, traditional supportive therapy and Pelargonium Sidoides extract to determine if the use of the extract will decrease severity and duration of illness without unacceptable side effects in the pediatric population. It has been demonstrated that providers will be able to safely advise patients to use Pelargonium Sidoides extract without any adverse side effects while helping to decrease the severity and duration of bronchitis symptoms in children. The finding indicate that routine use of Pelargonium Sidoides may give providers an alternative, effective and safe treatment that is well accepted by patients and caregivers for bronchitis in pediatric populations greater than one year of age compared to supportive therapyhttps://commons.und.edu/pas-grad-posters/1135/thumbnail.jp

The Multiphasic and Dynamic Nature of Flow in Adventure Experiences

This study evaluated phases of adventure experiences by identifying flow and reversal theory states over a 3-day white-water river surfing course. Data were collected with novice river surfers (n = 5) via in-depth qualitative interviews using head-mounted video cameras. Findings suggested that opposing experiential phases (i.e., telic and paratelic) may be symbiotic in adventure experiences and may facilitate flow experiences. These results may account for the dynamic nature of enjoyment, flow, and motivational states within adventure experiences. Future research should seek to validate the phasic models presented herein and evaluate their potential applicability to other adventurous activities

Written retellings of narrative and expository texts: A case study of elementary primary grade delayed male readers

This study examined how four second grade delayed readers, who were delayed in various stages of reading and writing, read and wrote about narrative and expository paired-topic texts. This study was based on the assumption that: (a) elementary primary grade children could read and write about narrative and expository texts; (b) delayed readers are children who can learn to read, even though they are below grade level, if they are given the opportunity; and, (c) written retellings could be used to assess students\u27 understanding of texts and are one method of bringing the reading-writing relationship together; A case study research approach was used to examine and describe the experience of the four delayed readers, and the phenomenon of their selections and readings and written retellings of narrative and expository texts. The participants\u27 written retellings of the paired-topic narrative and expository texts were analyzed for textual patterns and assigned a richness score. The examination of the written retellings of the paired-topic texts was used to determine the quality of their writing and their stylistic features as compared to the original texts they read and wrote about. It also determined whether elementary primary grade delayed readers could write about narrative and expository texts demonstrating their comprehension of the text; Conclusions drawn from the study, and discussed in the final chapter, suggest that: (a) the four elementary primary grade delayed readers were capable of demonstrating preference for narrative or expository text and supplying relatively high-quality explanations for why they chose one over the other; (b) the four elementary primary grade delayed readers were successful in reconstructing the linguistic structural patterns of the original narrative and expository reading texts in their own writing, therefore confirming that the text they read does have an affect on their writing; (c) the written reconstructions of the original narrative and expository texts reflect the comprehension of the elementary primary grade delayed readers and their ability to read and write about narrative and expository texts; and, (d) the four elementary primary grade delayed readers each were able to compare and contrast similarities and dissimilarities between the narrative and expository original reading texts

Assessing Offshore Wind Farm Placements in Norway Is NVE’s current plan optimal – or can we do better?

Over the last decade, offshore wind has received increased attention due to global warming and the increase in energy demand. Therefore, it is of the highest interest to develop more renewable energy production to satisfy the increase in energy consumption and reduce global pollution. Even though Norway has excellent hydropower opportunities and is self-sufficient and a leading prosecutor in this field, developing offshore wind is now a goal. In 2020, the Norwegian government opened for wind farm development in Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord. The government is also planning to delegate licenses for around 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2040. Luckily enough, as we will see throughout this thesis, the Norwegian wind conditions are outstanding for wind power production. Additionally, the technologies surrounding offshore wind farms have become drastically better, making them both more affordable and effective. This paper aims to explore and perform statistical analyses on potential sites for offshore wind farms in Norway. The thesis will have an “investor perspective” and seek optimal locations to maximise production while minimizing variability and costs. As already mentioned, Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord are open for production. We want to use these locations as baselines when researching the other areas to see whether one can outperform them. After selecting our locations through a qualitative analysis, we use the dataset NORA3-WP to explore the maximum power production and create portfolios from the selected locations. Objectively, it is hard to determine whether some locations are better than others, but we have overcome some findings. The interpretation from the results is that the South of Lindesnes is stand-alone best in terms of power production and Sharpe ratio. The portfolio evaluation showed that a combination of all the locations except Utsira Nord creates a minimum varianceand a maximum Sharpe ratio–portfolio. We also provide three scenarios with different weights for locations that would satisfy the government’s goal of producing 120 TWh within 2040. Notably, this thesis is heavily influenced by the “investor perspective”, and the calculations are massively simplified. Further and broader research would be necessary before making any final decisions.nhhma

Quiver, Pop, and Dissolve: Three Essays in Gastromorphology

We propose a performance that uses web audio technologies to present a unique solution to the challenge of pairing music with the unpredictable choices and actions of diners in a restaurant. Three small dishes by a well-regarded London chef will be served, and audience members will experience a customized music pairing deployed via a web app running on their own mobile devices

Prosjektorganisert utviklingsarbeid

Hvordan kan erfaringer fra prosjektorganisering bidra til bedre systematikk, bedre resultat, ny kunnskap og forbedret læring i utviklingsarbeid? Dette er temaet for denne artikkelen