the most direct sunlight contain tropical rain forests I high amount of direct sunlight in this area yields the warmest temperatures. Hadley cells are driven by the direct sunlight as well. This region is in the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)‚ which is at the convergence of two Hadley cells. This is where air rises due to direct solar radiation‚ which causes water vapor to fall back to Earth as rain. (b) explain why there would be large populations of fish along the west coasts of most continents
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Why do we have rods and cones? Light falling on photoreceptors is transformed by retinal circuitry into a pattern of action potentials that ganglion cell axons convey to the visual centres in the brain. Two systems of photoreceptors exist – rods and cones – allowing the visual system to meet the conflicting demands of sensitivity and acuity‚ respectively. Rods and cones are distinguished by shape‚ type of photopigment they contain‚ distribution across the retina‚ and pattern of synaptic connections
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Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) are working together to eliminate a variety of difference between the United States generally accepted accounting procedures (U.S. GAAP or GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This convergence project grew out of an agreement reached by the two boards in 2002 (Deloitte‚ 2004). On February 24‚ the SEC unanimously agreed to publish a statement of continued support for a single set of high-quality global accounting standards. The SEC acknowledged
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Bonus Research Paper Chris Fluharty There have been many reports regarding the United States switching from Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in favor of the international standards‚ International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ followed by most of the world. This modification would represent one of the prevalent accounting rule changes for public companies based in the U.S. Among other issues‚ it would likely dislodge the Financial Accounting Standards Board‚ or
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every piece of communication reinforces [its] brand personality and elevates [its] beauty authority” (Ulta Beauty‚ 2016 p. iv). In addition‚ Ulta Beauty shows true knowledge of media convergence as evident by its website and social media accounts. As stated in Cutlip and Center’s Effective Public Relations‚ “media convergence and the move to the Internet put pressure on organizations to coordinate and integrate communication functions” (Broom & Sha‚ 2013‚ p. 179)‚ but this is something that Ulta Beauty
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Although the IASB and FASB have been striving since 2002 to achieve convergence‚ there are still many differences between the two. These differences range from revenue recognition to the matter in which the organizations receive funding. Under the IASB‚ the accrual method is the only preferred way of recognizing revenue and expenses. While FASB accepts cash basis and accrual basis; cash basis is only accepted if cash sales are less than $5 million per year. When it comes to generating funds the IASB
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cultural mutation‚ we begin to realize that the way we converge the two paths depends on the historical context in which we view them. And finally‚ as a response to his cultural climate‚ Kierkegaard’s portrayal of Abraham shows how the hero-saint convergence has irreconcilable‚ and paradoxical tension. Through careful analysis‚ it is clear that the development of philosophical thought‚ over time‚ shows the swings of tension from one worldview to the other‚ and that the attempt to converge them brings
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designed to provide insights into the shared worldview of a group of rhetors. It is derived from the Symbolic Convergence Theory‚ and can be applied to different types of rhetoric including the kind(s) used on small groups‚ social movements‚ political campaigns‚ and organizational communication. The criticism relies on two assumptions. One‚ that rhetoric creates reality‚ and two‚ that convergence occurs. With regards to rhetoric creating reality we are to assume that the symbolic forms that are created
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implying macroeconomic plans‚ contributing to the uniformity in financial reports‚ consistency and comparability in the data between and within enterprises. Furthermore‚ more comparable and understandable accounting information can be produced by the convergence of accounting standards‚ which in turn helps international investors and creditors to make correct and efficient economic decisions about global concerns (Turner1983; IASC 1989; Wyatt 1989; Beresford 1990‚ cited in Ge
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are rooted in journalism‚ the same can apply to educators. We are often too slow to move with incipient trends that instead we must embrace. Henry Jenkins’ theories of media and cultural convergence perhaps best highlight the shift in the sort of ‘digital renaissance’ that is taking place. In his “Convergence? I Diverge‚” Jenkins explains: We are living in an age when changes in communications‚ storytelling and information technologies are reshaping almost every aspect of contemporary life -- including
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