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The Big Bang and You<br>
The Hubble’s discovery of the expansion of the universe led astronomers to conclude that our universe must have started with an extreme conditions event called the Big Bang. The Big Bang theory rests on the general relativity theory and cosmological principle. Currently, with the advances in our understanding of states of matter under extreme conditions such as the Big Bang, astronomers developed detailed theoretical predictions of its effects on the observable universe. The Big Bang theory offers comprehensive explanations for a broad range of observational facts including Hubble’s Law, the abundance of light chemical elements, properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation, and the evolution of structures of the large-scale universe. As a model of the origin of the universe, the Big Bang has significant impact on religion and philosophy. Currently, the theory has become one of the areas in the discourse between science and religion. Some believe the Big Bang implies a creator, while others argue that Big Bang cosmology makes the notion of a creator unnecessary. For this discussion, respond to the following topics:<br>
•Explain how convincing you find scientific evidence for the Big Bang model of the origin of the universe.<br>
•Describe the strengths of the theory.<br>
•Describe what it fails to explain.<br>
•Explain if you would vote for a candidate who wants to spend tax dollars on the next space probe or space telescope to determine the fate of the universe. Defend your opinion.<br>
Please complete the following in your post:<br>
<a href=”https://1.Refer” target=”_blank”>1.Refer</a> to and integrate ideas presented in the text and supplemental readings.<br>
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You will be evaluated on how well you demonstrate your understanding of the ideas presented throughout the unit, including assigned readings, discussions, and independent investigations. You will also be evaluated on the quality of your work: its academic rigor, how well it shows your ability to think critically, and how completely it covers the questions asked.<br>
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Topic: How firm characteristics affect capital structure

Selecting a for-profit organization of interest, you will research an unusual or conflicting accounting principle that has impacted your chosen organization. The research will require you to present, review and analyze the organizations published accounting statements of the last two years. Specifically, your research paper will: Identify the core functions of each department, their strengths and weaknesses, and make recommendations for improvement, as appropriate Identify and describe the underlying problem or conflict Compare the alternative courses of action Explain the effects at issue Recommend options that would be consistent with the organization’s accounting practices, accounting processes, and accounting-related departments. Include the last two years of published accounting statements Present your findings as a 1-2 pages Word document formatted in APA style

To write a research proposal you need to answer for your self some basic questions:
What do I want to know?
How do I find the answer?
Who am I going to ask?
What am I going to ask them?
How am I going to ask them?
The purpose of the draft discussion of prior literature is for you to have sufficient depth of understanding of your topic in order to ask and answer these questions. You are advised to work on this over the summer and seek an early meeting with your supervisor to discuss your ideas for your dissertation proposal. The draft literature will become the focus and guide for your research and give your supervisor a clear understanding of the purpose of your research.

(a) Literature based (concept clarification and development)
Dissertations are expected to involve some personal contribution by the student. In empirically-based dissertations this presents no difficulty, but where reviews of the literature are involved the need for significant personal contribution is easily forgotten. When reviewing literature, or indeed whenever referring to literature, do not use material uncritically. Always be critical of what you read. This means that you should compare and contrast the views of authors and, where possible, try to comment on the relevance, value, shortcomings or advantages (as appropriate) of cited references. Unless you attempt some individual assessment of cited literature, your efforts at citing the literature will attract minimal marks. Note, however, this means that you should only comment based upon the facts that you can elicit from past publications, not based upon your subjective personal evaluation.

A dissertation based entirely on a review of literature is not an easy option. It generally requires in-depth study of a particular body of literature, intelligent summarising of key aspects, critical reflection on research, and an attempt at synthesis and concept development in the chosen area. The nature of chapters will be highly dependent on the subject being studied. However, it is usually best to use chapter headings which reflect aspects of the selected topic rather than the source of the literature (eg text books, papers, empirical work, theoretical studies, websites, etc).

In general, introductory material covered in your degree programme modules should be summarised only briefly to allow attention to be focused on more advance/deeper treatment of the topic – start general and then progress to specific concepts and findings drawn from the most relevant and recent publications.

Name of the article
THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF QATAR TO
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, 1980 – 2002
Author’s name SHOTAR M, Manhal
Main objectives Identifying factors that influence foreing direct invest inflow to Qatar
Establishing attractiveness of the nation to FDI
Methodology The researcher employed qualitative review to gather information from various secondary sources.
The author identified macroeconomic variables such as exports, gross domestic products, degree of openness, and government spending to present logic details as to why Qatar has become highly popular in FDIs.
Apparently, these variables are critical in determining the ability of a country to attract potential foreign investors. They are used as their data present logic trend of how a country performs economically.
Key Results FDI is an essential economic strategy that has helped the Qatar address unemployment problem
Government spending and GDP influence FDI in the short-run
FDI increases whenever there is a positive shock in FDI in a period not exceeding five years
FDI increases in case of positive shock in GDP in a period not exceeding two years

Resources How other variables such as international trade may influence successful FDI in developing countries

Limitations The author ought to consider integrating quantitative technique to elevate the validity and reliability of data.
The study focuses only on secondary source, the data would be more relaible if the investigator could have at least employed primary approach such as surveys.
The author failed to provide practical information to affirm the arguments
Contribution

The article added information on how diversification of the entire GCC nations would benefit by increasing market extensions, enhancing specialization, and creating opportunities

Critical analysis Qatar has the primary responsibility of integrating with other GCC economies
The country ought to consider diversifying its economy through augumentation with other sectors other than non-oil sectors

Literature Review FDI has gained dramatic diversity since 1986
Twenty four developing nations have taken part in FDI compared to 17 in 1986
By 200, the inflows of the FDI reached $ 240 billion despite the fact rapid involvement has not been equally distributed
Emerging economies face problems in understanding the outcomes and causes of FDI
Factors such as market factors, investment climate, trade barriers, and cost influence investors’ decision to invest in foreign economies
Other factors such as political stability, attitude of host government towards FDI, and market potential and sizes influences the ability of countries to attract foreign investors
Geographical proximity between the hos and home country influenced the degree of FDI inflow
Countries that exhibit political stability tends to record high FDI inflow.

Reference Shotar, M. M. (2005). The Attractiveness of Qatar to Foreign Direct Investment, 1980-2002. Applied Econometrics and International Development, 5(3).

question: the impact of a simultaneaus decrease in real interest rate and increase on taxes on borrower and lender’s current consumption, future consumption and savings? Assume substitution effect equals income effect.
Breakdown of question should be like the following.
Effects for lender when real interest rate decrease? On current consumption, future consumption and savings.
Substitution Effect:
Income Effect:
Total Effect:

Effects for lender when taxes increase? On current consumption, future consumption and savings.
Substitution Effect:
Income Effect:
Total Effect:

Total effect of interest rate decrease and tax increase on lender? On current consumption, future consumption and savings.

Effects for borrower when real interest rate decreases? On current consumption, future consumption and savings.
Substitution Effect:
Income Effect:
Total Effect:

Effects for borrower when taxes increase? On current consumption, future consumption and savings.
Substitution Effect:
Income Effect:
Total Effect:

Total effect of interest rate decrease and tax increase on borrower? On current consumption, future consumption and savings.

⦁ Get the computation right on the host (serial) for a very small example. Vector x = {-2.1, -1.3, -0.4, 1.9, 5.1, 6.2}. Time it.
⦁ Replicate the host computation for the small example on the Nvidia device using CUDA code. Time it. It is likely that your device computation will be much slower on the device, especially if data movement from host to device and back is taken into account.
⦁ Extend the example to any input array size while comparing that host and device produce the same result. Keep comparing execution time.
⦁ Apply the optimisations found on the research paper work indicated above and replicate their experiments. Organize your experiments in tables. Produce graphs similar to Figure shown below.
⦁ Try to apply your own ideas for further optimisation. Include them (and briefly explain) even if they fail to give you an advantage.

Q2:
Write a report on: Kernel Density Estimation on the GPU Using the CUDA Framework. The report should include (Methodology and implementation) on the following:
⦁ Sequential Algorithms (univariate)
⦁ Naive CUDA algorithms (univariate)
⦁ CUDA optimisations algorithms (univariate)
⦁ Discuss and analyze your results and conclude quantitatively (speedup, bandwidth, etc).
⦁ Please include all source code (c++ and CUDA source code with comments) So that it can be easily replicated. Use scripts in order to show graphs/tables included in the report can be generated with little effort.
⦁ References.