'Indian ginseng' brings royalties for tribe

Variations of body physique in Santhals: an Indian tribe.

In order to assess sex differences in body physique in Santhals, a cross sectional sample of 800 adult Santhals (400 males and 400 females) was collected from West Bengal (India) using multistage cluster random sampling. The present study aims to explore the body physique of Santhals of West Bengal, where both males and females do backbreaking labor work. This type of research is rare in tribal...

Medical and psychological effects of the threat of compulsory relocation for an American Indian tribe.

The psychological and medical impact of the threat of compulsory relocation on an American Indian reservation community due to the proposed construction of a dam were assessed using the Langner 22-Item Screening Scale, Rotter Internal-External Control Scale, and aggregate medical facility utilization statistics. Participants' feelings about compulsory relocation as well as their estimation of i...

Maximizing Federal Natural Gas Royalties

I conducted research to enable the US Minerals Management Service (MMS) to maximize natural gas royalties. MMS is the agency of the US Department of the Interior responsible for managing mineral royalties. As part of managing royalties, MMS decides whether to accept royalties in value (cash payment, RIV) or in kind (physical transfer of gas, RIK). When MMS collects RIK, it also decides how to t...

Modelling the Excess Burden of Royalties

Minimising tax on writing fees and royalties.