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Laos, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

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Taking Learning To The Field: Fort A.P. Hill Demining Equipment Demonstration, Sarah Sensamaust

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

As part of the Senior Managers Course con- ducted by the Mine Action Information Center during the summer of 2005, representatives from international mine action organizations had the opportunity to see the latest demining equipment demonstrations at Virginia’s Fort A.P. Hill. Watching from the bleachers in the mid-summer heat, the participants saw demonstrations high- lighting over a dozen pieces of demining equipment ranging from detection to neutralization technologies. Their visit was hosted by the U.S. Department of Defense Humanitarian Demining Research, Development and Engineering Center, Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate at Fort Belvoir, VA., as part of the Department …

Thailand, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

No abstract provided.

Mine Free: Not Anytime Soon, Richard Kidd

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Mine action is changing. This is not 1997 and what the international community has learned in the past eight years clearly indicates that the path forward is something different from what a literal reading of the Ottawa Convention would suggest. The Landmine Impact Survey process has demonstrated very clearly that only a small portion of the minefields—normally less than 20 percent—account for the vast majority of casualties and lost economic opportunities. The mine action community has a responsibility to profit from this new knowledge and to adjust its approach accordingly.

Mine Action And Development, Earl Turcotte

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The author explains why he thinks the international mine action and broader development communities are moving in the right direction by mainstreaming mine action into development programs where the degree of landmine contamination warrants.

Lexicographic Composition Of Simple Games, Bezalel Peleg

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

A two-house legislature can often be modelled as a proper simple game whose outcome depends on whether a coalition wins, blocks or loses in two smaller proper simple games. It is shown that there are exactly five ways to combine the smaller games into a larger one. This paper focuses on one of the rules, lexicographic composition , where a coalition wins in G 1 => G 2 when it either wins in G 1 , or blocks in G 1 and wins in G 2 . It is the most decisive of the five. A lexicographically decomposable game is …

Nuclear Weapons And National Prestige, Robert J. Shiller

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Leaders and historians see prestige as important, but international relations theorists have neglected the concept, in part for lack of a clear definition. It is proposed that a party “holds prestige” when group members generally believe that the party has a certain desirable quality, and this situation gives the party perceived power in the group. The definition gains support from a survey of international affairs writings on the sources of prestige. Prestige is strategically important when a party wants support from others who would rather join the side that more of the others are joining. Some general ways of acquiring …

School Tax Credits, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

Uneasy Tolerance: Interreligious Relations In Bulgaria After The Fall Of Communism, Ina Merdjanova

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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“You’Re My Parent But You’Re Not”: Dialectical Tensions In Stepchildren’S Perceptions About Communicating With The Nonresidential Parent, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Leslie A. Baxter

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

The nonresidential parent plays a role in the lives of stepchildren and in stepfamily households. The focus of the present study was on the interaction between the nonresidential parent and his/her child who resides as part of a stepfamily household. Grounded in relational dialectics theory, the researchers performed an interpretive analysis of 50 transcribed interviews with college-aged stepchildren. Stepchildren’s perceptions of communication with the nonresidential parent were animated by two contradictions: parenting/nonparenting and openness/closedness. These two contradictions form a totality, interwoven with one another. The parenting/nonparenting contradiction reflected stepchildren’s ambivalence over parenting attempts of nonresidential parents. Stepchildren wanted nonresidential parent …

Rrh Library Newsletter, February 2006, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health

Rochester Regional Health authored publications and proceedings

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Connections: Library News For Library Staff Vol. 3, Issue 2, University Of Texas At Arlington Library

Connections: Library News for Library Staff

The purpose of Connections was to build community within UTA Library staff by reminding people of upcoming events and dates, introducing new staff members, celebrating a department's achievements, and writing about other items of interest.

Catch 22 Exclusionary Inclusion: The Palestinian Refugees' Struggle For Protection, Suzanne Taher Shams

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Economics Of Technological Innovation With Application To The Egyptian Food Processing Industry, Safwan M Noaman

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this thesis is to study and analyze the economics of technological innovation in relation to market and industry analysis as applied to the Egyptian food processing industry. The research is motivated by the importance and impact of technological innovation on economic and industry processes, particularly pertaining to feasibility of technological adoption and subsequent diffusion of innovative technologies. The Egyptian Food Processing Industry is analyzed fully using descriptive microeconomic methodology and by utilizing an industry wise supply chain analysis. The main analytical elements include Stein's competitive advantage, Stoneman's rate of technology diffusion, and sensitivity analysis. The industry requires …

The Role Of Egyptian Television In Modernism And Fostering Social Change In Egypt, Amina Yehia Zaghloul

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Inching Towards Democracy, Ana Damasio

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The Muslim Brotherhood is the main opposition group in Egypt. As the parliamentary elections of November confirmed this status, the organization maintains its demands for political inclusion. This does not seem a probable scenario in the short-term though slow moves towards reform are being taken by the government. The first multi-candidate presidential election of September is one of such steps. If this will be branded an isolated event or the starting point of a wider process of transition remains to be seen. This study focuses on the Muslim Brotherhood and its eventual formal inclusion within a scenario of democratization. Arguments …

Media Convergence And Virtual Communities: Current And Future Implications For Civic Inclusion, Lamees Magedy El Baghdady

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This thesis has a multi disciplinary approach. It integrates the study of virtual communities and media convergence research with a broader social milieu that is represented in two levels of research the micro level and the macro one. Among the significances of this thesis, is that it is considered to be the first academic investigation in the Arab World that tackles this theme of research.

Furthermore, the researcher triangulates both a quantitative and qualitative methods as the methodological framework for the thesis. The main research sample consists of 500 Egyptian youth, who are members of virtual communities.

Besides, while the …

The Egyptian Popular Committee In Solidarity With The Palestinian Intifada: A Social Movement, Hebatallah Mahmoud El KalaʻAwy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The thesis explores the Egyptian Popular Committee in Solidarity with the Palestinian J nti fada in reference to contemporary theories of social movements. It attempts to analyze the EPCSP from two perspectives. One is by discussing the objectives, internal structure and activities of the committee in light of the characteristics of new social movements and the other is by analyzing resources mobilized by the committee such as the alliance of different political trends, the integration of professional syndicates into the different activities, the establishment of branches of the committee in various governorates and the use of advanced technology in enhancing …

The Significance Of The "Self": A Study On The "Self" In Development Discourse, Lulie El-Ashry

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The study seeks to understand the role and significance of the 'self within the context of the current development discourse. In order to establish a relationship between the 'self' and development discourse the awareness and understanding of the 'self' by the individual must first occur. Acquiring a sense of 'self is particularly important for the individual who works as a development practioner who seeks to help others via development practice. By gaining a sense of the existence of their 'self and the myriad effects this 'self' can have, the practioner will be able to question the underlying and fundamental concepts …

Identity And Urbanism, A Monim Elgak

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Igad In The Peace Process In Sudan, Mustafa Abdelmonim Ali Eltayeb

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Efficacy Of Nubian Press In Cairo: A Uses And Gratifications Study 2006, Syonara Mohamed Adel Tomoum

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Measuring The Degree Of Central Bank Independence In Egypt, Noha Aboubakr Farrag

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The past few years have witnessed a trend of increased delegation of authority to central banks. Increasing central bank independence is a recommended strategy for governments to establish a credible commitment to price stability as the final objective of the monetary authority, even at the cost of other objectives that may be more appealing to the political authorities. Existing literature on measuring central bank independence focuses on developed countries where quantifying the independence of central banks is easier, since quantifying the legal charter is sufficient to reflect the degree of central bank independence. However, in developing countries this task is …

Participatory Development And The Reintegration Of Street Children Into Society's Mainstream: A Case Study Of Hope Village Society Street Children Project, Reham Ahmed Massoud

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Interface Between Ip And Competition Law In Taiwan, Kung-Chung Liu

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The modernization of Taiwan’s intellectual property (IP) laws has been most marked in the last 10 to 15 years.] During that period, Taiwan also responded to U.S. Section 301 pressure by enacting and enforcing the Fair Trade Act of 1991, a general competition law. The issue of the interface between IP and antitrust law has gradually gained sigdcance in the last couple of years. To some extent, as its development in Taiwan testifies, competition law has circumscribed the scope of IP laws and inacted a spd-over effect on the IP laws. The ramification of competition law in Taiwan with regard …

Towards The Convergence Of The Development And Human Rights Discourses: Case Study Of The World Bank Poverty Reduction Project In Matrouh, Marwa Yehia Abdel Meguid

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Assessment Of School Supervision System In Egypt, Areeg Refaat Hegazi

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The importance of educational evaluation relies on its aim to ensure the accountability of public schools yo the government and beneficiaries, and contribute to the improvement of quality of education in schools through the collection and analysis of data on school performance. This study highlights various conceptual frameworks and practical methodologies underlying the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems in public education. Using these frameworks, the school supervision system employed in Egyptian primary education and its current challenges are examined and analyzed. The findings of the study have shown that the current system of supervision is a fragmented …

An Exploration Of Structural, Cultural And Institutional Factors Behind The Japanese Recession, 1990-2000, Yasmin Ahmed Mowafy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This paper analyses the causes behind the Japanese economic downturn which started in the 1990s and investigates the failure of both fiscal and monetary policy to remedy the recession. The author asserts that the Japanese economy was due for recession when two factors occurred to precipitate it, the asset price bubble and the banking crisis. However, a recession would have occurred even if these events had not transpired, because of a number of structural factors. The recession was then prolonged by the existence of the "liquidity trap". The inevitability of the recession stems from the fact that the Japanese economy …

Is Conflict Over Jerusalem A Zero Sum Game?, Heba Zaghloul

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Dark Side Of Multilateralism: An Assessment Of The Position Of The Developing World In The International Trading System, Marwa H. El-Saghir

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.