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An Estate Dilemma - Inaccessible Assets Hiding Behind Passwords And Encryption, Douglas J. Henderson Dec 2012

An Estate Dilemma - Inaccessible Assets Hiding Behind Passwords And Encryption, Douglas J. Henderson

DOUGLAS J HENDERSON

Every person living in the modern world holds valuable assets, data, or information in digital mediums. Digital mediums include not only digital hardware storage mediums in personal possession (like external hard drives and internal hard drives within laptop and desktop computers, personal digital assistants, cell phones, and the like), but also those only accessible through a network. Because so much is held in digital mediums, when an individual dies or becomes incapacitated, another person must know how to access the incapacitated person’s digital assets and other important information (this person is known herein as the ‘Responsible Party’). There are potential …


A Tale Of Two Superpowers: Nigeria And China Relations, Faouziatou Aboudou Kabassi Dec 2012

A Tale Of Two Superpowers: Nigeria And China Relations, Faouziatou Aboudou Kabassi

Master's Theses

The study discusses the historical development of the Sino-Nigerian bilateral relations. The paper provides a detailed view of china's FDI in Nigeria and the diverse challenges faced by the oil rich country to develop its own economy through NEEDS as a result of china's economic power. China’s partnership with Nigeria is ideally for economic growth but practically poisonous to Nigeria’s development goals as China is solely pursuing its own interest and diverting its partner from working toward its NEEDS goal. A deep investigation of the relations should be reviewed for both countries. This will be needed to produce vital economic …


Teaming Up For Safer Cities: A Report From The Implementation Assessment Of The National Forum On Youth Violence Prevention (2012), Jeffrey A. Butts, Caterina Gouvis Roman, Kathleen A. Tomberg Dec 2012

Teaming Up For Safer Cities: A Report From The Implementation Assessment Of The National Forum On Youth Violence Prevention (2012), Jeffrey A. Butts, Caterina Gouvis Roman, Kathleen A. Tomberg

Publications and Research

The efforts inspired by the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention will take time to develop, but survey results from the first 15 months of implementation suggest that the initiative may be generating some important changes. In five communities, survey respondents report a number of potentially valuable improvements. The results imply that the cities involved in the National Forum may be increasing opportunities for youth and improving the extent to which violence prevention approaches draw upon the perspectives and expertise of a broad range of community members. There are also indications that some cities are developing better overall capacity to …


Wie Verändert Das Internet Die Demokratie?, Ralf Lindner Dec 2012

Wie Verändert Das Internet Die Demokratie?, Ralf Lindner

Ralf Lindner

Obwohl seit dem Aufstieg des Internets zum Massenmedium in den 1990er Jahren Ernüchterung über die Demokratisierungswirkung der neuen Medien eingetreten ist, werden regelmäßig weitreichende Erwartungen über der politische Transformationspotenzial des Internets formuliert. So wird häufig postuliert, dass das Internet demokratische Politik über kurz oder lang fundamental verändern werde, indem universeller Informationszugang ermöglicht, etablierte Machtstrukturen unterminiert und politische Partizipation gesteigert werde. Der Beitrag erörtert zunächst die Hintergründe für populäre Fehlschlüsse, die die Debatte um elektronische Demokratie begleiten. Auf der Grundlage einer kritischen Reflexion mit den ideologisch-normativ imprägnierten Erwartungen an das Internet werden theoretisch wie empirisch robustere Überlegungen zum Beitrag der neuen …


Nsf- Research Experience, Nicki Fraser Ms. Nov 2012

Nsf- Research Experience, Nicki Fraser Ms.

Nicki Fraser Ms.

No abstract provided.


October 26, 2011 - Alec Advisory Council Meeting Minutes Nov 2012

October 26, 2011 - Alec Advisory Council Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Violent Youth Crime Plummets To A 30-Year Low, Jeffrey A. Butts Nov 2012

Violent Youth Crime Plummets To A 30-Year Low, Jeffrey A. Butts

Publications and Research

FBI crime data show a considerable drop in violent youth crimes between 2010 and 2011, with arrests for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter dropping 20 percent in one year. Violent crime arrest rates in 2011 were 30 percent lower than in 2008. This databit shows the percent change in violent offenses charged against youth under 18 between 2010 and 2011 and the youth violent crime rate since 1981.


Altruism Trumping Privacy Hipaa, Privacy, Big Data Set Benefits, Douglas J. Henderson Oct 2012

Altruism Trumping Privacy Hipaa, Privacy, Big Data Set Benefits, Douglas J. Henderson

DOUGLAS J HENDERSON

The United States Government must administer a publicly held cloud networked Big Data Set of Private Health Information (PHI) in order to utilize Big Data Analytics and allow free data mining of such PHI so that the health care industry can operate most cost effectively while also meeting the health care needs of the aging United States populace with the highest quality of care.


The Need For Collaboration Between Ordnance Manufacturers And Uxo Clean-Up Personnel, Jack Imber Oct 2012

The Need For Collaboration Between Ordnance Manufacturers And Uxo Clean-Up Personnel, Jack Imber

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The ability to locate unexploded ordnance remotely and accurately increases the safety and efficiency of clearance efforts. To achieve maximum effectiveness, UXO manufacturers and removal groups should coordinate resources and information to create new and practical technologies to assist in efforts to identify failure rates and prevent civilian casualties. The Lost Puppy Proposal is one example of a life-saving technology that could result from such collaboration.


The Journal Of Erw And Mine Action Issue 16.3 (2012), Cisr Journal Oct 2012

The Journal Of Erw And Mine Action Issue 16.3 (2012), Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Mine Risk Education | Africa | Disability Rights | Notes from the Field | Research and Development


Handicap International’S Risk Education Challenges, Valentina Crini Oct 2012

Handicap International’S Risk Education Challenges, Valentina Crini

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Handicap International advocates an integrated approach to mine/explosive remnants of war education that on one hand involves participants ranging from actors in the field to national and international policymakers, and on the other hand includes all pillars of mine action. This article examines some prominent challenges facing these practitioners.


Mine/Erw Risk Education In Afghanistan, Samim Hashimi Oct 2012

Mine/Erw Risk Education In Afghanistan, Samim Hashimi

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Afghanistan continues to face many challenges from landmines and explosive remnants of war. The Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan and its many partners coordinate to reduce risk for affected communities. Teacher training, mass media and a revamped mine risk education curriculum for schools are important facets of recent efforts. In addition, regular monitoring of MRE ensures quality education for all citizens in at-risk areas.


Darfur: Baseline Kapb Survey, Beatrice Winkler, Shaza Ragab Oct 2012

Darfur: Baseline Kapb Survey, Beatrice Winkler, Shaza Ragab

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article summarizes the first baseline Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Beliefs Survey conducted in Darfur since 2003. The purpose of the survey was to gain a better understanding of the knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs of the at-risk population in Darfur regarding explosive remnants of war, and to evaluate aspects of transfer of knowledge, use of mass media and surveillance mechanisms.


Peer Programs Across Disability Groups: A Partnership For Human Rights, Sam Nickels Oct 2012

Peer Programs Across Disability Groups: A Partnership For Human Rights, Sam Nickels

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In looking at the approach taken by three different articles that deal with mental illness, the author finds peer-to-peer support to be a common thread among all three.


Healing The Wounds Of War: Victim Assistance In Post-Conflict Burundi, Cameron Macauley Oct 2012

Healing The Wounds Of War: Victim Assistance In Post-Conflict Burundi, Cameron Macauley

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Although violence in Burundi has subsided, the majority of the survivors still suffer from psychological trauma, including depression, poor self-esteem and anxiety. To manage these negative effects, the Centre d'Encadrement et de Développement des Anciens Combattants (Training Centre for Development of Ex-Combatants) initiated a peer-support program to help ex-combatants solve their challenges as a group. James Madison University’s Center for International Stabilization and Recovery and Action on Armed Violence worked with CEDAC on this peer-support program. The program is funded jointly by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and AOAV.


Cisr Donates 200 Mobile Phones To Peer-Support Workers, Cameron Macauley Oct 2012

Cisr Donates 200 Mobile Phones To Peer-Support Workers, Cameron Macauley

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

On 11 June 2012, the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at James Madison University donated 200 mobile phones to its partner organization IBUKA (“Never Forget” in Kinyarwanda), the largest support network for genocide survivors in Rwanda.


Advocacy For Persons With Disabilities In Tajikistan, Reykhan Muminova Oct 2012

Advocacy For Persons With Disabilities In Tajikistan, Reykhan Muminova

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Since 2007, the Tajikistan Mine Action Centre, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan and its partners, has organized a range of activities to increase awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities and to advocate for the country’s accession to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilitie.


Victim Assistance And Disability Rights: Beyond The Rhetoric, Sheree Bailey Oct 2012

Victim Assistance And Disability Rights: Beyond The Rhetoric, Sheree Bailey

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article provides a brief overview of the evolution of victim assistance, the coherence between victim assistance and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and stresses the importance of moving beyond disability rhetoric by turning ideas and words into concrete action.


Relationship Between Imas, Nmas And Sops, Faiz Paktian Oct 2012

Relationship Between Imas, Nmas And Sops, Faiz Paktian

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

To avoid confusion in application, this article clarifies the roles and responsibilities of mine action entities in relation to International Mine Action Standards, National Mine Action Standards and Standard Operating Procedures


Franco-Mines: A French-Language Forum For Mine Action And Other Explosive Devices, Manuel Gonzal Oct 2012

Franco-Mines: A French-Language Forum For Mine Action And Other Explosive Devices, Manuel Gonzal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In 2005 the United Nations Development Programme – Africa organized the Socio-Economic Approaches to Mine Action Planning and Management Regional Workshop for Africa at the International Mine Action Training Centre in Nairobi. This workshop aimed to study socioeconomic approaches to mine action.


The Development Of Victim Assistance In Cambodia, Lao Veng, Sisary Kheng Oct 2012

The Development Of Victim Assistance In Cambodia, Lao Veng, Sisary Kheng

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation has played an active role in collaboration and support to mobilize resources for victims in Cambodia. A number of local and international organizations contributed to the development of better victim assistance services.


Sri Lanka: A Photographic Essay, Sean Sutton Oct 2012

Sri Lanka: A Photographic Essay, Sean Sutton

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Since 1997, the author has worked for MAG (Mines Advisory Group), documenting the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war on countries such as Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Sudan. Through a multimedia approach, Sutton creates photo exhibits and films to educate the public on landmines, unexploded ordnance, and small arms and light weapons.


The Lethality Ratio Of Anti-Vehicle Mines, Armen Harutyunyan Oct 2012

The Lethality Ratio Of Anti-Vehicle Mines, Armen Harutyunyan

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

TheConvention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention or APMBC) brought AP mines to the forefront of many people’s minds. Anti-vehicle mines, however, remain the most lethal mines today, and they are not banned under international conventions.


Providing Safe Drinking Water In Post-Civil War Sri Lanka, Hartmut Thoms Oct 2012

Providing Safe Drinking Water In Post-Civil War Sri Lanka, Hartmut Thoms

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

After decades of Civil War, Sri Lanka is making positive strides toward recovery. As former refugees return home, it remains to be seen whether the poorest districts will have access to one of the most basic human necessities, clean water. Fondation Suisse de Déminage (Swiss Foundation for Mine Action) hopes to alleviate this situation by clearing contaminated wells.


Mine Detection Rats: Effects Of Repeated Extinction On Detection Accuracy, Amanda Mahoney, Amy Durgin, Alan Poling, Bart Weetjens, Christophe Cox, Tess Tewelde, Tekimiti Gilbert Oct 2012

Mine Detection Rats: Effects Of Repeated Extinction On Detection Accuracy, Amanda Mahoney, Amy Durgin, Alan Poling, Bart Weetjens, Christophe Cox, Tess Tewelde, Tekimiti Gilbert

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article describes the performance of Giant African Pouched Rats where reinforcement (reward) or extinction (no reward) conditions affected landmine identification. Accuracy deteriorated quickly in the absence of reinforcement, suggesting that reinforcement is essential.


Community Reporting Increases Safety In Quang Tri Province, Ngo Xuan Hien, Dinh Ngoc Vu Oct 2012

Community Reporting Increases Safety In Quang Tri Province, Ngo Xuan Hien, Dinh Ngoc Vu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Established in 2001, Project RENEW—Restoring the Environment and Neutralizing the Effects of the War—develops and tests new ways of providing effective responses to the humanitarian challenge caused by explosive remnants of war. In accordance with international standards, the project embraces major pillars of mine action including surveys and assessments for the development of a mine action database, clearance, risk education, victim assistance and community development.


Grenade Depot Blast Kills 25 In Turkey, News Brief Oct 2012

Grenade Depot Blast Kills 25 In Turkey, News Brief

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Examiners continue investigating the 6 September 2012 blast that killed 25 soldiers and injured four more at a Turkish ammunition depot in the western province of Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.


2012 Humanitarian Demining Research And Development Workshop, Edward Lajoie Oct 2012

2012 Humanitarian Demining Research And Development Workshop, Edward Lajoie

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Representing the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery, Ed Lajoie, assistant project manager and research specialist, and Lois Carter Crawford, editor-in-chief of The Journal of ERW and Mine Action, attended a workshop from 19 to 21 June 2012 sponsored by the Department of Defense’s Demining Research and Development Program. This workshop hosted mine action representatives from around the world to discuss technologies currently used and the need for other technologies in mine detection and removal, their functionality, detection and removal strategies, as well as to demonstrate the use of several of these technologies


Humanitarian Demining Symposium In Šibenik, Croatia, Nicole Neitzey Oct 2012

Humanitarian Demining Symposium In Šibenik, Croatia, Nicole Neitzey

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article highlights the events of the 9th Annual Humanitarian Demining Symposium and Equipment Exhibition in Šibenik, Croatia, held 2426 April 2012.


Country Profile: Morocco And Western Sahara, Cisr Journal Oct 2012

Country Profile: Morocco And Western Sahara, Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Western Sahara is a non-self-governing territory bordered by Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania. Morocco claims sovereignty over the Western Sahara, a position not accepted by the international community.