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Organization Profile: Regional Centre On Small Arms And Light Weapons, Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The following article examines the Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons, which was created in March 2000. Since its inception, RECSA has provided its member states with support in the creation of National Focal Points on small-arms control and management. With its help, seven of RECSA’s member states have developed National Action Plans with goals including SA/LW marking, weapons disposal, and SA/LW education/awareness. Two additional countries are expected to have Action Plans in place in 2011.

Mine Action In North Sudan, Khalid Ibrahim Hamed

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

North Sudan’s National Mine Action Centre is making great strides toward clearing all known mined areas in Sudan’s northern regions by April 2014. In the following article, the author, a Quality Assurance Officer for NMAC, explores NMAC’s work, future plans, and how it has linked mine action to development and recovery in North Sudan.

Falkland Islands Demining Pilot Project: Completion Of Phase 1, Robin Swanson

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The United Kingdom has started to remove anti-personnel mines from the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in order to meet its obligations under Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention. A pilot phase was completed in June 2010 to clear four suspected hazardous areas—a critical first step to inform future projects following the conclusion of the Joint U.K.-Argentine Feasibility Study.

Strengthening The Demining Sector Response To Hiv/Aids In Sub-Saharan Africa, Martin Chitsama

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In this article, the author explores how HIV/AIDS affects deminers in the African areas where the disease is most prevalent. He considers how deminers’ lifestyles make them especially susceptible to HIV/AIDS and suggests mobile HIV/AIDS programs can effectively combat this growing threat.

Economic Reintegration And Rehabilitation Of Nepalese Landmine/Ied Victims, Purna Shova Chitraker

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article examines the effectiveness of a victim-assistance program in Nepal conducted by Ban Landmines Campaign Nepal (NCBL). In the program’s two phases, the organization helped rehabilitate 67 victims of landmines and improvised explosive devices and reintegrate them into society. The report details the NCBL’s program goals, activities and outcomes, and addresses the challenges and future aspirations of victim assistance in Nepal.

The Docket (October 15, 2010), William & Mary Law School

The Docket

No abstract provided.

Organization Profile: Small Arms Survey, Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Established in 1999, Small Arms Survey is an independent research project providing public information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence. The project conducts and collaborates on research efforts related to small-arms issues worldwide, seeking to further the theory and practice of disarmament and reduction of small arms. Its most recent yearbook focused on armed groups, gangs, and their small-arms holdings and means of acquisition.

V. 78, Issue 5, October 15, 2010

Archway (1946-2020)

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The Tiger Vol. 104 Issue 20 2010-10-15, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

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Ayotte Maintains Lead Over Hodes For Nh Senate Seat, Andrew Smith

Media Relations

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Reporter - October 15th 2010, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

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Kuster Takes Lead In Nh Second, Guinta Maintains Lead In First, Andrew Smith

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: October 15, 2010, Eastern Illinois University

October

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Immunomodulation With Il-4rα Antisense Oligonucleotide Prevents Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Mediated Pulmonary Disease, Michael J. Ripple, Dahui You, Srinivasa Honnegowda, Joseph D. Giaimo, Andrew B. Sewell, David M. Becnel, Stephania A. Cormier

Faculty Publications

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes significant morbidity and mortality in infants worldwide. Severe RSV infections in infants cause bronchiolitis, wheeze, and/or cough and significantly increase the risk for developing asthma. RSV pathogenesis is thought to be due to a Th2-type immune response initiated in response to RSV infection, specifically in the infant. Using a neonatal mouse system as an appropriate model for human infants, we sought to determine whether local inhibition of IL-4Rα expression during primary RSV infection in the neonate would prevent Th2-skewed responses to secondary RSV infection and improve longterm pulmonary function. To reduce IL-4Rα expression, antisense oligonucleotides …

The Effect Of Network Structure On The Provision Of Security, Annelies Z. Kamran

Working Papers

The term “security” has many more dimensions in the post-9/11 world than it had during the Cold War.  Threats may come from different sources, at different speeds, and have different targets.  All the actors involved in the provision of security from a specific type of threat create a network—not just states or states in intergovernmental organizations, but all the actors in the “ecosystem." If we look at the relationships among these actors using network analysis, we should be able to map the structure of the entire network. Contrary to the assumptions in most International Relations literature, networks can be centralized …

Not Just Some Ordinary Yo-Yo

News Releases

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The Bg News October 15, 2010, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. October 15, 2010. Volume 101-Issue 38.

Dean Logan's Blog: Ag Debate At Rwu Law Features Face-Off Between Rwu Law Alums, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law School Blogs

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Improving Service Performance For An International Container Shipping Company Using Index Approach:A Method And Applications, Kee-Kuo Chen, Jaw-Shen Wang, Ching-W Chu, Nce. Two Measur Chiu Chiu

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

The purpose of this study is to provide an alternative approach in importance-performance analysis (IPA) for improving service performance. Two measures, service performance index (SPI) and service improvement score (SIS), will be developed and included in the proposed approach which attempts to utilize both information directly reported by the respondents and indirectly estimated from model estimation as much as possible in IPA. For illustrating the proposed approach, the service performance improvement decision of an international container shipping company is studied. Results indicate that this company only deliveries 75% service quality desired by the customers, and that the service ability of …

Clemson Trustees Minutes, 2010 October 15, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

Minutes: Meeting of the Clemson University Board of Trustees. Executive Board Room, Madren Conference Center, Clemson, SC. 12:30 p.m.

The (Re)Turn To The Person In Contemporary Theory-A Review Essay, James K.A. Smith

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

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Molecular Detection Of The Toxic Marine Diatom Pseudo-Nitzschia Multiseries, Jennifer A. Delaney

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The marine diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia includes species that produce domoic acid, a neurotoxin responsible for illness and mortality in both humans and marine wildlife. Because of the expertise and time required for the microscopic discrimination of species, molecular methods that monitor environmental concentrations of Pseudo-nitzschia provide a rapid alternative for the early detection of blooms and prediction of toxin accumulation. We have developed a nucleic acid sequence-based amplification with internal control RNA (IC-NASBA) assay and a quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) assay for the detection of the toxic species P. multiseries targeting the ribulose- 1,5-biphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase small subunit (rbcS) gene. …

How A Systems Engineer Starts..., Herman Migliore

Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

Dr. Migliore will review systems engineering as a process for developing products, processes, and services and suggest views that encourage systems thinking. As an example, he will focus on the beginning of the development process, the fuzzy front end, and discuss a method, ConOps, for getting started using examples from PSU's masters program.

The Beacon - Vol 9 No. 2 - October 15, 2010, Merrimack College

The Beacon

The Beacon - the student newspaper of Merrimack College. Volume 9, Number 2 - October 15, 2010. 12 pages

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2010-10-15, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the Wooster Voice, published on October 15 of 2010, is eight pages long. Peggy Olson '14, Heather Wilcox '14 and Henry Waldron '14 are in the process of forming a co-ed fraternity/sorority called Eta Pi. On October 22, the college staff and students will be invited to sign a commemorative beam for the Scot Center renovations. Estancia Cota of the 2011 graduating class, received the John Plummer Memorial Scholarship for Promoting a Welcoming Campus for the LGBT community last Sunday. Elle Bloom writes an article about the campus Book Store and Copy Center. Jordan Turner gives a …

Rites Of Passage: How Today’S Jews Celebrate, Commemorate, And Commiserate, Leonard Greenspoon

Studies in Jewish Civilization

Scholars tend to call them “rites of passage.” Most people prefer to speak of them as life-cycle events or milestones. Jews like to speak of simchas, when there is something (a birth, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or a wedding) to celebrate. These are key moments for individuals and for the families and communities of which they are a part.

This volume offers new insights into rituals as old as the Hebrew Bible and as recent as the twenty-first century, in contexts as familiar as the American Midwest and as exotic as Karaism. It examines and frequently affirms some of the …

Cavity Resonant Mode In A Metal Film Perforated With Two-Dimensional Triangular Lattice Hole Arrays, Wan Kuang, Alex English, William B. Knowlton, Jeunghoon Lee, William L. Hughes, Bernard Yurke

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

The transmission property of metallic films with two-dimensional hole arrays is studied experimentally and numerically. For a triangular lattice subwavelength hole array in a 150 nm thick Ag film, both cavity resonance and planar surface modes are identified as the sources of enhanced optical transmissions. Semi-analytical models are developed for calculating the dispersion relation of the cavity resonant mode. They agree well with the experimental results and full-wave numerical calculations. Strong interaction between the cavity resonant mode and surface modes is also observed.

October 15, 2010, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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The Murray Ledger And Times, October 15, 2010, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Halverson-Wente '88 Receives Mscu Educator Of The Year Award, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Halverson-Wente 2010 teaches communications at Rochester Community and Technical College.