16 research outputs found
Police legitimacy among immigrants in Europe: institutional frames and group position
Get PDFResearch on the antecedents of police legitimacy has begun to stress the relevance of a wide range of factors – beyond performance – in shaping public judgements of police (e.g. Jackson et al 2012; Antrobus et al 2015; Mehozay and Factor 2016; Weitzer and Tuch 2006). The ways in which people experience not just policing and but also their wider social, cultural and economic environment – and the location of both police and policed within structures of power, authority and affect – have important effects on lay judgements of police which, in turn, constitute the empirical legitimacy of this foundational state institution
Quantitative analysis of particles, genomes and infectious particles in supernatants of haemorrhagic fever virus cell cultures
Get PDFInformation on the replication of viral haemorrhagic fever viruses is not readily available and has never been analysed in a comparative approach. Here, we compared the cell culture growth characteristics of haemorrhagic fever viruses (HFV), of the Arenaviridae, Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae, and Flavivridae virus families by performing quantitative analysis of cell culture supernatants by (i) electron microscopy for the quantification of virus particles, (ii) quantitative real time PCR for the quantification of genomes, and (iii) determination of focus forming units by coating fluorescent antibodies to infected cell monolayers for the quantification of virus infectivity
The Role of Derogations from the ECHR in the Current “War on Terror”
Get PDFThis chapter points out that derogation from the ECHR under Article 15 ECHR was designed after the Second World War precisely to allow contracting states to meet emergencies such as the one represented by the current “war on terror,” but to remain within the ECHR system, while suspending adherence to certain rights on a temporary basis. Article 15 allows states to cease their adherence to a number of Convention rights during the period of the emergency. It might be expected therefore that reliance on derogations would be particularly significant at the present time. But the chapter finds that very few derogations have been sought from ECHR contracting states despite the recent very significant rise in terrorist activity. Given that derogations have played little part in counterterrorism efforts in most of the ECHR contracting states, a significant degree of continued adherence to the ECHR has been maintained, but some attention has turned to other methods of exploring the evasion of its protection. This chapter explores the reasons behind the lack of reliance on derogations and the implications of turning to such other methods as alternatives
Stripped of citizenship, stripped of dignity?:A critical exploration of nationality deprivation as a counter-terrorism measure
No full textEFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE BEACH CUSPS OF RODDICK PORT
No full textBeach cusps are quasi-regularly spaced features in the swash zone. Cusps can
change the form of the shoreline in a short period of time; however, if their
embayment's depth and height grow too much, erosion of shoreline follows; if an
increase in sedimentation in the seaward point horns causes sedimentary
problems for near facilities and ports. Therefore, knowing about the formation
and development of cusps can improve and complete the planning of future
engineering projects and management of coastal areas. In this study, the
formation and development of beach cusps of Roddick beach in the Chabahar city, Iran have been discussed. By using Mike 21 software and 18 scenarios,
parameters that affect the change of cusps and the effect of theories have been
investigated. The results show that beach Roddick has reflective and intermediate conditions that form the cusp in this city. Increasing wave height
and period increases the size of cusp. For stormy oceans, there is erosive swash conditions with embayment deepening; therefore, the growing cusps and the formation of cusps support the edge wave theory. For monsoon storms, there are accretionary swash conditions with horn deposit; therefore, the growing cusps
and the formation of cusps support the self-organization theory
Geometric Morphometric Wing Analysis of Avian Malaria Vector, Culiseta longiareolata, from Two Locations in Algeria
No full textThe application of geometric morphometry on mosquito wings (Culicidae) is considered a powerful tool for evaluating correlations between the phenotype (e.g., shape) and environmental or genetic variables. However, this has not been used to study the wings of the avian malaria vector, Culiseta longiareolata. Therefore, the goal of this study is to investigate the intra-specific wing variations between male and female Cs. longiareolata populations in different types of larval habitats and climatic conditions in Algeria. A total of 256 Cs. longiareolata mosquito samples were collected from January 2020 to July 2021 in three cities (Annaba, El-Tarf, and Guelma) of northeastern Algeria that have two distinct climatic condition levels (sub-humid and sub-arid) and different types of larval habitats (artificial and natural). Nineteen (19) wing landmarks (LMs) were digitized and analyzed based on geometric morphometry. Our results revealed differences in the wing shape of female and male mosquito populations, indicating sexual dimorphism. Moreover, canonical variance analysis (CVA) showed that factors, such as climatic conditions and type of larval habitats, also affect the wing shape of female and male Cs. longiareolata mosquito populations. Furthermore, the wing shape of male populations was more distinct compared with female populations
