THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PROCESS OF THE REGIONALISATION OF THE PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

Due to the increase and complexity of conflicts with internal and international caracter the United Nations had to realize that their capacity to protect peace and international security have been surpassed by the caracteristics and dynamics of the conflicts that the international society has been confronted with. In this context the regional organizations had to assume a number of tasks on their own or in cooperation with the United Nations with the objective to contribute to maintaining international peace and security

El proceso de regionalización de las operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz y su implementación práctica

Ante el incremento y complejidad de los conflictos de carácter interno e internacional que se han presentado en el escenario internacional, las Naciones Unidas, han visto cómo sus capacidades para proteger la paz y seguridad internacionales han sido superadas por las características y dinámicas de los conflictos. En este contexto, las organizaciones regionales han tenido que asumir una serie de tareas de manera autónoma o en cooperación con las Naciones Unidas con la finalidad de contribuir al mantenimiento de la paz y la seguridad internacionales

Rapid identification of Salmonella typhimurium, S. enteritidis and S. virchow isolates by Polymerase Chain Reaction based fingerprinting methods

In this study we used and evaluated three rapid molecular typing methods for the identification of three frequent, clinically significant Salmonella serovars on the basis of the ease, simplicity and reproducibility of the chosen methods. We determined the genetic diversity among several isolates of Salmonella enteritidis, S. typhimurium and S. virchow, and compared them with other enterobacteria by using the repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP) sequences, the enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC) sequences, and the 16S–23S rDNA intergenic spacer region (ITS1). The objective was to evaluate their potential application to discriminate among members of the species Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica using the genetic diversity of the group found by genomic fingerprinting. The three different serovars of Salmonella studied gave reproducible and distinguishable profiles using whichever of the above mentioned polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods assayed. The conserved patterns in each serovar allowed for easy differentiation from other serovars of Salmonella

The Incremental Satisfiability Problem for a Two Conjunctive Normal Form

We propose a novel method to review K ⊢ φ when K and φ are both in Conjunctive Normal Forms (CF). We extend our method to solve the incremental satisfiablity problem (ISAT), and we present different cases where ISAT can be solved in polynomial time. Especially, we present an algorithm for 2-ISAT. Our last algorithm allow us to establish an upper bound for the time-complexity of 2-ISAT, as well as to establish some tractable cases for the 2-ISAT problem

Economic relations between the European Union and Peru: Analysis of the Free Trade Agreement

After a long time of negotiation and preparation, the Free Trade Agreement between Peru and the European Union finally entered into force on the 1st of March 2013. This Free Trade Agreement will bring changes, challenges and new opportunities for the European Union and Peru. Peru will have access to the European market and the European Union can count on a new strategic partner in Latin America in terms of business relations. The Free Trade Agreement will help both parties strengthen their economic importance and position in the global scenario

Featuring: Antonio Bayés de Luna

In the Cardiology Masters section of European Cardiology Review, we bring you an insight into the career of a key contributor to the field of cardiology. In this issue, we feature Professor Antonio Bayés de Luna, Senior Researcher at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Cardiovascular ICCC-Program, Research Institute, Hospital de Sant Pau, IIB Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Low-Exponential Algorithm for Counting the Number of Edge Cover on Simple Graphs

A procedure for counting edge covers of simple graphs is presented. The procedure splits simple graphs into non-intersecting cycle graphs. This is a “low exponential” exact algorithm to count edge covers for simple graphs whose upper bound in the worst case is O(1.465575(m−n) × (m + n)), where m and n are the number of edges and nodes of the input graph, respectively