Analyzing ISIS Strategy in Establishing an Islamic Caliphate Through Lykke’s Three-Legged Stool Strategy Model

This paper examines the strategy of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to establish an Islamic state called a caliphate in Iraq and Syria. In examining the case, this paper used the theory of strategy that comprised means, ways and ends introduced by Art. Lykke. Since its appearance in 2014, ISIS has occupied some prominent cities in Iraq and Syria to gain its objective of transforming the state into a caliphate. The group has used various ways or concepts to execute their objective through propaganda, beheading, modern technology network and the new media's role in recruiting new members. Regarding means or resources, the group has independently established and managed its economic income. However, the group has faced significant losses and decreases in the last two years. Thus, it has made achieving its objective of establishing a caliphate harder

A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF PERSISTENCE FACTORS ON AMERICAN INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENTS

The underrepresentation of American Indian students continues to exist at the undergraduate and graduate levels of postsecondary education despite increases of American Indian student enrollment. The purpose of this quantitative survey study was to identify correlations between academic factors and graduate student persistence, as well as to understand how likely graduate degree completion is based on known academic factors for American Indian students. The analyses of the data included survey results, descriptive statistics, bivariate correlation, and multivariate regression. A sample of n=63 American Indian Graduate students represented 41 tribes and villages with over 32 unique tribal languages. The respondents indicated a challenge to balance graduate school, family and cultural responsibilities, however most felt a personal responsibility to complete their graduate degrees for their communities. Although academic factors, American Indian programs, and self-awareness are not significant predictors of American Indian Graduate student persistence, the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable were statistically significant. Implications for academic institutions include strategic planning with American Indian representation throughout the entire process. Recommendations for future research include further development of measurable concepts of indigenous theories and recognition of dual conclusions for American Indian and non-American Indian researchers

Measurement of phi_3 with Dalitz Plot Analysis of B+=>D(*)K(*)+ Decay

Results from the Belle and BaBar experiments on measurement of the weak angle phi_3 using a Dalitz plot analysis of the KSpi+pi- decay of the neutral D meson from the B+=>D(*)K(*)+ process are presented. The method employs the interference between D0 and D0bar to extract the angle phi_3, strong phase delta and the ratio r of suppressed and allowed amplitudes.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. To appear in the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Hyperons, Charm And Beauty Hadrons (BEACH 2006), 2nd-8th July 2006, Lancaster, Englan

B\to X_s\gamma, X_s l^+ l^- decays and constraints on the mass insertion parameters in the MSSM

In this paper, we study the upper bounds on the mass insertion parameters $(\delta^{q}_{AB})_{ij}$ in the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM). We found that the information from the measured branching ratio of $B \to X_s l^+ l^-$ decay can help us to improve the upper bounds on the mass insertions parameters \left (\delta^{u,d}_{AB})_{3j,i3}. Some regions allowed by the data of $Br(B \to X_s \gamma)$ are excluded by the requirement of a SM-like $C_{7\gamma}(m_b)$ imposed by the data of $Br(B \to X_s l^+ l^-)$.Comment: 16 pages, 5 eps figure files, typos remove