Understanding al-Shabaab : clan, Islam and insurgency in Kenya

Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen has proven itself to be a highly adaptable organisation. Their most recent evolution has seen them transform from an overt, military and governmental force in southern Somalia to a covert, insurgent and anarchic force in Kenya. This article indicates how al-Shabaab has reinvented itself in Kenya. Both ‘clan’ and ‘Islam’ are often thought of as immutable factors in al-Shabaab's make-up, but here we show that the organisation is pragmatic in its handling of clan relations and of Islamic theology. The movement is now able to exploit the social and economic exclusion of Kenyan Muslim communities in order to draw them into insurgency, recruiting Kenyans to its banner. Recent al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya, launched since June 2014, indicate how potent and dangerous their insurgency has become in the borderlands and coastal districts where Kenya's Islamic population predominates

Graphic Design, Symposium Program Contest, Jacob Anderson

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Stop Methane Emissions

We all know of the worldly issue called global warming. A huge cause of global warming is the emission and buildup of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the leading contributor to global emissions at 74.4% and methane is second at 17.3% (Our World in Data 2019). On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 which includes a charge that starts in 2024 at $900 per metric ton of methane emitted and will raise to$1500 by 2028 (CRS). This should introduce an incentive for facilities to update their plant, machinery, and equipment to emit less (or no) methane, or pay the fine. I think this is a good idea for the most part. More CO2 is produced, however methane (CH4) is more dangerous because it is 28 times more potent. This means it is 28 times more efficient at trapping heat in the atmosphere. In 2019, 49.76 billion tons of greenhouse gasses were emitted (Our World in Data). This is up from 32.52 tons in 1990

The Intersection of Healthcare and Technology: Reflections and Impact from my Netsmart Internship”

Internships provide valuable opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience in their field of study. As a Solution Delivery Analyst intern at Netsmart, a healthcare technology company, I had the opportunity to work in the human services and post-acute care sector. During my internship, I shadowed the development and implementation of innovative technology solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes and increasing efficiency in healthcare delivery. I will provide a comprehensive overview of my internship experience as a Solution Delivery Analyst at Netsmart. I will discuss a project and tasks that I worked on during my internship, including learning about software development, testing, and implementation

The Intersection of Healthcare and Technology: Reflections and Impact from my Netsmart Internship”

Internships provide valuable opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience in their field of study. As a Solution Delivery Analyst intern at Netsmart, a healthcare technology company, I had the opportunity to work in the human services and post-acute care sector. During my internship, I shadowed the development and implementation of innovative technology solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes and increasing efficiency in healthcare delivery. I will provide a comprehensive overview of my internship experience as a Solution Delivery Analyst at Netsmart. I will discuss a project and tasks that I worked on during my internship, including learning about software development, testing, and implementation

Tailoring a System Engineering and Management Plan for a University Satellite Team

A Systems Engineering and Management Plan (SEMP) helps enable a successful engineering project or team. All university teams working on satellite development encounter similar obstacles that are not commonly seen in industry. As a result, university teams must determine new approaches to solve these unique and difficult problems. A SEMP can mitigate risks, solve problems, and provide streamlined solutions. A modified SEMP is proposed along with guidance for implementing it into a new team and an existing team. The adopted SEMP provides a road map for the technical execution and program management of a university team. The SEMP should be periodically updated as the team develops, when activities move from plans to historical facts, when known risks are mitigated or altered, when new risks are identified, when new tools and technologies are adopted, and as a myriad of other factors suggest needed adjustments to teams’ overall technical approaches. It is expected that an SEMP will evolve over time and be revised as needed. Missouri S&T Satellite Research Team’s (M-SAT) SEMP is provided as an example that can be tailored for other teams to adopt. Included in this thesis are methods based on lessons learned and successful practices implemented by the M-SAT team. Lessons learned include improvements to program management and system engineering practices. Successful innovations include the creation of a SEMP, the implementation of a human resources team, and a new member program among others --Abstract, p. ii