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Broken Promises: The Case of Mothers of Srebrenica vs. The State of the Netherlands
Critical discourse analysis of the legal proceedings of the Mothers of Srebrenica case brought against the UN and the Dutch government. This analysis explores the nature of culpability and blame-making among international actors
Total reaction cross sections from 141Pr(,)Pr elastic scattering and -induced reaction cross sections at low energies
Elastic scattering data for Pr(,)Pr have been
analyzed to derive a new energy-dependent local potential for the
Pr- system. This potential is used successfully to predict the
cross section of the Pr(,n)Pm reaction at low energies
where new experimental data have become available very recently. Contrary to
various global potentials, this new potential is able to reproduce
simultaneously elastic scattering data around and above the Coulomb barrier and
reaction data below the Coulomb barrier for the Pr- system.
Reasons for the partial failure of the global potentials are explained by
intrinsic properties of the scattering matrix and their variation with energy.
The new local potential may become the basis for the construction of a new
global -nucleus potential.Comment: 12 pages, 8 figures, Phys. Rev. C, accepte
The Effects of Clumping and Substructure on ICM Mass Measurements
We examine an ensemble of 48 simulated clusters to determine the effects of
small-scale density fluctuations and large-scale substructure on X-ray
measurements of the intracluster medium (ICM) mass. We measure RMS density
fluctuations in the ICM which can be characterized by a mean mass-weighted
clumping factor C = /^2 between 1.3 and 1.4 within a density
contrast of 500 times the critical density. These fluctuations arise from the
cluster history of accretion shocks and major mergers, and their presence
enhances the cluster's luminosity relative to the smooth case. We expect,
therefore, that ICM mass measurements utilizing models which assume uniform
density at a given radius carry a bias of order sqrt(C) = 1.16. We verify this
result by performing ICM mass measurements on X-ray images of the simulations
and finding the expected level of bias.
The varied cluster morphologies in our ensemble also allow us to investigate
the effects of departures from spherical symmetry on our measurements. We find
that the presence of large-scale substructure does not further bias the
resulting gas mass unless it is pronounced enough to produce a second peak in
the image of at least 1% the maximum surface brightness. We analyze the subset
of images with no secondary peaks and find a bias of 9% and a Gaussian random
error of 4% in the derived mass.Comment: To appear in ApJ
Improving the Quality and Efficiency of the Medicare Program Through Coverage Policy
Outlines Medicare coverage and payment policy on new technologies and recommends changes that could help achieve the Triple Aim goals of enhancing the individual experience of care, improving population health, and reducing per capita costs of care
Lamb Shift of 3P and 4P states and the determination of
The fine structure interval of P states in hydrogenlike systems can be
determined theoretically with high precision, because the energy levels of P
states are only slightly influenced by the structure of the nucleus. Therefore
a measurement of the fine structure may serve as an excellent test of QED in
bound systems or alternatively as a means of determining the fine structure
constant with very high precision. In this paper an improved analytic
calculation of higher-order binding corrections to the one-loop self energy of
3P and 4P states in hydrogen-like systems with low nuclear charge number is
presented. A comparison of the analytic results to the extrapolated numerical
data for high ions serves as an independent test of the analytic
evaluation. New theoretical values for the Lamb shift of the P states and for
the fine structure splittings are given.Comment: 33 pages, LaTeX, 4 tables, 4 figure
Legal Ethics and \u3cem\u3eA Civil Action\u3c/em\u3e
This Article shows how A Civil Action can be used to supplement a course in Professional Responsibility. A Civil Action contains many events that can similarly be used to introduce students to ethical dilemmas they will confront when they enter the profession. These events can breathe life into otherwise dry discussions of acceptable ethical behavior as set out in ethical codes. In accord with the Lessons from Woburn Project\u27s goal to make A Civil Action and its associated materials into a powerful teaching tool, the book\u27s events vividly illustrate the ethical parameters within which a lawyer must operate, ethical parameters that exist regardless of how tired a lawyer may be or how antagonistic the opposing party may act
Legal Ethics and \u3cem\u3eA Civil Action\u3c/em\u3e
This Article shows how A Civil Action can be used to supplement a course in Professional Responsibility. A Civil Action contains many events that can similarly be used to introduce students to ethical dilemmas they will confront when they enter the profession. These events can breathe life into otherwise dry discussions of acceptable ethical behavior as set out in ethical codes. In accord with the Lessons from Woburn Project\u27s goal to make A Civil Action and its associated materials into a powerful teaching tool, the book\u27s events vividly illustrate the ethical parameters within which a lawyer must operate, ethical parameters that exist regardless of how tired a lawyer may be or how antagonistic the opposing party may act
“In Light of Real Alternatives”: Negotiations of Fertility and Motherhood in Morocco and Oman
Many states in the Arab world have undertaken wide-ranging family planning polices in the last two decades in an effort to curb high fertility rates. Oman and Morocco are two such countries, and their policies have had significantly different results. Morocco experienced a swift drop in fertility rates, whereas Oman’s fertility has declined much more slowly over several decades. Many point to the more conservative religious and cultural context of Oman for their high fertility rates, however economics and the state of biomedical health care often present a more compelling argument for the distinct differences between Omani and Moroccan family size. While many explanations exist for inconsistencies in fertility trends, integrating these explanations into a cohesive whole allows us to see women as rational actors who make the best choices for their own context. This paper synthesizes existing literature on religion, culture, medicine and economics with field experience to comprehensively examine the multifaceted fertility decision making process of women and couples in Morocco and Oman
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