The Nutritional Value of Normal and High Lysine Corns for Weanling and Growing-Finishing Swine When Fed at Four Lysine Levels

One-hundred-ninety-two weanling pigs from two separate trials, (initial weight 6.0 and 5.6 kg) and 400 growing-finishing pigs (initial weight 17 kg) were fed normal and high lysine corn diets containing four levels of lysine in a 2 • 4 factorial arrangement. Crossbred (Large White • Landrace x Duroc) pigs were used in all experiments. The objectives of the experiments were to (1) compare normal and high lysine corn when fed at different lysine levels, (2) determine the lysine requirements for the three stages of growth and (3) evaluate the effect of protein level on the lysine requirement. All diets were balanced on a lysine basis. The results indicated that both weanling and growing-finishing pig performance and final carcass composition were similar for pigs fed normal or high lysine corn diets balanced on a lysine basis

Diasporas and secessionist conflicts : the mobilization of the Armenian, Albanian and Chechen diasporas

This article examines the impact of diasporas on secessionist conflicts, focusing on the Albanian, Armenian and Chechen diasporas and the conflicts in Kosovo, Karabakh and Chechnya during the 1990s. How do diasporas radicalize these conflicts? I argue that despite differences in diaspora communal characteristics and the types of the secessionist conflicts, a common pattern of mobilization develops. Large-scale diasporic support for secessionism emerges only after independence is proclaimed by the local elites. From that point onwards diasporas become engaged in a conflict spiral, and transnational coalitions are formed between local secessionist and diaspora groups. Depending on the organizational strength of the local strategic centre and the diasporic institutions, these coalitions endure or dissipate. Diasporas exert radicalization influences on the conflict spiral on two specific junctures – when grave violations of human rights occur in the homeland and when local moderate elites start losing credibility that they can achieve the secessionist goal

Beyond national narratives? : centenary histories, the First World War and the Armenian Genocide

In April 2015 the centenary of the Armenian Genocide was commemorated. Just like the First World War centenary, this anniversary has provoked a flurry of academic and public interest in what remains a highly contested history. This article assesses the state of the current historiography on the fate of the Ottoman Armenians. It focuses on the possibilities for moving beyond the national narratives which continue to dominate the field, in particular through connecting the case of the Armenian Genocide to what has been termed a ‘transnational turn’ in the writing of the history of the First World War

Between Revolution and Repression : Democratic Transitions in the Middle East and North Africa?; Cairo and Ottawa, June 2, 2011 - round table report and policy recommendations

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Entre révolution et répression : vers une transition démocratique au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord?; le Caire et Ottawa, le 2 Juin 2011 - table ronde, rapport et recommandationsPeacebuild convened a day-long discussion on the tumultuous changes taking place in the Middle East and North Africa (2011). This report provides an analytical summary of the main points discussed, followed by a series of recommendations to the Government of Canada and to civil society organizations. The roundtable shared up-to-date information on current and longer-term political issues and dynamics assessing areas for possible support for democratic transitions in the region. It identified areas of relevant Canadian expertise, and aimed to generate a set of policy options and/or recommendations

Entre révolution et répression : vers une transition démocratique au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord?; le Caire et Ottawa, le 2 Juin 2011 - table ronde, rapport et recommandations

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI : Between Revolution and Repression : Democratic Transitions in the Middle East and North Africa?; Cairo and Ottawa, June 2, 2011 - round table report and policy recommendation