Diplomatic Immunity: To Have Or Not To Have, That Is The Question

The question of whether diplomats should be fully immune from criminal prosecution, no matter what the alleged crime, is one that is neither new nor free from dispute. As a matter of international law and United States domestic law, the source of the immunity and the extent to which it extends is quite clear

Trial Of The Century? Assessing The Case Of Dusko Tadic Before The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia

It is more than bitter irony that nearly fifty years to the day after the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg rendered its judgment, we are here today analyzing the first international war crimes trial held since the end of World War II

Combatting International Terrorism Into the 21St Century

As a private attorney I have dedicated a significant part of my practice to working with or representing victims of terrorism. In particular, I represent several family members who lost relatives in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in a civil action against the government of Libya. Through the use of the judicial system, we are attempting to forge a new weapon for use against terrorist states as a means by which to achieve deterrence, punishment, and compensation for the victims

Modelling of a compact anisotropic star as an anisotropic fluid sphere in f(T)f(T) gravity

In this paper, we have studied the new exact model of anisotropic star in $f(T)$ theory of gravity. The dynamical equations in $f(T)$ theory with the anisotropic fluid have been solved by using Krori-Barua solution. We have determined that all the obtained solutions are free from central singularity and potentially stable. The observed values of mass and radius of the different strange stars RX J 1856-37, Her X-1, and Vela X-12 have been used to calculate the values of unknown constants in Krori and Barua metric. The physical parameters like anisotropy, stability and redshift of the stars have been investigated in detail.Comment: Accepted in the Canadian Journal of Physic

Cu/Zn Thermal Conductivity: Experimental And ANFIS Modelling

السوائل النانوية هي اللتي تضمن عليقات نانوية الحجم. من ناحية الخواص الحرارية, السوائل النانوية لديها معامل انتقال حرارة و موصلية حرارية اعلى من السوائل التقليدية. جزيئات المواد النانوية الحجم الثنائية قلب/قشرة هي جديدة و مبتكرة, ولها اختلافات كثيرة في مجالات الاستخدام. لتحضير سائل نانوي مختلف التراكيز, علقت ذرات ذات احجام نانوية في السائل الاساسي. الجهاز ذو الاسلاك العابرة الساحنة قد نصب و اجريت معايرته للبدء بعملية حساب الموصلية الحرارية النسبية, التراكيز, درجات حرارة السائل الاساسي و الموصلية الحرارية للسوائل النانوية. بعد ذلك طبق نموذج "نظام الاستدلال العصبي العشوائي" لتوليد النتائج. اظهر اختبار عشوائي ل 20% من سوائل نانوية مختلفة ان نسبة الخطأ لاتتجاوز 1% بين النتائج المقاسة و المنمذجة. كذلك قد استنتج ان الموصليات الحرارية تزدادا بزيادة التركيز للجزيئات النانوية, وخصوصا عندما يكون التركيز 1 فأن الموصلية الحرارية النسبية تساوي 1,35. مع ذلك, اظهر كلا من شكل و طريقة تحضير الجزيئات النانوية ان لها تأثير كبير في تحسين الموصلية الحرارية للجزيئات النانوية الثانوية مقارنة بالجزيئات الاحادية.Nanofluids are fluids within which particles of nanometre sizes are suspended. In terms of thermal characteristics, nanofluids have a greater heat transfer coefficient and thermal conductivity than other traditional fluids. Bimetallic core/shell Cu/Zn particles of nanometre sizes are novel invented nanoparticle materials with considerable variations in its applications. The particles of nanometre size were suspended in a base fluid for the preparation of nanofluids for different volume fractions. A coated transitory hot wire device were built and standardized and this was subsequently employed for the determination of heat conductivities of the nanofluids for bimetallic ratios, volume fraction, base fluid temperatures and base fluids thermal conductivity. The Adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model was subsequently employed for modelling the determined results generated. A random test of 20% from various nanofluids showed a deviation less than 1% between measured and modeled results. It was inferred that heat conductivities increase with increase in the particle volume concentrations, especially when the later one at value of 1, the heat conductivities ratio approach to 1.35. Nevertheless, the shape and the method of preparing the particles of nanometre size reveals anomalous enhancements in heat conductivities of bimetallic compared to monocular metallic nanofluids

Understanding the commitment efficiency, process and influence of journalism professionalism practices amongst web newspaper journalists in Saudi Arabia / Saleh Zaid S Alenizi

The phenomenon of web journalism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the new practices in Saudi journalism. Despite the newness of this journalistic phenomenon, a number of Saudi web newspapers (more than 250 web newspapers according to a mini¬survey conducted to determine the number of Saudi web newspapers) differs in terms of their ideological and professional orientations. There are web newspapers that cover specific regions in Saudi Arabia, web newspapers specializing in a given topic such as sports, children, women, business web newspapers, as well as general web newspapers that cover various topics

Sex Bias in Autism

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with unknown exact etiology. Interestingly, it affects males more than females in a striking ratio (4:1), respectively. This biased ratio served as a clue to search about the factors that are sex linked and hence sex hormones and X chromosomes were good candidates. Although understanding the basic sex dimorphism in male and female brains is essential to understand autism pathology. Theories regarding the biased sex ratio in autism have been raised, and some have been supported by evidence from human studies. Furthermore, sex-linked genetic dysregulation has also been reported in autism. In this chapter, an overview of what is known about sex bias in autism is reviewed, emphasizing the importance of carrying on in uncoding the sex bias in autism

A Study on the Influence of Customer Sales Promotion Tools Based on Customer Income

This study is important as it provides analysis regarding the influence of the total customer-centric promotion tools according to the total income status of the customers crucially. This study has formulated the basic approach to the topic and also prompted different considerable promotions. Aims and objectives are formulated as per the strategic customer-centric procedures that are relevant in pursuing the entire study. Moreover, a literature review has resulted in a critical analysis of the study, and in this study, the secondary qualitative analysis is performed to manage the overall requirements. This study has been developed according to the factual information and theories are intended to present the study in a proper manner

Patterns of technology transfer among the Arab Gulf States: opportunities and challenges

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the incentives, options, and obstacles to transfer technology to the Arab Gulf region. Design/methodology/approach – A validated and reliable instrument was used to gather data from former expatriates who were employed by American-based multinational corporations. Findings – The results indicate that the Arab Gulf States possess a wide range of resources and incentives offered to investors which contribute to the Gulf’s attractiveness. At the same time, however, industrialization efforts, including transfer of technology to the Gulf region, are hampered by lack of industrial management expertise and technical skills among the relatively small national population and by resistance to new forms of technology by local residents. Research limitations/implications – Technology transfer cannot be seen as the only resort for attaining growth rates. Education, innovation, and basic science are necessary to achieve economic development. In addition, the Arab Gulf States must address serious demographic challenges. Originality/value – This exploratory, empirical investigation provides insight into the opportunities and challenges of technology transfer to the Gulf region. It identifies areas that need further investigation