A great deal of enlightening work has been done since studies in international political economy have become a recognised academic discipline. This has changed our conception of the domain of international politics and ...

The RET proto-oncogene (REarranged during Transfection; RET) plays an important role in the causation of many thyroid tumours. Germline RET proto-oncogene missense mutations have been clearly linked to medullary thyroid ...

The Cold War is a war that was never declared and never terminated. Historians differ rather seriously on when, how and where it began. They do not, however, differ on the fact that it simply faded away at the end of the ...

Bayesian estimation is presented for the stationary rate of disappointments, D∞, for two models (with different specifications) of intermittently used systems. The random variables in the system are considered to be ...

Soils are very heterogeneous substrates providing an environmental matrix with varying spatial and temporal gradients of pH, organic carbon, particle size distribution, moisture content as well as biological factors associated ...

Iraq, following the 2003 US invasion, was more than just a site of physical conflict; it was also an event on the ground that encompassed a contest around classification. The reason for this contest – one that goes beyond ...

Thousands of fighters from at least eight African states and several insurgent groups are involved in a war in Congo-Kinshasa since 1998. This article investigates the context and dynamics of the war to determine the reasons ...

The recent decision by the Council for Higher Education to suppress the publication of its audit of the University of KwaZulu-Natal bodes ill for the council’s reputation, as it sets a dangerous precedent.

The objectives of this study were to investigate the replicability, construct equivalence, item bias and reliability of the Social Axioms Survey (SAS) in the South African Police Service (SAPS). A cross-sectional survey ...

For most of us the appeal of deserts lies in the barren, bleak, monotonous landscapes that characterise them. What we sometimes forget though, is that the harsh abiotic environment, and the resulting spatial and temporal ...

The aim of this study was to develop a generic work unit performance measure that can be utilized in private, public and non-profit work units. Development of such a questionnaire, called the Performance Index (PI) comprised ...

Review: Henrik Gottlieb and Jens Erik Mogensen (Editors). Dictionary Visions, Research and Practice. Selected Papers from the 12th International Symposium on Lexicography, Copenhagen 2004. 2007, XI + 321 pp. Terminology ...

Hierdie sesde band van Staatshistorikus J.H. Breytenbach se monumentale werk oor die Anglo-Boereoorlog, 1899 - 1902, was met sy dood op 3 Januarie 1994 nog nie heeltemal persklaar nie. Die Kommissie van Toesig, saamgestel ...

Hierdie artikel het ten doel om die belangrikste verskille in strategiese denke tydens die Koue Oorlog en post-Koue Oorlog uit te lig. Die bespreking word gedoen teen die agtergrond van wat Brzezinski beskryf as 'the three ...

Strategic surprise occurs to the degree that the victim does not appreciate whether he is attacked (moral surprise). or when, where or how the adversary will strike (material surprise). The effect of surprise is both ...

Resensie: Titel: Die vrese van ons vaders Subtitel: Geloof, onderrig en die Afrikanerkind Outeur: H Pietersen Uitgewer: Griffel Media, Kaapstad 2011 Bladsye: 442

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Pipeline transport is unique among modes of transport in that the pipe, which facilitates freight movement, is both the way and the vehicle, and it is permanently connected to terminals, which facilitate freight storage. ...

This first issue of ORiON Volume 23 contains six interesting operational research papers ranging from methodological topics and applications in linear and goal programming as well as graph/network theory to potential ...

This first issue of ORiON Volume 22 contains seven operational research papers, six of which deal with interesting applications (ranging from safely routing ships through a minefield and formulating optimal fishing and ...