FeatuReS | 63 In many nations today, the state has little capability to implement even basic functions such as security, policing, regulation, or core service delivery. Enhancing this capability, especially in fragile states, is a long-term task.2 As we document in this article, countries such as Haiti and Liberia will take many decades to reach even a moderate capability country such as India,...

measurement systems analysis (msa) has been applied in different aspect of industrial assessments to evaluate various types of quantitative and qualitative measures. qualification of a measurement system depends on two important features: accuracy and precision. since the capability of each quality system is severely related to the capability of its measurement system, the weakness of the two ...

Prevention, detection and response are nowadays considered to be three priority topics for protecting critical infrastructures, such as energy control systems. Despite attempts to address these current issues, there is still a particular lack of investigation in these areas, and in particular in dynamic and automatic proactive solutions. In this paper we propose a mechanism, which is called PDR...

after victory and dominance, the public legendary and ideological atmosphere of discussion, turns to competition and realism. on the discussion of islamic republic, the appearance of the competing sub discussion due to imam khomeini's charismatic character and the eight-year imposed war occurred with delay. in the later oncoming years, some sub discussions appeared each emphasizing of its ...

objective: ionizing radiation produces free radicals which induce dna damage and cell death. origanum vulgare leaf extract (ovle) is a natural compound and its capability of scavenging free radicals and its antioxidant activity have been demonstrated by many researchers. in this study, using micronucleus assay, radioprotective effect of ovle against clastogenic and cytotoxic effect of gamma irr...

Vegetation cover can affect the lithological mapping capability of spaceand airborne instruments because it obscures the spectral signatures of the underlying geological substrate. Despite being widely accepted as a hindrance, few studies have explicitly demonstrated the impact vegetation can have on remote lithological mapping. Accordingly, this study comprehensively elucidates the impact of v...

With restricted face-to-face interactions, COVID-19 lockdowns and distancing measures tested the capability of computer-mediated communication to foster social contact wellbeing. In a multinational sample ( n = 6436), we investigated how different modes related wellbeing during pandemic. Computer-mediated was more common than face-to-face, its use influenced by death rates, so state stringency ...

In recent years, how to develop enterprise technological capability has become the foremost issue to be tackled without delay in both the theoretical and practical areas. This paper uses a model to testify the non-linear growing law of technological capability in its life circle from the viewpoint of its connotation and growth mechanism, and puts forward specific measures to elevate the technol...