Al-Qaeda grows in Africa : new union with Al Shabaab by Rohan Gunaratna

“…By making inroads to Africa, al Qaeda will exploit Al Shabaab’s long standing links with like-minded threat groups in a fragile continent.…”
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16.412J / 6.834J Cognitive Robotics, Spring 2005 by Williams, Brian Charles

“…Theory and application are linked through discussion of real systems such as the Mars Exploration Rover.…”
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Atkins' PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY / by Atkins, Peter, author 419586, De Paula, Julio, author 421494

“…Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre to accompany Atkins' Physical Chemistry features: For registered adopters of the book: · Figures and tables from the book, in ready to download format · Tables of editable key equations · Instructor's Solutions Manual For students: · Web links to a range of additional physical chemistry resources on the internet · Group theory tables, available for downloading · Living graphs · Molecular modelling problems · Impact sections linked to via QR codes in the text.…”

Terror Threat in Malaysia : Warning Signs by Lopez, Greg, Fernandez, Kevin

“…Since the beginning of 2019, Malaysian Police had arrested several individuals, both Malaysian citizens and foreigners residing in the country, for suspected links with Islamic State (or “Daesh”). Effective and efficient as they are, Police will continue to face significant challenges in counter-terrorism efforts due to wide-ranging developments in domestic politics, as well as regional and international settings.…”
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Real options approach to multi-stage business investment decision making by Thinn Thinn Aye.

“…This dissertation will demonstrate how the important characteristics of investment decisions interact each other, by looking into traditional approaches (Chapter 2), applying uncertainty to traditional analysis (Chapter 3), and finally linking real options approach as a bridge between finance and strategy (Chapter 4) to make more meaningful economic decisions in the real world.…”
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trans–cis S-Benzyl dithiocarbazate by Shanmuga Sundara Raj, S., Yamin, Bohari M., Yussof, Yusrabbil A., Tarafder, M. T. H., Fun, Hoong-Kun, Grouse, K. A.

“…In the crystal structure of the title compound, C8H10N2S2, the mol­ecules are linked by N—H...S hydrogen bonds between the imino group and the thione-S atoms to form a chain along the b axis. …”

Optimizing Wildfire Suppression: A branch-and-price-and-cut approach by Wachspress, Jacob

“…We formulate a two-sided set partitioning model on time-space-rest networks for crew assignments and time-state networks for fire damage, with linking constraints between both; this representation can encode a broad class of non-linear wildfire spread models and diverse suppression objectives. …”
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Blockchain technology development and evaluation in food industry by Tan, Peng Chao

“…Food safety is intrinsically linked to people's daily lives. By fusing Industry 4.0 and blockchain technology, we can significantly enhance food safety.…”
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The transition to net zero emissions: competing perspectives on the use of nuclear power by Umbach, Frank

“…Climate change, geopolitical risks linked to fossil fuel imports, and dependence on unreliable energy-exporting countries have revived plans for expanding nuclear power use worldwide. …”
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Automated reconstruction from multiple photographs by Zisserman, A, Schaffalitzky, F, Werner, T, Fitzgibbon, A

“…These two themes are linked in an example application of automated architectural reconstruction from images. …”

Numerical study on the operation rules of hydropower generation by Tan, Benjamin Zhi Wen

“…Currently, most cascade dual-reservoir models are incapable of considering the hydraulic links between upstream and downstream reservoirs and of applying different operating rules to each reservoir. …”
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The role of supply chains for the sustainability transformation of global food systems: a large‐scale, systematic review of food cold chains by Trotter, PA, Becker, T, Renaldi, R, Wang, X, Khosla, R, Walther, G

“…Here, we conduct a large-scale, systematic literature review of 48,014 academic articles to assess the links between the food cold chain literature and sustainable development. …”

Dynamics of the blood plasma proteome during hyperacute HIV-1 infection by Nazziwa, J, Freyhult, E, Hong, M, Johansson, E, Årman, F, Hare, J, Gounder, K, Rezeli, M, Mohanty, T, Kjellström, S, Kamali, A, Karita, E, Kilembe, W, Price, MA, Kaleebu, P, Allen, S, Hunter, E, Ndung’u, T, Gilmour, J, Rowland-Jones, SL, Sanders, E, Hassan, AS, Esbjörnsson, J

“…Here, we quantify 1293 blood plasma proteins from 157 longitudinally linked plasma samples collected before, during, and after hyperacute HIV-1 infection of 54 participants from four sub-Saharan African countries. …”

Local entrepreneurs : motivations, traits, and problems. by Koh, Lay Sien., Kong, Pei Ling., Lim, Li Nah.

“…Its economic growth is explained by the proliferation of multinational corporations (MNCs) and government-linked companies (GLCs).…”
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Particle self-assembly in sessile droplet on patterned substrate by Lim, Si Xian

“…This indicates that the particle is the pinning force that prevents contact line withdrawal. …”
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Influence of the exchange symmetry beyond the exclusion principle by Tennie, F

“…In particular, we <em>analytically</em> study the (quasi-)pinning effect which corresponds to a saturation of the GPCs and imposes structural simplifications on the <em>N</em>-fermion state. …”

Somatosensory and clinical profiles of patients with spine-related and clinical framework-based neck–arm pain by Kapitza, C, Ballenberger, N, Luedtke, K, Schmid, AB, Tampin, B

“…Symptom descriptors, such as burning (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.031), tingling (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.018), pins and needles (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.031), numbness (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.016), spontaneous pain (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.001), and electric pain/shock (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.026) were more common in the radicular/radiculopathy groups compared with the somatic/mechanosensitivity groups. …”

Paper or Tablet? The Impact of Digital Tools on Sketching During Engineering Design Concept Generation by Das, Madhurima, Huang, May, Yang, Maria

“…Sketch quantity during this early stage of design has been linked with eventual design outcomes and sketch quality has been linked with design perceptions. …”
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Establishing two transgenic mouse cell lines for future studies on X chromosome inactivation : a red Xi in live cells and a silenced GFP on the Xi. by Ong, Norbert Ha How.

“…Consequently, a balance in X-linked gene dosages between female and male cells is achieved. …”
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Adeno-associated virus mediated rhodopsin delivery in preventing secondary cone degeneration in rhodopsin knockout mice by Dauletbekov, D

“…<p>Rhodopsin-linked retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common form of autosomal dominant RP, an inherited retinal degeneration, in which rod degeneration is followed by secondary cone loss leading to loss of vision and blindness. …”