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Study Regarding the Provision of Security and Safety in the International Maritime Transport [PDF]

open access: yesRisk in Contemporary Economy, 2011
The security in transport has become a crucial issue internationally, especially after the terrorist attacks of September 2001 and even more recently. Maritime, along with aviation, is considered a sensitive and of high-risk transport sector, in terms ...
Liliana POPA
doaj  

Optimal design of combined propulsion Underwater Glider for operation of the East Sea of South Korea

open access: yesAdvances in Mechanical Engineering, 2019
An underwater glider is an autonomous underwater vehicle that is propelled by changes in volume. Due to this propulsion method, it is possible to make observations with these devices continuously for 30–60 days.
Sung-Min Hong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indonesian inquiry: A narrative of biocultural teaching on Sulawesi Utara

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Using phenomenology, narrative inquiry and autoethnographic approaches, this study analyses a program of faculty development conducted alongside the delivery of an international field school. Through this study, we explore the value and benefits of inter‐cultural field programming and how these might serve to complement or to redress ...
David Zandvliet, Wiske Rotinsulu
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Communities of Practice for Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea: Opportunities and Constraints

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Military Studies
This article examines the theory of communities of practice (CoP) to explore maritime security governance in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). It aims to add to the maritime security debate in the GoG by proposing how CoPs can serve as a viable support mechanism
Mikkel Ørum Andersen, Francois Vreÿ
doaj   +1 more source

Indo-Pacific offshore oil and gas safety and security: managing regional risks [PDF]

open access: yes
Key Points: Indo-Pacific offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation activity is expanding massively in economically and strategically important, environmentally sensitive areas. The risks of offshore oil and gas safety and security
Lee Cordner
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SITREP: The NPS Maritime Defense and Security Research Program Newsletter ; v. 54 (March 2011) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This February 2011 issue of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Maritime Defense and Security Research Program Newsletter highlights the following: "The Center for Asymmetric Warfare Sensor Island." It also provides links to future events, reports ...

core  

Maritime Security: Risk Mitigation Strategies in West Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Kristine LeBlanc's poster on maritime security and risk mitigation strategies in west ...
LeBlanc, Kristine
core  

Vacancy defect‐induced electron homing breaks phosphodiester bonds for RNA depletion‐driven cancer therapy

open access: yesBMEMat, EarlyView.
Illustration of 5% S‐vacancy Bi2S3 mediated phosphodiester bonds cleavage in RNA of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, which suppressing ERI3 expression, inhibiting cell proliferation and promoting apoptosis. Abstract Genome‐wide hypertranscription is a hallmark of malignant progression.
Chuncheng Yang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The US National strategy for maritime security 2005 and its geopolitical implications on Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article is written on the assumption that Malaysia---a major littoral state to the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea---may experience a delicate diplomatic situation resulting from the preemptive character of the US National Strategy for ...
Ruhanie Ahmad,
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The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape within‐ and between‐species social interactions. Given the role of social behaviour in reproductive fitness and survival, understanding how social
Avery L. Maune   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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