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Dynamic Performance Enhancement of a High‐Agility Hypersonic Mechanical System via a Learning‐Augmented Robust Control Architecture

International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The design of control systems for high‐agility mechanical systems operating in extreme environments is a significant challenge in nonlinear dynamics. This paper addresses the complex dynamic control problem of a hypersonic interceptor, modeled as a multi‐input multi‐output (MIMO) mechanical system characterized by strong aerodynamic cross ...
Mohammad Mahdi Soori, Seyed Hossein Sadati   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

TERRORISM AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA

International Studies Journal, 2023
Terrorism in Nigeria has cast a long and dark shadow over the nation's quest for political stability, social harmony, and economic development. This abstract offers a comprehensive overview of the intricate and complex relationship between terrorism and
MUHAMMED GADDAFI YUSUF
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Tráfico internacional de armas na fronteira Brasil/Bolívia: dinâmicas de insegurança regional e o posicionamento brasileiro [PDF]

, 2015
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Sócio-Econômico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Relações Internacionais, Florianópolis, 2015.Essa dissertação objetiva entender como o tráfico internacional de armas pequenas e leves ...
Cossul, Naiane Inez
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Smuggling Sovereignty: Trade, Transgression, and State Authority

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global supply chains are saturated with transgressions—corruption, smuggling, document forgery, and other practices that blur the line between legality and illegality. States do not merely endure these practices; they actively shape the conditions for them, producing the very illegal systems they then claim to police.
Dejana Kostić
wiley   +1 more source

Theoretical-Methodological Considerations on Maximizing the Effects of Arm Strikes in Contact Sports in Military Physical Education

Buletinul Ştiinţific al Academiei Trupelor de Uscat, 2017
Due to the complex, unique, multiple demands they exert on the human body through the skills, competences and abilities, they develop as well as by contributing to the development of motor skills, fighting sports represent an effective way of preparing ...
Stănciulescu Robert
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Conventional Arms Transfers: U.S. Efforts to Control the Availability of Small Arms and Light Weapons [PDF]

, 2000
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on government to government transfers of U.S.
United States. General Accounting Office.
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Constructing Difference: Maternal Boundary‐Work in Science‐Based and Natural Mom Groups on Facebook

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Boundary‐work describes the activities of social groups as they seek to differentiate themselves from others to establish credibility, authority, or to protect their interests. While a growing body of literature explores occupational boundary‐work in health care, limited research has focused on how lay actors practice boundary‐work online.
Darryn DiFrancesco
wiley   +1 more source

Managing the proliferation of small arms and light weapons for Nigeria’s national security

Discover Global Society
It is observed that the smuggling and circulation of small arms and light weapons (SALWs) is increasing in leaps and bounds in Nigeria. The proliferation of SALWs has threatened national security as non-state armed groups and criminal networks are ...
Sadiq Ewaoda Amali, M. W. Buthelezi
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Assessment of Bullet Impact and Failure Mechanism of Concrete Containing Polythene Aggregates [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The time from the initial stage of existence on Earth, the war continued. In this concern, India’s DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) and OFB (Ordnance Factory Board) worked appreciatively to develop new protective gear against assault ...
Syal Ankush, Tiwary Aditya Kumar
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Identifying Synergies Between Mine Action and Small Arms/Light Weapons [PDF]

, 2009
Over the last few years, there has been considerable discussion around linking small arms/light weapons with mine action, although, to date, there has been little concrete exchange between the sectors at an operational level.
Filippino, Eric
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