JAPAN TESTS THE NUCLEAR TABOO

Japan Tests the Nuclear Taboo

This article examines whether recent changes in the security environment, including North Korea’s nuclear test of October 2006, are driving Japan to consider the acquisition of its own nuclear deterrent. It argues that a combination of three factors have thus far sustained Japan’s nuclear restraint: (1) national identity as a non-nuclear weapon state, (2) commitment to global nuclear nonprolife...

the washback effect of discretepoint vs. integrative tests on the retention of content in knowledge tests

در این پایان نامه تاثیر دو نوع تست جزیی نگر و کلی نگر بر به یادسپاری محتوا ارزیابی شده که نتایج نشان دهندهکارایی تستهای کلی نگر بیشتر از سایر آزمونها است

The last taboo?

Nuclear accident in Tokai, Japan.

Taboo: crossing the specialty barrier.

A rguably the greatest therapeutic breakthroughs have resulted from increased medical specialisation, particularly in major disciplines, such as cardiology and respiratory medicine. Generalism now remains the province of primary and community care, and of elderly care teams. However, what works well for research may work against the delivery of these medical advances to the patients most in nee...