The flavor du jour in discussions of Islamic terrorism features a de-emphasis on the ideological component, drawing instead upon epidemiological and criminological concepts; approaching Mexican drug gangs and Islamic extremists as being more similar than they are different. This aids a network scrutiny and suggests buy-out rather than ideological deradicalization. Such new abandonments of the i...

Methods and apparatuses for monitoring and regulating physiological states and functions are disclosed. Several embodiments include application of one or more microelec trode arrays to a dorsal root ganglion for measurement of sensory neuron activity, or stimulation of sensory reflex cir cuits. The methods and apparatuses can be used, for example, for monitoring or controlling bladder function ...

In this article, the author explores means of realizing ideological function state, he also gives definition term and mentions specific names such means: propaganda, monitoring feedback, censorship, etc. The comes to conclusion that, unlike methods, implementing state are inexhaustible changeable. Over time, new tools appear, it depends on external circumstances needs at a particular stage deve...

In spite of the urgent need for research into the socio-political contexts of the teaching and learning of English as a second/foreign language, the predominant paradigm of inquiry into EFL in the Chinese context still focuses on the functional aspects of second language education. In order to provide a critical understanding of the larger context of the hegemony of “global English,” this paper...

A major goal of ideological education in China is to promote loyalty to the party-state and to instill atheism among the people. How effective is this ideological education? This article examines the relationship between education and trust in government and trust in religion using data from the 2010 Chinese General Social Survey. We find that education is negatively associated with trust in go...

Duplication of mitral valve is a very rare anomaly. It is characterized by two independent mitral valve apparatuses (leaflets and annulus) and subvalvular apparatuses (chordae and papillary muscles) that function well by themselves. In this report, we present duplicate mitral valve with parachute chordal attachment and mitral stenosis in an infant. The patient was successfully treated with the ...

ABSTRAK Artikel ini membahas ideologi dan aparatus negara dalam tiga cerpen karya Putu Wijaya. Penelitian menggunakan paradigma Abrams, yaitu pendekatan objektif diskurtif. Pendekatan digunakan untuk menganalisis unsur-unsur intrinsik diskurtif membongkar dengan perspektif Louis Althusser. Pengumpulan data dilakukan studi pustaka mengandalkan jenis kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menujukkan bahwa ...

By quantum calibration we name an experimental procedure apt to completely characterize an unknown measurement apparatus by comparing it with a few other calibrated apparatuses. Here we show how to achieve the calibration of an arbitrary measuring apparatus, by using it in combination with a tomographer in a correlation setup with an input bipartite system. The method is robust to imperfections...