The main objectives of the study are to: ■ assess the number of illicit small arms in Kenya; ■ identify the sources and prevalence of small arms and their movement in and out of Kenya; ■ assess the capacity of various actors involved in small arms control and peace-building efforts in the country; ■ assess the role and use of information on illicit small arms and linkages to early warning and r...

In this study, a two echelons supply chain system in which a supplier is producing perishable product and distribute it to multiple customers is considered. By allowing lateral transshipment mechanism, it is also possible to deliver products to some customers in some periods in bulk, then customers using their own vehicle to transship goods between each other seeking further reduction in the ov...

A bi-criteria optimization is considered whose objectives are the maximization of the load sustained by a structure and the minimization of the structure's volume. As the objectives are conflicting, the solution to the problem is of the Pareto type. The problem is elaborated for a thin-walled column of cruciform cross-section, prone to flexural and torsional buckling. A numerical example is als...

1 Objectives The objective is to investigate continuous-time models of computation and the complexity thereof. Two complementary approaches will be followed. On one hand, at a more abstract level, the focus is on the theory of real recursive functions. The main objectives are: 1) clarify the algebraic properties of the relations between analog and standard notions of complexity; 2) find analog ...