Warning whom,for which response?

In June 2000, the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) adopted the Protocol on the establishment of the Peace and Security Council for Central Africa (COPAX), with its two technical structures, namely the Central African Multinational Force (FOMAC) and the Central African Early Warning Mechanism (MARAC). MARAC is tasked with collecting and analysing data for the early detection and prevention of conflicts and crises. It currently consists of the Central Structure located at the ECCAS Executive Secretariat in Libreville (Gabon) and 31 Decentralised Correspondents spread throughout the ten member states of ECCAS. This article assesses the performance of MARAC in the light of its assigned objectives. Bearing in mind the peace and security challenges facing the central African sub-region, the central argument of this article is that while the establishment of MARAC is commendable, it flowed more from the logic and context of the establishment of similar mechanisms on the African continent during the same period than from any displayed capacity and/or readiness on the part of ECCAS to implement the recommendations due to emanate from such a structure.     

油料洞库主罐室地震作用破坏机理

油料洞库担负着我国未来石油储备的重要任务,为深入研究油料洞库在地震作用下的响应规律,运用FLAC3D软件,采用动力时程法对油料洞库的简化模型进行数值模拟分析。从不同围岩级别、不同埋深、不同地震烈度3个方面分析地震作用时水平峰值位移和最大拉应力峰值的变化规律。结果表明：随着围岩级别从Ⅲ级到Ⅰ级的变化以及埋深的增加,油料洞库的抗震性能逐渐提高;无论何种工况,最大拉应力峰值均发生在主罐室与支通道交接的墙角处;9度地震时各监测点水平峰值位移大幅增加,塑性区已经贯通,故在油料洞库选址时应尽可能避开可能发生9度及以上地震的地区。     

现场处置突发事件警察应急能力建设研究——以蚌埠少女被刺事件为缘起

安徽蚌埠少女被刺事件引起社会广泛关注,从中折射出部分警察现场处置突发事件应急能力的不足.以该事件为缘起,在探讨突发事件和警察应急能力内涵的基础上,重点分析现场处置突发事件警察应急能力的构成要素和影响因素,并提出加强应急能力建设的相关对策.     

城市微小尺度风场的数值模拟

利用一个三维气象模式对城市建筑周围风场进行了数值模拟,并与相应的实验结果进行比较,结果表明该数值模拟方法可以精细地反映建筑物周围的流场特征。     

Efficient generation of cycle time‐throughput curves through simulation and metamodeling

A cycle time‐throughput (CT‐TH) curve, which quantifies the relationship of long‐run average cycle time to throughput rate, plays an important role in strategic planning for manufacturing systems. In this paper, a nonlinear regression metamodel supported by queueing theory is developed to represent the underlying CT‐TH curve implied by a manufacturing simulation model. To estimate the model efficiently, simulation experiments are built up sequentially using a multistage procedure. Extensive numerical experiments are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed procedure. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2007     

准零风层新型临近空间浮空器区域驻留性能

以基于平流层底部的准零风层风场进行区域驻留的新型临近空间浮空器为研究对象，介绍了其工作原理和系统组成。通过建立动力学模型、高度调控模型和能源模型，分析浮空器在基于飞行速度约束和基于南北范围约束两种工作模式下的区域驻留能力，并讨论浮空器在这两种工作模式下的动态能源特性。对长沙地区风场环境的研究结果表明，相对于无控自由飞行状态，浮空器在两种工作模式下均可实现100 km直径范围的长时驻留，基于飞行速度约束工作模式对能量的消耗更低。     

条（环）状干摩擦阻尼器的微滑移数值模型

提出一种求解弹性条(环)状阻尼器微滑移接触运动的数值方法。将阻尼器和外部激励历程在空间和时间上离散,将相同数量的干摩擦触点布置于离散阻尼器上;把接触运动判据应用到各离散接触点,确定其运动状态并修正刚度矩阵,求解整个阻尼器的平衡方程。该方法避免了有限元软件求解含摩擦接触问题的迭代过程,从而保证了求解的可执行性。同时,克服了微滑移模型理论解法对法向载荷分布规律及载荷时变性的限制,为求解具有局部性以及时变性的法向载荷的结构动态响应提供了更为精确的边界条件,从而可提高结构频响分析的准确性。应用多谐波平衡法分别计算宏滑移和微滑移阻尼器约束下的结构动态响应,发现在结构减振中,微滑移模型能够适应更宽范围的法向力。     

混合气体识别的响应等效性与瞬态信号正交分解模型

针对目前混合气体识别大多采用传感器稳态响应信号、基于线性混合假设或大量样本学习,而瞬态响应信号特征分析主要应用非正交分解的问题,提出一种基于响应等效性与瞬态信号正交分解的混合气体识别模型。分析金属氧化物半导体传感器对混合气体的响应特性,建立基于气体响应成分等效性假设的气体非线性混合模型,在此基础上,提出并应用一种新的正交基函数——扩展类Legendre正交基,对气体传感器瞬态响应信号进行分解;通过对正交分解系数与气体浓度的回归分析,验证二者之间的指数型关联关系,并以正交分解系数为特征参数,利用气体非线性等效混合模型对混合气体分解与辨识。实验结果表明,尽管这种混合气体识别模型仅用单一气体检测的先验知识,对混合气体的识别误差仍可达到15%以内。     

How and why Boko Haram blossomed: examining the fatal consequences of treating a purposive terrorist organisation as less so

Boko Haram (BH) is an insurgent group that operates mainly in northeastern Nigeria. Its stated aim is to establish an Islamic state, and it employs terrorism as its strategy. Earlier interests of security analysts centred on the drivers of BH uprising and the possibility of its internationalisation. Today's concerns relate more to why the rebellion has lasted this long. In toeing the same line, this article demonstrates that BH is a purposive terror group against which the government has evolved no viable strategy. It examines some gains of BH over the past six years and how it benefitted from the government's underestimation of its capacity and determination. It concludes that to effectively engage BH, the Nigerian government must revaluate its threat and sincerely pursue an expanded strategy beyond the current military-centric approach. To be effective, government's response must be packaged in such a way as to enhance human security in the region.     

基于频响函数的悬臂结构损伤识别

根据频响函数的Neumann级数展开式,提出了悬臂结构的损伤识别方法。首先根据频响函数的Neumann级数展开式,推导了损伤参数与频响函数的关系式,以此为基础建立损伤识别方程组;其次,考虑到噪声影响,求解时采用了多频率点的最小二乘法,以减小由噪声引起的误差;最后用一个悬臂结构模型对所提方法进行了验证。