The politics of international chemical weapon justice: The case of Syria, 2011–2017

There has been near-universal condemnation of the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict. The international community has nevertheless struggled to make progress on holding the perpetrators to account. This article reviews developments at the international level in terms of Syrian chemical weapon justice between 2011 and 2017. It argues that there have been substantive disagreements between states on the rationale and means of justice in the Syrian case. It also argues that international initiatives have been tightly intertwined with developments in chemical disarmament and conflict resolution processes as well as the broader war. The article describes progress and challenges to chemical weapon justice in a number of distinct formal international mechanisms during the period studied. The analysis concludes by contextualizing international responses—including the U.S. tomahawk strikes against a Syrian airbase—to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attacks of April 2017.     

The interaction between local and international power in EU police reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina

ABSTRACT

This article explores the interaction between local and international power structures in EU peacebuilding. While citizens in a state only face order from one authority (the state), local actors in a peacebuilding context are subject to orders from two institutions (the domestic state and the peacebuilding mission). This article explores the nature of interactions of these two institutions and their effect on local police officers’ compliance and resistance. Specifically, it analyzes the example of the police restructuring process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It demonstrates that the choices of local officers to comply or resist depended on whether the interactions between the EU Police Mission and the local police organization were positive and mutually supportive, or whether they were competitive and contradictory. The findings of the article contribute to the debates on the role of local power and the importance of local legitimacy in peacebuilding.     

Clinical Characterization of Insomnia among Veterans with PTSD: Identifying Risk Factors for Diagnosis and Treatment with Sedative-Hypnotics

Abstract

Insomnia is prevalent among Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it exacerbates PTSD symptoms, and it contributes to impaired functioning and quality of life. To improve treatment outcomes, it is important to identify risk factors for insomnia and sedative-hypnotic use. Classification and regression trees and logistic regression models were used to identify variables associated with insomnia or sedative-hypnotic use. Key findings include low insomnia diagnosis rates (3.5–5.6%) and high rates of sedative-hypnotics (44.2–49.0%). Younger Veterans and those without a breathing-related sleep disorder (BRSD) were more likely to receive an insomnia diagnosis. Veterans with greater service connection and those with an alcohol/substance use disorder were more likely to be prescribed sedative-hypnotics. Interaction terms may have identified potential groups at risk of being under-diagnosed with insomnia (i.e. non-black Veterans with psychiatric co-morbidity, black Veterans without psychiatric co-morbidity) as well as groups at risk for sedative-hypnotic use (i.e. younger Veterans without BRSD). In sum, Veterans with PTSD have high rates of sedative-hypnotic use despite minimal evidence they are effective. This is counter to recommendations indicating behavioral interventions are the first-line treatment. Policy changes are needed to reduce use of sedative-hypnotics and increase access to behavioral insomnia interventions.     

What Is Known About Defence Research And Development Spill-Overs?

This article surveys the body of available evidence regarding the spill-over effects of defence R&D. It reviews the routes through which defence R&D spills over to the economy with positive externalities – in terms of new products, technologies or processes; the barriers that impede or block such a process; potential negative repercussions, and the measure of such effects. The main conclusion is that the uncertainty of these effects, and the inaccurate appraisal of their value, hardly supports informed decisions concerning defence R&D policies.     

基于ACE Streams框架的舰船综合电子仿真系统设计

软件构件具有良好的功能封装性及接口规范性,在增强软件的可移植性和提高复用率等方面意义重大。在舰船综合电子仿真系统开发过程中,通过引入ACE Streams框架的技术,有效地降低了软件各层次间的耦合度,增强了数据的传输处理能力,固化了该系统的通信机制。     

基于人眼视觉机理的红外图像边缘提取

在描叙了On型感受野特性的基础上,结合Bubble函数和负高斯-拉普拉斯二阶微分函数,给出了实用的On型感受野数学模型;探索性地描叙了人眼微动产生中央凹区信息精细处理、周边区域保持适度警觉的机理,据此提出了大尺度On型感受野与小尺度Off型感受野相结合的人眼微动精细处理模型,并利用该模型对红外图像进行了边缘提取,显示出对弱小目标处理的快速性和精确性.     

在交叉学科研究中创新指挥与控制

用辩证唯物论的观点,阐述了指挥与控制复杂科学的产生背景、研究对象与方法,以及在相关领域的应用前景,并就如何在学科交叉、渗透、融合中开展指挥与控制这一新兴学科研究提出了建议.     

运动目标轨迹分类与识别

运动目标轨迹识别是运动分析中的基本问题,其目的是解释所监视场景中发生的事件,对所监视场景中运动目标轨迹的行为模式进行分析与识别,智能地做出自动分类.对轨迹有效性判断后采用K均值聚类,引入改进的隐马尔可夫模型算法,针对轨迹的复杂程度对各个轨迹模式类建立相应的隐马尔可夫模型,利用训练样本训练模型得到可靠的模型参数,计算测试样本对于各个模型的最大似然概率,选取最大概率值对应的轨迹模式类作为轨迹识别的结果,对两种场景中聚类后的轨迹进行训练与识别,平均识别率较高,实验结果表明该方法是有效的.     

UCAV编队对地攻击智能决策系统总体结构

UCAV编队对地攻击是未来战争制信息权和制空权的关键所在,结合无人作战飞机(UCAV)与有人驾驶飞机各自的特点和优势,提出了UCAV编队对地攻击系统的基本组成和对地攻击流程.根据UCAV编队对地攻击的战术决策类型和决策方式,构造了UCAV编队对地攻击智能决策系统的总体结构并且提出了决策系统应该解决的关键技术,详细分析了所建立的UCAV编队对地攻击决策系统的决策方式和决策流程,并且对该系统所涉及的关键技术进行了详细的研究.     

野外复杂背景下轻武器射击目标的图像识别算法

针对野外复杂背景下轻武器射击目标图像的分析判别,首先采用一种彩色空间聚类分析和阈值分割相结合的混合算法,即基于S、I通道的目标图像两步分割算法,将目标区域从背景图像中分离出来.然后基于机器学习理论中的Boosting算法,利用区域的形状特征和纹理特征等组成一个强分类器,将目标区域从其他区域分离出来,同时判断出目标的类型.