Institutions,information, and commitment: the role of democracy in conflict

This paper explores the hypothesis that both the preexisting quality of democracy in a polity at the onset of conflict and the quality of democracy expected to emerge in the aftermath influence the likelihood of civil war. An empirical investigation of the hypothesis presents a challenge due to concerns of endogeneity and selection: the post-conflict level of democracy is endogenous to the pre-conflict level. Further, for a given time period, either a number of countries have not experienced civil war; or if they did, did not resolve the conflict. We overcome this selection bias by implementing a three-step extension to the Heckman procedure using an unbalanced cross-country panel of 77 countries over the period 1971–2005. Consistent with our hypothesis, we find that a standard deviation improvement in the existing level of democracy reduces the probability of civil war by approximately 9 percentage points and a corresponding improvement in expected post-conflict democratization increases the probability of conflict by approximately 48 percentage points.     

Bidirectional parallel multi-branch convolution feature pyramid network for target detection in aerial images of swarm UAVs

In this paper, based on a bidirectional parallel multi-branch feature pyramid network (BPMFPN), a novel one-stage object detector called BPMFPN Det is proposed for real-time detection of ground multi-scale targets by swarm unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). First, the bidirectional parallel multi-branch convolution modules are used to construct the feature pyramid to enhance the feature expression abilities of different scale feature layers. Next, the feature pyramid is integrated into the single-stage object detection framework to ensure real-time performance. In order to validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, experiments are conducted on four datasets. For the PASCAL VOC dataset, the proposed algorithm achieves the mean average precision (mAP) of 85.4 on the VOC 2007 test set. With regard to the detection in optical remote sensing (DIOR) dataset, the proposed algorithm achieves 73.9 mAP. For vehicle detection in aerial imagery (VEDAI) dataset, the detection accuracy of small land vehicle (slv) targets reaches 97.4 mAP. For unmanned aerial vehicle detection and tracking (UAVDT) dataset, the proposed BPMFPN Det achieves the mAP of 48.75. Compared with the previous state-of-the-art methods, the results obtained by the proposed algorithm are more competitive. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can effectively solve the problem of real-time detection of ground multi-scale targets in aerial images of swarm UAVs.     

一种基于地形分析的多目标关联算法

利用低时空分辨率的卫星遥感观测进行目标群关联,由于目标群运动状态转变的规律性不好寻找,目标群的精确属性特征难于获取,增加了利用目标属性进行关联的实现难度.考虑到地形特征对目标群运动影响的特点,提出了基于地形栅格分析的多目标关联算法.     

10W/40高温重负荷润滑油在柴油发动机上的试验

为更好地研究高原地区车辆发动机与油料的适应性,针对高原地区特殊的地理环境气候特点,选用10W/40高温重负荷润滑油,对其进行了理化性能分析、350 h台架可靠性试验及高原实际行车试验。结果表明:该型润滑油具有优良的抗氧抗腐性、清净分散性和抗磨性,可满足高原地区大功率、重负荷柴油发动机的用油要求。     

基于HLA的C^4ISRK作战运用仿真系统探讨

C4ISRK是实现未来信息化战场"网络中心战"概念的一组必要的装备系统.着眼于为C4ISRK系统作战运用项目先期概念技术演示提供仿真平台,提出了C4ISRK系统的概念模型,在此基础上重点研究了基于HLA的C4ISRK作战运用仿真系统的总体框架及其设计,为该仿真系统的建立和仿真实施提供了技术支持.     

一种改进的遥感图像分形维数提取算法

基于离散分形布朗随机场的图像分数维提取方法,在综合分析和实验验证的基础上,提出了一种改进的图像分形维数计算方法。仿真实验证明,该算法相较于原算法计算结果稳定,不同地物的区分能力强,能够应用于遥感图像的地物分类。     

Political dynamics in Kenya’s post-electoral violence: Justice without peace or political compromise?

The political upheavals that erupted in Kenya after the release of the 2007–8 election results resulted in the death of approximately 1 200 people, as well as the loss of livestock and other valuable property. While the Kenyan government tried to seek solutions to the crisis, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued warrants for the arrest of top government officials. For its part, the African Union (AU) accused the ICC of racism by targeting only African leaders, and maintained that such practices undermine the rule of equality before the law set forth in Article 27 of the Rome Statute. The AU is therefore advising African countries, including Kenya, to consider withdrawing from the ICC. Will the ICC's intervention into the situation in Kenya bring justice and peace to the country, or will it add to the existing injuries affecting not just the country but the region as well? Through a critical analysis of contemporary scholarly discourse, this article unravels the dilemma of the ICC's intervention and the likely consequences of this action for the people of Kenya and Africa.     

铜包钢复合导线的高电导特性

复合导线具有一种很有价值的高电导特性:在一定的频率区域,铜包钢复合导线的导电性能明显地高于铜导线.文章给出了这种高电导特性与传输频率及导线结构的关系.     

多源情报信息在空中目标敌我识别中的应用

根据部队的实际使用情况,考虑到诸多理论成果的应用现状,提出一种简洁实用的关联识别算法,即根据多信源、多因子的综合判断给出目标的属性。该算法还首次给出了复杂空域的计算方法。