‘Responsibility to protect’ and the African Union: Assessing the AU’s capacity to respond to regional complex humanitarian and political emergencies

Despite its many institutional and political weaknesses and limitations, the African Union (AU) has been developing a variety of tools and mechanisms to respond effectively to complex disasters and emergencies (both natural and manmade) by building up a comprehensive regional security architecture. Furthermore, it has become the first and only regional or international organisation to enshrine the principle of ‘responsibility to protect’ (R2P) in its Constitutive Act. This regional approach to and formal endorsement of the R2P principle allowed it to assume a particular place in the promotion of peace and security in its area. This article aims to critically assess the effectiveness of the AU on the African continent by exploring its real capacity in preventing and responding to emergencies and violent conflicts, and therefore in rendering the principle of R2P operational. The article argues that the formalisation of principles does not necessarily mean their effective implementation. The organisation's use of the R2P principle is also greatly conditioned by internal and external factors.     

Resequencing with parallel queues to minimize the maximum number of items in the overflow area

This article treats an elementary optimization problem, where an inbound stream of successive items is to be resequenced with the help of multiple parallel queues in order to restore an intended target sequence. Whenever early items block the one item to be currently released into the target sequence, they are withdrawn from their queue and intermediately stored in an overflow area until their actual release is reached. We aim to minimize the maximum number of items simultaneously stored in the overflow area during the complete resequencing process. We met this problem in industry practice at a large German automobile producer, who has to resequence containers with car seats prior to the assembly process. We formalize the resulting resequencing problem and provide suited exact and heuristic solution algorithms. In our computational study, we also address managerial aspects such as how to properly avoid the negative effects of sequence alterations. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 63: 401–415, 2016     

基于小波分形理论的快速图象编码算法

小波和分形理论应用于图象压缩领域是当今研究的前沿。提出了一种快速图象编码算法,它将加权小波变换与基于二叉树和双向链表搜索的分形编码相结合,在高压缩比、高信噪比前提下,使编码时间大大缩短。在ＰｅｎｔｉｕｍＰｒｏ２００个人机上对一２５６×２５６,８ｂｐｐ图象进行实验,编码时间仅需８秒,而图象失真很小。     

水面舰艇新一代指挥控制系统新技术应用研究

本文着重介绍了８０年代以来国外发展新一代舰载指挥控制系统所采用的新技术,以及这些新技术对提高指挥控制系统作战效能的影响。     

59式坦克的战斗恢复力

本文提出了一个新的武器装备特性——战斗恢复力.它是武器装备的设计属性之二.它主要研究在战场上,对战损武器装各,如何在人力、物力缺乏以及时间紧急的情况下,能够采取一切可以采用的手段,迅速恢复其战斗功能.战斗恢复力就是指战场损伤评估与修复水平(Battlefield Damage Assesment and Repair,简称 BDAR).本文对59式主战坦克的战斗恢复力进行了研究,并提出了一些意见和看法.     

基础教育与屯垦戍边新型团场建设

屯垦戍边新型团场建设是党中央关于建设社会主义新农村重大决策在兵团的具体实施。基础教育是建设屯垦戍边新型团场的奠基工程和文化基础。发挥基础教育在新型团场建设中的基础作用和服务作用,既关系到新型团场建设的速度和质量,也关系到基础教育发展的环境和水平。     

论公安现役高校在构建和谐社会中的角色定位

公安现役高校在公安教育体系中处于重要位置,承担着人才培养、科学研究和服务部队的重要任务,对构建和谐社会责无旁贷。准确定位公安现役高校在构建和谐社会中所扮演的角色,可以充分发挥职能作用,为构建和谐社会做出应有贡献。     

论军队院校伙食保障社会化的监管问题

军队院校伙食保障社会化改革要想取得实效,得到广大官兵的支持和拥护,必须把维护和发展官兵利益作为社会化改革的根本。有关部门应采取有力措施,加强对地方餐饮承包方的监管。     

火灾爆炸危险指数评价法在三乙胺罐区中的应用

介绍了火灾爆炸危险指数评价法的基本原理,根据三乙胺罐区中实际情况确定了单元的危险系数和安全补偿系数,并通过计算得到火灾爆炸危险指数F&EI和安全措施补偿系数,最后得出单元危险分析的安全评价结果.     

用毁伤概率指标优化二点源诱饵系统布阵

两点源诱偏系统是应用有源干扰的方式,利用反辐射导弹(ARM)本身的缺陷来对反辐射导弹的导引头进行干扰,从而达到保护主战雷达目的的一种有源干扰系统。主要从反辐射导弹的基本原理和有源诱偏的概念入手,对两点源诱偏系统进行理论推导、数学建模、布站设想,后引入毁伤概率指标对各种布站方式进行分类、仿真,对每一种仿真结果进行分析、评估,再把各种分析结果加以比较,从中找出最佳的布站方式。最后利用以上的分析结果,得出几点有用的结论。