26 research outputs found
ASEAN and the Responsibility to Protect: Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar
No full textASEAN and the Responsibility to Protect: Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar is derived from an MA thesis in Southeast Asia Studies from Chulalongkorn University. The book aims to explore the impact of the Responsibility to Protect or R2P concept on ASEAN in dealing with the human security after the Cyclone Nargis which happened in Myanmar in 2008. R2P, adopted as the World Summit Outcome Document in 2005, is the principle of that states and the international community are obliged to be responsible for protecting its citizens from four crimes including genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. The author discusses the question why a natural disaster compelled the application of R2P even though it is initially not a R2P- type crime. Under international pressure of possible military intervention in the name of R2P, the norm entrepreneur played a vital role in negotiating to bridge the junta and the international community and facilitate humanitarian assistance. This successful localization of R2P by ASEAN in its effort to handle this man-made catastrophe has implications on ASEAN’s institutional changes when it comes to human rights protection in future
CLINICAL IMPACT OF 18F FDG PET-CT ON MANAGEMENT OF GERM CELL TUMORS
No full textPurpose: The purpose of this study was to review the impact of 18F- fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG-PET-CT) scans on the management of patients with germ cell tumours (GCT) at our centre. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective review of a total of 29 FDG PET-CT scans acquired in 20 patients with GCT between December 2009 and May 2013. Results: Sixteen males and four females with the average age of 34.4 years (+18SD) were identi ed who underwent FDG PET-CT scans for treatment response/outcome evaluation on an average period of 3 months after completion of therapy. Hypermetabolic residual disease (PET-CT positive) was identi ed in 8 (40%). 6 (30%) had non-FDG-avid residual morphologic disease (PET negative and CT positive) and 6 (30%) were disease free (PET-CT negative). FDG PET-CT led to change in the management plan of 12 (60%) of cases as compared to the CT alone ndings. Follow-up was available for a median of 2.9 years (±1.5 SD). The overall 5-year disease-free survival was found to be PET-CT positive patients = 62%, PET-negative and CT-positive patients = 80% and PET-CT-negative patients = 100%. Conclusion: FDG PET-CT scanning has a potential role in the evaluation of response to treatment and can predict the survival outcome. Key words: 18F- uorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography, disease-free survival, germ cell tumour, standardised uptake value
Ocean preconditioning of Cyclone Nargis in the Bay of Bengal : interaction between Rossby waves, surface fresh waters, and sea surface temperatures
No full textAuthor Posting. © American Meteorological Society, 2011. This article is posted here by permission of American Meteorological Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Physical Oceanography 41 (2011): 1741–1755, doi:10.1175/2011JPO4437.1.An in-depth data analysis was conducted to understand the occurrence of a strong sea surface temperature (SST) front in the central Bay of Bengal before the formation of Cyclone Nargis in April 2008. Nargis changed its course after encountering the front and tracked along the front until making landfall. One unique feature of this SST front was its coupling with high sea surface height anomalies (SSHAs), which is unusual for a basin where SST is normally uncorrelated with SSHA. The high SSHAs were associated with downwelling Rossby waves, and the interaction between downwelling and surface fresh waters was a key mechanism to account for the observed SST–SSHA coupling.
The near-surface salinity field in the bay is characterized by strong stratification and a pronounced horizontal gradient, with low salinity in the northeast. During the passage of downwelling Rossby waves, freshening of the surface layer was observed when surface velocities were southwestward. Horizontal convergence of freshwater associated with downwelling Rossby waves increased the buoyancy of the upper layer and caused the mixed layer to shoal to within a few meters of the surface. Surface heating trapped in the thin mixed layer caused the fresh layer to warm, whereas the increase in buoyancy from low-salinity waters enhanced the high SSHA associated with Rossby waves. Thus, high SST coincided with high SSHA.
The dominant role of salinity in controlling high SSHA suggests that caution should be exercised when computing hurricane heat potential in the bay from SSHA. This situation is different from most tropical oceans, where temperature has the dominant effect on SSHA.This work was supported by the
NOAA/Office of Climate Observation (OCO) program
Vulnerability assessment, stakeholder assessment, community assessment and strategy formulation: a case study of the humanitarian response to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar
No full textThis thesis investigated the implications of assessment in terms of humanitarian response and assistance in emergency situations. A case study of four communities seriously affected by a disaster was used to investigate how assessment and related humanitarian aid processes facilitate (or impede) recovery. The study incorporates a review from multiple perspectives about the humanitarian processes which took place in four highly affected communities following the devastation of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
Human Security Theory – which incorporates seven sectors for attention- provided the framework for assessing outcomes associated with the humanitarian response. The author spent several months collecting data through interviews, focus groups observations and documentary research in two townships in Irrawaddy Division of Myanmar. These represent the most affected areas from Cyclone Nargis (2008). Empirical literature, practice and guidelines provided the basis for the development of measures used in the investigation. Case study data collection took place several years following the disaster. Analyses of data included comparison with the predicted patterns, as suggested by humanitarian guidelines (ideal humanitarian aid process).
The findings from this study reveals that some (coastal) areas suffered more serious and devastating effects from the cyclone than other (inland) areas. However humanitarian aid was not disseminated accordingly. Aid was shown to be uneven in terms of support to the seven sectors of human security, and was not adjusted to local needs and context. Most tellingly, despite the apparent liaison between external humanitarian agencies and community based organizations, it was shown that the overall humanitarian response did not provide opportunities for fulfilling community based potential in terms of relief and recovery. Further analysis revealed that, in this case study, the humanitarian aid response was based on a vacuum of information about needs and vulnerabilities. Data collected from affected communities emphasised that misguided needs assessment underlay the ineffectiveness of the aid response.
The findings from the case study resulted in the development of a revised assessment framework which is offered as a complement to humanitarian assessment tools currently in use. The revised tool, entitled Vulnerability Assessment, Stakeholder Assessment, Community Assessment and Strategy Formulation (VACS) is recommended as a way to ensure effective humanitarian assessment and response strategies incorporates the voices of local populations and addresses the needs of children and other vulnerable groups
A Review on SAR Imaging Techniques for Low RCS Targets
No full textAbstract: The method known as synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is utilized for creating high-resolution photographs stationary scenes. SAR is an imaging radar framed on a moving platform. In radar signal processing discovery of a weakly observable target is one of the most interesting area. In this survey, we will discuss about radar systems. Typical applications of radar include synthetic aperture radar, military application, airborne and spaceborne operation, speed control, air traffic control, and remote sensing. We also study about various imaging techniques that are used. Finally, potential applications of SAR imaging techniques.
Keywords: SAR, detection, observable target, imaging techniques, radar system.
Title: A Review on SAR Imaging Techniques for Low RCS Targets
Author: Sakshi Latthe, Sagar Mohite, Latish Tagde, P.G. Chilveri, Nargis Akhter, A. Arockia Bazil Raj
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research
ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 4, October 2022 - December 2022
Page No: 69-85
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 27-December-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7485765
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The Burma Cyclone and the Responsibility to Protect
No full textAbstractInternational consensus has developed that R2P should not have been applied to Burma when it denied access to the victims of Cyclone Nargis. The author argues that Burma could well have been an R2P case under whose umbrella political and humanitarian action could have been mobilized. Needed are effective criteria for deciding in which situations the Security Council should act and performance standards for measuring government responses to natural disasters so that populations can be better protected.
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Searching Focalization in The Prussian Officer by D. H. Lawrence
No full textIn this paper I will try to analyse the underlying meaning of the short story The Prussian Officer from the level of narration and focalization. Narration is the process of narrating a story mediated through the voice of the narrator (identified as who speaks?) And Focalization is viewpoint or the perception through which the events are being reported (identified as who sees?). The novel focuses on the suffering and self-deterioration of a young soldier by his captain who seeks forbidden sexual admiration that makes the soldier victim to the captain’s sexual frustration. The narrator allows readers to learn the minds of characters from shifting the internal focalization simultaneously. Under the light of Narrative theory of Gerard Genette Narrative Discourse this paper will focus on how the narrative information filters through the shifting focalization between the two main characters in the story and their repressed conscious struggle and how this influences the narration. All the narratological models prepared and presented for analysis of the text based on the basic difference between story and discourse. On this basis an author can create multi-layers to present his story in different aspect. Since, the story remains same and is independent of its narrative form mainly discourse therefore, we may report same course of event in more than one version or point of view. On this basis the original chain of events presented through the discourse may have several different ways other than one single perspective. Gerard Genette named it focalization and discussed in detail in his work Narrative Discourse
WAYS OF EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION OF INNOVATION PROCESSES IN UZBEKISTAN
No full textThe article presents the opinions of foreign and local scientists about the concept of innovation and its essence. Forms of organization of innovation processes and a detailed theoretical analysis of the main stages of innovation processes are presented. As a result of the analysis, an author\u27s definition of the term "innovation" was given. The strategic directions of effective organization of innovation processes that can be used in the Republic of Uzbekistan are given
Global Modeling of Tropical Cyclone Storm Surges using High-Resolution Forecasts
No full textWe assess the suitability of ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) data for the global modeling of tropical cyclone (TC) storm surges. We extract meteorological forcing from the IFS at a 0.225° horizontal resolution for eight historical TCs and simulate the corresponding surges using the global tide and surge model. Maximum surge heights for Hurricanes Irma and Sandy are compared with tide gauge observations, with R2-values of 0.86 and 0.74 respectively. Maximum surge heights for the other TCs are in line with literature. Our case studies demonstrate that a horizontal resolution of 0.225° is sufficient for the large-scale modeling of TC surges. By upscaling the meteorological forcing to coarser resolutions as low as 1.0°, we assess the effects of horizontal resolution on the performance of surge modeling. We demonstrate that coarser resolutions result in lower-modeled surges for all case studies, with modeled surges up to 1 m lower for Irma and Nargis. The largest differences in surges between the different resolutions are found for the TCs with the highest surges. We discuss possible drivers of maximum surge heights (TC size, intensity, and coastal slope and complexity), and find that coastal complexity and slope play a more profound role than TC size and intensity alone. The highest surges are found in areas with complex coastlines (fractal dimension > 1.10) and, in general, shallow coastlines. Our findings show that using high-resolution meteorological forcing is particularly beneficial for areas prone to high TC surges, since these surges are reduced the most in coarse-resolution datasets
The Responsibility to Protect: Norms, Laws and the Use of Force in International Politics
No full textThis volume is a collection of the key writings of Professor Ramesh Thakur on norms and laws regulating the international use of force. The adoption of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle by world leaders assembled at the UN summit in 2005 is widely acknowledged to represent one of the great normative advances in international politics since 1945. The author has been involved in this shift from the dominant norm of non-intervention to R2P as an actor, public intellectual and academic and has been a key thinker in this process. These essays represent the author's writings on R2P, including reference to test cases as they arose, such as with Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar in 2008. Comprising essays by a key thinker and agent in the Responsibility to Protect debates, this book will be of much interest to students of international politics, human rights, international law, war and conflict studies, international security and IR in general
