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2.2. Tyburn as a Historically and Topographically Conceived Space2.3. Tyburn as a Lived Space; 2.4. Tyburn as a Perceived Space; 2.5. Tyburn as Theatrical Space; 2.6. Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3 Consumption (Number 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester); 3.1. Some Context; 3.2. Number 25 as Perceived Space; 3.3. Number 25 as Conceived Space; 3.4. Number 25 as Lived Space; 3.5. Theatrical Space or Watched Space?; 3.6. Theatrical Space as Contradictory Space; 3.7. The Space of Consumption; 3.8. Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4 Politicization (Neumarkt, Dresden); 4.1. Dresden's Neumarkt as Conceived Space

The proliferation and penetration of internet has opened new horizons and scenarios for the retail banking industry. The retail banks are now providing their products and services through the electronic medium; e-banking. E-banking is considered to have a substantial impact on banks' performance. The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of e-banking on the profitability of Pakistani banks, in particular. This paper covers twelve banks across Pakistan. The study is qualitative in nature which examines different objectives which determine the performance of banks mainly in terms of profitability. It also discusses the effect of customers' literacy on provision of services from banks' perspective. It also discusses the basic motive of banks to adopt e-banking services. The study is done through taking interviews from the managers of these banks.The results show that e-banking has increased the profitability of banks, it has enabled the banks to meet their costs and earn profits even in the short span of time. The illiteracy of customers is not regarded as a major impediment in provision of their products and services. For banks, the main motive to adopt e-banking is to increase their clientage and to retain their customers. The profitability of banks has augmented in transitioning to e-banking medium.

THIS ARTICLE PROBES THE WRITINGS OF ALISDAIR MACINTYRE, PARTICULARLY "AFTER VIRTUE", FOR THE CONCEPT OF SOCIETY AND POLITICS THAT UNDERLIE HIS ETHICS. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT MACINTYRE TREATS THE DISORDER OF MORAL LANGUAGE AS A SYMPTOM OF DEEPER SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND HUMAN DISINTEGRATION EVIDENT IN THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN AUTONOMOUS INDIVIDUAL. HE CONCLUDES BY MAKING THREE CLAIMS AGAINST MACINTYRE (1) ENLIGHTENMENT INDIVIDUALISM WAS NOT JUST A CONTINGENT MISTAKE; (2) MACINTYRE'S OWN ARGUMENTS ARE PARTLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE ENLIGHTENMENT VIEWS HE CRITICIZES: AND (3) MACINTYRE TACITLY ACCEPTS FAR MORE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT POSITION THAN HIS THEORIES WOULD SEEM TO JUSTIFY.

Sixty subjects worked a series of sequential decision making tasks in which the amount of information provided and feedback of results were the independent variables. Data were collected on decision accuracy, confidence in decision accuracy, and judged sufficiency of the information provided. Accuracy, confidence in accuracy, and ratings of sufficiency increased as amount of information provided was increased. Feedback produced increases in decision accuracy only. For forty percent of all correct responses, subjects judged the information provided to be insufficient as a basis for taking action. These data strongly suggest that lack of confidence in their ability to make accurate decisions may cause some decision makers to delay taking action even when they are able to make an accurate decision on the basis of the information available.

Biden's economic policies gave us three years of excessive, wasteful, and poorly targeted federal spending.

State exploitation by political parties is one of the key problems of new democracies. This article looks at party patronage as one of the ways through which political parties exploit the state. It focuses on two new African democracies – Ghana and South Africa – and using the data from an original expert survey explores party appointments across a wide range of state institutions. It also uses these data to illustrate some of the theoretical issues related to the existence of patronage practices. In particular, the article probes into a widespread claim that robust party competition constrains politicians and hence limits patronage politics. Contrary to those theoretical expectations, the article finds that patronage in new democracies is not necessarily higher in a less competitive party system. The article then considers factors other than party competition that might explain this unexpected empirical outcome; it also suggests a theoretical argument positing compatibility between high levels of patronage and robust political competition.

Read at the first meeting of the Efficiency Society, held in New York City, March 18 and 19, 1912. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Mine accidents and related respiratory emergencies can be prevented. Employers and governments have responsibilities to protect employees from mine accident-associated respiratory emergencies. Effective ventilation in the mines, usage of new mining technologies, and education of employees are the primary routes. Use of the personal protective equipment is valid when general precautions are not adequate.

Cyberattacks can trigger power outages, military equipment problems, and breaches of confidential information, i.e., medical records could be stolen if they get into the wrong hands. Due to the great monetary worth of the data it holds, the banking industry is particularly at risk. As the number of digital footprints of banks grows, so does the attack surface that hackers can exploit. This paper aims to detect distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks on financial organizations using the Banking Dataset. In this research, we have used multiple classification models for the prediction of DDOS attacks. We have added some complexity to the architecture of generic models to enable them to perform well. We have further applied a support vector machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) and random forest algorithms (RF). The SVM shows an accuracy of 99.5%, while KNN and RF scored an accuracy of 97.5% and 98.74%, respectively, for the detection of (DDoS) attacks. Upon comparison, it has been concluded that the SVM is more robust as compared to KNN, RF and existing machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) approaches.

After gaining independence in 1991, the Central Asian states, which had no experience in conducting independent foreign policy activities, began to build their own foreign policy coordinate system and develop its conceptual framework. Given their unique geopolitical position and diverse resource potential, the regional states preferred to pursue an open and multi-vector foreign policy, which allowed them to realize their national interests. With regard to the transformational processes in global politics and economy, as well as the geopolitical characteristics of their states, the political elites of the regional states have developed their own approaches to foreign policy. The article analyzes the doctrinal foundations of the Central Asian countries' foreign policy, and the influence of global factors on the foreign policy formation of the regional states and intraregional cooperation.