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This book sheds light on how the Shiite-dominated government's sectarian policy deepened the divide between Iraq's major communities (Shiites, Sunni Arabs and the Kurds) and led the country on the path of unending sectarian violence. It explains how government's failure to address the Sunni Arab grievances led to the emergence of the radical Islamic State, and convinced the Kurds that they could not coexist with Iraqi Arabs, who had been at each other's throats since 2003. It notes that the emergence of a Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad was a historical event that led Iran to achieve its longstanding dream of extending its influence from Tehran to Baghdad, to Damascus and Beirut. It places a special focus on how the Shiite politicians' slick diplomacy and media campaign diverted attention from its sectarian policy in 2014 by labeling the Sunni Arabs as terrorists and Kurdish leaders as corrupt separatists and troublemakers. This volume also uncovers how the Iraqi government was able to amass Western military and political support to defeat ISIS and to derail the Kurdish statehood movement

Design fundamentals and verification -- Power system design, development, and verification -- Power generation and distribution -- Emergency power system design and development -- Protection and verification -- Power quality - harmonics -- Shipboard cable application -- Grounding, insulation monitoring design, and verification -- Shore power LV and MV system -- Smart ship system design (S3D) and verification -- Electrical safety and arc flash analysis

The only book that covers fundamental shipboard design and verification concepts from individual devices to the system level Shipboard electrical system design and development requirements are fundamentally different from utility-based power generation and distribution requirements. Electrical engineers who are engaged in shipbuilding must understand various design elements to build both safe and energy-efficient power distribution systems. This book covers all the relevant technologies and regulations for building shipboard power systems, which include commercial ships, naval ships, offshore floating platforms, and offshore support vessels. In recent years, offshore floating platforms have been frequently discussed in exploring deep-water resources such as oil, gas, and wind energy. This book presents step-by-step shipboard electrical system design and verification fundamentals and provides information on individual electrical devices and practical design examples, along with ample illustrations to back them. In addition, Shipboard Power Systems Design and Verification Fundamentals: -Presents real-world examples and supporting drawings for shipboard electrical system design -Includes comprehensive coverage of domestic and international rules and regulations (e.g. IEEE 45, IEEE 1580) -Covers advanced devices such as VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) in detail This book is an important read for all electrical system engineers working for shipbuilders and shipbuilding subcontractors, as well as for power engineers in general.

Emergence of Kurdistan regional government -- Kurdish leadership style and internal disputes -- Political and diplomatic evolution -- Regional economic development and its negative fallout -- Evolving ties with the U.S. and Europe -- Democracy or lack of it -- Peshmarga and disputed Kurdish territories -- Military standoff in disputed areas -- Resistance to Ankara's pressure to fight the PKK -- Shift in Turkey's narrative towards Iraqi Kurds -- Future prospects of KRG

"The book discusses the most pressing global challenges confronting America in the current international milieu. It has a detailed analysis of issues that have manifested since the launch of the war on terror. In particular, the book analyzes the problems and offers solutions on pressing topics such as conducting the war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq, resolving the Arab-Israeli dispute, forging better relations with the Muslim World, resetting relations with Russia, dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions, confronting global warming and climate change, and strengthening the United Nations. The author strikes a hopeful and optimistic note that President Obama, with his credentials and international popularity, is well placed to usher in an era of multilateralism in resolving these myriad problems, in cooperation with other nations. Certain policy options have been suggested to arrest and bridge the widening (mis)-perceptions about America so that it reestablishes its pre-eminence"--

Brief history -- Iraq's internal complexity -- Occupation and administration -- Nominal transfer of sovereignty -- Insurgency sets a pattern -- Collateral damage -- Transitional government -- Struggle for power intensifies -- Consensus government formed -- Appeasement of Sunni Arabs propel violence -- U.S. blames al-Maliki for the mess -- Climax of sectarian violence -- Oil smuggling sustains insurgency -- Multi-dimensional counterterrorism -- Divide and conquer policy bear fruits -- Al-Maliki asserts authority -- Al-Maliki overplays his hands -- January 2009 provincial elections and their aftermath -- U.S.-Iraq strategic agreement

Discusses the physical and mathematical analysis of transport phenomena associated with food processing. This title presents various models that describe many of the important physical and biological transformations that occur in food during processing.

Introduction: Suicide bombers in historical and theoretical perspective -- Nationalists and Baathists -- The jihadi Salafis -- Suicide terrorism in the Iraqi insurgency -- The ideology and theology of martyrdom -- Martyrdom mythology in Iraq -- Arab fighters in Iraq -- European Muslims in Iraq -- Implications for theory and policy -- Appendix 1: List of Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq, 2003-2006 -- Appendix 2: Names and nationalities of known suicide bombers in Iraq -- Appendix 3: Zarqawi's men -- Appendix 4: Al Qaeda's evolution in Iraq

Material breach of a treaty gives a right to the aggrieved party to suspend or terminate it. This book traces the origins and evolution of the concept of material breach and responses thereto. It undertakes a content analysis thereof, thus clarifying the practical legal problems involved. The effects of breach of treaty are also examined. This book highlights the rules relating to application of the principle of termination or suspension of treaties for material breach in terms of limitations and conditions of their application, consequences, and the course and procedures for termination or suspension. Finally, competence to determine the existence of material breach is examined. The book addresses the settlement of disputes arising from claims of termination or suspension for breach. This work will be of interest to scholars as well as diplomats and practitioners of international law

In developing countries, accreditation is increasingly being used as a tool for government regulation to guarantee quality of healthcare. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of accreditation programs on the quality of healthcare services on males and females with their level of satisfaction in five primary health centers (PHC) situated in Makkah city. It also aims to determine the health services preferred by the respondents of both genders in these five centers after obtaining quality standards recently. The study selected five healthcare centers namely prosperous Al-Zahir PHC, Al-Nuwaria PHC, Al-Adel PHC, Al-Aziza PHC, Kuwdi and Al-Hijra PHC These the five healthcare centers obtained accreditation of quality by the Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI) in Saudi Arabia. The current study included 250 reviewers, which represent a random sample of the population in the holy capital city. Where 50 questionnaires were distributed to each of these centers (25 male and 25 female) to see their complaints and to know trends and opinions about the service provided for them from the healthcare centers. It was observed from the study that the health centers who obtained accreditation improved the health services leading to the reduction of medical problems and errors, and the improvement and development of the work environment.

The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/jrv2019112265 ; Islamists in civil wars often prioritize their factional conflicts above the collective goals of their movements. They end up fighting and killing each other despite having mutual state adversaries and shared normative commitments. This reality raises an intriguing puzzle. How can Islamists justify fratricidal practices given the ubiquity of Quranic scripture and prophetic traditions that prevail upon them to unite and refrain from infighting. This article explores two religious narratives that rationalize violent infighting between Islamist factions. The Victorious Sect narrative depicts rival Islamist factions as insufficiently Islamic by harboring political pluralism and nationalism in their ideological platforms. These deviations from orthodoxy are proof of their ineligibility to lead the Islamist movement. The other narrative depicts rival factions as modern day Kharijites or Muslim extremists that must be repelled and driven out of the Islamist movement because they undermine its legitimacy. Although these narratives do not necessarily drive factional struggles for power, they are important because they rationalize and publicly justify the highly controversial act of Islamists killing one another in their quest for movement supremacy.