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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"ransom"”.
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Terrorist Kidnappings for Ransom: Explaining Hostage Outcomes
… of terrorist groups have brought kidnapping and ransom policy to the forefront of the American psyche. In an effort to understand why hostages are released or killed in situations where a ransom is asked, we attempt to isolate and test key variables using a binary logistic regression. Our results …
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Architecture of the negative: Community center for Ransom Canyon, TX
… end; it denies time. PROJECT SCOPE: The city of Ransom Canyon, Texas is in need of a small public library that could serve the community as a library and a community center. The libraiy will house a small collection for loaning and public intemet access, while the community center will provide …
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Hydrology of the springs, seeps, and fens at The Nature Conservancy's Pigeon Point Preserve, Ransom County, North Dakota
<p> Pigeon Point lies along the Sheyenne River in the west-central part of the Sheyenne Delta Aquifer, southeastern North Dakota. Groundwater discharges along a north-facing bluff at Pigeon Point and forms springs, seeps, and fens 'hosting atypical boreal species. The Nature Conservancy owns 231 ha …
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The payment and insurance of ransom: an analysis of legality, morality and possible solutions in the case of ship hijackings by pirates
… The purpose of Somali pirates is to obtain high ransom sums. Their demands are frequently met by intimidated shipowners who then turn to their insurers for cover. This practise has led to enormous profits for both the insurers as well as the pirates. Until today, no solution has been found to …
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Glacial stratigraphy of southeastern North Dakota
… three units, A, B, and Care recognized only in Ransom County, southern Barnes County, and in northern Sargent County. The Gardar Formation is recognized in LaMoure, Barnes, Ransom, and Sargent Counties and the Dahlen Formation and unit D are recognized throughout the study area with exception of …
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An analysis of changes in labor market discrimination by gender, 1984--2000
… Cotton, 1988; Neumark, 1988; and Oaxaca and Ransom, 1994). Changes in the amount of discrimination and the variables that contribute most significantly to it's presence over time have not been dealt with in a consistent manner. The following study attempts to improve upon the existing …
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Analysis of Blue Fountain Pen Ink by UV-Vis Spectroscopy, ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, and Thin Layer Chromatography Enhanced with RGB Spot Evaluation to Construct a Database for Comparison and Identification.
… letters, printed documents, checks, currency, ransom notes, and books may contain ink. Analysis of ink is typically done for identification or differentiation purposes. To improve existing methods, it was proposed to create a database with many samples and experimental information. The methods …
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Seamus Heaney and American Poetry
… Heaney to a degree not yet understood – Frost, Ransom, Roethke, Lowell, and Bishop – this thesis will also consider over-estimations of the significance of other writers, as in the case of Heaney’s 1970-71 Berkeley residency, a point which is often misidentified as Heaney’s first confrontation …
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The Evolution of Al Qaeda's Financial Network
… including narcotics smuggling and kidnapping for ransom. It examines the formal and informal methods of moving funds. It also examines the financial and operational relationships between al Qaeda Central and its affiliates, and it details U.S. and international efforts to combat al Qaeda's …
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Barbary Pirates: Thomas Jefferson, William Eaton, and the Evolution of U.S. Diplomacy in the Mediterranean
… piracy and the practice of paying tributes or ransom to free Americans held captive, Thomas Jefferson proposed several solutions as a diplomat, vice president, and as president when he authorized the Tripolitan War (1801-1805). Thus, this look at U.S. relations with the Barbary States focuses …
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Summer Fling
… tensions mount as the kidnappers demand a large ransom. Liza’s health is deteriorating fast and Nikki’s efforts to make amends are met with doubt and hostility. Will Nikki be able to help her sister before it’s too late?
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Foraminifera from outcrops of the Pierre Shale (Upper Cretaceous) of North Dakota
… Eddy, Nelson, Griggs, Steele, Barnes, and Ransom Counties. A single, isolated outcrop is located in the valley of the North Branch of the Turtle River near Niagara, Grand Forks County.</p> <p>Most of the outcrops of the State are generally isolated and represent stratigraphic sequence less …
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Understanding career criminal kidnapping: a study of offending dynamics, subcultural tolerance and policing in Malaysia
… and police informer who also kidnaps people for ransom. He is a serious offender who has, so far, escaped conviction for kidnap, which is a capital offence in Malaysia. This thesis seeks to understand the factors underpinning Alohan’s lengthy and apparently successful criminal career but is …
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Estudo das espécies da subfamília Oxyspirurinae Yamaguti, 1961 referidas para o Brasil (Nematoda, Spiruroidea)
… 1962, Oxyspirura mansoni (Cobbold, 1879) Ransom, 1904, Oxyspirura matogrosensis Rodrigues, 1963, Cramispirura altensis (Rodrigues, 1962) Rodrigues, 1964, Molinospirura cassici (Rodrigues, 1963) Rodrigues, 1964, are included in the Oswaldo Cruz Helminthological Collection and were reviewed. …
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Family, Feud, and the Conduct of War in Anglo-Saxon England
… warriors seldom took prisoners, had no system of ransom, and commonly left slain opponents on the battlefield for the carrion-eaters, practices that probably reflect the insularity and hostility toward those outside the kin group typical of a feuding culture.</p>
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Detection of Crypto-Ransomware Attack Using Deep Learning
… the digital world is the exponential increase in ransomware attacks. Ransomware is malware that prevents victims from accessing their resources by locking or encrypting the data until a ransom is paid. With individuals and businesses growing dependencies on technology and the Internet, researchers …
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Translated Evidence-Based Mental Health Toolkit for Skilled Nursing Facilities
… SNF environment can improve mental health (Choi, Ransom, Wyllie, 2008). Therefore, this project includes evidence-based mental health assessments and interventions using the recovery approach as a guideline to best practice (Noyes & Lannigan, 2019). Evidence-based assessments and interventions …
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Countering Kidnapping in a Globalised World: a critical analysis of the production, transfer and application of high security knowledge
… these processes with respect to kidnappings for ransom. The first two parts of the thesis provide a breakdown of the information provided by formal counter-kidnap documents, other ways of transferring high-security knowledge, and their barriers. A number of formal institutions and processes exist …
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Essays on Innovation and Dynamic Capabilities: Evidence from Public Sector Operations and Cybersecurity
… agile and timely responses. Moreover, curbing ransomware attacks directed towards uniquely vulnerable domains, such as healthcare, education, and local government poses a particularly vexing policy challenge for government leaders. In three discrete essays, this dissertation examines management …
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‘The Bridge’: How The Penguin New Writing (1940-1950) shaped twentieth-century responses to China
… visit Lehmann’s editorial archive at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas, where a wealth of previously unseen correspondence between the editor and his Chinese and British writers was discovered. These letters enabled the piecing together of a narrative about Sino-British literary crossings …
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