Conflict hot spots emergence, causes, and consequences by Braithwaite, Alex

Table of Contents: “…The emergence of conflict hot spots -- A location-based account of conflict hosting and hot spots -- The hosting of international conflicts -- The causes of conflict hot spots -- A location-based account of conflict diffusion -- The consequences of conflict hot spots…”

Piracy in Southeast Asia trends, hot spots and responses

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : piracy in Southeast Asia: trends, hot spots and responses / Carolin Liss -- Changes in piracy in Southeast Asia over the last ten years / Sam Bateman -- U.S. counter-piracy efforts in Southeast Asia, 2004-2015 : consistent, cooperative and supportive / John Bradford -- Japan's response to piracy in Southeast Asia : ten years on / Lindsay Black -- Legal measures to combat piracy and armed robbery in Southeast Asia : problems and prospects / Tara Davenport -- Naval counter-piracy in Indonesia / Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto -- The professionalization of piracy : an ethnographic vignette from Southeast Asia's pirate haven / Ted Biggs -- Hijacking for product theft : simple math and good business / Karsten von Hoesslin -- Piracy and maritime violence in the waters between Sabah and the southern Philippines / Carolin Liss…”

Pakistan

“…The world's hot spots…”

North Korea

“…World's hot spots…”

The Palestinians and disputed territories

“…The world's hot spots…”

Afghanistan

“…The world's hot spot…”

Iraq people, history, politics by Stansfield, Gareth R. V.

“…Hot spots in global politics…”

Iraq

“…World's hot spots…”

Libya by Mundy, Jacob

“…Hot spots in global politics…”

Latin America and the illusion of peace by Mares, David R

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Sources of conflict -- The dynamics of militarisation -- Latin American hot spots -- Preserving the illusion : managing conflict in Latin America -- Conclusion…”

Rediscovering the Islamic classics how editors and print culture transformed an intellectual tradition by El Shamsy, Ahmed 1976-

Microelectronics failure analysis desk reference

Table of Contents: “…. ; Localizing defects with thermal detection techniques / Paiboon Tangyunyong and Christian Schmidt ; 3D hot-spot localization by lock-in thermography / Sebastian Brand and Frank Altmann ; LADA and SDL : powerful techniques for marginal failures / Dan Bodoh and Kent Erington ; Laser voltage probing of integrated circuits : implementation and impact / Keith A. …”

Essentials of oceanography by Garrison, Tom 1942-

Table of Contents: “…-- Each of Earth's Inner Layers Has Unique Characteristics -- Radioactive Elements Generate Heat Inside Earth -- Continents Rise above the Ocean Because of Isostatic Equilibrium -- 3.3.Wegener's Idea Is Transformed -- 3.4.The Breakthrough: From Seafloor Spreading to Plate Tectonics -- Plates Interact at Plate Boundaries -- Insight from a National Geographic Explorer 3.1 -- Ocean Basins Form at Divergent Plate Boundaries -- Island Arcs Form, Continents Collide, and Crust Recycles at Convergent Plate Boundaries -- Crust Fractures and Slides at Transform Plate Boundaries -- 3.5.Confirmation of Plate Tectonics -- A History of Plate Movement Has Been Captured in Residual Magnetic Fields -- Plate Movement above Mantle Plumes and Hot Spots Provides Evidence of Plate Tectonics -- Sediment Age and Distribution, Oceanic Ridges, and Terranes Are Explained by Plate Tectonics -- 3.6.Scientists Still Have Much to Learn about the Tectonic Process -- Questions from Students -- Terms and Concepts to Remember -- Study Questions -- Global Environment Watch -- Chapter in Perspective -- 4.Ocean Basins -- 4.1.The Ocean Floor Is Mapped by Bathymetry -- Echo Sounders Bounce Sound off the Seabed -- Multibeam Systems Combine Many Echo Sounders -- Satellites Can Be Used to Map Seabed Contours -- Robots Descend to Observe the Details -- Insight from a National Geographic Explorer 4.1 -- 4.2.Ocean-Floor Topography Varies with Location -- 4.3.Continental Margins May Be Active or Passive -- Continental Shelves Are Seaward Extensions of the Continents -- Continental Slopes Connect Continental Shelves to the Deep-Ocean Floor -- Spotlight Figure 4.8 Major Features of Ocean Basins -- Submarine Canyons Form at the Junction between Continental Shelf and Continental Slope -- Continental Rises Form As Sediments Accumulate at the Base of the Continental Slope -- 4.4.The Topology of Deep-Ocean Basins Differs from That of the Continental Margin -- Oceanic Ridges Circle the World -- Hydrothermal Vents Are Hot Springs on Active Oceanic Ridges -- Abyssal Plains and Abyssal Hills Cover Most of Earth's Surface -- Volcanic Seamounts and Guyots Project above the Seabed -- Trenches and Island Arcs Form in Subduction Zones -- 4.5.The Grand Tour -- Questions from Students -- Terms and Concepts to Remember -- Chapter in Perspective -- Study Questions -- Global Environment Watch -- 5.Ocean Sediments -- 5.1.Sediments Vary Greatly in Appearance -- 5.2.Sediments May Be Classified by Particle Size -- 5.3.Sediments Are Classified by Source -- Terrigenous Sediments Come from Land -- Biogenous Sediments Form from the Remains of Marine Organisms -- Hydrogenous Sediments Form Directly from Seawater -- Cosmogenous Sediments Come from Space -- Marine Sediments Are Usually Combinations of Terrigenous and Biogenous Deposits -- 5.4.Neritic Sediments Overlie Continental Margins -- 5.5.Pelagic Sediments Vary in Composition and Thickness -- Turbidites Are Deposited on the Seabed by Turbidity Currents -- Clays Are the Finest and Most Easily Transported Terrigenous Sediments -- Oozes Form from the Rigid Remains of Living Creatures -- Hydrogenous Materials Precipitate out of Seawater Itself -- Researchers Have Mapped the Distribution of Deep-Ocean Sediments -- 5.6.Scientists Use Specialized Tools to Study Ocean Sediments -- 5.7.Sediments Are Historical Records of Ocean Processes -- A Closer Look 5.1 Could Sediment Cores Tell Us Something about Earth's History, and Thus Offer Insight into Future Change? …”

Oceans of crime maritime piracy and transnational security in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh by Liss, Carolin

U.S. Army guide to boobytraps