Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Korean Security
Three Pillars of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The three pillars of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) are:
- Non-proliferation: No acquisition or transfer of nuclear weapons.
- Peaceful use: Nuclear-weapon states guarantee non-nuclear-weapon states’ peaceful use of nuclear energy as an inalienable right of all states (Articles IV and V).
- Disarmament: Nuclear-weapon states undertake to pursue negotiations in good faith on nuclear disarmament (Article VI).
The Role of the IAEA Safeguards
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Skewness and Kurtosis: Distribution Shapes
What They Measure
- Skewness measures the asymmetry of a distribution around its mean.
- Positive (right) skew: Long right tail—most observations are on the left (e.g., income).
- Negative (left) skew: Long left tail—most observations are on the right.
- Skewness = 0: Symmetric distribution (ideally normal).
- Kurtosis measures tailedness and peakness—how heavy the tails are relative to a normal distribution.
- Mesokurtic: Kurtosis ≈ 3 (normal distribution).
- Leptokurtic:
Mastering Spanish & English: Key Phrases 64-84
Advanced Spanish & English Translation Practice
Improve your fluency by reviewing these advanced Spanish sentences and their corresponding English translations, focusing on common idioms, phrasal verbs, and complex grammatical structures.
Sentence 64: Parting with Belongings
Desprenderse de algunas de sus pertenencias les llenó de tristeza porque les recordaba el asesinato de su padre y su feliz infancia.
Parting with / Getting rid of some of their belongings filled them with sadness because they
Common English Phrasal Verbs Explained
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- Ask someone out: Invite on a date.
- Ask around: Ask many people the same question.
- Add up to something: Equal.
- Back something up: Reverse.
- Back someone up: Support.
- Blow up: Explode.
- Blow something up: Add air.
- Break down: Stop functioning (vehicle, machine).
- Break down: Get upset.
- Break something down: Divide into smaller parts.
- Break in: Force entry to a building.
- Break into something: Enter forcibly.
- Break something in: Wear something a few times so that it doesn’t look/feel new.
- Break in: Interrupt.
- Break
Engineering Investment Evaluation: Present, Future & Annual Worth
Present, Future & Annual Equivalent — Equal & Unequal Lives
1. Purpose of Investment Evaluation
Used to compare different engineering projects based on their economic worth.
Projects may have:
- Different lifetimes
- Different cash-flow patterns
- Different initial investments
Goal → Select the economically best alternative.
2. Interest Factors (Essential)
(These appear multiple times, so memorize.)
Let i = interest rate per period, n = number of periods.
(P/F, i, n)
Present worth of single future sum:
Resistance in Black Poetry and Children’s Literature
Audre Lorde — “Power” (1978)
Context
Power: Written in 1978 after the death of a 10-year-old Black boy, Clifford Glover, in New York (1973). This poem appears near the Black Arts period, when African Americans transformed voice into forms of poetry and art to capture resistance. The movement redefined Black as beautiful and powerful, turning language into rebellion and rejecting white literary norms.
Poem
The difference between poetry and rhetoric is being ready to kill yourself instead of your children.
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Java Variables and Object Concepts
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Four kinds of variables
There are four kinds of variables:
- Local variables are those declared in method bodies; these appear in the variable portion of a Java execution frame. Unless explicitly requested, you generally do not need to show execution frames in an object diagram.
- Instance variables are non-static variables declared within a class body; these appear within an instance object box (see the discussion of objects below).
- Class variables are static variables
Inorganic Chemistry Notes: Hydrides, Oxides & Metallurgy
Inorganic Chemistry Notes: Hydrides, Oxides & Metallurgy
Q1 — Diborane: Preparation, Structure & Bonding
Q1. Write a brief note on the preparation, structure, and bonding of diborane (B2H6). (6 marks)
Answer:
Diborane can be prepared by reducing boron trifluoride (BF3) with lithium aluminium hydride or by reacting sodium borohydride (NaBH4) with acids. The molecule consists of two boron atoms linked to four terminal hydrogen atoms and two bridging hydrogen atoms. The four terminal B–H bonds
Indian Media Law: Free Speech, Privacy & Regulation
Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015) Ruling
The Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015) case is a landmark judgment in which the Supreme Court of India struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, declaring it unconstitutional. Here are the key details:
- Background: Shreya Singhal, a law student, challenged Section 66A after two girls were arrested in 2012 for Facebook posts criticizing a Mumbai shutdown following a politician’s death. The provision criminalized sending “grossly
Global Supply Chain Management and Strategic Sourcing
Tema 16 — Supply Chain Management & Global Sourcing
Supply Chain Management: the process of coordinating and integrating the flow of materials, information, finances, and services within and among companies in the value chain from suppliers to the ultimate consumer.
Sourcing Globally
Reasons for sourcing globally:
- Lower prices
- No local availability of certain products
- Competition using better-designed or higher-quality components not available locally