1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910220101303321

Autore

Perry Walt L

Titolo

Predicting suicide attacks : integrating spatial, temporal, and social features of terrorist attack targets / / Walter L. Perry [and seven others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, Calif, : RAND, [2013]

Santa Monica, CA : , : RAND Corporation, , 2013

ISBN

0-8330-7803-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxv, 85 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Rand Corporation monograph series

Disciplina

363.325/12

Soggetti

Suicide bombings - Israel

Terrorism - Israel

Terrorists - Suicidal behavior - Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction and Overview; Background; About This Report; CHAPTER TWO: Quantitative Data and Methods; Quantitative Data; Socioeconomic Characteristics; Demographic Characteristics; Electoral Data; Proximity to Terrorist Safe Houses; Sociocultural Precipitants; Principal Component Analysis and Logistic Regression; Logistic Regression; Dimension Reduction; Classification and Regression Trees; Sociocultural Precipitants Analysis; Results of Quantitative Data Analysis

Principal Components Analysis Logistic Regression Models; Classification and Regression Trees; Sociocultural Precipitants; Summing Up; CHAPTER THREE: Qualitative Analysis; Methodology; Hypotheses Driving the Use of the Methodology; Assumptions in Using the Methodology; Restrictions; Timing; Results of Qualitative Data Analysis; Identification of Codes; Distribution of Codes; Retargeting of Previously Attacked Locations; Dispersion of Attacks over Time; Assessment of Transportation Targets; Comparison of Codes to a Subject-Matter Expert Hypothesis; CHAPTER FOUR: Conclusions and Recommendations

Conclusions from Quantitative Data Analysis Conclusions from



Qualitative Data Analysis; Recommendations for Further Research; Regression Analyses and Classification; Sociocultural Precipitants; Transferability; Appendixes; A. Sociocultural Precipitant Database; B. Logistic Regression Output; About the Authors; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

As part of an exploration of ways to predict what determines the targets of suicide attacks, RAND conducted a proof-of-principle analysis of whether adding sociocultural, political, economic, and demographic factors would enhance the predictive ability of a methodology that focused on geospatial features. This test case focused on terrorist bombing incidents in Israel, but the findings indicate that the methodology merits further exploration.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827376203321

Autore

Watson Molly (Food writer)

Titolo

Should we all be vegan? : a primer for the 21st century / / Molly Watson ; edited by Matthew Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames and Hudson, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

0-500-77478-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 pages)

Collana

The Big Idea

Disciplina

613.2622

Soggetti

Veganism - Moral and ethical aspects

Veganism - Health aspects

Veganism - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- About the Authors -- Other Titles of Interest -- Contents -- Milestones -- How to Read -- Introduction -- 1. The Evolution of Veganism -- 2. Why Go Vegan Today? -- 3. The Challenges of Veganism -- 4. A Vegan Planet -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Picture Credits -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- Copyright.

Sommario/riassunto

An insightful look at the arguments for and against universal adoption



of a vegan diet and lifestyle.