At the core of the power struggle among states key to Middle Eastern stability and global balance is the question of who controls whose natural gas flow via whose territories. The United States, Russia, Turkey, Syria, and Iran are... more
At the core of the power struggle among states key to Middle Eastern stability and global balance is the question of who controls whose natural gas flow via whose territories. The United States, Russia, Turkey, Syria, and Iran are analyzed in this context to present how changing alliances have disrupted the regional balance in the Syria conflict. Given the stable hostility between the United States and Russia as well as the steady friendship between Russia and Syria, Turkey’s alliances and enmities are central in the formation of balances. Competition or disagreement between the United States and Russia over Kurdish independence in Syria could lead to a protracted conflict for years to come in the Middle East.
With the rise of social network sites, almost every person has a profile. This profile contains various likes and dislikes about various items. It also contains their valence about other users on the network. In this paper a cloud-based... more
With the rise of social network sites, almost every person has a profile. This profile contains various likes and dislikes about various items. It also contains their valence about other users on the network. In this paper a cloud-based recommendation engine is proposed which provides recommendations about various products given that a user likes a product X taking the balance theory of likes and dislikes over the network. This project can be used to provide personalized recommendations for advertisements or can be used by the user to explore other potential items that he may be interested in.
