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4-(1H-Pyrazolo {3,4-d} pyrimidin-4-ylazo) benzene-1,3-diol was synthesized and characterized by various spectral and analytical techniques. Semiempirical quantum calculations using the AM1 method have been performed in order to evaluate the geometry and electronic structure of the title azodye in the ground state. The complex formation between Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) ions and the title azodye was studied conductometrically and spectrophotometrically. The

Opposed to the recently fashionable 'moral and ethical' criticism levelled against Ole Wæver's securitization theory this article argues that such criticism fundamentally misconceives the analytical goal of securitization theory, which is namely to offer a tool for practical security analysis. ...

The synthesis of two principal impurities of irbesartan prepd. via its N-trityl deriv. is described. The impurities were isolated and unambiguously identified by NMR. IR, UV, and mass spectra of these compds. are also given. [on SciFinder(R)]

“Still a discipline after all these debates?” asks the title of the concluding chapter Wæver wrote in 2010 for the book International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity. Debates were not new to International Relations when he posed that question, but—since the rise of the so called “fourth debate” between rationalism and reflectivism in the late 1980s—the discipline has been internally so divided that one might ask what contemporary International Relations theories and approaches have in common apart from a focus on international relations.
The aim of this essay is  to assess the impact of the fourth debate on the discipline itself, particularly on its ontology, epistemology and methodology. It answers the concern, expressed by some scholars, that all this focus on theoretical issues is missing the point of International Relations, namely international relations.
This essay argues that a plurality of approaches is necessary in order to avoid the rise of an all-encompassing hegemonic uber-theory that reflects the worldview and interests of only a percentage of the world’s population. In order to demonstrate why plurality would serve as an “antidote” to such a scenario, the “self-fulfilling prophecy” concept has been drawn from previous studies, most notably Kuhn’s. “Plurality” does not automatically imply “dialogue” nor “debate”. It is accordingly suggested that the fourth debate does not resemble a dialogue, but rather a series of (partly overlapping) monologues.