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Virtual functions make code easier for programmers to reuse but also make it harder for compilers to analyze. We investi-gate the ability of three static analysis algorithms to improve C++ programs by resolving virtual function calls, thereby reducing compiled code size and reducing program complex

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detailed interpretation of the extent of human development. The project was carried out as an International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme, Data and Information Systems (IGBP-DIS) initiative. The IGBP DISCover global land cover product is an integral component of the global land cover database. DISCover

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Global Environmental Change The concepts resilience, vulnerability, and adaptation are increasingly important for the study of the human dimensions of global environmental change. Events during the last 2 years, such as the hurricane Katrina, the Southeast Asian tsunami, and the Pakistan earthquake

expenditure from education and health services. The inequality patterns in countries under investigation present significant variations; countries such as Turkey, Morocco and Tunisia show relatively high inequality while others, such as Egypt or Syria, show moderate to low inequality. Inequality in human

Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed are attributable only to the author in a personal capacity and not to any institution with which she is associated. Abstract Hosni Mubarak's regime and its power system enjoyed remarkable stability for over 30 years. On 11 February 2011, after 18 days of mass protests, the Egyptian president was forced to step down, revealing the unsustainability of the political and economic system that had ensured his continuity for so long. While the revolution of January 25 th led to a major success -the fall of Hosni Mubarak -Egypt's political future is still opaque and exposed to a number of risks. This paper first highlights the factors underpinning the former stability of Mubarak's regime; it then assesses the causes of its underlying unsustainability, leading to the anti-government popular mobilisation in January-February 2011 and the removal of Mubarak; finally the paper evaluates the prospects for a genuine democratic transition in Egypt, by looking at the main political and socio-economic challenges facing the country.