2.) States are the primary actors in international politics. Those states can be treated like rational, unitary acting bodies. No loviathen or international legislation that makes nations comply. If they do comply it is because it is in their own self-interest / they want to.
tonofilament[tonâ²Å-filâ²Ä-ment] 1. A structural cytoplasmic protein, of a class known as intermediate filaments, bundles of which together form a tonofibril; a tonofilament is made up of a variable number of related proteins, keratins, and is found in all epithelial cells, but is particularly well developed in the epidermis.
HYDROPNEUMATIC TANKS. Any vessel that contains both water and air under pressure can be called a hydropneumatic tank. The two most common applications are in well water systems, or as buffer tanks to absorb water hammer shocks in large capacity pumping systems.