Antipersonnel mines: who are the victims? [PDF]
J Accid Emerg Med, 1996 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has surgically treated 49 946 war wounded from all sides of the Afghan conflict. Two hospitals were established in Peshawar (1981) and Quetta (1983) on the Afghan border of Pakistan and inside Afghanistan in Kabul (1988).
Jeffrey SJ.
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Dataset of thermographic images for the detection of buried landmines [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2023 This article presents a dataset of thermographic images of terrain with antipersonnel mines to identify the presence or absence of these artifacts using machine learning and artificial vision techniques. The dataset has 2700 thermographic images acquired
Hermes Alejandro Tenorio-Tamayo +7 more
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Detection of buried explosives with immobilized bacterial bioreporters [PDF]
Microbial Biotechnology, 2021 Summary The unchecked dispersal of antipersonnel landmines since the late 19th century has resulted in large areas contaminated with these explosive devices, creating a substantial worldwide humanitarian safety risk.
Benjamin Shemer +5 more
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Efficiency of antipersonnel fragmentation-type mine obstacles [PDF]
Vojnotehnički Glasnik, 1996 The paper presents the general mathematical model of the efficiency of explosives (especially types for nuclear weapons and projectiles with fragmentation and hollow charge effects).
Milan Novaković
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The end of 50 years of armed conflict in Colombia: the consequences of antipersonnel mines
Social Medicine, 2020 Among the great tragedies produced by the armed conflict in Colombia, antipersonnel mines (MAP) have left their trail of pain, mainly due to the large number of victims affected both directly and indirectly.
Stephanie Andrea Botero Suarez +2 more
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Hospital mortality of patients injured by antipersonnel mines [PDF]
BMJ, 1992 R. Coupland
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Implementation of the clinical practice guideline for individuals with amputations in Colombia: a qualitative study on perceived barriers and facilitators [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2020 Background The issue of lower extremity amputation has been in the Colombian political agenda for its relationship with the armed conflict and antipersonnel mines. In 2015 the Colombian Ministry of Health published a national clinical practice guideline (
Daniel F. Patiño-Lugo +7 more
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The AIDSS Module for Data Acquisition in Crisis Situations and Environmental Protection [PDF]
Sensors, 2020 The Toolbox implementation for removal of antipersonnel mines, submunitions and unexploded ordnance (TIRAMISU) Advanced Intelligence Decision Support System is an operational system proposed to Mine Action Centres worldwide for conducting non-technical ...
Andrija Krtalić +3 more
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An Integrated Robotic System for Antipersonnel Mines Detection [PDF]
IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 2001 Abstract The terrible antipersonnel landmines plague represents a real challenge for the robotics community. The Royal Military Academy of Belgium intends to provide its contribution for solving this problem. The Belgian Hudem project involves different workgroups each focusing on different aspects: data fusion, sensor development and sensor ...
E. Colon +7 more
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Injuries from antipersonnel mines: the experience of the International Committee of the Red Cross. [PDF]
BMJ, 1991 Coupland RM, Korver A.
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