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The Potentialities of Biological Warfare against Man: An Epidemiological Appraisal [PDF]

, 1951
Alexander D. Langmuir
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What's in a name? The use of birds in Aotearoa New Zealand business names

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The use of animal symbolism or names is a common practice in advertising and branding. Businesses use animals to project attributes of their brand and thus contribute to public familiarity with the species. In New Zealand, birds are arguably the most prominent animals in national conservation priorities and citizen science activities.
Jan‐Hendrik Dudenhöffer, Laureline Rossignaud, Jonathan Bray, Thomas N. Dawes, Cassandra V. Edmunds, Elizabeth Elliot Noe, Robert D. Gibson II, William Godsoe, Stephen Rowe, Jesse M. Rubenstein, Philip E. Hulme   +10 more
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Biological warfare: Soviet use [PDF]

, 1982
David Dickson
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Using the criminal law to protect the environment: Possibilities and problems

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Global biodiversity has declined rapidly in recent decades, and existing laws have proven insufficient to protect the environment from harm. There is no ‘silver bullet’ to remedying species population declines and extinctions and loss of ecosystems, but criminal law could be a crucial tool.
Kellie Toole, Phillipa McCormack, Daan van Uhm, Marie Beillevert, Claire Williams, Phillip Cassey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacteriologic and Genomic Investigation of Bacillus anthracis Isolated from World War II Site, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Records suggest Bacillus anthracis was used in biowarfare during World War II, but evidence remains limited. We isolated B. anthracis from soil at the remains of a World War II–era laboratory in China.
Yarong Wu, Yuan Yuan, Bing Yuan, Jiaxin Li, Jinglin Wang, Yujun Cui   +5 more
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Near-Field Speech Intelligibility in Chemical-Biological Warfare Masks [PDF]

, 1999
Harry Hollien, Johnathan Bishop, Ruth Huntley Bahr, Marylou Pausewang Gelfer   +3 more
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Developing New Drugs for the COVID‐19 Emergency: Anatomy of the U.S. Response

Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Context To meet the need for effective treatments during the COVID‐19 Public Health Emergency, the U.S. government sought to accelerate the discovery and development of new antiviral treatments—a process that normally took 4–12 years.
Thomas J. Moore, Mariana P. Socal, Gerard Anderson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protein Biotoxins of Military Significance

Acta Medica, 2006
There is a spectrum of several threat agents, ranging from nerve agents and mustard agents to natural substances, such as biotoxins and new, synthetic, bioactive molecules produced by the chemical industry, to the classical biological warfare agents. The
Jiří Patočka, Ladislav Středa
doaj   +1 more source

Tracing holotype trajectories: Mapping the movement of the most valuable herbarium specimens

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Global efforts to protect biodiversity depend on fair access to key plant specimens. This study examines the distribution of 119,361 holotypes—unique herbarium specimens used to formally describe new plant species. By linking collection and storage data, we found that holotypes are increasingly held closer to their places of origin, particularly in ...
Dominik Tomaszewski, Łukasz Walas, Marzenna Guzicka   +2 more
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Immunization against Potential Biological Warfare Agents [PDF]

, 2000
Ted Cieslak, George W. Christopher, Mark G. Kortepeter, Jillian Rowe, Julie A. Pavlin, Randall C. Culpepper, Edward M. Eitzen   +6 more
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