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Forgotten Biological War on the Korean Peninsula – Technical Details
Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2020 The use of biological weapons (BW) by the American army during the war on the Korean Peninsula (25.06.1950–27.07.1953) is an almost forgotten episode in the military history of the twentieth century.
M. V. Supotnitskiy
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Exposing Gender Blindness in Business Scholarship on Modern Slavery
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of this review is to analyse the treatment of gender within business scholarship on modern slavery and to propose a framework that supports more gender‐sensitive corporate responses. Modern slavery risk is an escalating concern for business, with the United Nations calling for its eradication by 2030.
Kathyayini Kathy Rao +2 more
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Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2010 Among the Weapons of Mass Destruction, chemical warfare (CW) is probably one of the most brutal created by mankind in comparison with biological and nuclear warfare.
Vijayaraghavan R, Ganesan K, Raza S
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Ecology and SocietyRestoring agricultural watersheds often involves incentivizing private landowners to adopt conservation practices that have high public benefits but low or uncertain private benefits for farmers.
Daniel J Read +2 more
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International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Neurodevelopmental conditions frequently co‐occur with eating disorders (EDs). This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), tic disorder (TD), and obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) in individuals with EDs and their full and half siblings.
Emma Saure +5 more
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Biological warfare: the history of microbial pathogens, biotoxins and emerging threats [PDF]
Microbiology Australia, 2020 Bioterrorism is the deliberate misuse of a pathogen (virus, bacterium or other disease-causing microorganisms) or biotoxin (poisonous substance produced by an organism) to cause illness and death amongst the population.
William D Rawlinson +4 more
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since the 1990s, environmental policy has shifted toward ecosystem protection and biodiversity conservation, a development often described as an ecological turn. This article argues that in practice this turn has taken the form of an ecological “U‐turn,” as environmental ambitions are subordinated to production‐oriented objectives.
Gisle Andersen +2 more
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THE GATHERING BIOLOGICAL WARFARE STORM
, 2004 Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Ch. 1. U.S. biodefense readiness: thoughts after September 11th / Barry R. Schneider -- Ch. 2. Agroterrorism and foot-and-mouth disease: is the United States prepared? / Michael E. Peterson -- Ch. 3.
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Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Psychological stress is commonly reported as a seizure precipitant in epilepsy, yet evidence from major crises remains limited and inconsistent. We examined whether the October 2023 Israel–Hamas conflict affected acute seizure‐related healthcare utilization among adults with epilepsy. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study
Anda Eilam +6 more
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Biological warfare: a challenge for humanity
Archivo Médico de Camagüey, 2018 Background: the control of transmittable diseases contributes to the illegitimate use of biological agents, initially for war or criminal purposes and currently for terrorist purposes. Objective: to describe the problem of the use of biological weapons,
María Obdulia Benítez Pérez +5 more
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