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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: 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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Scientia Militaria, 2012 Over the last twenty years increased attention has been focused on the military uses of Bacterial, Biological and Chemical agents (BBC weapons). This phenomenon can be attributed to a number of reasons.
A.L.S. Hudson
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Antibody - Biological warfare agents
, 2016 An antibody (Ab), also known as immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large Y-shape protein consisting of two heavy chains and two light chains (Figure 1) which form a functionally bivalent monomer that is produced by B cells receptor used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses.
Mayrolle, Pierre +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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Metabolic network analysis-based identification of antimicrobial drug targets in category A bioterrorism agents. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The 2001 anthrax mail attacks in the United States demonstrated the potential threat of bioterrorism, hence driving the need to develop sophisticated treatment and diagnostic protocols to counter biological warfare.
Yong-Yeol Ahn +4 more
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Rapid Non-Contact Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents by Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
Sensors, 2023 Nerve agents have recently been used in battlefield operations, espionage wars, and terrorist attacks. These compounds, like some pesticides, cause organophosphate poisoning.
Luca Fiorani +3 more
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Environmental Air Sampling to Detect Biological Warfare Agents [PDF]
Military Medicine, 1999 The rapid and unequivocal detection and identification of biological warfare agents is a major goal of military and civilian defense authorities. To identify agents of concern in an environmental sample, a reliable, region-specific characterization of the microorganisms found naturally at the sampling location is required.
J, Campbell +4 more
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract The term femicide, widely used in reference to the “killing of a woman because she is a woman,” has been questioned on the ground that it implies unequal dignity of men and women victims of gender related death. This position called for an analysis of the terminology used to describe and define the various forms of killing of women and men. We
Giuseppe Benagiano +3 more
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Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity and biological decontamination efficiency of ED-1 emulsion [PDF]
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2019 Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity, as well as biological decontamination potential of emulsion ED-1, highly efficient in radiological decontamination of metal surfaces contaminated with uranium isotopes, was assessed. The antimicrobial potency of ED-
Karkalić Radovan +5 more
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