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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, Edelys Artiles Jiménez, Jorge Alain Victores Moya, Ania Cecilia Reyes Roque, Reinaldo Gómez Pacheco, Néstor Calderón Medina   +5 more
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THE TWENTIETH CENTURY DEVELOPMENT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BACTERIAL, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND THE PRESENT CAPABILITIES OF NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT IN THIS RESPECT

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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Nonhuman Mobilities and Multispecies Border Regimes in (Post‐)Colonial Southern Africa**

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
This article explores how borders in Southern Africa—such as Namibia's internal veterinary and settler border (Red Line) and national borders between Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana—functioned not only as territorial dividers but as tools to shape colonial and postcolonial multispecies hierarchies. These borders regulated human and animal movement,
Luregn Lenggenhager
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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, Deok-Sun Lee, Henry Burd, William Blank, Vinayak Kapatral   +4 more
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Leading the Loop: Anchor‐Led Orchestration in Nascent Circular Ecosystems—A Qualitative Case Study

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy necessitates coordinated, systemic change across value chains. Yet the role of anchor firms in initiating and orchestrating nascent circular ecosystems remains underexplored. Using an inductive, qualitative single‐case design, we analyse a German mid‐sized entrepreneurial firm, drawing on 21 interviews
Johann Felix Mader, Patrick Spieth
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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, Mandić Mina, Nikodinović-Runić Jasmina, Jovanović Dalibor, Luković Zoran, Vojnović Sandra   +5 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, Claudio Ciceroni, Isabella Giardina, Fabio Pollastrone   +3 more
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Artificial Intelligence–Driven and Digital Practices for Circular Business and Finance: Insights for Advancing Hubs for Circularity

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The emerging concept of Hubs for Circularity (H4Cs) presents an opportunity to create collaborative, self‐sustaining regional industrial ecosystems that drive circular economy transitions at scale. However, the operationalisation of H4Cs faces financial, organisational and data‐driven challenges.
Aditya Tripathi, Marcos R. Machado, Laura Spierdijk, Devrim Murat Yazan   +3 more
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A conversation with James V. Zidek

Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
AbstractThis article documents a series of exchanges between the authors and the senior Canadian statistician Jim Zidek in early 2026. The interview traces his life trajectory, surveying his principal contributions to statistics while offering insights into his motivations, successes, and challenges. Zidek is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and
Christian Genest, Nancy E. Heckman
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Tic Disorder, and Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder in Individuals With Eating Disorders and Their Siblings: A Nationwide Finnish Cohort Study

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, Pyry N. Sipilä, Susanna Hinkka‐Yli‐Salomäki, Andre Sourander, Elina Santti, Anu Raevuori   +5 more
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