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Вестник войск РХБ защитыThe recent advances in biological sciences and biotechnology have resulted in new knowledge and capabilities that challenge existing understandings of biological threats and biological weapons (BW).
D. L. Poklonskii
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Biological and Chemical Warfare
Scientia Militaria, 2012 1. Chemical and biological warfare is very old indeed, at least 2 000 years old. The arsenal consists of poison tipped arrows and darts, as well as toxins found in certain wood fibres that were used to incapacitate fish in streams. Armies laying seige to
G.C. Odendaal
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, 2018 This chapter looks at the web of measures in place to prohibit and prevent biological weapons. It argues that theoretically this web most closely resembles a type of “strong global prohibition regime”, yet at the same time, the notion of strength ...
James Revill (4463014), James Revill
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Constructing Difference: Maternal Boundary‐Work in Science‐Based and Natural Mom Groups on Facebook
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Boundary‐work describes the activities of social groups as they seek to differentiate themselves from others to establish credibility, authority, or to protect their interests. While a growing body of literature explores occupational boundary‐work in health care, limited research has focused on how lay actors practice boundary‐work online.
Darryn DiFrancesco
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Biological Threat Deterrence by Denial: Implications for Japan’s Nuclear Disarmament Vision
Journal for Peace and Nuclear DisarmamentJapan, a proponent of nuclear disarmament, is facing criticism for adopting “nuclear deterrence” as its foreseeable security policy without providing a clear strategy for transitioning away from it.
Kazuko Hikawa
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Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir +2 more
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Bioterrorism and Biological Warfare, from Past to the Present: A classic review
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند, 2015 Bioterrorism is defined as any terrorist action of intentional release or dissemination of highly pathogenic biological agents, including a variety of microorganisms or biological toxins.
Majid Zare Bidaki, Mahdi Balalimood
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.Small mammal survey tools are needed at airports to help inform aircraft strike‐risk management. We evaluated thermal optics and tracking tunnels as small mammal survey tools. We conclude that thermal optics would not be a viable survey tool for mouse‐sized mammals (19‐41 g) at airfields and other thick grass habitats unless grass height was maintained
Aaron B. Shiels +4 more
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Managing the biological weapons problem: from the individual to the international
, 2004 1. The problem posed by biological weapons is very complex. It encompasses attempts to ensure biological disarmament under the BWC has real meaning, the prohibition on use of biological weapons in the Geneva Protocol remains the international norm, and ...
Littlewood, Jez
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Can a good death occur for those who balance on the edges of grievability? In Bali, where death marks a transition within the cycles of reincarnation, a good death depends on the mortuary care performed by intimate others – care that may be foreclosed to those whose lives are shaped by stigma.
Sylvia Tidey
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