Living in an invaded existence: a phenomenological lifeworld study of young women’s experiences of peer-perpetrated sexual violence in Sweden [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-BeingPurpose In Sweden, one in four young women has experienced peer-perpetrated sexual violence. This kind of violence causes significant suffering, negatively impacting health and well-being.
Jenni Isaksson +2 more
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The overmatching of UK police body armour
, 2016 Police officers and other personnel in the UK routinely wear body armour that provides protection from specific threats. Typically, 'soft' armours, usually formed from multiple layers of fabric, can protect wearers from fragmentation and low velocity (handgun) ballistic threats, while ‘hard’ armours, formed from ceramic and composite plates, offer ...
A. Mabbott
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, 2000 There is now a widely accepted need for stab resistant body armour for the police in the UK. However, very little research has been done on knife resistant systems and the penetration mechanics of sharp projectiles are poorly understood. This thesis explores the general background to knife attack and defence with a particular emphasis on the ...
Ian Horsfall
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Greek Armour: E. Jarva: Archaiologia on Archaic Greek Body Armour. (Studia Archaeologica Septentrionalia 3.) Pp. 176; 61 ills. Rovaniemi: Pohjois-Suomen Historiallinen Yhdistys: Societas Historica Finlandiae Septentrionalis, 1995. ISBN: 952-9888-03-1 (ISSN: 0786-5066). [PDF]
, 1997 van Wees, H
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Ballistic Evaluation of Body Armour for Defence Application
Zastita MaterijalaBullet-resistant jackets (BRJs) and Bullet-resistant helmets (BRHs) serve as crucial protective gear for military and law enforcement personnel, offering critical defence against ballistic threats. Various inspection and testing protocols are employed to ensure the reliability and efficacy of materials used in the construction of BRJs and bullet ...
Subrata Das +2 more
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On dangerous ground: the evolution of body armour in cordyline lizards. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2018 Broeckhoven C +4 more
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21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual, 2022 The article examines the agentiality of (English) Renaissance armour, unfolded in its performative handling, from an image-anthropological, gender-specific and material-semantic perspective.
Marianne Koos
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МОГУЛЬСКИЙ ИЛИ РАННИЙ КАЗАХСКИЙ ШЛЕМ XV — НАЧАЛА XVII ВВ. ИЗ СОБРАНИЯ ЗАЙСАНСКОГО ИСТОРИКО-КРАЕВЕДЧЕСКОГО МУЗЕЯ [PDF]
Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья, 2023 С некоторых пор известный науке железный шлем из Зайсанского историко-краеведческого музея (ЗИКМ, инв. № 2669) стал объектом специального исследования, комплексной целью которого было получение детального представления о месте и обстоятельствах ...
Бобров, Л.А. +1 more
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Design of knitted three-dimensional seamless female body armour vests
International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 2014 Rana Faruq Mahbub +2 more
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Defence Technology, 2023 Behind armour blunt trauma (BABT) is a body injury resulting from the deformation of the back surface of armour as a result of a bullet impact. In the case of textile body armour, the severity of the injury may depend on the material of the fibres, but ...
Justyna Pinkos +2 more
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