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Meeting the Challenges of Chemical and Biological Weapons: Strengthening the Chemical and Biological Disarmament and Non-proliferation Regimes

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science, 2022
In this report, we identify some of the key technical and political challenges currently facing the broader Chemical and Biological Weapon (CBW) regime- with a particular emphasis on major forthcoming diplomatic meetings.
Brett Edwards   +6 more
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The creation of a contagious H5N1 influenza virus: implications for the education of life scientists [PDF]

open access: yesThe Ukrainian Biochemical Journal, 2014
The paper contends that the ongoing controversy surrounding the creation of a contagious H5N1 influenza virus has already exposed the severe limitations of the possibility of preventing the hostile misuse of the life scien­ces by dint of oversight of ...
T. Novossiolova, M. Minehata, M. Dando
doaj   +1 more source

Problems of Biosafety in Current International Law

open access: yesМосковский журнал международного права, 2022
INTRODUCTION. The presented article is devoted to an extremely curious and, without exaggeration, urgent topic. The authors seek to understand the content and legal concept of biosafety in International Law.
A. A. Danalya, E. E. Gulyaeva
doaj   +1 more source

Key issues in the implementation of the Tianjin Biosecurity Guidelines for Codes of Conduct for Scientists: A survey of biosecurity education projects

open access: yesBiosafety and Health, 2022
In order to effectively implement the Tianjin Biosecurity Guidelines for Codes of Conduct for Scientists, biosecurity awareness-raising and education are essential because if these are not in place scientists will not understand the need for biosecurity ...
Lijun Shang   +3 more
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Meeting the challenges of biological threats and bioweapons in the 21st century [PDF]

open access: yesSociološki Pregled, 2022
Biological warfare has attracted people since the earliest times. During the Cold War, bio-weapons were part of the arsenal of both world superpowers. The Convention prohibiting the production, storage, transfer and use of potential biological weapons ...
Ristanović Elizabeta S.   +1 more
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Exposure Perception as a Key Indicator of Risk Perception and Acceptance of Sources of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields

open access: yesJournal of Environmental and Public Health, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
The presented survey was conducted in six European countries as an online study. A total of 2454 subjects participated. Two main research questions were investigated: firstly, how does the cognitive, moral, and affective framing of radio frequency electromagnetic field (RF EMF) exposure perception influence RF EMF risk perception?
Frederik Freudenstein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction: History of Signing and Key Points

open access: yesВестник войск РХБ защиты, 2020
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (the Chemical Weapons Convention or CWC) was approved by the U.N. General Assembly on 30 November 1992.
V. N. Fateenkov
doaj   +1 more source

Eavesdropping near‐field contactless payments: a quantitative analysis

open access: yesThe Journal of Engineering, Volume 2013, Issue 10, Page 48-54, October 2013., 2013
This paper presents an assessment of how successful an eavesdropping attack on a contactless payment transaction can be in terms of bit and frame error rates, using an easily concealable antenna and low‐cost electronics. Potential success of an eavesdropping attack largely depends on the correct recovery of the data frames used in the ISO 14443 ...
Thomas P. Diakos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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