(+/-)-catechin: chemical weapon, antioxidant, or stress regulator? [PDF]
(±)-Catechin is a flavan-3-ol that occurs in the organs of many plant species, especially fruits. Health-beneficial effects have been studied extensively, and notable toxic effects have not been found.
Chobot V +3 more
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Repurposing FDA‐approved drugs to treat chemical weapon toxicities: Interactive case studies for trainees [PDF]
The risk of a terrorist attack in the United States has created challenges on how to effectively treat toxicities that result from exposure to chemical weapons.
Lauren M. Aleksunes +4 more
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IRAN’S NUCLEAR POLICY: NATURE, AMBITION, AND STRATEGY
Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons represent the biggest danger to humanity. During the Cold War, the US and USSR provided ‘umbrella protection’ to convince allies not to acquire nuclear weapons.
Violet B. Eneyo +3 more
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Chemical Weapon Training Center [PDF]
The paper presents the problems related to exercises that allow to prepare people, military equipment, and other rescue groups to prevent and minimize the number of victims in the case of the use of modern means of poisonous or radioactive ones.
Władysław Harmata +2 more
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Analysis Of The Failure Of Organizations For Prohibited of Chemical Weapon (OPCW) As The Organization For Disarmament On The Conflict Of Syria [PDF]
This paper analyzes the failure of the Organization for Prohibited of Chemical Weapon (OPCW) in handling chemical weapon disarmament in Syria. The use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government against its own citizens poses a challenge for OPCW in its
Denik Iswardani Witarti +1 more
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Chemical weapon in the 20th and 21st centuries. Part 1. Chemical warfare agents before G nerve agent group discovery [PDF]
The publication contains a synthesis of knowledge about chemical weapon and its use during the First World War and in the period after that war, until the nerve agent discovery.
Marcin Kloske, Zygfryd Witkiewicz
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Qualitative Research on PESCO Projects Direction in the Field of CBRN
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons still represent a relevant threat despite international treaties and regulations. International projects like the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) of European Union (EU) appears as a ...
Miroslav Pohanka, Antonín Novotný
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The introduction of poison gases by the Germans at Ypres in April 1915 marked a new era in modern warfare. The cylinder attack of the German Army against the French and the British positions at Ypres on April 22, 1915, became the first large-scale ...
M. V. Supotnitskiy +2 more
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Chemical Properties, Biological Activities and Poisoning Treatment of Novichok: A Review
Novichok is an organophosphate compound found as a nerve agent chemical weapon. However, the information about its chemical properties, biological activities, and molecular interactions in the body are still protected under the “top secret” security ...
Tesia Aisyah Rahmania +3 more
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European Union to raise its voice in approach to the Syrian crisis [PDF]
The Britain and France’s participation in the US-led operation to strike targets in Syria on April, 14 confirms the readiness of both countries leadership not only to boost the Euro Atlantic partnership with the United States, but also to assert ...
Dr. Alexander Shumilin
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