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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract The Beqaa Valley in Lebanon has become increasingly polluted, and residents are attributing illness to improper waste disposal and dumping. This article explores local epistemologies of pollution’s causes and effects in three films, which were researched and produced by local residents of Bar Elias, a small town in the Beqaa, which has rapidly
Hannah Sender +2 more
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Defining the Debate on Controlling Biological Weapons [PDF]
, 2001 Looks at the 1972 Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention, and outlines the series of measures being negotiated by the world community to create a strong, effective, and enforceable biological weapons ...
B. Alan Rosenberg
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
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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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Syria and the red lines of international law. CEPS Commentary, 4 September 2013 [PDF]
, 2013 As the US and its allies France and Turkey dither over whether or not to punish Assad for having used sarin gas to kill his own people, the crucial question is: What response might the outside world legally take without the authority of the UN Security ...
Blockmans, Steven.
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract The present pilot study aimed to assess the transfer of metal residues on fingertips after contact with different items (primary transfer) as well as the transfer of metal residues by human fingertips from metal objects to different surfaces (secondary transfer).
Barbara Bertoglio +5 more
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The US Rejection of the Composite Protocol: A Huge Mistake Based on Illogical Assessments [PDF]
, 2001 Ye
Dando, Malcolm R. +2 more
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Forensic ballistics is essential in analyzing evidence from firearm use in criminal investigations, with gunshot residue (GSR) detection providing key information about the firearm and shooting conditions. Traditional methods like spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have limitations in sensitivity, cost, and accessibility ...
Paulo Tonin +2 more
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Advanced power sources for space missions [PDF]
Approaches to satisfying the power requirements of space-based Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) missions are studied. The power requirements for non-SDI military space missions and for civil space missions of the National Aeronautics and Space ...
Burkes, Tommy R. +9 more
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