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The use of military force and the Constitution [PDF]

, 2018
[Excerpt] Last week, for the second time since becoming president, President Donald Trump ordered a military strike on Syria without seeking or obtaining authorization from Congress. Both strikes were responsive to chemical-weapons attacks that, American
Greabe, John M
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New Onset of Fibromyalgia After Exposure to a Combat Environment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Traumatic life events are hypothesized to be triggers for the onset of fibromyalgia. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common comorbidity of fibromyalgia. However, limited prospective data are available on the development of fibromyalgia after exposure to high magnitude stress.
Jay B. Higgs, Willie J. Hale, Casey L. Straud, Jim Mintz, Stacey Young‐McCaughan, Kimberly D. Gomes, Chelsea J. Sterne, Katrina M. Lawrence‐Wolff, Alan J. Bartholomew, Kevin M. Kelly, Douglas M. Maurer, Catherine Vriend, Brett T. Litz, Douglas E. Williamson, Alan L. Peterson, for the STRONG STAR Consortium   +15 more
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Shake & Bake: Dual-Use Chemicals, Contexts, and the Illegality of American White Phosphorus Attacks in Iraq [PDF]

, 2007
[Excerpt] “On November 29, 2005, in a Department of Defense press conference with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Pace stated that white phosphorus “is a legitimate tool of the ...
Tessier, Joseph D.
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Preventing chemical weapons as sciences converge

Science, 2018
Focus must extend beyond 20th-century technologies Stark illustrations of the dangers from chemical weapons can be seen in attacks using toxic industrial chemicals and sarin against civilians and combatants in Syria and toxic industrial chemicals in Iraq,
M. Crowley, Lijun Shang, M. Dando
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Grain Boundary Space Charge Engineering of Solid Oxide Electrolytes: Model Thin Film Study

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates unprecedented control of grain boundary electrical properties in solid electrolytes. Selective diffusion of cations through grain boundaries in thin films enables 12 orders of magnitude variation in ionic resistance, proving that systematic chemical modification of grain boundary electrical properties is feasible.
Thomas Defferriere, Yong Beom Kim, Colin Gilgenbach, James M. LeBeau, WooChul Jung, Harry L. Tuller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advice from the Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on isotopically labelled chemicals and stereoisomers in relation to the Chemical Weapons Convention

Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2018
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an international disarmament treaty that prohibits the development, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. This treaty has 193 States Parties (nations for which the treaty is binding) and entered into force in ...
C. Timperley, J. Forman, M. Abdollahi, A. Al-Amri, Isel Pascual Alonso, Augustin Baulig, V. Borrett, F. Cariño, C. Curty, David Gonzalez, Z. Kovarik, R. Martínez‐Álvarez, R. Mikulak, Nicia Maria Fusaro Mourão, P. Ramasami, S. Neffe, Syed K. Raza, V. Rubaylo, K. Takeuchi, Cheng Tang, F. Trifiró, Francois Mauritz van Straten, Paula Vanninen, V. Zaitsev, Farhat Waqar, M. Zina, Stian Holen, Hope A. Weinstein   +27 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Archeo‐Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Glass, historically valued for its purity and durability, has long inspired artists and societies. This article introduces the concept of “Archeo‐Inspiration”, drawing on cultural and historical contexts of glass to guide future material innovations.
Eva von Contzen, Julia von Ditfurth, Fabian Stroth, Bastian E. Rapp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency and First Aid in Cases of the Use of Chemical, Biological, Radiation, and Nuclear Weapons

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Chemical, biological, and radioactive substances purposely, accidentally, or after a natural disaster cause a lot of harmful effects on people and the environment.
Erdal Tekin, Şahin Aslan
doaj   +1 more source

The Future of Chemical Weapons: Implications from the Syrian Civil War

Security Studies, 2018
With chemical weapons (CW) use in Syria raising questions about the health of the CW norm, this article analyzes whether the Syrian case will lead to further proliferation and use of chemical weapons by states.
G. Chapman, Hassan Elbahtimy, Susan B. Martin   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advanced Ceramics in Aerospace and Defense: The Interrelationship between Traditional and Additive Manufacturing Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Additive manufacturing revolutionizes production by enabling on‐demand, customized, and sustainable manufacturing with streamlined supply chains. While metal and polymer AM are well‐established, advanced ceramic AM is rapidly emerging, overcoming traditional material challenges.
Kateryna Oleksandrivna Shvydyuk, Senentxu Lanceros‐Mendez, Abílio Pereira Silva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source