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Comparative analysis and evolution of civilian versus combatant mortality ratios in Israel-Gaza conflicts, 2008–2023

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThere is a need for statistical methodologies that scrutinize civilian casualties in conflicts, evaluating the degree to which the conduct of war affects civilians and breaches the laws of war.
Houssein H. Ayoub   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Overactive Bladder With Fall Risk Among US Adults Aged 20−69 Years

open access: yesNeurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Falls are a leading cause of morbidity and loss of independence in adults. The association between overactive bladder (OAB) and fall risk has not been thoroughly investigated. This study evaluated the association between OAB and fall history in a nationally representative sample of US adults aged 20−69 years.
Brian J. Linder   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Out of the loop": autonomous weapon systems and the law of armed conflict [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The introduction of autonomous weapon systems into the “battlespace” will profoundly influence the nature of future warfare. This reality has begun to draw the attention of the international legal community, with increasing calls for an outright ban on ...
Schmitt, Michael N.   +1 more
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Crisis Preparation, Capacity Building, and Community Resilience: Lessons From Maui

open access: yesNonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Maui wildfires provide a unique context to explore the impact of nonprofit crisis networks taking a proactive role in community crisis response, leveraging resources, expertise, and networks. The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) has been a key player in Maui's local response, providing critical support, mobilizing volunteers, and ...
Lauren Azevedo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Injury, Depression, and PTSD Mediate the Relationships Between Latent Profiles of Cumulative Lifetime Violence and Chronic Pain Disability in Men?

open access: yesResearch in Nursing &Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Knowledge of association between violence and chronic pain in men is limited by neglect of violence experiences as perpetrator, disregard of heterogeneity in cumulative lifetime violence severity (CLVS), weak understanding of mediation pathways, and inattention to social determinants of health (SDOH).
Judith Wuest   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Specific features of development of complex-structural model of formation of meaning of life personal strategies in conditions of the armed conflict

open access: yesВестник Самарского государственного технического университета. Серия: Психолого-педагогические науки, 2018
Considered in the article are the features of the development of a complex structural model of the formation of meaning of life strategies of the individual in conditions of the armed conflict.
Evgeniya N. Ryadinskaya
doaj  

Diagnostic Performance of BMI and Waist Circumference in Detecting Excess Adiposity

open access: yesObesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study compared the diagnostic performance of BMI, waist circumference (WC), and Lancet Commission (LC) criteria for assessing excess adiposity measured by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in US adults. Methods Using 2011–2018 NHANES data, we included 10,747 adults aged 20–59 years with relevant data.
John C. Lin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shake & Bake: Dual-Use Chemicals, Contexts, and the Illegality of American White Phosphorus Attacks in Iraq [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
core   +1 more source

In Vivo Effects of N,N‐Diethyl‐Meta‐Toluamide (DEET) Exposure on Sinonasal Epithelia in a Murine Model

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Environmental factors, including airborne toxicants, are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis, although the exact mechanism is not fully understood. The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the impact of pesticide, N,N‐diethyl‐meta‐toluamide (DEET), on the sinonasal epithelium using an in vivo murine model ...
Jivianne T. Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contesting Regulatory Capacity: Exploring Doctrines in the Regulatory State

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The contemporary literature on regulation and development has emphasised the importance of low discretion devices for achieving desired policy objectives. At the same time, there has been a growing recognition that state capacity in general, and regulatory capacity more specifically, are essential for achieving development goals in a world of ...
Bruno Queiroz Cunha, Martin Lodge
wiley   +1 more source

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