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Disarming the Pathogen's Metabolic Weapon: A Novel Route to Durable Disease Resistance

open access: yesModern Agriculture, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2026.
Two routes to sugar acquisition in pathogenic bacteria and corresponding ‘pathogen‐starvation’ strategies. TAL effectors activate plant SWEET transporters to promote sucrose efflux into the apoplast, which can be blocked by editing SWEET promoter effector‐binding elements to prevent TAL binding. The T3E AvrBs2 converts host UDP‐galactose into xanthosan,
Yixuan Mi, Yuheng Yang
wiley   +1 more source

What Can the State of Nature Justify?

open access: yesPhilosophy &Public Affairs, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 116-128, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT Social contract theory is one of the most popular approaches to political justification. While the state of nature account in social contract theory is generally invoked to justify the state's authority, I argue in this paper that no extant account succeeds in doing so.
Arthur (Hongyang) Yang
wiley   +1 more source

The Consequences of PKK Disarmament on Turkey's National Security

open access: yesZanco Journal of Humanity Sciences
The disarmament of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) represents a significant milestone in Turkey's national security strategy. This study explores the intricate process of dismantling the PKK, situating the issue within historical, political, and ...
Snoor Faisal Aziz Balani
doaj   +1 more source

National Implementation Measures [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
YesArticle IV of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention sets out the obligation for States Parties to implement the BTWC through appropriate national measures.
Pearson, Graham S., Sims, N.A.
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US‐Japan Alliance: Emmeshing Bilateralism Into Broader Multilateralism

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In the 21st Century, geopolitical confrontation between the Eurasian continental powers and the sea powers works to divide Asia. The US‐Japan alliance has transformed itself from Japanʼs asymmetrical security dependence of the Cold War period into a mutual and more integrated partnership today.
Yoichiro Sato
wiley   +1 more source

A Strategic Plan for Nuclear Disarmament: Engineering a Perfect Political Storm

open access: yesJournal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2018
Rydell surveys two contrasting trends in nuclear disarmament: the lack of progress in eliminating nuclear arsenals and the growth of support for a treaty banning such weapons on humanitarian grounds.
Randy Rydell
doaj   +1 more source

Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Organic Sunscreens Used Worldwide, Alone and in Mixture, on Terrestrial Plants

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, Volume 41, Issue 5, Page 257-269, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The environmental hazards of sunscreens are discussed worldwide. However, there are few ecotoxicological studies on these compounds alone for edaphic organisms, and none for their mixtures. Avobenzone (1 and 10 ng/L), octocrylene (10 and 100 μg/L), and oxybenzone (2 and 20 μg/L), alone and in binary combinations (between the lowest and the ...
Diego Espirito Santo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

American and Canadian Protests against Poison Gas after World War I [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
During the summer of 2015 between my freshman and sophomore years at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), I took part in the Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP) under the direction of Professor Marion Girard Dorsey, associate ...
Iacono, Elisabeth
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Against Moral Panic and Citation Fiction: A Critique of “Panem, Corticoids and Circenses” and a Proposal for Editorial Gatekeeping on Reference Integrity

open access: yesBioethics, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 365-372, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The proposed Enhanced Games have become a convenient stage for bioethical sermonising about risk, authenticity, and the “spirit of sport”. This is epitomized by a recent article arguing that institutionalizing pharmacological enhancement under the “pretence of medical supervision and personal autonomy” would redefine human excellence in ...
Ognjen Arandjelović
wiley   +1 more source

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