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What guns mean: the symbolic lives of firearms
Palgrave Communications, 2019 This article presents an overview of the symbolic tensions underlying representations of firearms and gun-related violence. The essay frames central questions that deserve further interrogation: what larger social and political contexts surround guns ...
J. Metzl
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Catalysis Science in China: From Traditional Techniques to Modern Innovations
Natural Sciences, EarlyView.The discipline of catalysis arrived at China in 1860s. The country started immediately to employ catalytic technologies to produce traditional sulfuric acid, for example, the Cylinder‐Tower Method during World WarII. Interestingly, the first Chinese term Cui Hua of catalysis appeared much late in 1930s. In recent years, however, China has become one of
Zhiliang Li, Xianbiao Fu
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Injury Epidemiology, 2019 BackgroundIn the US more than 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner. The most severe violence, violence that ends in death, disproportionately affects women.
Neil S. Websdale +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Reciprocity and relationality are themes which frequently emerge with respect to human–nature associations in Indigenous groups around the world. But many hunter‐gatherers have been shown to reject systems of reciprocity, instead favouring unconditional sharing both between each other and their environment through egalitarian social structures.
Simon Hoyte, Felix Mangombe
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Advocacy training tool for pediatric residents to strengthen firearm safety laws
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 Firearm injury is the leading cause of death in children and adolescents in the US, surpassing motor vehicle crashes. There is a need for greater legislative advocacy around firearm injury prevention, specifically around safer storage of firearms.
Scott Risney +2 more
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How the Massachusetts Assault Weapons Ban Enforcement Notice Changed Firearm Sales [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 The Massachusetts Attorney General issued an Enforcement Notice in 2016 to announce a new interpretation of a key phrase in the state's assault weapons ban. The Enforcement Notice increased sales of tagged assault rifles by 616% in the first 5 days, followed by a 9% decrease over the next three weeks.
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Background Firearm-related death rates and years of potential life lost (YPLL) vary widely between population subgroups and states. However, changes or inflections in temporal trends within subgroups and states are not fully documented.
Hannah M Bailey +8 more
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Drivers of human attitudes towards wolves Canis lupus in Kazakhstan
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Kazakhstan is recognized as a key stronghold for the grey wolf (Canis lupus). Nonetheless, the wolf status and the dynamics of human‐wolf coexistence in the region remain poorly understood. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring current attitudes towards wolves in Kazakhstan and identify the underlying drivers of these attitudes.
Alyona Koshkina +5 more
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Trends in firearm production and firearm deaths in U.S. youth
Preventive Medicine, 2023 Firearms are now the leading cause of death for U.S. children and teens ages 0-19. The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) reported data in 2022 on firearm production, for specific firearm types and calibers.
C W, Tomas +7 more
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Estimating effects within nonlinear autoregressive models: a case study on the impact of child access prevention laws on firearm mortality [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Autoregressive models are widely used for the analysis of time-series data, but they remain underutilized when estimating effects of interventions. This is in part due to endogeneity of the lagged outcome with any intervention of interest, which creates difficulty interpreting model coefficients.
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