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The Battle on the Second Amendment. The Issue of Private Ownership of Guns in the United States
Nuovi autoritarismi e democrazie: diritto, istituzioni, società, 2022 The Second Amendment of the American Constitution arguably contains the formulation of the citizen’s right to a private ownership of guns. This amendment, however, has been the protagonist of interpretative battles that have reached the Supreme Court of
Laura Corti
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This study proposes a potential device design for joint cartilage replacement. Silica‐polytetrahydrofuran (SiO2‐PolyTHF) hybrids with customizable mechanical properties were developed to mimic the characteristics of a natural meniscus. These were synthesized through a two‐pot sol–gel hybrid process.
Yu‐Chien Lin +12 more
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Legal cynicism and protective gun ownership among active offenders in Chicago
Cogent Social Sciences, 2016 Most American gun owners report having their firearms for protection. However, these national estimates are likely to undersample residents of marginalized urban communities where rates of violent victimization, and presumably the need for personal ...
Michael Sierra-Arévalo
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas +6 more
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge +4 more
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Assessment of Pediatric Residents’ Attitudes toward Anticipatory Counseling on Gun Safety
Children, 2019 Introduction: Guns remain a major cause of injury and death among children. We determined pediatric residents’ familiarity with gun safety campaigns and their gun safety counseling practices.
Daon D. Juang +6 more
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How news exposure and trust in law enforcement relate to defensive gun ownership [PDF]
, 2021 Objective: According to a recent psychological model of defensive gun ownership, the perceived need to own a gun for self-defense corresponds with two independent construals of threat: specific threats, namely the Perceived Lifetime Risk of Assault (PLRA)
Leander, Pontus +7 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study advances SafeWax, a bio‐inspired, fatty‐acids‐based superhydrophobic coating, by identifying an agriculturally compliant solvent and revealing how solvent‐controlled Fatty acid crystallization governs the coating's microscopic structure and performance.
Niv Ben‐Arie +13 more
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Military-Connected Community Attitudes and Experiences With Gun Ownership in the U.S. [PDF]
, 2019 ScoutComms, on behalf of Brady, developed an online survey to better understand attitudes and experiences about gun ownership within U.S. military-connected communities.Those surveyed include gun owners or individuals who live in a home with guns AND are
Kiersten Downs
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An empirical examination of firearm users in Brasilia, DF
Economia Aplicada, 2009 This paper relates individuals' characteristics to the probability of possessing firearms: a) inside the home; b) outside the home; and c) inside and outside the home. Extending the literature on the demand for firearms whose focus is on the first trait,
Adolfo Sachsida +2 more
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