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Comparative SEM/EDS analysis of gunshot residue from non-toxic and traditional ammunitions employed by Dubai police

Frontiers in Chemistry
Analysis and identification of gunshot residue (GSR) are considered critical forensic evidence in shooting incident investigations. This study comparatively analyzed gunshot residue from Fiocchi non-toxic ammunition (NTA), ADCOM, and NATO ammunitions ...
Asma M. Askar, Asma M. Askar, Roudha A. Alblooshi, Hamda A. Alobeidli, Rashed H. Alremeithi, Iltaf Shah   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Healing Beams: Radiation and Radiotherapy in Novels, Poems, Music, Film, Painting

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
Radiation and radiotherapy are perceived by patients and the general public as mysterious, dangerous and healing. The image of radiation and radiotherapy can be analysed by studying novels, poems, music, film and painting. Our paper reviews how radiation and radiotherapy are perceived by patients, the general public, as reflected in various art genres.
Ad A. Kaptein, Jan W. Schoones, Yvette M. van der Linden, Brian M. Hughes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heavy metal free primers: Polymorphism of gadolinium and titanium in the context of GSR glass phase

Defence Technology, 2019
The possibility of identifying gunshot residue (GSR) particles produced by non-toxic primers containing only titanium and zinc is a very difficult task using SEM/EDX analysis employed in the analysis of GSR originating from primers containing lead ...
Felice Nunziata
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptive Noise Reduction for Sound Event Detection Using Subband-Weighted NMF [PDF]

, 2019
Sound event detection in real-world environments suffers from the interference of non-stationary and time-varying noise. This paper presents an adaptive noise reduction method for sound event detection based on non-negative matrix factorization (NMF ...
Emmanouil Benetos, Févotte, Qing Zhou, Virtanen, Zuren Feng   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Experiences of Drainage and Associated Impacts: A Qualitative Study Among Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
This study provides an in‐depth account of patients' experiences of drainage as a symptom of hidradenitis suppurativa. The HIDE Scale© facilitates incorporation of these insights into clinical practice, supporting person‐centred approaches that enhance clinical assessment, reduce stigma, and strengthen patient–clinician communication.
Stine Thestrup Hansen, Bente Villumsen, Mina Shereen Khaled, Terri Shih, Steven Daveluy, Amit Garg, Susanne de Goeij, Barry M. McGrath, Peter Theut Riis, Kari Zalik, Jennifer L. Hsiao, Camilla G. Frederiksen, Noor F. Goandal, Hans Christian Ring, Joseph Dowsett, Rahul Masson, John R. Ingram, Gregor B. E. Jemec, Joslyn S. Kirby, Linnea Thorlacius, the HIdradenitis SuppuraTiva cORe outcomes set International Collaboration (HiSTORIC)   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Interactional Pathways of Mass Killings: Toward a Novel Understanding of Rampage School Shootings

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Rampage school shootings, where students go to their own school to randomly kill classmates, teachers, friends, and strangers, are among the most drastic types of human behavior. While research increasingly points to interaction dynamics as being key for the emergence of crime and violence, scholars have not yet systematically studied interaction ...
Anne Nassauer
wiley   +1 more source

Transthyretin levels in the vitreous correlate with change in visual acuity after vitrectomy [PDF]

, 2009
Background/aim: Little is known about biochemical markers related to change in visual acuity after vitrectomy. The potential use of transthyretin (TTR), a carrier of the retinol/retinol-binding protein, as a biochemical marker protein, was investigated ...
De Letter, Els, Delanghe, Joris, Delanghe, S, Derycke, Lara, Geers, I, Van Aken, Elisabeth, van Enschot, T, Veckeneer, M   +7 more
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Hunting, but not outdoor recreation, modulates behavioural tolerance to human disturbance in Alpine marmots Marmota marmota

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Humans are often perceived as predators by free‐living animals, and thus, even non‐consumptive human activities such as outdoor recreation may trigger behavioural and physiological responses, often with negative consequences on individual fitness and population persistence.
Friederike Zenth, Chiara Giari, Elena Morocutti, Ilse Storch, Daniel T. Blumstein, Andrea Corradini, Davide Righetti, Dominik Trenkwalder, Luca Corlatti   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantification of steroid hormones in free‐ranging Apennine wolf Canis lupus italicus hair samples collected post‐mortem

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
After decades of dramatic reductions in their populations, Italian wolves have begun recolonizing parts of their historic range. This growth in populations can lead to potential conflicts with human activities, which remain the main cause of wolf mortality.
Ilaria Troisio, Carmela Musto, Nicola Acquisti Casi, Nadia Govoni, Giuseppe Merialdi, Domenico Ventrella, Alberto Elmi, Mauro Delogu, Maria Laura Bacci   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Haunting the Historiography of Slaves in South Asia from the nineteenth century to the present

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using both English and Urdu‐language records, this article traces the career of a few African and Afro‐Asian women slaves in the household‐state of Awadh during the first half of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the same records, this article compares a master‐poet's recognition of the motherhood of the African and Afro‐Asian slaves to the ...
Indrani Chatterjee
wiley   +1 more source