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Metal Detector Signal Imprints of Detected Objects [PDF]

, 2013
Humanitarian de-mining missions are activities in which an operator safety and time consumption are key issues. To increase a discrimination ability of ATMID metal detector, which we have been using, we extended the capability of the detector with ...
Nováček P., Ripka P., Roháč J., Šimánek J.   +3 more
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Between Practicality and Politics: Factors of Sub‐National Aid Allocation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journal of International Development, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 347-361, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Bosnia and Herzegovina represents a unique case of aid recipient for its complex history and administrative and political divisions. Yet, little is known about how foreign aid is allocated to local recipients. This qualitative study uncovers factors shaping sub‐national aid allocation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, highlighting donors' and ...
Lenka Dušková, Simona Šafaříková, Eva Šerá Komlossyová, Aida Avdić, Boris Avdić, Tereza Nováková   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental determinants of landmine detection by dogs: Findings from a large-scale study in Afghanistan [PDF]

, 2012
This article’s purpose is to examine the strengths and weaknesses of mine-detection dogs in different environments. The experiments employed a total of 39 dogs in Afghanistan between October 2002 and July 2003.
Bach, Havard, Brown, Jennifer, McLean, Ian G., Sargisson, Rebecca J.   +3 more
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Selection for Postponed Senescence in Drosophila melanogaster Reveals Distinct Metabolic Aging Trajectories Modifiable by the Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Lisinopril

Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 2, February 2026.
Assessment of oxygen consumption rates in young, middle‐aged, and old flies from the Drosophila B lines and long‐lived O lines revealed a significant increase in metabolic rate with aging only in B flies. Lisinopril prevented the age‐related rise in metabolic rate in B female flies.
Denise Vecchié, Robert R. H. Anholt, Trudy F. C. Mackay, Maria De Luca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The value of statistical life and cost-benefit evaluations of landmine clearance in Cambodia [PDF]

, 2008
Development agencies spend approximately US$400 million per year on landmine clearance. Yet many cost-benefit evaluations suggest that landmine clearance is socially wasteful because costs appear to far outweigh social benefits.
Cameron, Michael Patrick, Gibson, John, Helmers, Kent, Lim, Steven, Tressler, John, Vaddanak, Kien   +5 more
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Visual Arts, Insecurity and an Elusive Peace in Casamance, Senegal

International Journal of Art &Design Education, Volume 44, Issue 4, Page 886-901, November 2025.
Abstract The separatist rebellion in Casamance, southern Senegal, has driven what is arguably the longest‐running intra‐state conflict in West Africa. Spanning over four decades, it has affected successive generations through insecurity (including armed violence and landmine use); economic disruption; trauma; human displacement (both internal and into ...
Martin Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Novel Anthraquinone Chlorination Contributes to Pigmentation and ATP Formation in Thermomyces dupontii

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2025.
This diagram illustrates the chlorination of anthraquinones and its biological functions in Thermomyces dupontii, elucidating how chlorination‐mediated fungal pigmentation promotes energy production and stress adaptation. (1) Extracellular Fenton Chemistry: Involves superoxide anion (O2−) and ferrous ion (Fe2+), which are two fundamental elements for ...
Donglou Wang, Gang Dai, Jiangbo He, Huiwen Si, Chunhua Liao, Wenjie Wang, Zhangxin Zuo, Shuhong Li, Xuemei Niu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety, Security and Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Somaliland [PDF]

, 2013
This report documents the findings from a study on the relationship between safety/security and socio-economic wellbeing in Somaliland. The study was conducted for the Danish Demining Group (DDG) and Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining ...
Hammond, Laura
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Evaluating strategies for enhancing factors influencing sharing economy practices in the construction industry: A hybrid SWARA–WASPAS approach

Journal of Industrial Ecology, Volume 29, Issue 5, Page 1698-1717, October 2025.
Abstract The sharing economy (SE) practices are rapidly gaining widespread attention as a novel approach to achieve circular economy objectives across diverse industries, highlighting their value in enhancing resource efficiency through collaborative consumption.
Ishara Rathnayake, J Jorge Ochoa, Ning Gu, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, Larissa Statsenko, Sukhbir Sandhu, Sajad Fayezi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humanitarian Demining: Reality and the Challenge of Technology – The State of the Arts

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2007
In the context of humanitarian demining it is essential to have a reliable and accurate sensor or an integration of heterogeneous/homogeneous sensors with efficient and reliable data fusion and processing techniques.
Maki K. Habib
doaj   +1 more source