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Genetically engineered microorganisms for the detection of explosives' residues
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 The manufacture and use of explosives throughout the past century has resulted in the extensive pollution of soils and groundwater, and the widespread interment of landmines imposes a major humanitarian risk and prevents civil development of large areas.
Benjamin eShemer +3 more
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طب جانباز, 2009 Background : Today, the burden of landmines and explosive remnants of wars is a global concern. Affected populations’ quality of life is invariably affected by the impact of mine associated incidents which are characterized by sudden onset and long term (
F. falahati +3 more
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HoloMine: A Synthetic Dataset for Buried Landmines Recognition Using Microwave Holographic Imaging
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote SensingDetection and clearance of landmines is a complex and risky activity that requires advanced remote sensing techniques to reduce the risk to operators in the field.
Emanuele Vivoli +2 more
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International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2007 Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a promising sensor for landmine detection, however there are two major problems to overcome. One is the rough ground surface. The other problem is the distance between the antennas of GPR. It remains irremovable clutters
Toshio Fukuda +5 more
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Applied Sciences, 2019 Prodders are widely used devices in landmine detection. A sensorized prodder has been developed to detect shallow buried landmines by their vibrational characteristics.
Zhiqiang Wu +4 more
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Predictive Analysis of Landmine Risk
IEEE Access, 2019 Demining is a highly impactful but complex problem which requires considerable resources and time. Land mine detection is the most hazardous and time consuming of the tasks in the demining pipeline.
Waqas Rafique +4 more
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Statistical Analysis of Landmine Fatalities in Kurdistan [PDF]
This study analyzes mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) victim data in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq during the period of the 1960s to 2005. In addition to descriptive analysis of the data, we use regression analysis to identify the determinants of the ...
Heshmati, Almas, Khayyat, Nabaz T.
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International Journal of Intelligent NetworksThe detection of landmines, namely anti-tank mines, explosive devices, and unexploded ordnance, is a formidable obstacle for the global community. The visible consequences of unobserved explosives in communities affected by war are characterized by ...
R. Anand, J. Andrew, Ihab Makki
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Stress and birth outcomes: evidence from terrorist attacks in Colombia [PDF]
This paper estimates the impact of random terrorist attacks (landmines) in Colombia onthe health of babies born between 1998 and 2003. The results suggest that these types of terrorist activities that occur during a woman´s first trimester of pregnancy ...
Adriana Camacho
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