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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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British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.Abstract Parents of children with special needs in Nigeria are faced with several challenges. In most cases, decisions are taken without their active involvement, despite them being the primary carers for their children with special needs. This research utilised a qualitative research design with fifteen participants to understand parents' perspectives
Noah Agbo, Sylvia Yeboah Boamah
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Simulation of PGNAA Landmine Detection Method by MOCA Program
Journal of Isotopes, 2021 MOCA program is used to design landmine detection device, and the process of landmine detection by prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) is simulated.
ZHANG Tianbao;HE Dedong;JING Shiwei;WANG Qiang
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Design of a training tool for improving the use of hand-held detectors in humanitarian demining [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the design of a training tool intended to improve deminers' technique during close-in detection tasks.
Armada Rodríguez, Manuel Ángel +4 more
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A Farewell to Arms… Manufacturing: Learning From a Landmine Producer Who Became a Deminer
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Certain industries—labeled “dirty,” “sinful,” “stigmatized,” or “controversial”—are under public scrutiny because of the ethical, social, and environmental concerns that they raise. Previous research has typically focused on the industry or organizational level of analysis, examining how companies in controversial industries can enhance their ...
Marco Guerci, Luca Carollo
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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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Algorithms, 2022 In this paper, we obtain the Complex Natural Resonances of an object from the backscattered response in the frequency domain with a novel rational function approximation method based on both Vector Fitting and Cauchy methods.
Andres Gallego +2 more
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Inverse Problem Solution in Landmines Detection Based on Active Thermography [PDF]
, 2014 Landmines still affect numerous territories in the whole world and pose a serious threat, mostly to civilians. Widely used non-metallic landmines are undetectable using metal detector.
Szymanik, B.
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Blast mines: physics, injury mechanisms and vehicle protection. [PDF]
, 2009 Since World War II, more vehicles have been lost to land mines than all other threats combined. Anti-vehicular (AV) mines are capable of disabling a heavy vehicle, or completely destroying a lighter vehicle.
Bull, AM +4 more
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.Young people around the world are threatened by increasing chaos and danger from armed conflicts, natural disasters, climate change, forced displacement, disease epidemics, and related adversities. This perilous situation raises a critical question: Are we doing enough to protect and prepare young people to adapt and thrive?
Ann S. Masten
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