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Military Service Members and Veterans in Higher Education: What the New GI Bill May Mean for Postsecondary Institutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Provides an overview of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, its potential effect on college enrollment among current and former military personnel, the characteristics of military undergraduates, and the issues they ...

core  

Fritz Scheffer Under National Socialism: Assessing His Political Involvement

open access: yesJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims This article examines the role of soil scientist Fritz Scheffer (1899–1979) under National Socialism and offers a critical assessment of his scientific, institutional, and political positioning between 1933 and 1945. It asks how Scheffer shaped his career within the tension between disciplinary specialization, political expectations, and ...
Jan Arend
wiley   +1 more source

Victims of Circumstance: the Execution of German Deserters by Surrendered German Troops Under Canadian Control in Amsterdam, May 1945 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
On the morning of 13 May 1945, five days after the formal capitulation of Hitler’s Wehrmacht, a German military court delivered death sentences on two German naval deserters, Bruno Dorfer and Rainer Beck.
Madsen, Chris
core   +1 more source

Twittering for talent: Private military and security companies between business and military branding [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Private military and security companies (PMSCs) play an increasingly important role in the provision of security-related services. In their attempts to win new clients and find suitable personnel, they take on different identities by presenting ...
Dau, Magnus   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Failure in Motion: A Framework for Capability Erosion and Institutional Dysfunction

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on the literature on capability erosion and institutional dysfunction (ID), this study develops a conceptual framework that sheds new light on how the interaction between capability erosion and ID creates conditions for business failure across borders. By articulating two dimensions of heterogeneous capability and resource erosion (i.e.
Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mathematical modelling of the dynamical system of military population, focusing on the impact of welfare

open access: yesJournal of Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences
In this work, we explored the concept of an improved welfare package for military personnel in Nigeria. This proposed package aims to address traditional needs while also meeting modern demands, such as mental health support.
kazeem A. Tijani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

RWU’s University College and Acopia Harvest International Launching Educational Programs in Hydroponics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Acopia Harvest International and University College at Roger Williams University are partnering to create education and training programs in the hydroponics industry for students, military personnel, senior citizens, homemakers and career-chasers ...
Fitzpatrick, Edward
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Comparing treatment outcomes of prolonged exposure therapy across trauma type and veteran status

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract This retrospective cohort study evaluated the effectiveness of prolonged exposure therapy (PE) across trauma types (combat, terror, civilian) and veteran status (military veterans vs. civilians) in a real‐world clinical setting. We hypothesized that individuals who experienced combat‐ and terror‐related trauma would have higher baseline ...
Nitsa Nacasch   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAIN MILITARY STATISTICAL INDICATORS IN ROMANIA (2004-2015) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Defense Resources Management, 2017
In this paper we analyzed the evolution of the main military statistical indicators in Romania from 2004 until 2015 as provided by the World Bank: Armed forces personnel (total), Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force), Military expenditure ...
Cristina Antonoaie
doaj  

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