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Affordability, cost and cost-effectiveness of universal anti-retroviral therapy for HIV [PDF]
arXiv, 2012 If people at risk of HIV infection are tested annually and started on treatment as soon as they are found to be HIV-positive it should be possible to reduce the case reproduction number for HIV to less than one, eliminate transmission and end the epidemic. If this is to be done it is essential to know if it would be affordable, and cost effective. Here
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Australian medical imaging and world war one
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 69, Issue 4, Page 510-517, December 2022., 2022 World War One was a decisive moment in the development of the the radiography profession. This paper details the environment of that time, describes our professions soldier pioneers and their daily challenges. Abstract Twenty years after the birth of medical imaging from Röntgen's 1895 discovery, military authorities understood the advantage of ...
Luke C. Barclay, Giovanni Mandarano
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A Dynamic Separable Network Model with Actor Heterogeneity: An Application to Global Weapons Transfers [PDF]
arXiv, 2018 In this paper we propose to extend the separable temporal exponential random graph model (STERGM) to account for time-varying network- and actor-specific effects. Our application case is the network of international major conventional weapons transfers, based on data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
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Mitigation of Civilian-to-Military Interference in DSRC for Urban Operations [PDF]
The paper was presented at IEEE MILCOM 2019, 2020 Dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) attracts popularity in the military applications thanks to its easiness in establishment, no need for paid subscription, and wide compatibility with any other IEEE 802.11 standards. The main challenge in DSRC is congestion due to existence of only 7 channels, which may not be enough to accommodate the ...
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Plutonium was discovered and first synthesized in the early 1940's. Several isotopes of plutonium are used in nuclear technologies, 238Pu for heat generation and 239Pu for energy production and weapons. Both isotopes emit alpha particles, which pose a significant radiation hazard when incorporated into the body.
Scott C. Miller
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Forecasting and Analyzing the Military Expenditure of India Using Box-Jenkins ARIMA Model [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 The advancement in the field of statistical methodologies to economic data has paved its path towards the dire need for designing efficient military management policies. India is ranked as the third largest country in terms of military spender for the year 2019.
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Paying for Protection: Bilateral Trade with an Alliance Leader and Defense Spending of Minor Partners [PDF]
, 2023 Military spending was the main government expenditure until the 20th century, and it still represents a significant fraction of most governments’ budgets.
Albalate, Daniel, 1980- +3 more
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Effects of Defense Spending on Economic Growth and Its Indirect Effects on Private Consumption in Iran: A Supply Side Approach [PDF]
پژوهشهای اقتصادی, 2008 Defense industry plays an important and strategic function in economy. Defense industry effects economy mainly through security and weapon exports. There has been a growing literature examining military expenditures in developing countries. Theoretically,
Mohammad Hossein Hassani Sadrabadi +1 more
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On the Evaluation of Military Simulations: Towards A Taxonomy of Assessment Criteria [PDF]
Military Communications and Information Systems 2015, 2020 In the area of military simulations, a multitude of different approaches is available. Close Combat Tactical Trainer, Joint Tactical Combat Training System, Battle Force Tactical Training or Warfighter's Simulation 2000 are just some examples within the history of the large DoD Development Program in Modelling and Simulation, representing just a small ...
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The demand for military expenditure in authoritarian regimes [PDF]
, 2011 We investigate how the influence of the military differs across authoritarian regimes and verify whether there are actually systematic differences in military expenditures amongst different forms of dictatorships.
Bove, Vincenzo, Brauner, Jennifer
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