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Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, 2018 Two Old Javanese terms, ga i and tulup, are discussed in detail. While the term tulup appears to be unproblematic, ga i has previously been identified with a score of weapons, including bow, club, war hammer, and sling.
Jiří Jákl
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Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir +2 more
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LONG-BLADED WEAPON IN KAZAKH HEROIC EPIC [PDF]
Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового ПричерноморьяThis article examines the long-bladed weapons of the Turkic nomads of Eurasia during the Medieval and Early Modern periods with particular attention paid to swords, sabers, and shashkas as reflected in Kazakh heroic epics.
Agatay, O.M. +2 more
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.Abstract Limited engagement between Black Americans and wildlife is often treated as cultural disinterest rather than the outcome of historical exclusion, racialized trauma, or persistent structural barriers. This perspective obscures the long‐standing relationships Black communities have had with land, agriculture, and conservation, and constrains ...
Maya Walker +2 more
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Bernard Brodie and the bomb: at the birth of the bipolar world
, 2015 Bernard Brodie (1910-1978) was a leading 20th century theorist and philosopher of war. A key architect of American nuclear strategy, Brodie was one of the first civilian defense intellectuals to cross over into the military world.
Zellen, Barry
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Stab resistant body armour [PDF]
, 2000 There is now a widely accepted need for stab resistant body armour for the police in the UK. However, very little research has been done on knife resistant systems and the penetration mechanics of sharp projectiles are poorly understood.
Horsfall, Ian
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One hundred and one years after a milestone: Modern chemical weapons and World War I
, 2016 While chemical weapons have been used since the beginning of armed struggles, either for their flammable or toxic properties, it was only during World War I when what is known as “modern” chemical warfare began.
Ramirez Tagle, Rodrigo +4 more
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Dangerous Deference: What the British Public Think about Civil‐Military Relations
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Accepted norms of democratic civil‐military relations aver, regarding the use of force, that military officers may not substitute civilians’ judgement with their own and that civilians should not follow their guidance blindly. These theories often rest on the presumption that three critical actors—government, armed forces, and the public ...
David Blagden +2 more
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Air Defense Efficiency Analysis of “Detecting, Guiding, Interfering and Damaging” Multi-Functional Directed Energy Weapons [PDF]
Hangkong bingqiAs directed energy weapons are neither well-integrated nor maximizing their effectiveness in the modern defense system, this paper proposes the multi-functional application of directed energy weapons for“detecting, guiding, interfering and damaging ...
Wu Taotao, He Miao, Xia Liangbin, Wang Qian, A Jingye
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters.
Nick Barton +3 more
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