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Nuclear Confrontations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The effect of nuclear weapons has long been debated. Some argue that these weapons have a stabilizing effect on already volatile regions and rivals, while others fear that it will only further escalate tensions.
Prasad, Amrutha
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The risk of basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin cancer incidence and external radiation in the updated National Registry for radiation workers cohort in the UK

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? While ultraviolet radiation from the sun is the main risk factor for non‐melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), additional factors contribute to NMSC development. The present study examined the impact of occupational radiation exposure on NMSC risk among radiation workers in the United Kingdom.
Nezahat Hunter, Richard Haylock
wiley   +1 more source

A National Pragmatic Safety Limit for Nuclear Weapon Quantities

open access: yesSafety, 2018
This study determines the nuclear pragmatic limit where the direct physical negative consequences of nuclear weapons use are counter to national interests, by assuming all unknowns are conservatively optimistic.
Joshua M. Pearce   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Magnetic nanoparticles‐decorated zeolite thin film derived from coal fly ash: Application to detoxification of para‐nitrophenol

open access: yesJournal of the Chinese Chemical Society, EarlyView.
Magnetic zeolite films: Application for the detoxification of para‐nitrophenol. Abstract Fly ash, an industrial by‐product generated from coal combustion, poses significant environmental and health hazards. However, its remarkable adsorption behavior for various toxic pollutants can be further enhanced through physical and chemical modifications ...
Venkatesh Subbiah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deterring a Nuclear Iran: The Devil in the Details [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Explores the technical requirements for a deterrence regime against Iran should it acquire a nuclear weapons capability. Considers red lines, treaty arrangements, force deployment and bases, military assistance to Iran's neighbors, and crisis ...
Kenneth M. Pollack
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Understanding Autistic Young Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of Traumatic and Stressful Events

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 81, Issue 6, Page 445-461, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this study was to explore how young autistic adults experience and respond to stressful life events, and the relationship between autistic characteristics and symptoms of stress associated with these events. Methods Using an exploratory sequential mixed‐methods approach, an online qualitative survey was first administered
Alliyza Lim, Robyn L. Young
wiley   +1 more source

Potential of Soils Natural Sorbents for Environmental Decontamination From 137Cs

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study addresses the existing research gap concerning the lack of integrated data on the role of in situ soil components in the long‐term fixation of 137Cs under natural, protected, and non‐agricultural conditions. The contamination of ecosystems by radioactive isotopes, particularly 137Cs, represents a considerable environmental hazard ...
Katarzyna Szarłowicz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreword

open access: yesThe Thinker
Africa’s role in nuclear debates and in opposing nuclear weapons is at once consequential and overlooked. Since the 1996 Treaty of Pelindaba, the African continent has been a Nuclear Weapons Free Zone (NWFZ), providing a powerful example of opposition ...
Anna-Mart van Wyk   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discouraging ROK Development of Nuclear Weapons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
FY 2013-2014. Project Lead: Bruce BennettIronically, the greatest likelihood for nuclear proliferation in the coming years may come from U.S. allies. The development of nuclear weapons by South Korea (ROK) could result in a regional nuclear arms race and
Center on Contemporary Conflict
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Metasurfaces in Adaptive Optics: A New Opportunity in Optical Wavefront Sensing

open access: yesLaser &Photonics Reviews, EarlyView.
Wavefront sensing constitutes a critical component of adaptive optics systems, aimed at quantitatively measuring distorted wavefronts and enabling closed‐loop correction in optical setups. Metasurfaces, as planar optical elements composed of nanoscale structures, provide exceptional freedom in modulating multiple dimensions of the light field.
Rundong Fan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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