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Measuring public knowledge on nuclear weapons in the post-Cold War: dimensionality and measurement invariance across eight European countries

open access: yesMeasurement Instruments for the Social Sciences, 2021
Research on public opinion and international security has extensively examined attitudes toward nuclear weapons, but the diffusion of basic knowledge about nuclear weapons among the everyday citizens has nevertheless been mostly missed.
Fabrício M. Fialho
doaj   +1 more source

Frequency of Use and Perceived Credibility of Information Sources and Variations by Socioeconomic Factors among Savannah River Stakeholders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The authors examine the factors effecting credibility of risk communication in the communities surrounding the Savannah River Nuclear Weapons ...
Brown, Sylvia   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
wiley   +1 more source

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty\u27s Obligation to Transfer Peaceful Nuclear Energy Technology: One Proposal of a Technology [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
This Essay discusses the technology transfer provisions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (“NPT”) and describes the Radkowsky Thorium Reactor, which is being developed as a peaceful nuclear energy ...
Grae, Seth
core   +1 more source

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

Re-examining the 1996 ICJ Advisory Opinion: Concerning the Legality of Nuclear Weapons

open access: yesCadmus, 2012
The primary objections raised against total elimination of nuclear weapons are built around a few arguments mostly of non-technical nature.Nuclear weapons and the strategies for their use have resulted in the establishment of a vicious circle within ...
Jasjit Singh
doaj  

Early Dapagliflozin and Melatonin Treatment Ameliorated LV Fibrosis via Suppressing TGF‐β1/Smads and Activating Nrf2‐ARE Signaling in MI Rodent

open access: yesThe Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study tested whether combined dapagliflozin (DAPA) and melatonin (Mel) therapy was superior to merely one for ameliorating the left ventricular (LV) fibrosis/remodeling and improving LV ejection fraction (LVEF) in rats after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In vitro study demonstrated that DAPA treatment significantly suppressed the TGF‐
Jiunn‐Jye Sheu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Useful Are Nuclear Weapons in Practice? Case-Study: The War in Ukraine

open access: yesJournal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
The debate about nuclear weapons has been based on abstract notions. The war in Ukraine is a fascinating case-study for testing these decades-old abstract theories.
Tom Sauer
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Arms Control: Cooperative Nuclear Weapons Reductions – A New Paradigm to Roll Back Nuclear Weapons and Increase Security and Stability

open access: yesJournal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2020
Arms control treaties have served admirably to control and limit nuclear weapons for several decades. The provisions and limits, however, have proven to be inflexible, often limited in scope to specific systems and countries, and difficult and time ...
William M. Moon
doaj   +1 more source

Deciphering the soybean root rot pathogen Phytophthora sojae: Signaling pathways, transcriptional regulation, and effector biology

open access: yesNew Plant Protection, EarlyView.
This review highlights how Phytophthora sojae utilizes unconventional lineage‐specific signaling networks, including unique G protein‐coupled receptor fusions, expanded kinases, and rapidly evolving effectors, to infect soybeans. Understanding these divergent molecular paradigms reveals critical vulnerabilities in this destructive pathogen, offering ...
Min Qiu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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