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A comparison of penetration and damage caused by different types of arrowheads on loose and tight fit clothing [PDF]

, 2018
Bows and arrows are used more for recreation, sport and hunting in the Western world and tend not to be as popular a weapon as firearms or knives. Yet there are still injuries and fatalities caused by these low-velocity weapons due to their availability ...
Beattie, Eilidh, Fraser, Joanna, MacPhee, Nichole, Milne, Louise, Noton, Nikolas, Savage, Anne   +5 more
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Intelligence within BAOR and NATO's Northern Army Group [PDF]

, 2008
During the Cold War the UK's principal military role was its commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) through the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR), together with wartime command of NATO's Northern Army Group.
Aldrich Richard J., Andrew Christopher, Betts Richard, Blake George, Bracken P. J., Cracken L. William, Daalder Ivo H., Fahey J. A., Ganser Daniel, Garner J. R., Geraghty Tony, Gibson S., Hackett General Sir John, Herman Michael, Jones Kevin, Kalugin O., Ladd James, Levite Ariel, Maddrell Paul, Mastny V., Nicholls John S., Office of Technology Assessment, Pocock Chris, Richard J. Aldrich, Schwartz D. N., Shapiro S., Smith Michael, Stacy W. W., Stafford David, Stares P. B., Stromseth J. E., Woodhead L., Wylde Lt. Col. N. N., Young John   +33 more
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The Central Intelligence Agency’s armed Remotely Piloted Vehicle-supported counter-insurgency campaign in Pakistan – a mission undermined by unintended consequences? [PDF]

, 2014
This paper views America's 'drones-first' counter-insurgency effort in Pakistan through the lens of Merton's theory of the unintended consequences of purposive action.
Bennett, Simon
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Signal Measurement of Projectile Penetration Overload Based on Charge Sensor

IEEE Access, 2019
In modern warfare, in order to destroy the target to largest extent, missile warhead is required to explode after penetrating inside the target, therefore, the measurement of mechanical signal during projectile penetration is critical. This paper studies
Debiao Zhang, Jie Li, Xiaokai Wei, Kaiqiang Feng, Yu Wang, Jihe Zhao   +5 more
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Hybrid in vitro diffusion cell for simultaneous evaluation of hair and skin decontamination: temporal distribution of chemical contaminants [PDF]

, 2018
Most casualty or personnel decontamination studies have focused on removing contaminants from the skin. However, scalp hair and underlying skin are the most likely areas of contamination following airborne exposure to chemicals. The aim of this study was
A Roul, CH Dalton, D Josse, FSG Praça, G Skopp, H Eberhardt, H Matar, H Matar, HP Chan, JE Riviere, L Thors, M Houston, M Spiandore, M Spiandore, M Spiandore, N Kassouf, P Rolland, P Rolland, R Amlôt, RP Chilcott, RP Chilcott, RP Chilcott   +21 more
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Polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM) based fibrous mat: combining particle filtration and rapid catalytic hydrolysis of chemical warfare agent simulants into a highly sorptive, breathable, and mechanically robust fiber matrix

Materials Today Advances, 2020
Highly selective and lightweight protective suits featuring excellent breathability, mechanical robustness, and catalytic degradation performance toward chemical warfare agents (CWAs) are highly desirable for first responders and the military.
S. Wang, N.L. Pomerantz, Z. Dai, W. Xie, E.E. Anderson, T. Miller, S.A. Khan, G.N. Parsons   +7 more
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Stress waves in concrete targets induced by hypervelocity projectile penetration: an experimental and numerical investigation

Defence Technology
With the application of hypervelocity weapons in warfare, comprehensively evaluating their destructive effects is of particular interest for protective engineering.
Shangbin Yang, Xiangzhen Kong, Qin Fang, Yong Peng   +3 more
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Mediatization of politics and political manipulation as components of information warfare

Современная наука и инновации
The article examines the penetration of the media component into information warfare, which leads to significant transformations in the logic and functional interface of decision-making at the political level, as well as to changes in the internal ...
M. S. Pogosova
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Analytical Comparison of Espionage Methods in Seven Historical Literary Stories [PDF]

فصلنامه نقد ادبی, 2023
Criticism of methodology and analysis of literary works is one of the important topics in the field of scientific and research works, which can shed light on the intertextual influence of literary texts, especially in fiction.
elham arabshahi kashi, Reza Shajari
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A Soft, Flexible Implant for Wireless Photothermal–Pyroelectric Neurostimulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A replication strategy is used to enlarge the exposed surface area of barium titanate within flexible films with embedded carbon nanotubes, enabling efficient photothermal‐pyroelectric stimulation. Polar crystalline nanosheets show superior performance in guiding neural progenitor cells toward neuronal differentiation.
Jiang Wu, Minmin Mao, Beltzane Garcia Cirera, Hao Ye, Xiangzhong Chen, Josep Puigmartí‐Luis, Ni Qin, Salvador Pané   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source