PLoS ONE, 2020 Before Europeans arrived to Eastern North America, prehistoric, indigenous peoples experienced a number of changes that culminated in the development of sedentary, maize agricultural lifeways of varying complexity. Inherent to these lifeways were several
Anna Mika +9 more
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Air defense planning for an area with the use of very short range air defense sets [PDF]
Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej, 2017 This paper presents a heuristic method of planning the deployment of very short-range anti-air missile and artillery sets (VSHORAD) around an area (‘protected area’) in order to protect it.
Tadeusz Pietkiewicz +3 more
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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 ...
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Penetrating missile injuries during asymmetric warfare in the 2003 Gulf conflict
British Journal of Surgery, 2005 Abstract Background War wounds produce a significant burden on medical facilities in wartime. Workload from the recent conflict was documented in order to guide future medical needs. Methods All data on war injuries were collected ...
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Further studies of the efficacy of military, commercial and novel skin decontaminants against the chemical warfare agents sulphur mustard, soman and VX [PDF]
, 2019 Background/Aims: Following an incident involving toxic chemicals, deployment of countermeasures before the arrival of specialised services at the scene may provide a “therapeutic” window in which to mitigate skin absorption.
Chilcott, Robert +2 more
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The percutaneous absorption of soman in a damaged skin porcine model and the evaluation of WoundStat™ as a topical decontaminant [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate a candidate haemostat (WoundStat™), down-selected from previous in vitro studies, for efficacy as a potential skin decontaminant against the chemical warfare agent pinacoyl methylfluorophosphonate (Soman, GD)
Chilcott, Robert P +6 more
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Cyber Security’s Influence on Modern Society [PDF]
, 2020 The world of cyber security is evolving every day, and cyber-criminals are trying to take advantage of it to gain as much money and power as possible. As the Internet continues to grow, more people around the world join the Internet.
Vallarelli, Nicholas
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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.
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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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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
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