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Protection and Defence of Railway Transport against International Terrorism

Communications, 2008
The authors deal with the threat of international terrorism for the EU and global community and target the attention to infrastructure, critical infrastructure and rail transport.
Lubomir Ciganik, Iveta Balasicova
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Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu, Szu‐Hsien Chen, Xining Yang, Ken Resnicow, Hsing‐Fang Hsieh   +4 more
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Heat-balance Thermal Protection with Heat Pipes for Hypersonic Vehicle

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
Heat-balance thermal protection is non-ablating thermal protection for leading edge of hypersonic vehicle. Heat will be quickly transferred from high aerodynamic heating area to low aerodynamic heating area, where the energy will be released by radiation.
Rong Yisheng, Wei Yuechuan, Duan Dongli, Zhan Renjun   +3 more
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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
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The correlation between lipoprotein(a) and coronary atherosclerotic lesion is stronger than LDL-C, when LDL-C is less than 104 mg/dL

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021
Background Lp(a) and LDL-C are both risk factors of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). But there was a contradiction point in LDL-C and Lp(a) control.
Chuang Li, Qiwen Chen, Mei Zhang, Yin Liu, Yushun Chu, Fanpeng Meng, Jianyu Wang, Jie Tang, Jian Luo, Xiulong Niu, Maoti Wei   +10 more
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Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
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Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
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Awake Prone Positioning In COVID Positive Patients: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: While the advanced health care settings are struggling hard to handle the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases, resource poor settings in developing countries like Nepal can barely stand to fight the increasing number of severe cases.
Shova Dangol, Dipesh Poudel, Surendra Man Shrestha, Prabhat Rawal, Kundu Shrestha   +4 more
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Policing the police in the United Kingdom

, 2004
In the three jurisdictions of the United Kingdom, the specialized mechanisms for dealing with complaints against the police do not conform to one single model, and they have varying degrees of external involvement and oversight.
Seneviratne, M
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Police violence and sexual risk among female and transvestite sex workers in Serbia: qualitative study [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To explore female and transvestite sex workers' perceptions of risk in the sex work environment in Serbia. DESIGN: Qualitative interview study. SETTING: Street based locations for sex work in Belgrade and Pancevo, Serbia.
Platt, Lucy, Rhodes, T, Simic, Milena, Baros, S, Zikic, B, Rhodes, Tim, Zikic, Bojan, Simic, M, Platt, L, Baros, Sladjana   +9 more
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