Prisoners of war — host adaptation and its constraints on virus evolution [PDF]
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019 Recent discoveries of contemporary genotypes of hepatitis B virus and parvovirus B19 in ancient human remains demonstrate that little genetic change has occurred in these viruses over 4,500–6,000 years.
Peter Simmonds, Aris Katzourakis
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Parasitic diseases as the cause of death of prisoners of war during the Korean War (1950-1953). [PDF]
Korean J Parasitol, 2014 To determine the cause of death of prisoners of war during the Korean War (1950-1953), death certificates or medical records were analyzed. Out of 7,614 deaths, 5,013 (65.8%) were due to infectious diseases.
Huh S.
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WHAT IS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR?
Scientia Militaria, 2011 This article presents a conceptual map of the purposes served by continuingcustody of prisoners of war and captured non-combatants. Morally legitimate andnon-controversial purposes include preventing prisoners of war from rejoining theircomrades-in-arms,
John Hickman
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PRISONERS OF WAR: CLASSIFICATION AND LEGAL PROTECTION UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 2023 The International humanitarian law, through a set of international conventions, protects prisoners of war from any violation or infringement of human rights during their captivity. The status of prisoners of war is only applicable in international armed
Hamza A. K. Salman +2 more
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Malaria-Associated Mortality in Australian and British Prisoners of War on the Thai-Burma Railway 1943-1944. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2019 During the building of the Thai-Burma railway in 1943 Australian and British prisoners of war died at high rates from tropical infections and nutritional deficiencies.
Shanks GD.
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Traumatization, Loneliness, and Suicidal Ideation among Former Prisoners of War: A Longitudinally Assessed Sequential Mediation Model. [PDF]
Front Psychiatry, 2017 Although highly researched among veterans, the underlying mechanisms of suicidal ideation (SI) among former prisoners of war (ex-POWs), especially in the long-term, have rarely been investigated.
Stein JY +3 more
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The Cold War of Pictures: Framing Returning Prisoners of War in Austria's Illustrated Press. [PDF]
Hist Photogr, 2018 This article examines the photographic subject of the return of Austrian prisoners of war in the aftermath of the Second World War. Scholars and curators have singled out what are known as the ‘homecomer’ photographs by the Austrian photographer Ernst ...
Krammer M, Szeless M.
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What doesn't kill you makes you feel older: lifespan adversity and its association with subjective age among former prisoners of war. [PDF]
Eur J Psychotraumatol, 2019 Background: Subjective age (SA) is an indicator of aging that has been empirically associated with health impediments and hindered longevity. Studies show that adverse life events may result in relatively older SA, but have not addressed the differential
Bachem R, Stein JY, Levin Y, Solomon Z.
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BMJ, 2006 The 50th anniversary of VE day threw up a crop of veterans, all suffering the effects of lifelong smoking. Two were unworried about the prospect of surgery. They had had a good war and were enjoying half a century of borrowed time. One, captured in north Africa, had been paraded before …
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Prisoners of War in the Imperialist War
Vestnik Omskoj Ûridičeskoj Akademii, 2014 The article is devoted to the law provision study of prisoners of war; here is considered the legal aspect of the issue, and the author quotes some facts and events which took place during the imperialist ...
Grymzin K. A.
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