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Construction of Half Masks for the Respiratory Tract Protection and the Speech Intelligibility Assessed from the Measured Suppression of Sound

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Half masks (a.k.a. filtering facepieces, FFP) are personal protective equipment against dust in a work environment. Their filtration efficiency is legally regulated.
Krzysztof Nowacki   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of the leptin receptor Q223R (rs1137101) polymorphism with obesity measures in Sri Lankans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
OBJECTIVE: The role of genetic factors in the development of obesity is largely unreported in Sri Lankans. The Q223R (rs1137101) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the leptin receptor (LEPR) gene has been associated with obesity measures in various ...
Dalton, C.F.   +3 more
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The insurance effect: How the possession of gas masks reduces the likelihood of a missile attack [PDF]

open access: yesJudgment and Decision Making, 2013
When a threat looms large in people's minds, they may seek protective measures that could mitigate the negative outcomes associated with this threat. Paradoxically, the possession of such protective measures may, in turn, inspire a sense of safety and ...
Orit E. Tykocinski
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The ICC’s witness protective measures through the lens of policy-oriented jurisprudence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The protection of witnesses from intimidation or harm has become a firmly entrenched part of modern criminal justice systems. The ICC’s decision-making with regard to procedural and non-procedural protective measures has on one hand reinforced the ...
Kayuni, Steven William
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Research Advances of Soil Corrosion of Grounding Grids

open access: yesMicromachines, 2021
A grounding grid plays the role of discharging current and balancing voltage to ensure the safety of the power system. However, soil corrosion can damage the grounding grid, which then can endanger the safe operation of power system.
Cheng Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk and resilience:Crime and violence prevention in Aboriginal communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Developmental prevention involves the manipulation of multiple risk and protective factors early in developmental pathways that lead to offending, often at transition points between life phases.
Herd, Bruce   +2 more
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Cost analysis of artificial and natural oak regeneration in selected forest districts

open access: yesLeśne Prace Badawcze, 2017
The aim of the paper is to present the results of a cost analysis for artificial and natural oak regeneration in selected forest districts in Poland.
Kaliszewski Adam
doaj   +1 more source

A Wounded Soldier Fighting on two Fronts

open access: yesInternational Journal of Engineering and Management Sciences, 2021
Given the fact that the covid-19 pandemic virus has had a pervasive impact on almost every sphere of life globally, it is noteworthy to highlight the role and position of the civil society sector, and this paper intends to do so by striking at two ...
Kushtrim Vllasaj
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of hedge loss factors and protective measures in the western part of Area-A [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2022
With the continuous development of oilfield, the number of oil and water wells is increasing, and the number of casing loss wells is on the rise. This paper analyzes and researches to further understand the causes of casing loss, and proposes measures to
Cui Xinxin
doaj   +1 more source

Virtual Analysis and Reduction of Side-Channel Vulnerabilities of Smartcards [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper focuses on the usability of the PINPAS tool. The PINPAS tool is an instruction-level interpreter for smartcard assembler languages, augmented with facilities to study side-channel vulnerabilities. The tool can simulate side-channel leakage and
Hartog, J.I. den, Vink, E.P. de
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