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Rapid destruction of sarin surrogates by gas phase reactions with focus on diisopropyl methylphosphonate (DIMP)

Defence Technology, 2021
Rapid destruction of stockpiles of sarin and other chemical weapon agents (CWA) requires understanding and quantitative description of the relevant chemical reactions.
Elif Irem Senyurt, Mirko Schoenitz, Edward L. Dreizin   +2 more
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Discovery of Novel Non-Oxime Reactivators Showing In Vivo Antidotal Efficiency for Sarin Poisoned Mice

Molecules, 2022
A family of novel efficient non-oxime compounds exhibited promising reactivation efficacy for VX and sarin inhibited human acetylcholinesterase was discovered. It was found that aromatic groups coupled to Mannich phenols and the introduction of imidazole
Zhao Wei, Xinlei Zhang, Huifang Nie, Lin Yao, Yanqin Liu, Zhibing Zheng, Qin Ouyang   +6 more
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Anatomy, morphology and evolution of the patella in squamate lizards and tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) [PDF]

, 2016
The patella (kneecap) is the largest and best-known of the sesamoid bones, postulated to confer biomechanical advantages including increasing joint leverage and reinforcing the tendon against compression.
Benjamin M, Camp CL, Castanet J, Cope ED, Gauthier JA, Haines RW, Haines RW, Haines RW, Hogg D, Kornhuber A, Mohamed M, Otero T, Parsons FG, Renesto S, Romer AS, Romer AS, Vickaryous MK, Vriese B, Wettstein O   +18 more
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Chemical Weapons in the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988). 4. The Destruction of Iraqi Chemical Weapons

Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2020
After the defeat of Iraqi army in Kuwait in February 1991, on April 3, the UN Security Council (UN Security Council) adopted Resolution 687, that «decides that Iraq shall unconditionally accept the destruction, removal, or rendering harmless, under ...
M. V. Supotnitskiy, N. I. Shilo, V. A. Kovtun   +2 more
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On the geometry of Tensor Network States of $2 \times N$ Grids

, 2019
We discuss the geometry of a class of tensor network states, called projected entangled pair states in the Physics literature. We provide initial results towards a question of Verstraete and Rizzi regarding the tensor network state of an $M \times N ...
Sarin, Parth
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Using rank data to estimate health state utility models [PDF]

, 2006
In this paper we report the estimation of conditional logistic regression models for the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 and the SF-6D, using ordinal preference data.
Aki Tsuchiya, Anthony O’Hagan, Brazier, Brazier, Broome, Cairns, Christopher McCabe, Currim, Dolan, Dyer, Hausman, Jennifer Roberts, John Brazier, Katherine Stevens, Kind, Koop, Ljung, Lloyd, McFadden, Peter Gilks, Saigal, Thurstone, Torrance, Torrance, Torrance   +24 more
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Neuro- and Cardiotoxins from Sea Anemones: Structure, Function and Potential of Application in Research and Medical Practice

Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2023
Sea anemones are well-spread everywhere in the World Ocean and represent the most ancient active poisonous organisms. Their main instrument of attack on other animals are the nematocysts – stinging organelles with the curtailed hollow thread with ...
R. S. Kalina, M. M. Monastyrnaya
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Chemical Weapons in the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) 3. Medical Consequences of Chemical Warfare

Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2023
The third article in the series is dedicated to the medical consequences of the chemical warfare between Iran and Iraq during the war (1980–1988). The UN official documents and materials, declassified CIA documents, as well as other open Western and ...
M. V. Supotnitskiy, N. I. Shilo, V. A. Kovtun   +2 more
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Chemical Weapons in the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988). 6. Accumulated Experience in the Treatment of Lesions with Poisonous Nerve Agents

Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2023
The Iran-Iraq war (1980–1988) was the first modern war in which chemical weapons were used. The purpose of this work is to summarize the experience of treating victims, affected by nerve agents. The publications of Iranian authors in different scientific
M. V. Supotnitskiy
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Unfamiliar habits: James and the ethics and politics of self-experimentation [PDF]

, 2015
The article critically surveys William James's understanding of habit in the light of his wider ethical and political concerns, showcasing its import for a contemporary philosophical usage of the ...
Marchetti, Sarin
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