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“When You’re A Long, Long Way From Home”: The Establishment of Canadian-Only Social Clubs for CEF Soldiers in London, 1915–1919 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This article examines the off–duty activities of Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) soldiers in Britain during the First World War. For many CEF soldiers abroad, Britain became their “home away from home,” with London serving as their main leave–time ...
Cozzi, Sarah
core   +1 more source

Contextual Effects of National Identity on Willingness to Fight: A Multilevel Analysis Using the World Values Survey

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT National identity is widely assumed to be an important basis for individuals’ willingness to fight for their country; yet, most previous research has focused on individual‐level identity, with limited attention to collective‐level processes.
Kengo Nawata
wiley   +1 more source

Heavy context dependence---decisions of underground soldiers

open access: yes, 2015
An attempt is made to simulate the disclosure of underground soldiers in terms of theory of networks. The coupling mechanism between the network nodes is the possibility that a disclosed soldier is going to disclose also his acquaintances.
Krawczyk, M. J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Empathy, Perceived Injustice and Solidarity‐Based Action: Observer Responses to Civilian Suffering in Military Conflicts

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global conflicts intensify, observers without direct conflict experience are increasingly exposed to war‐related suffering through media coverage, yet little is known about how such exposure shapes emotional and behavioural responses or how support for different affected civilian groups is distributed.
Islam Borinca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vietnam: A War with Two Fronts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The Vietnam War is viewed by many historians as a turning point in American war memory. Never before had there been such an outstanding opposition to a military endeavor by the United States\u27 own citizens, government officials, soldiers, and veterans.
Winkel, Justin D.
core   +1 more source

How Changing Narratives About the Future Shape Policymaking for the Long Term

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How can we explain decisions by governments to engage in policy investments—accepting short‐term costs in return for anticipated gains in the longer term—after previously sustaining the status quo? Our article examines the role of narratives in changing expectations about the future as a key driver of intertemporal policymaking. In light of an
Pieter Tuytens, Charlotte Haberstroh
wiley   +1 more source

The prevalence of smoking and its associated factors among military personnel in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A national study

open access: yesJournal of Family and Community Medicine, 2014
Aim: The aim was to measure the prevalence of smoking and identify its potential predictors among military personnel in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among military personnel in the five ...
Hesham I Al-Khashan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of army support services on satisfaction with army life experienced by partners of service personnel and their subsequent willingness to remain within the military enclave : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Psychology at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The present short-term study is a survey of the effect of Army support services on satisfaction with Army life as experienced by partners of service personnel and their subsequent willingness to remain within the military enclave.
Renaud, Marguerite
core  

Leveraging Machine Learning to Predict Food Waste Quantity: Focusing on Military Dining Facilities as Large‐Scale Food Service Operations

open access: yesJournal of Forecasting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food waste reveals inefficiencies in resource use and contributes significantly to environmental pollution. In the United States, food waste accounts for the majority of total waste, with more than 50 million tons generated annually. In military units that operate large‐scale institutional food‐service facilities and generate significant food ...
YongSun Kim, Hyun Shik Yoon
wiley   +1 more source

BIOTHREAT EARLY ASSIST AND RESPONSE COMMAND SYSTEM (BEAR-CS)

open access: yesАвтоматизация технологических и бизнес-процессов
. The Biothreat Early Assist and Response Command System (BEAR-CS) is an advanced technological solution developed to address modern military challenges associated with biological threats.
Rexhep Mustafovski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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