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Super Soldiers and Technological Asymmetry [PDF]
, 2015 In this chapter I argue that emerging soldier enhancement technologies have the potential to transform the ethical character of the relationship between combatants, in conflicts between ‘Superpower’ militaries, with the ability to deploy such ...
Simpson, Robert Mark
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The use of edible insects in human food
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract The world population is expected to reach approximately 10 billion people by 2050, which will significantly increase global food demand and may lead to agricultural shortages and a higher risk of food insecurity. In this context, this review discusses the potential of insects as alternative sources of animal protein, addressing their ...
Pamela Barroso de Oliveira +5 more
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S.L.A. Marshall and the Ratio of Fire: History, Interpretation, and the Canadian Experience [PDF]
, 2012 The famous “ratio of fire” data proposed by S.L.A. Marshall claims that no more than 15-20 percent of soldiers fired their weapons in combat. This article examines whether or not historians can treat Marshall’s ratio of fire data as veracious, and if so ...
Engen, Robert
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Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.Abstract This prospective study examined whether exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs), specifically self‐attributed transgressions, other‐attributed transgressions, and experiences of betrayal, predicted change in posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and reintegration difficulty during the military‐to‐civilian transition (MCT). U.S.
Walter J. Sowden +2 more
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PHYSICAL FITNESS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF POLISH GROUND FORCE UNIT RECRUITS
Biology of Sport, 2012 The purpose of the work was to conduct an examination of the physical fitness and nutritional status of recruits (221 men beginning military service in the infantry unit).
Andrzej Tomczak +2 more
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“Soldiers for Sale: German “Mercenaries” with the British in Canada during the American Revolution, 1776-83 (Book Review)” by Jean-Pierre Wilhelmy [PDF]
, 2016 Review of Soldiers for Sale: German “Mercenaries” with the British in Canada during the American Revolution, 1776-83 by Jean-Pierre ...
Falcon, Kyle
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Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.Abstract The current study assessed how mental health outcomes and related risk factors varied by proximity to the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas among a community sample from Ofakim, a town in southern Israel. Established cutoff scores on self‐report measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and generalized ...
Ohad Gilbar +5 more
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The Case of Hirose Akira: The Ethical Predicament of a Japanese Buddhist Youth during World War II
Religions, 2018 The Japanese Buddhist clergy’s collaboration with the Japanese war machine during the Fifteen Year War (1931–1945) is notorious. Yet the struggles of ordinary lay Buddhist youths during World War II remain less publicized.
Kunihiko Terasawa
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Une esthétique agonale de la Grande Guerre
Cahiers d’Études Germaniques, 2014 Through the analysis of war texts by Cendrars, Barbusse, Genevoix, Dorgelès and Jünger, this article attempts to show that the visible murderous conflicts between nations hide other conflicts: those between the simple foot soldiers (the “poilus”) and the
Jochen Mecke
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Vietnam: A War with Two Fronts [PDF]
, 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.
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