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Showing 1 to 20 of 1175 for “"defence"”.
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BIVALENT SOCIAL FREEDOM: A DEFENCE
When I am unable to drive due to a road blockade, there seems to be a morally relevant difference between a case in which the road is blocked by some workers (involved, say, in road works or a strike) and a case in which the road is blocked by a naturally occuring landslide. Many social and …
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Midkine - a host defence protein
Every day we encounter many potentially harmful microbes in our environment. The epithelial linings constitute an anatomical barrier protecting us and they also produce antimicrobial polypeptides (AMPs) that act as a chemical barrier. These AMPs are small and positively charged, killing a broad …
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LPI Air Defence Noise Radar
… of a Low Probability of Intercept (LPI), Air Defence (AD) Noise Radar with high range and doppler resolution. The research is approached by first simulating an S-Band LPI Noise Radar detecting a flying target and determining its range and velocity. The simulated Noise Radar is then implemented …
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In defence of flowers: The ecology and biochemistry of a chemical defence, cyanogenesis, in Proteaceae
… herbivory. The large body of research into plant defences has primarily focused on plant-herbivore interactions and foliar defences, whereas floral chemical defences have received little attention. This is despite the fact that flowers of many species are known to contain defence metabolites, the …
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New Zealand defence policy under Labour
… about the merits of the Government's present defence policy of developing closer relations with Australia in the context of what it claims is a more self-reliant defence posture without some understanding of the problems that policy seeks to remedy. Accordingly, I hope to present that …
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New Zealand defence policy under Labour
… about the merits of the Government's present defence policy of developing closer relations with Australia in the context of what it claims is a more self-reliant defence posture without some understanding of the problems that policy seeks to remedy. Accordingly, I hope to present that …
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Battered women: self-defence and provocation
The act of 'being battered' is within the realm of experience of many women and may involve not only actual physical assault but also psychologically debilitating practices, all of which occur in a society which seems to be unable to realise the extent of the problem. 'Wife beating' has always been …
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Optimising a defence-aware threat modelling diagram incorporating a defence-in-depth approach for the internet-of-things
… frameworks from among researchers and the defence-in-depth security concept to extract threat modelling techniques. Subsequently, this research study conducted three independent reviews to discover valuable threat modelling concepts and their usefulness for IoT technology. The first study …
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Aspects of defence: Discourse of veterans, research regarding current UK forces and veterans and working around defence mechanisms
… In addition, one discourse superstructure – Defence – is identified. Synthesis of the repertoires and superstructure takes place in relation to: military culture; masculinity; Ehlers and Clarks 2000 cognitive model of PTSD and DSM IV symptom criteria; and, neuro-psychology of memory and …
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The potential of intra-urban defence land
… western nations have developed two complementary defence techniques based upon, firstly, civilian participation for local defence and, secondly, professional forces for external defence. it is postulated that the former is yet another function of urban society and should, in the same way as other …
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Nuclear weapons and British defence policy. An examination of nuclear aspects of British foreign and defence policy 1940-1990.
… the role of nuclear weapons in Britain's defence and foreign policies. It works from the assumption that decisions in relation to nuclear weapons, can only be understood in the context of a broader overview of the British state's policies since the 1940's. In turn Britain's nuclear …
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An investigation into the effectiveness of the Namibian Defence Force successful planning: A case study of the defence headquarters, Windhoek
… into the effectiveness of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) succession planning using the case study of the Defence Headquarters in Windhoek. It is worth mentioning that the NDF was established by unifying and integrating two opposing forces of the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia …
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The development of European defence integration since 2017
… many to question the European Union’s state of defence and security. Long an issue member states have struggled to fully integrate on, due to nationalistic and sovereign concerns and heavy reliance on NATO. With the largest war in Europe since WWII and a weakened Transatlantic relationship, …
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Canada and joint continental defence : a Canadian view
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Political Science, 1962
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