| The Future Mission Tasking and Resourcing of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary |
Sep 2012 |
159 pages |
| Authors:
Mike Barner; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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 | This thesis studies the historic activity and present operational return on investment of the U.S. Coast Guard's all-volunteer, citizen-supported Auxiliary organization. The thesis recommends harvesting approximately $2.7M by eliminating the Auxiliary aviation program. The existing funds could be efficiently reprogrammed to replace that volunteer support niche through an agreement with the U.S. Air Force and to better support other more cost-effective volunteer sub-programs. This effort departs from previous similar studies ... |
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| A Regiment Like No Other: The 6th Marine Regiment at Belleau Wood |
08 Jun 2012 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
J W Hill; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis addresses the unique composition of the 6th U.S. Marine Regiment and the role they played in the battle of Belleau Wood. In terms of the composition of the 6th Marine Regiment, 60 percent were college men, many of whom were college athletes. With the exception of the Battalion's senior officers and a handful of senior noncommissioned officers, the Regiment was composed of volunteers. Although they were put through ... |
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| The National Guard in the Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, 1898-1899 |
17 May 2012 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
Michael S Warren; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The National Guard's origins trace back to the militia of the first settlements in America. Since its inception in 1636, the National Guard has played a vital role in the nation's defense, from the Revolutionary War to the most recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The utility of the National Guard has been questioned since the late 19th century, but political pressure from the states has always been sufficient to ... |
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| U.S. Army Airborne Division, 1942 to 1945: Concept, Combat, and Evolution |
16 Dec 2011 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy M Clauss; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In 1939, the U.S. Army had no formal combat formation capable of reaching the battlefield by air. In response to the success of German airborne operations, the U.S. Army formed a small unit of volunteers which was to experiment with airborne equipment and develop operational tactics and techniques. In the span of 6 years, the fledgling airborne concept expanded from a small platoon of parachute volunteers into five deployed airborne ... |
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| Local-Rapid Evaluation of Atmospheric Conditions (L-REAC (trademark)) System, Volume 4 (System Evaluation) |
Dec 2011 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Gail Vaucher; ARMY RESEARCH LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NM COMPUTATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES DIRECTORATE
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| The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has been studying urban environments in response to the increased urban warfare facing the U.S. Armed Forces. In the early 2000s, ARL conducted three progressively more complex urban atmospheric field studies aimed at characterizing the airflow and stability around a small cluster of urban buildings. Three disaster response drills were executed during the final field study. From this experience, the need to link health ... |
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| Report on the Domestic Natural Disaster Health Workforce |
30 Nov 2011 |
204 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth Schor; Tim Moriarty; Laurie Chow; Cynthia Hovor; Kandra Strauss-Riggs; NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH ROCKVILLE MD
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| The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (ncdmph.usuhs.edu) prepared this report to describe selected aspects of the health professions workforce who would respond to a catastrophic domestic natural disaster. The report analyzes core Federal departments supporting Emergency Support Function #8 (ESF#8), Public Health and Medical Services, of the National Response Framework; examines three key occupational sub-groups first at the National level then the State (California) and local level ... |
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| Combat Risk and Pay: Theory and Some Evidence |
Oct 2011 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Curtis J Simon; Shirley H Liu; Saul Pleeter; Stanley A Horowitz; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Because U.S. military personnel currently receive $225 Hostile Fire Pay/Imminent Danger Pay (HFP/IDP) per month for serving in a combat zone, independent of the level of combat risk, servicemembers who face low levels of risk may be overcompensated. However, because overall compensation must be sufficient to attract volunteers who undertake high levels of risk, it is appropriate to examine the relationship between combat risk and total cash compensation. Using data ... |
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| A Regime Legitimacy Explanation of African Peacekeeping |
Sep 2011 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Ross; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| The American military needs to understand what incentivizes some African nations to participate in peacekeeping to strengthen the incentive structure so that high levels of peacekeeping will continue. The main argument advanced in this thesis is that regimes that are attempting to increase their structural legitimacy are more likely to volunteer for peacekeeping missions to gain international political legitimacy, as well as domestic social and economic legitimacy. This hypothesis is ... |
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| Affecting Reform: Explaining the Kingdom of Cambodia's Contributions to United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Comparative Context |
Sep 2011 |
88 pages |
| Authors:
Michael D Ryan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| The Kingdom of Cambodia has recently begun to provide Royal Cambodian Armed Forces personnel to United Nations-led peacekeeping operations in Africa and the Middle East. This thesis draws on systemic, regional, and domestic level theories for why states contribute to international organizations in an attempt to explain participation in peacekeeping abroad. It argues that Cambodia's political and military elite promote peacekeeping as a means of inexpensively affecting military reform. This ... |
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| Conditioned Fear Extinction and Generalization in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
Aug 2011 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Seth D Norrholm; EMORY UNIV ATLANTA GA
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| Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect an individual following exposure to a traumatic event. The exposure to trauma can evoke intense physical and emotional responses. Psychophysiological symptoms of PTSD can include an enhanced startle response; an effect that may result from an inability to inhibit fear. Conditioned fear can be measured using paradigms such as fear conditioning and fear extinction. Fear-potentiated startle is the process by which an individual s ... |
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| Volunteer Challenge With Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli That Express Intestinal Colonization Factor Fimbriae CS17 and CS19 |
01 Jul 2011 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Robin McKenzie; Chad K Porter; Joyce A Cantrell; Barbara DeNearing Aisling; Shannon L Grahek; Stephanie A Sincock; Colleen Woods; Peter Sebeny; David A Sack; NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER SILVER SPRING MD ENTERIC DISEASES DEPT
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| Human challenges with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) have broadened our understanding of this important enteropathogen. We report findings from the first challenge studies using ETEC-expressing colonization factor fimbria CSI7 and CSI9. LSN03-016011/A (LT, CS17) elicited a dosedependent effect, with the upper dose (6 X 10(exp 9) organisms) causing diarrhea in 88% of recipients. WS0115A (LTSTp, CSI9) also showed a dose response, with a 44% diarrhea rate at 9 X 10(exp ... |
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| Experimental Gonococcal Infection in Male Volunteers: Cumulative Experience with Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Strains FA1090 and MS11mkC |
31 May 2011 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Marcia M Hobbs; P F Sparling; Myron S Cohen; William M Shafer; Carolyn D Deal; Ann E Jerse; UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES BETHESDA MD DEPT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
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| Experimental infection of male volunteers with Neisseria gonorrhoeae is safe and reproduces the clinical features of naturally acquired gonococcal urethritis. Human inoculation studies have helped define the natural history of experimental infection with two well-characterized strains of N. gonorrhoeae, FA1090 and MS11mkC. The human model has proved useful for testing the importance of putative gonococcal virulence factors for urethral infection in men. Studies with isogenic mutants have improved our understanding ... |
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| The Military Accessions Vital to National Interest Program: What It Is and How It Can Be Made Relevant |
19 MAY 2011 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
John M. Lorenzen; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Non-citizens have served in the United States military during every war since at least the Civil War. In 1862 Congress, in an effort to increase the size of the Army, passed the first legislation which authorized expedited citizenship for immigrants who agreed to serve in the Army; a practice which continues to the present day. This monograph looks at the history of non-citizens serving our country during times of war. ... |
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| Defense Finance and Accounting Service Has Made Progress in Providing Staffing Levels to Support the Mission in Southwest Asia |
07 APR 2011 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Our objective was to assess how well DFAS met staffing level needed to support the U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT) mission in Southwest Asia (SWA). The DFAS Expeditionary Support Organization (ESO) did not have adequate controls in place to provide the requested number of qualified DFAS personnel to support the mission in SWA. Specifically, from July 2009 through May 2010, DFAS ESO partially filled the staffing needs in SWA by ... |
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| Civil Military Relations in the Modern Democratic Argentina Era: Army Soldiers as Military Professionals Versus Civilians in Uniform |
24 Mar 2011 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Miguel A Salguero; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| During the last three decades, military subordination to civilian authority has gained credibility after half a century of recurring interruptions of the Argentine Constitutional order. The Argentine Armed Forces have adjusted their missions, organization, and recruiting systems to deal with a new strategic scenario, a changing environment, and a different set of threats. New missions have been established for the Armed Forces since 1983, when democracy was achieved. While defense ... |
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| A Commensal Gone Bad: Complete Genome Sequence of the Prototypical Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain H10407 |
Nov 2010 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Lisa C Crossman; Roy R Chaudhuri; Scott A Beatson; Timothy J Wells; Mickael Desvaux; Adam F Cunningham; Nicola K Petty; Vivienne Mahon; Carl Brinkley; Jon L Hobman; NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER SILVER SPRING MD ENTERIC DISEASES DEPT
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| In most cases, Escherichia coli exists as a harmless commensal organism, but it may on occasion cause intestinal and/or extraintestinal disease. Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) is the predominant cause of E. coli-mediated diarrhea in the developing world and is responsible for a significant portion of pediatric deaths. In this study, we determined the complete genomic sequence of E. coli 810407, a prototypical strain of enterotoxigenic E. coli, which reproducibly elicits ... |
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| Establishing the Biodynamics Data Resource (BDR): Human Volunteer Impact Acceleration Research Data in the BDR |
Oct-2010 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Allison L Schmidt; Alexandria E Austermann; Kimberly B Vasquez; Barry S Shender; Valeta C Chancey; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL
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| One of the most noteworthy collections of impact exposure data was generated at the U.S. Naval Biodynamics Laboratory (NBDL). Over 25 years, NBDL conducted thousands of impact acceleration exposures with hundreds of human research volunteers. The resulting volumes of kinematic and physiological data serve as a foundation for injury biomechanics research, model validation, and biofidelity requirements. In 2007, the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), in collaboration with the U.S. ... |
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| Importance of Virtual Reality to a Controlled Stimulus |
Oct 2010 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Robert N McLay; GENEVA FOUNDATION LAKEWOOD WA
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| This study is a follow up to two projects, funded by the Office of Naval Research, which demonstrated that Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy was safe and effective for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Service Members who served in Iraq or Afghanistan, and that it worked better than treatment as usual. In this study, we are attempting to discover if the Virtual Realty is actually the active component ... |
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| Cancer-Associated PCNA as a Potential Biomarker for Breast Cancer |
Sep 2010 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Ramona Swaby; FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER PHILADELPHIA PA
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| Two separate isoforms of the marker of cellular proliferation, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) have recently been identified. The acidic isoform, as opposed to its basic counterpart has been associated with neoplasia. This cancer associated PCNA (caPCNA) can now be identified by a specific antibody, caPCNAab, demonstrated to distinguish between normal breast tissue and invasive breast cancer by IHC. Additionally, this rabbit polyclonal antibody can also detect circulating caPCNA in ... |
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| Glyburide - Novel Prophylaxis and Effective Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury |
AUG 2010 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
J.M. Simard; MARYLAND UNIV BALTIMORE
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| The overall subject of this project is blast-traumatic brain injury (blast-TBI) and the role of the SUR1-regulated NCCa-ATP channel in blast- TBI. The specific objectives of this project include: (1) develop a standardized rat model of blast-TBI to study the direct transcranial effects of blast on the brain, independent of indirect transthoracic effects; (2) determine the role of the SUR1-regulated NCCa-ATP channel in blast-TBI; (3) in normal human volunteers, determine ... |
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| Leishmania Skin Test |
Mar 2010 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Nielson H S; ALLERMED LABS INC SAN DIEGO CA
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| A phase IIB study was conducted to evaluate the sensitizing properties of LtSTA in na ve adult volunteers. Three doses of the product were administered intradermally at 30 day intervals. The doses administered were 15 g, 30 g and 50 g. Study subjects received the same dose each time the product was injected on the forearm. Positive and negative skin test controls were applied concurrently with LtSTA to insure accurate ... |
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| MindModeling@Home . . . and Anywhere Else You Have Idle Processors |
Dec 2009 |
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| Authors:
Jack Harris; Kevin A Gluck; Thomas Mielke; Jr Moore L R; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB MESA AZ HUMAN PERFORMANCE WING (711TH) HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS DIRECTORATE/WARFIGHTER READINESS RESEARCH DIVISION
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| As we, the ICCM community, continue to expand the scope of our cognitive modeling ambitions, we increasingly face computational requirements that are an impediment to progress. Computational complexity grows quickly with increases in the granularity of models, the fidelity of the models' operating environment, and the time scales across which these models interact. Additional processing demands are encountered when studying the breadth of a cognitive model's performance capabilities such as ... |
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| Importance of Virtual Reality to a Controlled Stimulus |
Oct 2009 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Robert McLay; GENEVA FOUNDATION LAKEWOOD WA
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| This study is a follow up to two projects, funded by the Office of Naval Research, which demonstrated that Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy was safe and effective for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Service Members who served in Iraq or Afghanistan, and that it worked better than treatment as usual. In this study, we are attempting to discover if the Virtual Realty is actually the active component ... |
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| Quels sont les problemes ethiques souleves par l'augmentation des capacites cognitives dans le cadre de la defense : cadre legal francais, position ethique du service de sante des armees francais |
Oct 2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Marion Trousselard; CENTRE DE RECHERCHES DU SERVICE DE SANTE DES ARMEES LA TRONCHE (FRANCE)
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| All contemporary discussions concerning the ethics of human experimentation are grounded in the Nuremberg Code. It defined the general agenda and language of all subsequent ethical and legal questions concerning the proper conduct of human experimentation, and listed what for many are the basic principles underlying the ethical conduct of human research. Consequently, the Nuremberg Code, which was included in the 1947 judgment of the Nuremberg Medical Trial, greatly affects ... |
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| Non-Invasive Monitoring of Intra-Abdominal Bleeding Rate Using Electrical Impedance Tomography |
Sep-2009 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Rossalind Sadleir; Edward A Ross; FLORIDA UNIV GAINESVILLE
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| Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) may be useful in continuous non-invasive monitoring of suspected abdominal bleeding in battlefield casualties subsequent to blunt trauma. We are developing a novel EIT system involving an electrode array applied only to the anterior abdomen. We believe this will speed this method's path to practical use. Much of the work in the revised Statement of Work has been completed. A no cost extension was granted to ... |
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| Mass Care (ESF-6) Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters |
Sep-2009 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Charrier; Ronald J Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The author of this thesis asserts that the current mass care response capability of the state of Missouri is insufficient to meet the sheltering, feeding and bulk distribution needs of the projected affected population in a catastrophic disaster. This thesis focuses on a catastrophic seismic event along the New Madrid fault zone resulting in an earthquake with a Richter scale reading approximating 7.7 or higher to determine the baseline mass ... |
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| Sleep and Performance Measures in Soldiers Undergoing Military Relevant Training |
Jun-2009 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
William D Killgore; Arthur Estrada; Tiffany Rouse; Robert M Wildzunas; Thomas J Balkin; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL
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| Inadequate sleep is known to impair a variety of cognitive capacities, including attention, vigilance, concentration, and aspects of higher order reasoning and judgment. The ability to unobtrusively measure fatigue and predict its effects on cognitive performance is vital to successful military operations. Wrist actigraphy's ability to accurately measure and predict performance in militarily relevant activities is not well validated. Healthy military volunteers (N = 108) wore wrist activity monitors while ... |
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| National Service: Every Citizen Plays a Part |
20-Feb-2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Laura Schmitz; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
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| In today's fast-paced, impatient American society, more and more citizens are growing up focused on themselves and their individual well-being. With these self-absorbed perceptions instilled in today's working world, its leaders, and their rising subordinates, the idea of country unity is left behind. These perceptions show a growing lack of commitment to national sovereignty and the unified strength of America. Implementing a national service plan in the United States would ... |
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| Understanding Intentions of Others Reflects Evoked Responses in the Human Mirror Neuron System: Evidence From Combined fMRI and EEG Repetition Suppression |
Dec-2008 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Raja Parasuraman; Stephanie Ortigue; James C Thompson; Scott T Grafton; INSTITUTE FOR COLLABORATIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES SANTA BARBARA CA
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| Viewing the behavior of other agents to infer and understand their intents recruits brain regions within the mirror neuron system (MNS), particularly the inferior parietal lobule and inferior frontal gyrus. However, decoding when intention understanding occurs in the human brain remains unclear. Accordingly, and to distinguish MNS involvement from lower level visual scene analysis, we tested repetition suppression effects in 24 healthy male volunteers who performed an intention inference task ... |
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| Heat Acclimatisation and Active Body Cooling Strategies to Mitigate Heat Stress for Operations Involving Bullet Proof Vests |
Dec-2008 |
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| Authors:
L Law; C L Lim; DEFENCE MEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INST (SINGAPORE)
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 | Heat acclimatization (HA) and personal body-cooling are effective methods of heat stress mitigation. HA involves conditioning the body to function under hot conditions by exposing the individual to an incremental level of heat stress daily over 10 to 14 days. Although HA improves thermoregulation during heat exposure, effective physical heat exchange between the body and environment must still take place. Operating with body armour may limit the benefits of HA ... |
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| Low-Dose Priming Before Vaccination with the Phase I Chloroform-Methanol Residue Vaccine Against Q Fever Enhances Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses to Coxiella Burnetii |
Oct-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
David M Waag; Marilyn J England; Christopher R Bolt; Jim C Williams; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FORT DETRICK MD BACTERIOLOGY DIV
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| Although the phase I Coxiella burnetii cellular vaccine is completely efficacious in humans, adverse local and systemic reactions may develop if immune individuals are inadvertently vaccinated. The phase I chloroform-methanol residue (CMRI) vaccine was developed as a potentially safer alternative. Human volunteers with no evidence of previous exposure to C. burnetii received a subcutaneous vaccination with the CMRI vaccine in phase I studies under protocol IND 3516 to evaluate the ... |
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| Peacekeeping/Stabilization and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on the Civilian Response/Reserve Corps and Other Civilian Stabilization and Reconstruction Capabilities |
18-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Nina M Serafino; Martin A Weiss; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) was established in 2004 to address longstanding concerns, both within Congress and the broader foreign policy community, over the perceived lack of the appropriate capabilities and processes to deal with transitions from conflict to stability. These capabilities and procedures include adequate planning mechanisms for stabilization and reconstruction operations, efficient interagency coordination structures and procedures in carrying out such ... |
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| Fostering Partnership in Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief |
01-Jun-2008 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
John P Wishart; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Humanitarian aid operations are a social and interactive enterprise among a variety of international partners. There are currently many initiatives that attempt to enhance collaboration between United States Government Agencies, foreign governments, international government organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and private volunteer organizations. The diverse nature of organizations and numbers of groups involved in a complex humanitarian emergency is extraordinary. Participants must understand there are multiple factors that impact the collaborative ... |
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| Deploying Federal Civilians to the Battlefield: Incentives, Benefits, and Medical Care |
APR 2008 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Lorry M. Fenner; Steve J. DeTeresa; Thomas Hawley; Andrew Hyde; John E. Kruse; Gregory A. Marchand; Michael McErlean; Suzanne McKenna; Mark Parker; Sasha Rogers; COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES WASHINGTON DC
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| The President has declared that the United States must be prepared to assist in the stabilization and reconstruction of at-risk countries and regions to promote the security of the nation. Reconstruction and stabilization operations require a "whole of government" approach with the deployment of both uniformed and civilian personnel from the Department of Defense (DoD) and other departments and agencies. To support these stabilization and reconstruction missions, the President has ... |
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| Corrections to the Shapiro Equation used to Predict Sweating and Water Requirements |
JAN 2008 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Richard R. Gonzalez; Samuel N. Cheuvront; Daniel A. Goodman; Laurie A. Blanchard; Larry G. Berglund; Michael N. Sawka; NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV LAS CRUCES DEPT OF BIOLOGY
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| The objective of this project was to cross validate the original Shapiro equation (OSE) which was developed to predict rate of sweat loss over wide environmental conditions, clothing systems, and metabolic activities. activities. Within the limits of the data, the equation has been shown to be a valid estimator of sweating rate for a variety of heat stress exposures up to 2 h and work rates limited to less than ... |
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| U.S. Africa Command and the Principle of Active Security (Joint Force Quarterly, Issue 51, 4th Quarter 2008) |
Jan-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
William E Ward; Thomas P Galvin; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| In 2000, the Zambezi River experienced significant flooding, and the nation of Mozambique was ill equipped to deal with the humanitarian disaster that followed. Homes were swept away, thousands of people were displaced, and 700 perished, leading to the deployment of a U.S. civilian disaster assistance response team and U.S. military forces to provide medical assistance and security to help Mozambique stabilize the situation. Although floods on the Zambezi have ... |
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| Opportunities for Engaging Minority Communities in Securing Our Nation |
2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Dallas D. Owens; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Criminal Justice, North Carolina Central University, in cooperation with the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, conducted a colloquium titled "Opportunities for Engaging Minority Communities in Securing Our Nation" on February 11, 2008. The conference, held at The Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, attracted over 75 participants and attendees, who addressed methods for successful engagement by security and public health agencies with Latino, Muslim, and at-risk ... |
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| A Department of Homeland Security Reserves (DHS-R): Simultaneously Protecting the Homeland While Alleviating the Increased DoD Role in Homeland Defense and Security |
DEC 2007 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
David V. Schulz; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| As the Global War on Terror continues to exhaust both federal and state military resources, it is important to establish a domestic disaster response plan that does not rely or default to a military solution. Post-Katrina assessments highlight that the response to Hurricane Katrina has tarnished the DHS and FEMA's image and trust that Americans have in the government's ability to respond effectively to a disaster. The Department of Homeland ... |
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| Alternative Salary Auction Mechanisms for the Navy: An Experimental Program |
DEC 2007 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Nils A. Resare; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| An experimental program was developed to test the impact of bidding behavior on two matching mechanisms proposed by prior research for use in the U.S. Navy's Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) program AIP is one compensation program used by the Navy to encourage sailors to volunteer for less desirable assignments. Unlike other compensation programs, sailors negotiate AIP rates through an auction-like system. Previous research has proposed new mechanisms to effectively match ... |
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| Determining Hospital Ship (T-AH) Staffing Requirements for Humanitarian Assistance Missions |
16 OCT 2007 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Tracy Negas; Carrie Brown; Paula J. Konoske; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The primary mission of the hospital ship is to provide acute medical and surgical services to forces ashore and afloat during military operations. In addition, the hospital ship also has the mission of providing a hospital asset in support of disaster relief (DR) and humanitarian assistance (HA) operations. This secondary mission requires the hospital ship to provide medical care to a different population with a set of medical conditions not ... |
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| Deployment of Members of the National Guard and Reserve in the Global War on Terrorism |
SEP 2007 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Donald Pilling; Michael Williams; DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| Use of the reserve components in support of overseas contingencies has increased significantly since September 11, 2001 and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq. Although the number of reserve component members on active duty has declined over the past few years, from a peak in May 2003, the current level still remains far higher than in decades past. This level of effort is expected to continue as long as ... |
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| The All-Volunteer Military: Issues and Performance |
JUL 2007 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have required substantial increases in the number of U.S. service members deployed and the frequency with which units are sent overseas. Through December 2006, over 1 million active-duty personnel and 400,000 reserve personnel had been deployed to those theaters. To maintain the forces necessary to conduct those operations, the military must be able to recruit significant ... |
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| Cognitive, Psychomotor, and Physical Performance in Cold Air After Cooling by Exercise in Cold Water |
JUN 2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Catherine O'Brien; Ingrid V. Sils Tharion and John W. Castellani; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA THERMAL AND MOUNTAIN MEDICINE DIVISION
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| This study evaluated performance after lowering core temperature at different rates while local tissues were either cooled (lower body) or not cooled (upper body). Methods: There were 10 men who volunteered to perform up to 8 cold water immersions (CWI) at combinations of 2 water temperatures (10 deg C and 15 deg C), 2 depths [waist (W), chest (C)], and 2 walking speeds (0.44 or 0.88 m/s^-1) until their core ... |
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| Transcriptome Analysis of Human Immune Responses Following Live Vaccine Strain (LVS) Francisella Tularensis Vaccination |
08 MAR 2007 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Claudette L. Fuller; Katherine C. Brittingham; Mark W. Porter; Matthew J. Hepburn; Patricia L. Petitt; Phillip R. Pittman; Sina Bavari; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FORT DETRICK MD
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| The live vaccine strain (LVS) of Francisella tularensis is the only vaccine against tularemia available for humans, yet its mechanism of protection remains unclear. We probed human immunological responses to LVS vaccination with transcriptome analysis using PBMC samples from volunteers at time points pre- and post-vaccination. Gene modulation was highly uniform across all time points, implying commonality of vaccine responses. Principal components analysis revealed three highly distinct principal groupings: pre-vaccination ... |
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| Assessment of the Pulmanex Hi-Ox for Aeromedical Evacuation at 8000 Feet |
MAR 2007 |
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| Authors:
F. Bouak; B. Michas; D. J. Eaton; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TORONTO (CANADA)
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| DRDC Toronto was tasked by the Canadian Forces Health Services Group Headquarters (CF H Svc Gp HQ) to verify that the Pulmanex Hi-Ox mask system (HiOx) is suitable, safe and efficient for use in aircraft at cabin altitudes up to 8000 feet (ft). The objective is to use the HiOx mask to provide oxygen (O2) to patients during aeromedical evacuation. Performance and safety were compared at ground level and 8000 ... |
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| Involving Corporations in Dispensing During Mass Prophylaxis |
MAR 2007 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Smith Chester L.; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of the mass prophylaxis following a bioterrorist attack is to reduce fear within the community and to reduce loss of life to the disease. Current U.S. government guidance provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for response to an anthrax attack states that the optimal amount of time for distribution of prophylaxis to the community is two days. Yet, ... |
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| Basic Principles for Homeland Security |
30 JAN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Brian M. Jenkins; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Brian Michael Jenkins is a Senior Advisor to the President of the RAND Corporation and professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He is an expert in terrorism, counterinsurgency, and homeland security. These are his recommendations to the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security. |
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| Ready When Called |
Jan-2007 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Frederic N Smalkin; MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE PIKESVILLE MD
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| With the massive Federal mobilization and overseas deployment of the National Guard in WWI and WWII, it became apparent that a back-up military force should stay in the various states to take on the state militia duties that would otherwise not be fulfilled. These State Guards, as they were called, were state troops without Federal reserve status. Many states, including Maryland, had thousands of volunteer State Guardsmen during both wars. ... |
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| Expanding Support Roles for 10th Medical Regiment: Pre and Post Health Screenings of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen |
Jan-2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
H W Nelson; MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE PIKESVILLE MD
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| The Maryland Defense Force's (MDDF's) 10th Medical Regiment (10MEDRGT) is arguably the most active state defense force (SDF) medical command in the nation and is clearly the most creative in charting new avenues of service to both civilian and military authorities in its home state of Maryland and outside at the request of and in support of the Maryland National Guard (MDNG). Perhaps the most significant of these is the ... |
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| State Defense Force Monograph Series. Fall 2007, Special Units |
Jan-2007 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Brent C Bankus; Ron Roberts; John R Brinkerhoff; Richard J Hughbank; Martin Hershkowitz; STATE DEFENSE FORCE GERMANTOWN MD
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| Contents of this monograph are as follows: 1) Volunteer Military Forces Provide Homeland Security Around the World; 2) An Overview of the Employment of Cavalry in History, with an Emphasis on the State Defense Force of the United States of America in the 21st Century; 3) State Defense Force Manpower Remedy Ignored by National Leaders; and 4) Terrorism 101: Fundamental Information for the Citizen Volunteer. |
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