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Planning and conducting crisis management exercises for decision-making: the do’s and don’ts
(2017)Organizations exercise to strengthen their crisis management capability, to identify possible improvements to plans, and to develop necessary skills. Taking part in exercises is one way leaders can test their decision-making ... -
Plasma Cytokine Profiles in Long-Term Strenuous Exercise
(2016)The open window theory indicates altered immunity 3 to 72 hours after exercise. The J-curve describes the risk of illness in response to exercise. The aim of this study was to examine the secretion of proinflammatory and ... -
Plasticity computation in hydrocodes compared with analytical theory
(2000)Associated analytical plasticity theory is reviewed and compared with the approach to plasticity used in hydrocodes such as Autodyn and Dyna. In general, the two methods are seen to be quite different, but for certain special ... -
Point detection in textured ultrasound images
(2023-02-26)Detection of point scatterers in textured ultrasound images can be challenging. This paper investigates how four multilook methods can improve the detection. We analyze many images with known point scatterer locations and ... -
Polarimetric scattering calculation based on Maxwells equations for very high resolution SAR
(2004)A method for raw signal generation for extended SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) scenes with very high resolution is described. Such a simulator shall handle resolution better than 30 cm, squinted geometry, elliptical orbit ... -
Polarization dependence in CHESS fiber optic strain monitoring system based on fiber Bragg gratings
(2002)This report describes the polarization dependence in the hull monitoring system CHESS, developed in FFI project 79301 CHESS II. The report describes the polarization behaviour of some main components in the system, ... -
Police forces with military status in international peace operations - preliminary findings
(2002)Recent peace operations are characterised by a gap between a large number of heavily-armed military forces and the international civilian police – often few in number and if at all equipped with light weapons (the so-called ... -
Policy og praksis for gjenkjøp - en komparativ studie av sju nasjoner
(2006)The Norwegian offset guidelines are up for revision, and this study has been part of a process of establishing a new Norwegian offset policy and practice. The purpose of this report has been to conduct a comparative study ... -
Polycarbonate in transparent armour – mechanical properties, ballistic performance and ageing behaviour
(2023-08-14)Polycarbonate is an engineering plastic that is frequently used as a component in, or as a stand-alone, transparent armour for many military applications. One important application of polycarbonate is in transparent armour ... -
Population Based Routing in LEO Satellite Networks
(2022-06-26)Packet switching in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network may calculate the best traffic route through the less populated areas of the planet, in order to avoid relaying through the busiest satellites. A number of ideas ... -
Possible effects of the 2003 invasion of Iraq on the nuclear programs in Iran, North Korea and Libya
(2014-01-09)In 2003 the nuclear programs in North Korea, Iran and Libya all took a radical new turn; North Korea left the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; Iran halted parts of its nuclear program and signed the ... -
Post-blast explosive residue-a review of formation and dispersion theories and experimental research
(2014)The presence of undetonated explosive residues following high order detonations is not uncommon, however the mechanism of their formation, or survival, is unknown. The existence of these residues impacts on various scenarios, ... -
Postnatal exposure to PCB 153 and PCB 180, but not to PCB 52, produces changes in measures of attention, activity level and impulsivity in outbred male Wistar Kyoto rats
(2011)Background Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of organic compounds that bioaccumulate due to their chemical stability and lipophilic properties. Humans are prenatally exposed via trans-placental transfer, ... -
The potential impact of 1-8 kHz active sonar on stocks of juvenile fish during sonar exercises
(2005)The mortality threshold for juvenile herring exposed to sonar signals is 180-190 dB (re 1μPa), and for other species even higher. This report analyses the potential impact of sonar transmissions on recruitment to important ... -
Practical Jamming of a Commercial 5G Radio System at 3.6 GHz
(2022-09-22)Fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology has attracted interest from armed forces worldwide due to its many new possibilities for communication. Military operations may face threats in the electromagnetic spectrum, such as ... -
Pragmatism and Purism in Jihadist Governance: The Islamic Emirate of Azawad Revisited
(2022-01-02)The Islamic Emirate established in northern Mali in 2012 was brought down less than a year later by a French military intervention, pro- voked by the Emirate’s belligerent posture. This article explains why the leaders of ... -
Praktisering av verneplikten i Norge 1814-2000
(2000)This paper discusses the principle of general conscription and implementation of that principle in Norway from 1814 to the end of the 20th century. The principle of general conscription contains within itself a contradiction ... -
Predator sound playbacks reveal strong avoidance responses in a fight strategist baleen whale
(2015)Anti-predator strategies are often defined as ‘flight’ or ‘fight’, based upon prey anatomical adaptations for size, morphology and weapons, as well as observed behaviours in the presence of predators. The humpback whale ... -
Predicting acoustic dose associated with marine mammal behavioural responses to sound as detected with fixed acoustic recorders and satellite tags
(2019-03-08)To understand the consequences of underwater noise exposure for cetaceans, there is a need for assessments of behavioural responses over increased spatial and temporal scales. Bottom-moored acoustic recorders and satellite ... -
Predicting Basic Military Performance for Conscripts in theNorwegian Armed Forces
(2017)The Norwegian Armed Forces have made major changes to the enlistment and selection system for conscripts in recent years. In this article, the predictive validity of various selection criteria for military performance is ...