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Safe storage of ammonium nitrate products –scientific framework for government regulations
(2022-10-27)
Ammonium nitrate (AN) is a solid chemical compound of paramount significance in the field of agriculture, as a high-nitrogen fertilizer component, and in the formulation of blasting explosives having major civilian ...
Responsible Research and Innovation Associated With Risk Communication and Public Engagement on Health Emergency Preparedness at the Local Level
(2022-04-05)
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) associated with public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) and response pose major challenges to the scientific community and civil society because a multistakeholder and ...
Small-scale fire performance assessment of intumescent coatings on metal tubes containing ammonium nitrate. A stepping-stone towards their application as a fire safety measure on road transportation tanks?
(2021-11)
Ammonium nitrate is used in vast amounts globally, first and foremost as a component of fertilizers and explosive formulations. This usage necessitates its transportation which, as for most hazardous materials, involves ...
Damper models and their impact on shock response
(2022-10-26)
Mechanical vibration and shocks may be devastating, in particular to military equipment. Therefore,
vibration and shock damping are of crucial importance to military hardware. Vibrations can cause
material fatigue. They ...
Equipment to tag, track and collect biopsies from whales and dolphins: the ARTS, DFHorten and LKDart systems
(2022-10-21)
Of all animals considered subjects for instrumentation for behavioral or physiological studies, cetaceans probably represent the greatest challenge to the engineer and biologist. The marine environment being harsh to ...
Vibrational Corrections to NMR Spin-Spin Coupling Constants from Relativistic Four-Component DFT Calculations
(2022-09-22)
Zero-point vibrational (ZPV) corrections to the nuclear spin–spin coupling constants have been calculated using four-component Dirac–Kohn–Sham DFT for H2X (where X = O, S, Se, Te, Po), XH3 (where X = N, P, As, Sb, Bi), and ...
The Motivation to Serve in the Military Among Swedish and Norwegian Soldiers. A Comparative Study
(2020)
The geographic location of Sweden and Norway, combined with a deteriorated security situation in
the Nordic Region and a renewed focus on national defense, makes the development of their armed forces
a hot topic. In ...
Tribal engagement strategies in the Islamic Emirate of Azawad
(2022-09-02)
The Tuareg uprising in northern Mali in 2012 culminated in the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Azawad, a proto-state run jointly by Tuareg Islamists in Ansar Dine and foreign jihadists with connections to al-Qaida ...
Konsekvenser av klimaendringer og klimatilpasninger for Forsvaret fram mot 2040 – rapport til Forsvarskommisjonen
(2022-12-05)
Nato slår fast at klimaendringer er vår tids viktigste overordnede utfordring i «Climate Change & Security Impact Assessment» fra 2022. Verdenssamfunnet opplever allerede i dag første- og andrehåndseffekter av klimaendringer. ...
Logistics as a security policy tool – exploring motivations for allied support in the case of Norway
(2022-12-10)
How, if at all, might logistics serve as a security policy tool for increasing the likelihood of allied support? Over the last few years, European NATO allies such as Germany and France have expressed uncertainty about the ...