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Disturbance-specific social responses in long-finned pilot whales, Globicephala melas
(2016)
Social interactions among animals can influence their response to disturbance. We investigated responses of long-finned pilot whales to killer whale sound playbacks and two anthropogenic sources of disturbance: tagging ...
Bond strength and performance of optical fibre Bragg gratings sensors embedded in composite patch repairs for military aircraft
(2016)
Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems are recognized as a key element in a modern
and efficient approach to structural lifecycle management. With novel applications of advanced materials, such as extensive use of ...
Jihadi Terrorism in Europe: The IS-Effect
(2016)
The article examines the extent to which Islamic State (IS) has affected jihadi terrorism in Europe. We look at the scope of attack activity, perpetrators and their networks, modus operandi and funding. For all the talk ...
Defence industrial policy – a sound security strategy or an economic fallacy?
(2016)
This article explores whether it makes sense for national governments to employ defence industrial policies – such as offsets and discriminatory procurement practices – to support their domestic defence industries. This ...
All solid-state spectral broadening: An average and peak power scalable method for compression of ultrashort pulses
(2016)
Spectral broadening in bulk material is a simple, robust and low-cost method to extend the bandwidth of a laser source. Consequently, it enables ultrashort pulse compression. Experiments with a 38 MHz repetition rate, 50 ...
European defence research in crisis? The way towards strategic autonomy
(2016)
Defence research, in the form of both research and development (R&D) and research and technology (R&T), are important factors in achieving long-term European strategic autonomy. The present paper analyses this debate from ...
Myndighetsutøver, ressursforvalter og livredder – den russiske kystvakten i støpeskjeen
(2016)
The Russian Coast Guard, or Beregovaya okhrana, was formally established in 2007 and plays a crucial role in the management of natural resources located in the vast maritime areas under Russian jurisdiction. The purpose ...
A Study of the Detonation Properties, Propellant Impulses, Impact Sensitivities and Synthesis of Nitrated ANTA and NTO Derivatives
(2016)
Nitrated derivatives of 5-amino-3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole (ANTA)
and 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) were theoretically characterized with respect to their performance as high explosives and rocket propellants. The detonation ...
North European security after the Ukraine conflict
(2016)
Russia’s illegal occupation and annexation of the Crimean peninsula in
February–March 2014, and the country’s well-documented involvement in the separatist conflict in Eastern Ukraine, have led to a significant ...
Særalderspensjon i et nytt pensjonssystem
(2016)
Pensjonssystemet i offentlig sektor er i endring. Blant annet kan særaldersgrenser komme til å avskaffes som en ordning finansiert gjennom Statens pensjonskasse, og hvor departementene selv kan betale for å videreføre dem. ...