Ulysses S. Grant: The Great Soldier of America

America ' s Great Lost Expedition

Until recently the largest and single most significant collection of Hopi Indian art lay buried amidst the dusty recesses of the Peabody Museum. The "Thomas V . Kearn Collection of Hopi Material Culture ," consisting of approximately 4,500 ethnographic objects ranging from prehistoric pots, baskets, and textile fragments to nineteenthcentury wooden tablitas and ceremonial art , was acquired thr...

America`s Strategies against IR during the Last Forty Years

The Islamic Revolution, as the greatest historical evolution of contemporary times, has caused America`s interests face many challenges. Understanding the tools and strategies used by the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran helps us to better understand and confront the country. In this regard, using the theory of invasive realism, American strategies against the Islamic Republic...

A Critical Examination of the U . S . Army ’ s Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program

This article examines the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program from a scientific, ethical, and pragmatic viewpoint. CSF is one of the largest single applications of psychological research in history, intended to develop "resilience" in every U.S. Army soldier. I highlight several areas where the available information about the program either suggests the likelihood of specifi...

The Ulysses perspective

Echinococcus multilocularis in North America: the great unknown

Over the last decade, studies have begun to shed light on the distribution and genetic characterization of Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis (AE), in North America. Recent findings indicate that the parasite is likely expanding its range in the central region of the United States and Canada and that invasions of European strains might have occurred. In ...