Patterns of healthcare use in a sample of young adults entering the US Navy (N=1137) were examined in a longitudinal survey study. Baseline data provided information about healthcare use as a civilian, whereas follow-up data were used to examine changes in patterns of use over time following entry into the Military Health System (MHS). Entrance into the MHS was marked by increased use of preven...

This review study, presented at the 2 nd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense (AuxDefense 2020), focuses skin as sensory interface and explores latest discoveries in bioelectronic science. The work analyzes what extent invisibility is possible by emulating nature, if military applications can really benefit from technology that combines epidermal systems virtual reality — next gen...

The armed forces and the army are main elements of national power. Military readiness gives real significance to the geography, natural resources, and industrial power. Military elements of national power include military purposes, military doctrines, military strategies and policies (defensive and non-defensive), forces, training, command, military technology, weapons and equipment, military o...

Hybrid vehiclE's arE.> increa..-;ingly common in the passenger car marketplace and in commercial applications such as dE>livery trucks and transit busses. ThE>se hybrids an' justifiable due to tl10ir inCI·eascd fuel efficiency ru1d thf' associated cost benefit. It is remarkable then, that there are no deployed military hybrid vehicles when fuel costs as high as $100 per liter are common in the ...