Climate security has been discussed in both academia and policy documents the West. A key point that surfaces from these discussions is cooperation of non-military organizations essential for effective responses to climate change-related threats. This overlaps considerably with debates on Japan, where use force constitutionally restricted. Therefore, it possible localize concept genealogy Japan...

A wide range of modeling methods have been used to inform health policies. In this chapter, we describe the use of three models for understanding the complexities of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a major mental disorder. The models are: 1) a qualitative model describing the social and psychological complexities of PTSD treatment; 2) a system dynamics model of a population of PTSD patie...

United States power in Persian Gulf has risen since the end of Second World War. Dividing U.S. presence in the Region into the Cold war and post-Cold war era, the principle policy in first period was narrowing the impact of Soviet Union in the Region and in latter, Access to Persian Gulf region’s oil and controlling the major threats which can disrupt the flow of oil to global energy market. Fo...

In this paper, recent concepts in the management of war wounds of the maxillofacial region are described. A brief differentiation is also given between general practice medicine and military medicine.

This paper will focus on the accelerated track for military veterans into bachelor’s degrees in engineering. It is important to have contact with the military veteran prior to their arriving on campus to begin their schooling. An initial thorough evaluation of the veterans’ training, experiences, and expertise will be conducted with the option of granting academic credit where appropriate. Curr...

OBJECTIVE To assess the public's awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) as a causative factor for oropharyngeal cancer. STUDY DESIGN Twenty-three-item survey. SETTING Local shopping malls and Maxwell Air Force Base in 2012. METHODS Respondents were randomly chosen to participate in 23-item survey at various local shopping malls and at Maxwell Air Force Base in 2012. The χ(2) test was use...

Conscientious objection is the right of physicians to reject a practice or action that violates their ethical or moral principles (1). In majority of democratic countries, an individual has a legitimate right to conscientiously object and refuse to act according to the law or its individual provisions that prescribe behavior contrary to the individual’s conscience. However, it is necessary that...