A pproximately 2.6 million troops have served or are serving overseas as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Operation New Dawn in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, as of September 2013. 1 There have been 6664 casualties and 51 904 wounded as of February 2014. 2 Although definitions of combat experience vary, 30% of veterans with service in Afghanistan and 71% to 86% of those ser...

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Epaminondas is a two-person, zero-sum strategy game that combines long-term strategic play with highly tactical move sequences. The game has two unique features that make it stand out from other games. The first feature is the creation of phalanxes, which are groups of pieces that can move as a whole unit. As the number of pieces in a phalanx increases, the mobility and capturing power of the p...

The term “lectin” was coined by William Boyd in 1954 from the Greek word “legere” which means “to select” or “to bind”. Lectins and hemagglutinins are proteins/glycoproteins of non-immune origin, which have at least one non-catalytic domain that exhibits reversible binding to specific monosaccharides or oligosaccharides (Lis and Sharon, 1986). The lectinmonosaccharide interactions are relativel...

Nutrition in Combat Sports Guilherme G. Artioli, Emerson Franchini, Marina Y. Solis, Aline C. Tritto and Antonio H. Lancha Jr Laboratory of Applied Nutrition and Metabolism, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Martial Arts and Combat Sports Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil School of ...

Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) manages the development, systems integration, acquisition, testing, fielding, modernization and sustainment of the U.S. Army’s ground combat systems to provide world-class, affordable and relevant capabilities to soldiers and marines. Systems include the Abrams main battle tank, Bradley Family of Vehicles (FoV), self-propelled howitzers, ...

BACKGROUND Current US FDA-approved biological therapies for treating smoking target central nervous system processes. Although these therapies have had some success, relapse within a year is still high. Clearly additional strategies are needed to aid individuals in maintaining abstinence. OBJECTIVE/METHODS We briefly discuss promising research using vaccines to combat smoking and then identif...

Birds are plagued by an impressive diversity of ectoparasites, ranging from feather-feeding lice, to featherdegrading bacteria. Many of these ectoparasites have severe negative effects on host fitness. It is therefore not surprising that selection on birds has favored a variety of possible adaptations for dealing with ectoparasites. The functional significance of some of these defenses has been...

Sterkowicz-Przybycień, K, Miarka, B, and Fukuda, DH. Sex and weight category differences in time-motion analysis of elite judo athletes: implications for assessment and training. J Strength Cond Res 31(3): 817-825, 2017-The purpose of this investigation was to support training program development through the comparison of combat and pause phases during elite male and female judo competition in ...