Bomb attacks on US researchers

Psychological effects of the Nairobi US embassy bomb blast on pregnant women and their children.

A descriptive study was carried out in pregnant women who were affected by the 1998 bomb blast in Nairobi, Kenya, and their babies who were in utero at the time of the blast. The psychological effects of the event on the exposed women were severe. After three years, the average score on the Impact of Event Scale - Revised was still higher than 29 for the three subscales combined, suggesting tha...

Researchers call for reform of US gun control policies.

Early-career researchers: what's in it for us?

A risk and economic analysis of dirty bomb attacks on the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

This article analyzes possible terrorist attacks on the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach using a radiological dispersal device (RDD, also known as a "dirty bomb") to shut down port operations and cause substantial economic and psychological impacts. The analysis is an exploratory investigation of a combination of several risk analysis tools, including scenario generation and pruning, project...

A Risk and Economic Analysis of Dirty Bomb Attacks on the Ports of Los Angeeles and Long Beach