Union Agreements: A War Weapon

human, weapon and war

the history of mankind is intertwined with war. what distinguishes man from other creatures is his ability to dominate and capture the nature; he accomplishes this though using his rationale and making tools which set the ground for production and accumulation of capital. to protect his benefits and accomplish his desire for dominance, man creates weapons which become more developed parallel to...

One weapon, two blows in the war against the thrombus.

Rape as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been appropriately acknowledged as "the rape capital of the world." While the country has been trapped in conflict, the use of rape as a weapon of war has been rampant and unyielding. The sexual violence inflicted upon women has been nothing less than brutal and destructive, physically, socially, and psychologically. This paper analyzes the use of rape a...

Fondaparinux: a different weapon in the war on clot: update for the clinical nurse specialist.

Despite the chemical arsenal available for thrombosis prevention, unfractionated heparin (UFH), and lowmolecular-weight heparins (LMWHs), clot remains a major threat for medical and surgical patients. In the absence of prophylaxis, venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs in 10% to 40% of medical and general surgery patients and in 40% to 60% of major orthopedic patients. Heparin was discovered by c...

Public Health Implications of Mass Rape as a Weapon of War

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