War-stained: British Combatants and Uniforms, 1914–18

Appetitive Aggression in Women: Comparing Male and Female War Combatants

Appetitive aggression refers to positive feelings being associated with the perpetration of violent behavior and has been shown to provide resilience against the development of PTSD in combatants returning from the battlefield. Until this point, appetitive aggression has been primarily researched in males. This study investigates appetitive aggression in females. Female and male combatants and ...

Social Integration of Ex-combatants after Civil War

Civil war is commonly viewed as the result of a fracturing of society resulting in social disintegration. As such, post-conflict reconstruction programs often aim at social integration in order to rebuild the social fabric that existed prior to the conflict, including special programs to re-integrate ex-combatants following their disarmament and demobilisation. Yet this perception of civil war ...

Virtual reality Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) exposure therapy results with active duty Iraq war combatants

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is reported to be caused by traumatic events that are outside the range of usual human experience including (but not limited to) military combat, violent personal assault, being kidnapped or taken hostage and terrorist attacks. Initial data suggests that at least 1 out of 6 Iraq War veterans are exhibiting symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD. Virtual R...

War Wounds of the Extremities. War Surgery Supplement No. 2 (British Journal of Surgery)

Satisfaction with current martial arts’ uniforms and purchase intention of new uniforms

Introduction Martial arts refers to various systems of training for combat, including Karate, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Judo, Jujitsu, Tai Chi, Aikido, Hapkido, Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts, etc. (Rousseau 2015). The martial arts industry has grown tremendously (Ko 2003). The total revenue of the martial arts studio industry in the world was $3 billion in 2014, and the average annual growth rate was...