Some Operational Implications of Stealth Warfare

Occasionally, a hardware development springs upon us with extraordinary and lasting impact on the way we conduct war. Some exampled include the longbow, gunpowder, the machine gun, armored vehicles and nuclear energly. In some cases, such as the machine gun, theb impact is so immense that an overwhelming offensive or defensive advantage is created until the next miricle weapon is developed in response (armored vehicles, for example, to counter the machine gun). In the most extreme of caases, an entirely new category of warfare must be define to accommodate the magnitude of change wrought by a given developement, such as the air and undersea warfare of this century, and a revalidation of all existing tactical and strategic postulates is required

The Effect of Secondary Fiber Furnish on the Tensile Energy Absorption Capacity of Paper Under Repeated Extension Cycles

The object of this study was to determine what effect does recycling paper have on the tensile energy absorption (TEA) of that paper. The TEA of the sheet was split into two components, the elastic and the plastic. The sum of the two components gives the composite TEA. The TEA\u27s were measured at three different numbers of extension-cycles. It was found that a greater number of extension cycles resulted in greater TEA\u27s for both elastic and plastic regions. It was discovered that elastic TEA does not decrease with the first or second degree of recycling. Plastic TEA suffers its greatest losses after the first and second recycles. Further work is needed to investigate which fiber properties are responsible for certain losses in TEA. There is also need to study the effects of ink removing chemicals, and dynamic sheet formers, on the physical characteristics of recycled paper

Mississippi State University\u27s Makerspace: Founding of The Factory

This paper discusses the creation of a makerspace on Mississippi State’s campus. A makerspace is a location that provides prototyping and design tools, and is made available to students, faculty, and staff. The process of starting, staffing, and funding the space are discussed, as well as, the liability of operating the space. The paper outlines the operation of the space as a student organization partnered with the university, and the unique approach of networking existing campus resources into a shared organizational structure

Ideology and Ideological Criticism Of Old Testament Texts

The first chapter of the thesis traces the history of the tenn 'ideology'; elucidates a range of definitions and connotations for the tenn; and offers a brief review of recent usage within Old Testament Studies. The second chapter turns more specifically to Ideological Criticism, offering a critical overview ofthe approaches ofTerry Eagleton and Frederic Jameson, prominent theorists within the field. The chapter concludes by adopting a three fold 'mapping' of ideological criticism for Old Testament Studies: social-scientific, interpretativesociological, and social-critical approaches. The third and fourth chapters consist ofa critical evaluation of a range of attempts at ideological criticism within Biblical Studies from each ofthe social-scientific, interpretative-sociological, and social-critical perspectives. These include (among others) a specifically Eagletonian approach; a Jamesonian approach; a black-feminist approach; and an approach based on post-colonial theory. Chapter five discusses a variety ofrelevant issues and perspectives, including the interaction of ideological criticism with postmodernism. The concluding chapter surveys the four modes in which ideological criticism operates: criticism ofthe biblical texts themselves; criticism ofreadings and interpretations; criticism of the use ofthe Bible as an ideological instrument; and criticism ofscholarly practices within the Academy. This final chapter then seeks to evaluate the lasting contribution of ideological criticism within Old Testament Studies and its future potential. The overall conclusion is that the advent ofideological criticism has marked a significant watershed in the annals ofbiblical criticism. Ideological criticism as a distinct and separate methodology may not become the one-and-only focus of biblical-critical methodology in the coming decades; but, arguably, no significant biblical criticism can now take place without serious ideological critique, not only of the writing, publishing, and dissemination ofancient texts but also of the interpretative tradition and of the academic hegemony

Spotlight on zebrafish:translational impact

In recent years, the zebrafish has emerged as an increasingly prominent model in biomedical research. To showcase the translational impact of the model across multiple disease areas, Disease Models & Mechanisms has compiled a Special Issue that includes thought-provoking reviews, original research reporting new and important insights into disease mechanisms, and novel resources that expand the zebrafish toolkit. This Editorial provides a summary of the issue’s contents, highlighting the diversity of zebrafish disease models and their clinical applications

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