Automobile transport and armored car military units of the Russian Imperial Army. 1896–1917s by M. S. Novikov

“…At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century a rapid process of preparation for the war of the countries of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente took place, which was accompanied by an the increase in the size of the army, equipping them with automatic firearms, rapid-fire artillery and aircraft. An important element of preparation for war was the increase in the mobility of armies, in addition to horse-drawn and rail transport, automobiles began to appear. …”
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Moral and Psychological Stability of Police Officers in the System of Their Professionally Important Qualities by I. V. Klymenko

“…The author has singled out psychological structure of this characteristic, namely: motivational component, the indicators of which are a positive attitude to service, awareness of the importance of conscientious performance of official tasks and conscious desire to perform professional duties, belief in the value of moral norms and the need to subordinate own behavior; cognitive component, which includes knowledge of the legal basis of professional activity, ethical requirements of police officers’ behavior, the rules of use of physical force, special means and firearms; professional-personal component, which contains such professional moral and psychological qualities as professional honor, justice, decency, honesty, compassion and empathy, attitude to the rule of law, discipline, humanity, responsibility and a reflective component that characterizes the ability of a police officer to analyze phenomena of own consciousness and activity and assess the level of formation of moral and psychological stability, ability to effectively solve job problems. …”
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Administrative Supervision of the National Police of Ukraine by I. M. Kovalov, V. A. Yevtushok

“…Administrative supervision over the compliance with the law is carried out in the areas of public order and public safety, public administration, business, drug trafficking, firearms and ammunition, road safety, and other sectors of the economy and public administration. …”
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Welfare of horses at slaughter by EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Fernanda Dorea, Jordi Figuerola, Mette Herskin, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Romolo Nonno, Anja Riber, Karl Stahl, Jan Arend Stegeman, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Frank Tuyttens, Christoph Winckler, Mohan Raj, Antonio Velarde, Denise Candiani, Yves Van der Stede, Virginie Michel

“…Stunning methods for horses include penetrative captive bolt and firearms. Welfare consequences that horses may experience (such as handling stress, restriction of movement and injuries) and potential hazards were identified for all the phases along with preventive and corrective measures. …”
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National, International and Legal Mechanisms of Control over the Activity of Non-Government Security Entities by M. V. Zavalnyi

“…Private security companies in the course of their activities can apply physical force, special means (in some countries even firearms) to citizens, carry out their detention, which in turn can cause degrading treatment and physical suffering. …”
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Association Between Adolescent Violence Exposure and the Risk of Suicide: A 15-Year Study in Taiwan by Chieh Sung, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chien-An Sun, Chang-Huei Tsao, Daphne Yih Ng, Tsu-Hsuan Weng, Li-Yun Fann, Fu-Huang Lin, Wu-Chien Chien

“…Among adolescents who had experienced violence, the methods of suicide included poisoning (solid and liquid) (53.6% vs. 43.2%), hanging (1.2% vs. 0.6%), firearms (2.4% vs. 0%), and cutting instruments (27.4% vs. 22.8%), all of which were significantly higher than in the control group. …”
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Qualitative study of factors affecting engagement with a hospital-based violence intervention programme in Indianapolis, Indiana by Malaz Boustani, Lauren A Magee, Damaris Ortiz, Zachary W Adams, Brigid R Marriott, Reilin J Moore, Blakney Q Brooks, Clark J Simons

“…Background There are few qualitative studies of firearm injury survivors and hospital-based violence intervention programme (HVIP) participants. …”
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PATTERNS OF CLINICAL MEDICO-LEGAL CASES: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY AT A distt headquarter hospital charsadda by Nayella Nijat Bangash, Naheed Siddiqui, Urooj Khushbakhat Khan, Ihsan Ullah, Faiza Nadeem, Farzand Iqbal

“…Among firearm incidents, 6.4% were female and 1.6% were males. …”
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Traumatic arteriovenous fistula. Apropos of a case by Manuel Otero Reyes, Denis González Escalona, Oscar Duménigo Arias, María Victoria Gordis Aguilera.

“…The vascular lesions for firearm constitute one of the main causes with the appearance of arteriovenous fistula. …”
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Gabapentin Treatment for Neuropathic Pain in a Child with Sciatic Nerve Injury by Halil Ekrem Akkurt, Haluk Gümüş, Hamit Göksu, Ömer Faruk Odabaşı, Halim Yılmaz

“…Neuropathic pain developed after peripheral sciatic damage due to firearm traumatisation did not respond to other medical treatments but healed nearly completely after gabapentin usage.…”
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Severe Anxiety Post-COVID-19 Infection by Maggie Driscoll, Jason Gu

“…We illustrate a case of a 27-year-old male with no previous psychiatric treatment history or symptomology, who developed severe anxiety with intrusive thoughts of self-harm via firearm after COVID-19 infection. Given the severe nature of the anxiety and intrusive thoughts, the patient feared for his safety and sought acute inpatient admission. …”
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Founding Editorial – Forensics and TheScientificWorld by Walter Rowe

“…The intervening century saw the development and application of fingerprinting, firearm and tool mark identification, forensic chemistry, forensic biology, forensic toxicology, forensic odontology, forensic pathology, and forensic engineering. …”
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The use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations: an overview about “how to do” experimental terminal ballistics by Lucas Meciano Pereira dos Santos, Marcelo Rodrigues da Cunha, Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Ana Paula Bernardes da Rosa, Leandro Moreira Tempest, José Augusto Parola da Cruz, Rogério Leone Buchaim, Rogério Leone Buchaim, João Paulo Mardegan Issa, João Paulo Mardegan Issa

“…In the absence of projectiles but in possession of the possible firearm used in the crime, for example, it is possible to verify whether the weapon in question actually fired the fatal gunshot by comparing the injury found on the victim with the injury produced on the simulant material that best represents the anatomical area impacted, as indicated in the literature. …”
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Isolated Subclavian Vein Injury: A Rare and High Mortality Case by Sahin Iscan, Mustafa Etli, Ozgur Gursu, Esra Eker, Helin El Kilic

“…Our case was brought to the emergency service 6 hours after he had been shot at the shoulder with a firearm. After detection of extravasation from the left axillary and subclavian vein on arteriographic and venographic examinations, he was operated on. …”
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Removal of an Upper Third Molar from the Maxillary Sinus by Klinger de Souza Amorim, Vanessa Tavares da Silva, Rafael Soares da Cunha, Maria Luisa Silveira Souto, Carla Rocha São Mateus, Liane Maciel de Almeida Souza

“…Dislocation of a foreign body or tooth to the interior of a paranasal sinus is a situation that can occur as a result of car accidents, firearm attacks, or iatrogenic in surgical procedures. …”
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Analysis of emergency centre recidivism for interpersonal violence in a district-level hospital in Cape Town, South Africa by J J Horn, L Bush, D J van Hoving

“…Cases were limited to the inclusion of mechanisms of injury attributable to stab wounds, blunt assault, firearm injury and gender-based violence. Recidivist cases were identified by repeat hospital number on the electronic hospital patient system. …”
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Silent witnesses: unveiling the epidemic of femicides in North-west Tshwane, South Africa – a decade of analysis by Yaseen Bismilla, K. K. Hlaise, C. Van Wyk

“…The findings emphasize the necessity for targeted prevention programs, stricter firearm control measures, and community-based violence prevention strategies. …”
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