Hearing health in Afro-Colombian victims of the armed conflict, survivors of improvised explosive device by Daisy Mariana Moreno Martinez, Zulma Consuelo Urrego Mendoza

“…Introduction: In 2002 an improvised explosive device exploded over a church with Afro-Colombian civilians sheltering there, generating a massacre. …”
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Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal by Emre Unal, Matthias Muhr, Dominik Wild, Cathrin Theiss, Moritz Schumacher, Gerhard Holl, Peter Kaul

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Experimental and Theoretical Determination of Water-Jet Velocity for Disruptor Application Using High Speed Videography by Bhupesh Ambadas PARATE, Sunil CHANDEL, Himanshu SHEKHAR, Viwek MAHTO

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Description of blast injuries: literature review, case report and proposal for a new classification by Mabel Zurbarán Barrios, Francisco José Calle Rúa, Ricardo Alexis Restrepo

“…We also present a case that occurred in a residence in the city of Bogotá involving an improvised explosive device, resulting in three deaths. …”
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Calculation Model of the Axial Dispersion Distribution of Cylindrical-Warhead Fragments by Ning Jiang, Wen Bin Li, Wen Jin Yao, Da Cheng Gao

“…The dispersion distribution characteristics of prefabricated fragments from an improvised explosive device (IED) are essential in defense technology development. …”
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Forensic injury characteristics in explosive trauma mass case by D. A. Zotkin, M. A. Kislov, K. N. Krupin

“…The use of improvised explosive devices for terrorist purposes in crowded areas forms explosive trauma as a form of violent peacetime trauma. …”
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Design of a High-Power UWB Antenna Incorporating a Solid Dielectric for Electronic Warfare Applications by Jérémy Hyvernaud, Edson Martinod, Valérie Bertrand, Romain Négrier, Joël Andrieu, Michèle Lalande

“…In this paper, a high-power ultrawideband antenna is presented for the purpose of remotely neutralizing improvised explosive devices. The developed antenna has a bandwidth between 230 MHz and 2 GHz, as well as a maximum realized gain of 18.7 dB. …”
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Options for Increasing the Safety and Improvement of the Protection of Military Mobile Technology by Peter DROPPA, Peter HALGAŠ

“…Reliable protection can be achieved by constant technological progress and the improvement of materials, enabling resistance of an attack by mines and improvised explosive devices (IED) placed under the vehicle. …”
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Vulnerability Assessment of Hazmat Storage Tanks to Shooting Attacks by Matteo Iaiani, Alessandro Tugnoli, Valerio Cozzani

“…While in the open literature, the vulnerability of industrial facilities to attacks with improvised explosive devices and to incendiary attacks have been assessed, the development of adequate damage models for the assessment of the vulnerability of process and HAZMAT storage equipment against shooting attacks is still lacking. …”
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Assessing Psycho-Social Resilience in Diplomatic, Civilian & Military Personnel Serving in a High-Threat Security Environment during Counter-Insurgency and Counter-Terrorism Operat... by Anne Speckhard, Gino Verleye, Beatrice Jacuch

“…  This article investigates psycho-social resilience in a small exploratory sample of US embassy staff, contractors and US forces serving in Iraq during 2007, a time when Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), roadside bombings, mortar attacks, kidnappings, murders and sniper fire were an everyday occurrence in Iraq.…”
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Estimation of Recoil Energy of Water-Jet Disruptor by Bhupesh Ambadas PARATE, Sunil CHANDEL, Himanshu SHEKHAR

“…Water is used as a liquid projectile in a disruptor for destruction of various dangerous objects such as improvised explosive devices (IED’s). This weapon is light weight and experiences certain recoil during a firing action. …”
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Numerical analysis of AAC block masonry wall with CFRP & GFRP laminates under blast loading by G. Indudhara, Y. M. Arun Kumar, G. S. Sandeep, Poornachandra Pandit

“…Abstract Vehicle-borne and person-borne improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have become increasingly frequent in recent malicious attacks. …”
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MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR SEARCHING AND DETECTING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES WITH NON-CONTACT TARGET SENSORS BY THE METHOD OF NON-LINEAR RADAR by Oleksandr Smolkov, Volodymyr Kotsiuruba, Konstantin Hunbin

“…Radical changes in the nature and significant increase in the dynamics of mine warfare in modern military conflicts are the result of shifting priorities towards the use of the latest models of minesweepers and improvised explosive devices with mostly non-contact target sensors. …”
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