Numerical and Experimental Study of Impulsive Sound Attenuation of an Earmuff by Felipe Vergara, Samir N. Gerges, Robert S. Birch

“…This work compares the results of laboratory experiments with numerical modelling using the finite element method in order to assess the attenuation of hearing protectors under conditions of high amplitude impulse noise. …”
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Snake and staff symbolism and healing by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…In classical times it became the herald’s wand (caduceus) of Hermes, messenger of the gods who guided departed souls to the Underworld, and was seen as the protector of travellers, shepherds and merchants. In the latter capacity Hermes also conveyed a negative connotation as protector of thieves. …”
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Resiliencia en adolescentes y adultos en internamiento por diversos delitos by Karla María Vargas Sánchez, Norma Ivonne González Arratia López Fuentes, José Luis Valdez Medina\u2020, Sergio González Escobar, Elizabeth Zanatta Colín

“…Se exploran las características de resiliencia en personas privadas de la libertad, así como los factores protectores internos, externos y de riesgo. Participaron 292 personas internas en instituciones penitenciarias del Estado de México, quienes fueron evaluadas con una escala de resiliencia que consta de dos partes. …”
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Déposition par Pulvé Risation Cathodique Radio Fréquence et Caracté Risation Électronique, Structurale et Optique de Couches Minces du Dioxyde de Titane by K. Hafidi, M. Azizan, Y. Ijdiyaou, E. L. Ameziane

“…Deposited titanium oxide thin films are used as optical protector films for several materials and as energy converters for solar cells. …”
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La protection maternelle by Anne-Laure Garcia

“…The notion of protection implies a differentiation between the protector and the protégé. This structuring opposition illustrates the binary and hierarchical characteristic of schemes of perception and appreciation. …”
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A scoping review of strategies for the prevention of hip fracture in elderly nursing home residents. by Anna M Sawka, Nofisat Ismaila, Ann Cranney, Lehana Thabane, Monika Kastner, Amiram Gafni, Linda J Woodhouse, Richard Crilly, Angela M Cheung, Jonathan D Adachi, Robert G Josse, Alexandra Papaioannou

“…Hip protectors reduced hip fractures in included studies, although a recent large study not meeting inclusion criteria was negative. …”
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Equipo de Protección Personal para la Manipulación de Pesticidas by Frederick M. Fishel

“…El EPP incluye elementos tales como overoles o trajes protectores, calzado, guantes, delantales, mascarillas, gafas y sombreros. …”
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Equipo de Protección Personal para la Manipulación de Pesticidas by Frederick M. Fishel

“…El EPP incluye elementos tales como overoles o trajes protectores, calzado, guantes, delantales, mascarillas, gafas y sombreros. …”
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Prácticas de poder saber en el discurso de la pericia by Ramiro Rodríguez

“…Con ello se pretende un realizar acercamiento al crimen, tal cual los peritos lo presentan en su verdad científica, al igual que determinar su papel de protector del cuerpo social.…”
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La gestion communautaire de l’eau dans les páramos de Bogota (Colombie) by Angela Osorio

“…The recognition of these systems as protectors of the paramos and providers of water services is a necessary step in protecting the environment and managing the country's natural resources.…”
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Revisión sistemática sobre los factores de riesgo y protección asociados a la ideación suicida en estudiantes universitarios by Yury Estefanía Perdomo Jurado, Diana Jiménez Giraldo, Yesenia Jaramillo Pérez

“…Un buen estilo de vida, la estabilidad emocional y la mentalidad de crecimiento se encontraron como factores de protección personales, mientras que el apoyo social de amigos y familiares en línea o fuera de línea, la calidad del vínculo parental y la religiosidad se encontraron como factores interpersonales protectores de la ideación suicida. Conclusión. La ideación suicida en estudiantes universitarios estudiada principalmente con métodos cuantitativos, refleja factores individuales de riesgo como depresión y ansiedad, mientras que el apoyo social, la actividad física y la resiliencia actúan como protectores clave. …”
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The principle of economics in the procedure of deprivation of parental rights by Đerlek Minela

“…The state derives the legitimacy of participation in this new position of the child, where it appears as its complete and ultimate protector against parents who do not perform their duty adequately. …”
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Exú's Work – The Agency of Ritual Objects in Southeast Brazilian Umbanda by Eleonora A. Lundell

“…In people’s experiences of spiritual work (trabalho) and spiritual development (desenvolvimento) carried out with Exús – guardians, guides and protectors who have, after their death, returned in order to work for people’s wellbeing – ritual objects (such as bodies, clothes, beverages, herbs, cigarettes, candles, songs) are seen as constitutive in knowledge production and life transformation. …”
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Habsburg Hungary and the Papal Court (1605–1689) by Péter Tusor

“…From the other side, the Hungarian Catholic Church could not do without its representation in Rome: the cardinal protectors, the imperial legates in Rome and the episcopal agents could effectively represent their interests. …”
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Promising Natural Products in Crop Protection and Food Preservation: Basis, Advances, and Future Prospects by Temitope A. Ogunnupebi, Abimbola P. Oluyori, Adewumi O. Dada, Oluwole S. Oladeji, Adejumoke A. Inyinbor, Godshelp O. Egharevba

“…The increase in demand for agricultural produce necessitates the continuous search for affordable, ecofriendly, readily available crop protectors, and food preservatives. Historically, the use of various chemicals was employed in controlling plant diseases and to maintain food quality. …”
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Denis Papin : sa vie, son œuvre by Vivier, Bernard

“…As a man of science who never traded his inventions, and who sought protectors capable of providing for the funding of his work, he was a nomadic scientist, even though his Protestantism kept him out of France. …”
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"Odějme Tóra v nevěsty úbor!" O genderových stereotypech severské společnosti v době Vikingské éry by Lenka Doová

“…The main aim of this study is denial of typical social stereotypes of the Viking Age society as man-protector and provider of his family and woman „Lady of the keys“ (i.e. housewife) which authoress conciders only as literary topoi. …”
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Official Sanctity alla Veneziana: Gerardo, Pietro Orseolo and Giacomo Salomani by Karen McCluskey

“…Despite the absence of formal canonisation, such cults were often promoted by local governments keen to enlist the beati as potent new intercessors and protectors for their native towns. The situation in late-mediaeval Venice appears to be quite different. …”
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Discriminación en el trabajo y el vecindario hacia las mujeres que viven con VIH y su relación con la depresión y la ira by José Moral de la Rubia, María Petra Segovia Chávez

“…Se concluye que prevenir la discriminación podría ser un factor protector de depresión en mujeres que viven con VIH.…”
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Enhanced electrochemical performances of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 by surface modification with Cu nanoparticles by Zhao G., Lin Y., Zhu W., Yang W., Huang Z.

“…The Cu coating layer as a highly efficient lithium ion conductor, acted as a highly efficient protector to restrain the contact loss.…”
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