Military operations, health and technology / Alexander L. Cobb, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cobb, Alexander L.

Contributor:

Cobb, Alexander L.

Series:

Defense, security and strategy series.

Defense, security sand strategies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--History--21st century.

Military art and science.

Medicine, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents current research in the study of military operations, health issues, and technology. Topics discussed in this compilation include population transfers and the mediation of insurgent conflicts; the emotional and mental coping skills of a submarine crew in extreme environments; telehealth technologies for the provision of long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional education and health administration; military unit path-finding problems applying MOACO algorithms; and, the strategic and military operation issues for conducting the war in Afghanistan.

Contents:

Population transfer and the mediation of insurgent conflict / A.W. Harris

Understanding good coping : a submarine crew coping with extreme environmental conditions / Shaul Kimhi

A review of telehealth applications in the military community / Mary S. McCarthy, Sabrina Ramme, Susan L. Cummings

Resolution of the bi-criteria military unit pathfinding problem applying MOACO algorithms / A.M. Mora, P.A. Castillo, J.J. Merelo

Sense of community aboard : what can military leaders do to enhance it and how does it affect crew performance? / Jorg Wombacher

War in Afghanistan: strategy, military operations and issues for Congress / Steve Bowman, Catherine Dale.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62100-379-5

OCLC:

833364818