The problem of divers, aviators and paratroopers - barotrauma of the paranasal sinuses by Katarzyna Adamczyk, Dorota Adamczyk, Rafał Wójcik

“…It concerns essentially divers, aviators, as well as paratroopers. A characteristic symptom is sudden and piercing pain in the sinus area. …”
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Coping skills among Malaysian armed forces paratrooper trainees by Normah Che Din, Shahidah Leong Abdullah, Fauziah Shaari

“…This study was carried out to investigate coping process in relation to specific distressful episodes xperienced by 120 paratrooper trainees. Scores of direct coping and emotional coping that were derived from the “Ways of Coping questionnaire were analyzed to examine the role of appraisal, level of anxiety, depression and level of stress as predictors of coping. …”
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AIRBORNE TROOPS ARE COURAGE, HONOUR, VALOUR! (slogans of social movement “Union of paratroopers of Russia”) by A. N. Mikhin, A. A. Osipova

Subjects: “…slogans, “union of paratroopers of russia”, political journalism…”
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A 3D-Printed Sole Design Bioinspired by Cat Paw Pad and Triply Periodic Minimal Surface for Improving Paratrooper Landing Protection by Yilin Xiao, Dayong Hu, Zhiqiang Zhang, Baoqing Pei, Xueqing Wu, Peng Lin

“…Paratroopers are highly susceptible to lower extremity impact injuries during landing. …”
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Interview with Vadim, - Voluntary Conscript, then Contract Intelligence Officer (2nd Chechen War) -, Conducted in Moscow, Russia, July 2010 (EN) by Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski

“…Vadim served in Chechnya during the second campaign as a conscript in a paratrooper company in 2005 for a year and a half. He then enrolled for 6 more months in Chechnya as a contract intelligence officer.…”
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The Multiple Functions of Melatonin: Applications in the Military Setting by Giuseppe Gancitano, Russel J. Reiter

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<i>Echinacea</i> as a Potential Force against Coronavirus Infections? A Mini-Review of Randomized Controlled Trials in Adults and Children by Simon Nicolussi, Karin Ardjomand-Woelkart, Rainer Stange, Giuseppe Gancitano, Peter Klein, Mercedes Ogal

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Dependence of the severity of pain in the lower back and degenerative changes in the lumbar spine in skydivers depending on the experience of training by A. S. Arapov, A. L. Gudim, M. V. Shpagin

“…The indicated pathological changes in the spine in paratroopers occurred when the total number of jumps was 198 or more. …”
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Blunt rupture of the biceps brachii muscle – The “parachute injury” in a wake surfer – A case report by Manuel Kramer, Melanie Manser, Olaf chan-Hi Kim, Bernhard Jost, Christian Spross

“…Conclusions: The mentioned muscle rupture is a rare injury mainly described for paratroopers. As it has also been described for wakeboarding, this is the first description in wake surfing. …”
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Airborne Assault on Corregidor: A Study in Weather, Terrain, and Cultural Landscapes by Lohman, Andrew D.

“…Despite the casualties incurred by these features, the bombed-out buildings and debris on the drop zones arguably prevented even greater casualties because of the cover these provided once paratroopers were assembled on the ground. The intent of this discussion is to demonstrate how airborne operations are inherently contingent on geography and the challenges and opportunities the cultural landscape could pose during a military operation.…”
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Role of Geographic Information Systems in analysing the selection of cichociemni drop zones based on a case study of the “Mewa 1” drop zone by Polończyk Agnieszka, Lupa Michał, Leśniak Andrzej

“…The research was based on information regarding the military operations of the “Silent and Unseen” paratroopers (in Polish: cichociemni) in the General Government (GG), available in the archives of the Polish Underground Movement Study Trust (in Polish: Studium Polski Podziemnej) in London, as well as on prewar maps of the Polish Military Geographical Institute (in Polish: Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny – WIG). …”
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The deployment of art: the Imperial War Museum's artistic records committee 1968-1982 by Carolin, CH

“…But when photographs and filmed footage of paratroopers murdering peaceful Catholic protestors at a civil rights march in Derry on 30 January 1972 (‘Bloody Sunday’) were seen around the world, this shattered the image of the Army as non-partisan. …”

Representación social de un movimiento estudiantil a través de dos visiones, el Estado y la comunidad: el caso de la formación de la Colonia Rubén Jaramillo en 1973 by Dr. Oscar Daniel Moreno Arizmendi

“…Such it is the case of a student movement that for three months -from March to June- devoted themselves to support and to prepare the social organization of a group of “paratroopers” that, with hoping to possess a piece of land where to establish themselves, challenged all the forces of the government during 1973. …”
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the formation of the Parthian dynasty of Armenia (Arshakuni dynasty) by mehrdad Ghodratdizaji, mohammad maleki

“…But the support of the paratroopers from this dynasty in Armenia, because of the strategic position of this land, prevented the realization of this goal of Rome.…”
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