Reflections on Recent Recommendations on the Use of Science in Disaster Risk Reduction Using Case Studies from Bangladesh and the Western United States [PDF]
, 2016 The valuable role that science has to play in disaster preparedness and risk reduction is widely recognized and was highlighted during the development of the successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action for disaster risk reduction that was adopted in ...
Lindquist, Eric, Sargeant, Susanne
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The Gathering Storm: Infectious Diseases and Human Rights in Burma [PDF]
, 2007 Documents how decades of repressive rule, civil war, and poor governance in Burma have contributed to the spread of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious ...
Andrew Moss +8 more
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Locked and loading megathrust linked to active subduction beneath the Indo-Burman Ranges [PDF]
, 2016 The Indo-Burman mountain rangesmarkthe boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates, north of the Sumatra–Andaman subduction zone. Whether subduction still occurs along this subaerial section of the plate boundary, with 46mm/yr of highly oblique ...
A Heuret +46 more
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ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY BASED SHALLOW CRUSTAL DEFORMATION ANALYSIS IN AN ACTIVE SEISMIC ZONE [PDF]
, 2013 This paper aims to assess the shallow crustal deformation in a highly seismic-prone zone ofnortheast India. For that purpose, Tripura University campus has been selected which isnearly 8 km away from Agartala city.
Debbarma, Chandrani +3 more
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Sedimentation and Tectonics of Lower Cenozoic Sequences from Southeast of Shillong Plateau, India: Provenance History of the Assam-Bengal System, Eastern Himalayas [PDF]
, 2009 The present study area is located along the southeastern part of the Shillong Plateau in the eastern and southeastern part of the Meghalaya State and in the lower (southern) part of Assam State, northeast India. A continuous Eocene to Miocene sequence is
Mandal, Subhadip
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Late Pleistocene pteropods, heteropods and planktonic foraminifera from the Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean [PDF]
, 2014 Pteropods and heteropods (holoplanktonic gastropods) are an important component of the modern oceans; however, detailed information on their distribution in the fossil record is often based on poorly preserved specimens.
Aliani, Stefano +7 more
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Lessons of Burma Campaign 1942-1945: A Case Study of General Bill Slim’s Leadership and Military Qualities [PDF]
This paper examines the background, strategies, tactics and battlefield experiences and qualities of General Bill Slim, one of the greatest British General of World War II. As a Commander of the battle fields from 1914-1958, Bill Slim’s most ...
Shaibu, Margaret Aladi
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Seismic hazard assessment of the Shillong Plateau using a probabilistic approach [PDF]
, 2020 Seismotectonic processes of the Shillong Plateau (SP) have been influenced by the Himalayan orogeny, the India-Burmese subduction, and the Bengal Basin evolution leading to high seismic activity in the region.
Baro, Olympa +2 more
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Estimation of Petro Physical Properties in Bentiu Formation, Rakuba Sub Basin, Sudan [PDF]
, 2016 This paper focuses on estimating the petro physical characteristics as porosity, permeability and water saturation of Bantui formation. The formation is considered to be a reservoir rock in Rakuba depositional sub-basin.
Babiker, Hafiza Babiker +1 more
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Numerical stress and fault simulation of Shillong Plateau and its adjoining area in Northeast India, Bangladesh and Myanmar [PDF]
, 2010 The Shillong Plateau, NE India is reported to be one of the most seismically active ‘pop-up’ structures lying between the Dauki fault and recently reported Oldham fault in northeast India.
Hayashi, Daigoro +2 more
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