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Fire and Rescue Service Preparedness for Natural Hazards

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Natural hazards driven by extreme weather events are expected to continue to pose a significant risk to citizens, property and the environment. Based on a series of national and international interviews with the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), this paper presents an analysis of present practices within the FRS and FRS willingness to employ a ...
Johan Björck, Margaret McNamee
wiley   +1 more source

Burning Lessons: The Failure to Learn From Major Fire Incidents

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Major fire disasters continue to cause substantial loss of life, economic damage, and social disruption worldwide. Although investigations occur in most countries, lessons learned are often fragmented, published in incompatible formats, or not published at all.
Anja Hofmann‐Boellinghaus, Dirk Aschenbrenner   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A multi-element flame retardant containing boron and double-bond structure for enhancing mechanical properties and flame retardancy of epoxy resins

Scientific Reports
A multi-element synergistic flame retardant with double-bond structure was synthesized and added to epoxy resin (EP) to obtain EP composites with high flame retardant and mechanical properties.
Penglun Zheng, Haihan Zhao, Junwei Li, Quanyi Liu, Jian Zhang, Wencai Wu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

How emerging market firms learn to lead in complex product systems: Evidence from China's civil aircraft industry

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary The rise of emerging market lead firms (LFs) in global value chains (GVCs) challenges the prevailing view that only multinational corporations (MNCs) from advanced economies lead systems integration, design, and innovation activities.
Yuanyuan Wu, Paola Perez‐Aleman
wiley   +1 more source

Safety Culture in Aviation

Promet, 2002
Improvement of flight safety depends on the understanding of lectures learned from the situations in aircraft operations. The trend provided by a confidential incident reporting system is an example of a reliable indicator for understanding and identifying errors and risks.
Steiner, Sanja, Vidović, Andrija, Dinjar, Silvio   +2 more
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Artificial Intelligence in Aviation Safety: Systematic Review and Biometric Analysis

International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
This study aims to offer aviation safety researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers a comprehensive exploration of integrating advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, to inform and fortify future safety ...
Gülay Demir, Sarbast Moslem, Szabolcs Duleba   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental Study on the Effects of Oxygen Concentration and Thermal Radiation on the Combustion Characteristics of Wood Plastic Composites at Low Pressure

Fire
The use of artificial oxygenation to counteract the effects of hypoxia and improve living standards in high-altitude, low-oxygen settings is widespread. A recognized consequence of this intervention is that it elevates the risk of fire occurrence.
Wenbing Li, Xuhong Jia, Wanki Chow, Shupei Tang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Green Human Resource Management and ISO 14001: Toward Environmental Sustainability in Organizations

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The current climate change scenario imposes urgent challenges to different economic sectors around the world, requiring companies to adopt new strategies to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) while enhancing environmental awareness.
Eduardo Ortega, Arnaldo Coelho, Neuza Ribeiro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on Minimum Ignition Energy Testing of Normal-Alkane Vapors

Fire
Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE) is a critical parameter for assessing the combustion and explosion risks of liquid fuels under specific conditions. However, systematic testing methods for long-chain alkanes remain underdeveloped.
Caizhi Xiong, Xuhong Jia, Wan Ki Chow, Wenbing Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source