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The security implications of geoengineering:blame,imposed agreement and the security of critical infrastructure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The prospect of solar geoengineering in response to climate change (on the basis of its supposedly significantly lower cost and/or more rapid impact on global temperature than carbon reduction strategies) raises a number of security concerns that have ...
Cairns, Rose, Nightingale, Paul
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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Information Framework of Critical Infrastructure

open access: yesActa Informatica Pragensia, 2016
Information and communication technologies are in connection with security discussed by professional community from many perspectives. The authors perceive information and communication technologies as potential as well as threat to the security ...
Stanislava Mildeová   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Robust Information Life Cycle Management Framework for Securing and Governing Critical Infrastructure Systems

open access: yesInventions, 2018
In modern societies, the rampant growth of the Internet, both on the technological and social level, has created fertile ground for the emergence of new types of risk.
Vrettos Moulos   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Overview of the Clinical, Electrophysiological, and Neuroimaging Features of BPAN: Insights From a New Case Series

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) comprises a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neurological disorders characterized particularly by iron accumulation in the basal ganglia. To date, 15 genes have been associated with NBIA.
Seda Susgun   +95 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Metrics and Tools [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Workshop organized by the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Key topics of the conference included (1) Metrics, a discussion of how risk, consequence and vulnerability should be defined and measured and (2) tools ...

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Topological Performance Measures as Surrogates for Physical Flow Models for Risk and Vulnerability Analysis for Electric Power Systems

open access: yes, 2013
Critical infrastructure systems must be both robust and resilient in order to ensure the functioning of society. To improve the performance of such systems, we often use risk and vulnerability analysis to find and address system weaknesses.
Guikema, Seth   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Selected Issues Concerning Critical Infrastructure Security Management

open access: yesPolish Political Science Yearbook
Based on the assessment of contemporary reality, it can be said that one of the most critical functions of a modern state is to provide its citizens with an acceptable level of security – that is to say, to create optimal conditions for protection ...
Bogusław Jagusiak, Waldemar Kaczmarek
doaj   +1 more source

Copy Number Variants and Their Association With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk: A Case–Control Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and lacks effective therapeutic interventions. Despite previous studies, the genetic underpinnings of ICH remain poorly understood. We sought to investigate the role of copy number variants (CNVs) in ICH pathophysiology to identify novel ...
Savvina Prapiadou   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

A GeoSocial Intelligence Framework for Studying & Promoting Resilience to Seasonal Flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
PetaJakarta.org is a web-based platform developed to harness the power of social media to gather, sort, and display information about flooding for Jakarta residents in real time.
Holderness, T.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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