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Catastrophic tailings dam failures and disaster risk disclosure
, 2020 The global mining industry produces billions of tonnes of mine tailings each year. This slurry of waste material is often contained in dams, which are among some of the world’s largest engineered structures.
J. Owen +4 more
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Introduction: Disasters as Politics – Politics as Disasters [PDF]
The Sociological Review, 2014 What is the relationship between politics and disasters and how does this relate to the recent boom in disaster studies? The introduction to this volume argues that the recent interest in disasters is not because there are more disasters, but because of two recent developments within the social sciences: first, a focus on rupture rather than on ...
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Towards Defect Phase Diagrams: From Research Data Management to Automated Workflows
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.A research data management infrastructure is presented for the systematic integration of heterogeneous experimental and simulation data required for defect phase diagrams. The approach combines openBIS with a companion application for large‐object storage, automated metadata extraction, provenance tracking and federated data access, thereby supporting ...
Khalil Rejiba +5 more
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Capacity gaps in post disaster construction & demolition waste management [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the identification of the existing capacities of post disaster C & D waste management in developing countries, with a special emphasis on Sri Lanka to determine the capacity gaps and related influencing
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Karunasena, Gayani
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Tarbiya : Journal of Education in Muslim Society, 2018 Children used their internal mechanisms, including faith, in coping and bouncing back after a disaster. In this paper, researcher examines the role of faith in building more resilient communities, and also how Islamic education at school can be used to ...
Maila Dinia Husni Rahiem
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Karl Popper and the Mechanisms of Hydrogen Embrittlement
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Representation of the beginning of loss of ductility rather than embrittlement. Small concentrations of hydrogen in a diffusible form within iron are well‐established to harm the mechanical integrity of steels. There are theories that attempt to explain the pernicious role of hydrogen.
H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia
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Geoforum; journal of physical, human, and regional geosciences, 2020 Highlights • Systemic racism and cultural norms determine who is a “worthy disaster victim.”• Undocumented immigrants are particularly vulnerable to wildfires and pandemics.• Disaster planning should give special consideration to undocumented immigrants.•
M. Méndez +2 more
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Memlûk Tarihçilerine Göre Bahrî Memlûkler Döneminde Dımaşk’ta Yangınlar
Ortaçağ Araştırmaları DergisiBahrî Memlûkler döneminde Dımaşk Eyaleti’nin merkezi olan Dımaşk, irili ufaklı birkaç yangına şahitlik etmiştir. Şehir 699/1300’da Gazan Han’ın ve 791/1389’da Berkûk’un kuşatması sırasında kasten çıkarılan yangınlarla inanılmaz hasar görür.
Tülay Yürekli
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A Dislocation Perspective on Strength and Toughness in Ceramics
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Dislocations in ceramics enjoy a long but yet under‐appreciated history. The three research waves for dislocations in ceramics highlight the topic evolution over the last 90 years. This review focuses on the impact of dislocation on strength and toughness in ceramics.
Xufei Fang
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PAR. Public Administration Review, 2020 This research presents implications of the global pandemic for local government resiliency in the United States. The authors explore insights from local government officials and managers on the front lines of response and recovery efforts to the ...
Komla D. Dzigbede +2 more
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