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Strategies of Political Institutions and Civil Society Actors in the Post-3/11 Era: The Case of Japan [PDF]

, 2018
Japan is at a crossroads of public administration and disaster management, especially in the aftermath of the catastrophic events of March 11, 2011: a major earthquake near Tōhoku, and the subsequent tsunami and nuclear reactor meltdown at the Fukushima ...
Bradley, M. Todd
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ChicGrasp: Imitation‐Learning‐Based Customized Dual‐Jaw Gripper Control for Manipulation of Delicate, Irregular Bio‐Products

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Automated poultry processing lines still rely on humans to lift slippery, easily bruised carcasses onto a shackle conveyor. Deformability, anatomical variance, and hygiene rules make conventional suction and scripted motions unreliable. We present ChicGrasp, an end‐to‐end hardware‐software co‐designed imitation learning framework, to offer a ...
Amirreza Davar, Zhengtong Xu, Siavash Mahmoudi, Pouya Sohrabipour, Chaitanya Pallerla, Yu She, Wan Shou, Philip Glen Crandall, Dongyi Wang   +8 more
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Menstrual hygiene knowledge and practices among adolescent schoolgirls in flood-affected rural Bangladesh

Reproductive Health
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge and practices related to menstrual hygiene among adolescent schoolgirls in a flood-affected rural area of Bangladesh and identify the factors influencing their menstrual hygiene knowledge and
Tamima Ahmed, Md. Khalid Hasan, Tanjin Kabir Aunto, Taufique Ahmed, Dilara Zahid   +4 more
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Haiti Earthquake January 2010: What Actions and Policies Can the Government of Haiti Implement to Improve Emergency Management Response [PDF]

, 2011
In 2010, Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake that destroyed much of its capital city and the governmental offices that should have guided the response to the disaster.
Cohen, Steve
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Impacts of drought on rural livelihoods an evidence of climate change affected areas of Amhara region in Ethiopia

Discover Sustainability
The study aims to assess the impact of climate change induced drought on the rural livelihoods of households in Beyeda woreda. The study used explanatory research design and mixed research methods. Survey data was collected from 123 households.
Yilebes Addisu Damtie, Birtukan Atinkut Asmare, Tilahun Ambelu, Henock Abate Demessia, Emiamrew Yoseph G/egziabher, Yosef Tamiru Seifu   +5 more
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Dual‐Targeting Cuproptosis and Mitophagy via a Flavopiridol‐Copper Nanoplatform Potentiates Immunotherapy Against Uveal Melanoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a GSH‐responsive nanoplatform, NP@Fla‐Cu, to co‐activate cuproptosis and excessive mitophagy in uveal melanoma. The nanoplatform enhances tumor‐specific copper delivery, depletes antioxidant defenses, and remodels the tumor immune microenvironment.
Hong Ren, Zhihong Deng, Sheng Lu, Jing Zhang, Wenbin Liu, Jia Tan   +5 more
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Embracing leadership of local actors and community in disaster risk reduction of Yogyakarta

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The Disaster Preparedness Village (Kampung Siaga Bencana or KSB) in Special Region of Yogyakarta Province (DIY) is a community that aims to increase community preparedness and resilience to disasters through collaboration between the local government ...
Dina Ruslanjari, Retno A.P. Putri, Diana Puspitasari, Sigit Sulistiyo   +3 more
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Natural hazards and disaster management in Pakistan [PDF]

The present study explains the various concepts used in disaster management. The concepts explained include: Disaster, Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity, Risk and Disaster Management Cycle.
Khan, Abuturab, Khan, Himayatullah
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Managing disaster preparedness for institution of higher learning: A study in Perlis [PDF]

, 2007
Unprecedented floods disaster that hit Johore, Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan was due to abnormal weather conditions. Heavy rain which fall continuously non stop for between 3 to 4 days has raised the water level in some areas to a height of 15 feet ...
Bahari, Azuddin, Jusoh, Muhammad Shahar, Md. Isa, Evawaynie Valquis   +2 more
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