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Assessment of disaster risk management knowledge among households in the South Gondar Zone: The case of kebeles affected by disasters

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
This study highlights the challenges in disaster risk management in Ethiopia, particularly due to inadequate household knowledge of essential concepts. Using a quantitative cross-sectional design, the research surveyed 412 households in the South Gondar ...
Temesgen Alemu Tilahun, Abraham Mebrat Asmare, Tesfahun Asmamaw Kassie   +2 more
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Citizen Science in Disaster and Conflict Resilience [PDF]

, 2010
*Background/Question/Methods* Within the disaster and conflict response communities, concern about lack of effectiveness of outside responses has led to a debate about the role of local people in developing the capacity to prepare for ...
Keith G Tidball, Marianne Krasny
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AI‐Directed 3D Printing of Hierarchical Polyurethane Foams

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Digitally guided direct ink writing, combined with AI‐generated design, enables the fabrication of hierarchical polyurethane foams with tunable multiscale porosity. This approach produces architected foams featuring interconnected open‐cell networks and tailored mechanical properties, advancing the development of adaptive, high‐performance materials ...
Dhanush Patil, Jie Tian, Kun Jiang, Clarissa Westover, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Arunachalam Ramanathan, Arpita Shome, Natalie Crutchfield, M. Taylor Sobczak, Sean Lee, Hongyue Sun, Elizabeth J. Brisbois, Hitesh Handa, Timothy E. Long, Xianqiao Wang, Kenan Song   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Handbook on Climate Change and Disaster Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices [PDF]

, 2012
This handbook was developed to help governmental and non-governmental agencies involved in safe water delivery, sanitation hygiene at local level, union and ward disaster management committees, to enhance their respective capacities to cope with climate ...

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Gender and social inclusion in disaster risk reduction and management: Key learning and effective practices

, 2022
Alison Sneddon, Mirianna Budimir, Julia Brown, Issy Nelder   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Alkaline Phosphatase‐Activated NIR‐II AIEgens Nanosystem for Surgical and Postoperative Closed‐Loop Therapy of Advanced Osteosarcoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study designed a tumor microenvironment‐responsive AIEgen nanoparticle for near‐infrared photoimmunotherapy, which inhibits primary tumors and metastasis by promoting pyroptosis and suppressing aerobic glycolysis. ABSTRACT In advanced osteosarcoma, tumor invasion often prevents complete resection, and immunotherapy is limited by the tumor's ...
Kaiyuan Liu, Ruotong Li, Li Zhang, Hengli Lu, Binhui Yang, Qian Hu, Yining Tao, Haoran Mu, Jing Han, Pengfei Zan, Jiakang Shen, Dongqing Zuo, Hongsheng Wang, Wei Sun, Xingjun Zhu   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons learned from Asian tsunami disaster: Sharing knowledge [PDF]

Creating an organised common platform to capture, organise and share the knowledge on disaster management strategies is considered vital to enhance the effectiveness of future disaster management efforts.
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Baldry, D., Haigh, Richard, Pathirage, C. P.   +3 more
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Project risk management for community-based post-disaster housing reconstruction project [PDF]

, 2013
Indonesia is a highly disaster prone country, particularly to earthquakes. In the last decade, Indonesia has been hit by three large earthquakes; Aceh in December 2004, Yogyakarta in May 2006, and West Sumatra in September 2009.
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Ophiyandri, T., Pathirage, Chaminda   +2 more
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ROS‐Responsive Wedelolactone Hydrogel Promotes Intervertebral Disc Repair by Disrupting the NF‐κB–LCN2 Inflammatory Feedback Loop

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A mechanically robust, ROS‐responsive hydrogel is engineered to treat intervertebral disc degeneration by targeting the NF‐κB–LCN2 inflammatory feedback loop. By delivering wedelolactone specifically within oxidative niches, this system disrupts macrophage–disc cell crosstalk.
Zimei Wu, Yan Xu, Lang Qin, Zemin Ling, Yingjie Mai, Xiong Tian Guo, Jiajia Chen, Leping Yan, Lin Wang, Liming Bian, Fuxin Wei   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Validation of an Edge-AI Fire Safety System with SmartThings Integration for Accelerated Detection and Targeted Suppression

Applied Sciences
This study presents the design and validation of an integrated fire safety system that leverages edge AI, hybrid sensing, and precision suppression to overcome the latency and collateral limitations of conventional smoke detection and sprinkler systems ...
Seung-Jun Lee, Hong-Sik Yun, Yang-Bae Sim, Sang-Hoon Lee   +3 more
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