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A Novel Damage Detection Method of Reinforced Concrete Frames Using Signal Processing and Extracted Near-Fault Fling-Step Pulses

Shock and Vibration, 2022
A new model-free output-only signal processing-based damage detection procedure was carried out in this paper. First of all, a finite element model as the representative of reinforced concrete (RC) frames was constructed and subjected to a specific ...
Amir Ezzodin, Gholamreza Ghodrati Amiri, Hosein Naderpour, Morteza Raissi Dehkordi   +3 more
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Transfer Learning for CNN-Based Damage Detection in Civil Structures with Insufficient Data

Shock and Vibration, 2022
Among various methods proposed for health monitoring of structures, deep learning-based techniques with their powerful performance have attracted considerable attention in recent years.
Mona Chamangard, Gholamreza Ghodrati Amiri, Ehsan Darvishan, Zahra Rastin   +3 more
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Publisher Correction to: Geoenvironmental disasters, volume 6

Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2019
An error occurred during the publication of a number of articles in Geoenvironmental Disasters. Several articles were published in volume 6 with a duplicate citation number.
Geoenvironmental Disasters
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Effect of early warning system on the preparedness of hospitals in emergencies and disasters: A quasi-experimental study [PDF]

Journal of Nursing Reports in Clinical Practice, 2023
The present study aims to determine the effect of the early warning system (EWS) on the preparedness of hospitals in emergencies and disasters. This study was a quasi-experimental study conducted with two groups.
Hamid Reza Khankeh, Mehdi Rahgozar, Hedayat Jafari, Vahid Delshad, Fahimeh Ghasemi Charati   +4 more
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Capturing Intervention in Its Context: The Next Frontier in Disaster Response Evaluation and Scale-Up Planning

Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, 2021
Disasters and humanitarian crises threaten the health and wellbeing of people across the world, especially in more vulnerable regions. Many efforts are made to ensure that public health interventions, including mental health and psychosocial support ...
Michel Duckers
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Power Relations in 2023 Merapi Eruption Management

Soshum: Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora, 2023
Local wisdom plays a crucial role in disaster mitigation, as exemplified during the 2023 eruption of Mount Merapi. Amid the eruption, societal myths circulated, asserting that Merapi erupted to conceal mining-induced holes.
Khuzaimah, Fransiscus Xaverius Sri Sadewo, Farid Pribadi   +2 more
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When normality fails

Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 2022
Shocks from disasters challenge the normality of everyday life. Emotional and political reactions include anxiety and blame, but these must come together with knowledge through shared discourse to formulate responses, often immediate.
Richard Mohr
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Participatory Early Warning Systems: Youth, Citizen Science, and Intergenerational Dialogues on Disaster Risk Reduction in Brazil

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2017
Building national people-centered early warning systems (EWS) is strongly recommended by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR).
Victor Marchezini, Rachel Trajber, Débora Olivato, Viviana Aguilar Muñoz, Fernando de Oliveira Pereira, Andréa Eliza Oliveira Luz   +5 more
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Comparison of FY-4A Satellite LMI Data and Ground-based Lightning Detection Data in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

应用气象学报
Based on lightning groups detected by lightning mapping imager (LMI) of FY-4A meteorological satellite and lightning electromagnetic pulse (LEMP) detected by DDW1 sensors of national lightning detection system from April to August during 2021-2023 ...
Yao Huiru, Liu Yong, Li Yafei, Cui Danyang, Zhou Yanchuan   +4 more
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Tonga national emergency medical team response to the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami: the first deployment of the Tonga Emergency Medical Assistance Team (TEMAT)

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2023
Problem: The undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on 15 January 2022, causing a tsunami that affected Tonga as well as other countries around the Pacific rim.
Siosifa Sifa, Sela Ki Folau Fusi, Sean T Casey, Penisimani Poloniati, Kaloafu Tavo, Yutaro Setoya, 'Ana 'Akauola   +6 more
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