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[News Clip: Drowning]

open access: yes, 1953
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two people drowning in Lake Bridgeport, near Jacksboro, after their boat capsized in a ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
core   +1 more source

Emergency Response Capabilities of Institutions of Higher Education: A Case of a Developing Country

open access: yesSafety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
This study justifies its significance by addressing crucial gaps in knowledge concerning emergency response capabilities in higher education institutions, focusing specifically on the KNUST; ranked as the best university for quality education (SDG 4) by Times Higher Education in 2023.
Lyndon N. A. Sackey   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new definition of drowning: towards documentation and prevention of a global public health problem

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005
Drowning is a major global public health problem. Effective prevention of drowning requires programmes and policies that address known risk factors throughout the world.
E.F. van Beeck   +4 more
doaj  

When Time Stands Still: The Destructive Experience of Ambiguous Loss among Mothers of Combat Soldiers

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
What happens when stories refuse coherence? This article examines ambiguous loss among mothers of combat soldiers, focusing on how prolonged waiting and uncertainty infiltrate everyday life, eroding sensemaking. Drawing on ethnographic interviews, it explores how mothers experience the contraction of time and space—manifested in suspended routines ...
Shirly Bar‐Lev   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching Thoughtful Statistical Inference: Stories for the World Beyond p < 0.05

open access: yesTeaching Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Statistical hypothesis tests and p values are poorly understood by many students of statistics. Poor application and misinterpretation of statistical inference procedures are common in published research. Over‐reliance on the “p < 0.05” threshold to claim “statistical significance” often masks weaknesses in the evaluation of statistical ...
Peter Martin
wiley   +1 more source

Drowning and the influence of hot weather.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundDrowning deaths are devastating and preventable. Public perception does not regard hot weather as a common scenario for drowning deaths. The objective of our study was to test the association between hot weather and drowning risk.Materials and ...
Michael Fralick   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis of drowning using post-mortem computed tomography – state of the art

open access: yesArchives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2014
Aim of the study: Recent studies using post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) have suggested this imaging modality is of value in the positive diagnosis of drowning. We summarize the data from the literature regarding the diagnostic value of CT in cases
Catherine Raux   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Theorizing Synchronization of Organizational Resources in Dynamic Environments

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Resource orchestration (RO) in dynamic environments poses challenges during strategic initiatives. Although prior research highlights RO's benefits, little is known about how managerial decisions influence RO over time, potentially leading to inefficiencies.
Haytham Siala   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Drowning Mortality Risk Using Machine Learning Models; A Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Particularly in highly tourist-active coastal locations, drowning is still a serious international public health concern.  This study investigates the predictive value of machine learning approaches in estimating drowning-related mortality
Yousef Veisani   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Health Impacts of Contaminants on Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Along the Southern Coast of Brazil

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical pollutants pose a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Among these contaminants are trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Green turtles can be employed to evaluate the oceans' health due to their coastal habitats and exposure to multiple threats.
Camila Roberta da Silva Ribeiro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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