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Vulnerable knowledge: responding to the uncertainties of climate change‐related disaster
Disasters, Volume 50, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract This paper uses uncertainty generated by environmental change and climate crisis as a prompt to rethink the concept of vulnerability within disaster studies. Where some have sought to recover a latent political potential in vulnerability, a togetherness founded in the disclosure of insecurities to others, we argue that there is value in ...
James M. White +2 more
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地震科学进展This study aims to explore public awareness and needs regarding earthquake disaster prevention and mitigation education in Jiangxi Province. By designing and implementing a questionnaire survey, this research extensively collected public feedback to ...
Yueyuan Deng +7 more
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地震科学进展, 2022 Under the background of the new era，popular science books for children help to cultivate the scientific spirit of children readers，and also help to improve the scientific literacy and awareness of the whole nation. Based on the analysis of the connotation of popular earthquake science books for children，this paper compares the knowledge content and ...
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The history of anatomical engagement
Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 12, Page 1337-1348, December 2025.Abstract The public's fascination with anatomy has evolved over time and progressed from avoidance of the tainted yet saintly corpse, to their fascination with cabinets of curiosities. The current narrative review explores public engagement (PE), from its potential origins as cave paintings, to the rise of the disciplinarity of anatomy.
Quenton Wessels, Adam M. Taylor
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Anxious Projections: Mass Hysteria and the Problem of Interpretation
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Volume 39, Issue 4, December 2025.Abstract Stories of “mass hysteria” among teenage girls have often graced the headlines of Nepal's local and national newspapers, creating a public spectacle of a strange and mysterious form of affliction. Treatments include both shamanic rituals and psychosocial interventions, a new therapeutic modality that has gained prominence over the past two ...
Aidan Seale‐Feldman
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Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks: Pathways toward integrated assessment
, 2016 The literature on the costs of climate change often draws a link between climatic 'tipping points' and large economic shocks, frequently called 'catastrophes'. The use of the phrase 'tipping points' in this context can be misleading.
Kopp, Robert E. +3 more
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Monte Carlo tree search for mass timber building design optimization
Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Volume 40, Issue 31, Page 6242-6260, 29 December 2025.Abstract Mass timber construction has gained significant traction in recent years due to its sustainability and lower energy demands. However, its broader adoption remains limited by higher material costs, compared to conventional construction materials.
Samia Zakir Sarothi +3 more
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AI‐Driven Risk Management to Promote SDGs? An Exploratory Study in Jordan Construction Sector
Sustainable Development, Volume 33, Issue S1, Page 1107-1123, November 2025.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of risks controlled by AI on the sustainable performance of the building sector in Jordan. 240 responses were obtained using the survey method from March to May 2024, while respondents from different positions, the size of the company, and demography for a wide representation.
Shatha Mustafa Abdallah Al Qudah +3 more
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International Journal for Simulation and Multidisciplinary Design OptimizationAiming at the problems of low user participation caused by one-way communication in the human-computer interactive interface, insufficient emotional authenticity of digital human interaction, and bottleneck of real-time processing of multimodal data ...
Zhao Boyu, Yue Xiuxia, Yao Xinqiang
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Comparison Between Bayesian and Frequentist Tail Probability Estimates
, 2019 In this paper, we investigate the reasons that the Bayesian estimator of the tail probability is always higher than the frequentist estimator. Sufficient conditions for this phenomenon are established both by using Jensen's Inequality and by looking at ...
González, Bárbara +2 more
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