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On-Demand Post-Disaster Emergency Shelters [PDF]
Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2013 In post-disaster emergency shelter aid, various relief agencies and other actors with different backgrounds need to cooperate in a tremendously short amount of time and under very different circumstances. Lives depend on the quality of aid and, specifically, on the quality of shelter aid. In this article we describe a research project that develops and
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Ecosystem‐Centered Robot Design: Toward Ecoresorbable Sustainability Robots (ESRs)
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Robots exploring natural ecosystems can support monitoring and conservation, but must adopt ecosystem‐centered design to avoid pollution, waste, and damage. This review proposes guidelines for co‐designing ecoresorbable sustainability robots (ESRs), uniting materials, robotics, and ecological contexts in a single framework.
Tülin Yılmaz Nayır +4 more
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Homeless Families and their "Right to Shelter" in New York City: Uncertainty at the Front Door [PDF]
, 2009 This report compares the Department of Homeless Services's shelter entry data for families during the first four years of "Uniting for Solutions Beyond Shelter," initiated in 2004 with the "Right to Shelter" law enacted in New York 1986 which legally ...
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.CXCR4 functions as a potential cancer stem cell‐associated marker linked to chemoresistance in ovarian cancer, and an inhibitor of CXCR4, AMD3100, can enhance the cytotoxic response to cisplatin. Based on these findings, [68Ga]Ga‐Pentixafor positron emission tomography enables selective visualization of CXCR4‐high ovarian cancer, while AMD3100 combined
Lixia Feng +12 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz +2 more
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Revista de Iniciación Científica, 2017 La vivienda de emergencia tiene como propósito dar solución en el corto plazo y de forma temporal al problema de habitabilidad de una o más personas a raíz de un evento catastrófico que inhabilita su hogar. La investigación se proyecta en la disciplina del diseño, su objetivo principal es crear una vivienda que pueda ser utilizada como albergue, de ...
Rueda, Andrea +4 more
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Predictors Of Readmission In Shelters And Other Services Among Homeless Adults In Detroit [PDF]
, 2015 Admission to an emergency shelter reflects an important outcome in a person\u27s life, and many admissions to an emergency shelter reflects a human and financial cost.
Hanson, Devin Michael
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Post-disaster housing and management in Malaysia: a literature review [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose – Malaysia is still in the process of reorganising and restructuring disaster management policy, learning from the national and international experiences.
O'Keefe, Phil, Roosli, Ruhizal
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani +2 more
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Sheltering risks: Implementation of harm reduction in homeless shelters during an overdose emergency [PDF]
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2018 The current opioid overdose crisis in North America is heightening awareness of the need for and the challenges of implementing harm reduction, notably within complex and diverse settings such as homeless shelters. In this paper, we explore the implementation of harm reduction in homeless shelters during an emerging overdose emergency.The objective of ...
Bruce, Wallace +2 more
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