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The Shifting Paradigms of Disaster Robotics Three Decades of Research

open access: yesJournal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing frequency and magnitude of natural disasters worldwide have raised the demand for advanced robotic systems in disaster response. In this research, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 2,201 Web of Science database papers was investigate systematically global research trends, patterns and emerging frontiers in disaster ...
Qin Hu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Crisis, Human Mobility and Security Challenges in the MENA Region: Implications for Sustainable Development and Regional Stability

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the interplay between climate change, violent conflict and forced migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), focusing on asylum flows to the European Union (EU). By integrating high‐resolution climate, conflict and socioeconomic data spanning 2000 to 2023, we develop a comprehensive empirical framework to ...
Shifa Mathbout   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Manoeuvre Theory for European Defence

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to the debate about European defence in the light of the Russo‐Ukraine war and growing doubts about US commitment to Europe. It argues that Europeans need to fundamentally relearn the ability to imagine military strategy from a European viewpoint.
Lukas Mengelkamp, Sam Vincent
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the Effects of Traffic Congestion on Economic Activities - Accidents, Fatalities and Casualties [PDF]

open access: yesBiomedical Statistics and Informatics, 2018
Congestion is mainly caused by a desire for people to drive their cars coupled with a failure by constitute authorities to check and balance various indices and factors that contribute to incessant number of vehicles, road maintenance and traffic regulations.
openaire   +1 more source

On the Destruction and Humanitarianisation of the Health System in Gaza and the Need for a Biopolitical Bioethics

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines Israel's destruction and ‘humanitarianisation’ of Palestinian health systems, arguing that this should be understood as an instance of ‘necropolitics,’ as conceived by Achille Mbembe. We review the extensive, long‐term destruction of health systems in Palestine before 7 October 2023 and the catastrophic acceleration of that
Mohammad Salaymeh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of weather on crowd motion accidents

open access: yesProgress in Disaster Science
Background and objective: Weather conditions are critical to safety at mass events, impacting pedestrian movement and emergency evacuation. This study analyzed fatal crowd accidents and their correlation with weather.
Dóra Edelmann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Causes and circumstances of maritime casualties and crew fatalities in British merchant shipping since 1925

open access: yesInternational Maritime Health, 2018
To determine the causes and circumstances of vessel accidents that led to fatalities in British merchant shipping since 1925, and among British seafarers who were employed in non-United Kingdom shipping since 1985. Secondly, to establish trends in vessel accidents and crew fatalities, and associations with type of casualty and location, type of ship ...
Stephen E, Roberts, Tim, Carter
openaire   +5 more sources

Comparative Assessment of Forensic Odontology Awareness Among Dental and Medical Students in Turkey

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study aimed to assess and compare the awareness and knowledge of forensic odontology among dental and medical students in Turkey with a focus on identifying educational gaps and evaluating interdisciplinary readiness. Materials and Methods A cross‐sectional web‐based survey was conducted with 234 students (144 dental and 90 ...
Emine Nur Kahraman, Büşra Yılmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Oroya fever and verruga peruana: bartonelloses unique to South America. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Bartonella bacilliformis is the bacterial agent of Carrión's disease and is presumed to be transmitted between humans by phlebotomine sand flies. Carrión's disease is endemic to high-altitude valleys of the South American Andes, and the first reported ...
Michael F Minnick   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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