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Techniques for effective and efficient fire detection from social media images [PDF]

, 2015
Social media could provide valuable information to support decision making in crisis management, such as in accidents, explosions and fires. However, much of the data from social media are images, which are uploaded in a rate that makes it impossible for
Bedo, Marcos, Blanco, Gustavo, Cazzolato, Mirela, Costa, Alceu, Oliveira, Willian, Rodrigues, Jose, Traina Jr, Caetano, Traina, Agma   +7 more
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Effects of post-fire logging on forest surface air temperatures in the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon, USA [PDF]

, 2010
Following stand-replacing wildfire, post-fire (salvage) logging of fire-killed trees is a widely implemented management practice in many forest types. A common hypothesis is that removal of fire-killed trees increases surface temperatures due to loss of ...
Campbell, J.L., Donato, D.C., Fontaine, J.B., Law, B.E., Martin, J.G.   +4 more
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Assessing fire dynamics and suppression techniques in electric vehicles at different states of charge: Implications for maritime safety

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
The maritime transportation of electric vehicles (EVs) poses significant fire risks due to the potential for thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries, particularly when the state of charge (SOC) varies.
Suhaeng Lee, Daehyun Choi, Yeoseon Jeong, Minho Moon, Hyukjoo Kwon, Kukil Han, Hyungjun Kim, Hongsoon Im, Youngseob Park, Dongki Shin, Geonhui Gwak   +10 more
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4WS Intelligent Fire-Fighting Robot Trajectory Tracking Control Based on Adaptive Cornering Stiffness

IEEE Access
To address the challenges posed by nonlinear tire characteristics in trajectory tracking control of active four-wheel steering (4WS) vehicle or fire-fighting robot, a novel control method is proposed.
Lin Zhong, Xudong Jiang, Wenlong Jia, Wei Shi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing the US Wildland Fire Decision Support System

Journal of Combustion, 2011
A new decision support tool, the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) has been developed to support risk-informed decision-making for individual fires in the United States.
Erin K. Noonan-Wright, Tonja S. Opperman, Mark A. Finney, G. Thomas Zimmerman, Robert C. Seli, Lisa M. Elenz, David E. Calkin, John R. Fiedler   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Numerical Simulation and Thermo-Structural Assessment of an Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Training System

IEEE Access
Aircraft cargo compartment fires represent a significant threat to airport safety, capable of causing severe operational disruptions and safety hazards.
Changyuan He, Pan Zheng, Chiyuan Li, Xuanye Qin, Pei Wang, Yanbo Yin   +5 more
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Climatology of wind changes and elevated fire danger over Victoria, Australia [PDF]

Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science, 2020
Wind changes are a critical factor in fire management, particularly on days of elevated fire danger, and have been shown to be a factor in many firefighter entrapments in Australia and the USA.
Alex Chen, Timothy Brown, Sarah Harris, Graham Mills   +3 more
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On the key role of droughts in the dynamics of summer fires in Mediterranean Europe [PDF]

, 2017
Summer fires frequently rage across Mediterranean Europe, often intensified by high temperatures and droughts. According to the state-of-the-art regional fire risk projections, in forthcoming decades climate effects are expected to become stronger and ...
AghaKouchak, Amir, Hardenberg, Jost von, Llasat, Maria C., Provenzale, Antonello, Trigo, Ricardo M., Turco, Marco   +5 more
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Synthesis of knowledge on the effects of fire and fire surrogates on wildlife in US dry forests [PDF]

, 2009
Summary: Dry forests throughout the United States are fire-dependent ecosystems, and much attention has been given to restoring their ecological function.
Fontaine, J.B., Kennedy, P.L.
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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani, Lakshmi Pillai, Reid D. Landes, Aliyah Glover, Shannon Doerhoff, Jennifer Kleiner, Mitesh Lotia, Rohit Dhall, Edgar Garcia‐Rill   +8 more
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