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Responsibility modelling for civil emergency planning [PDF]

, 2009
This paper presents a new approach to analysing and understanding civil emergency planning based on the notion of responsibility modelling combined with HAZOPS-style analysis of information requirements. Our goal is to represent complex contingency plans
A Aviz̆ienis, C Perrow, CM Pearson, D Martin, D Martin, D Smith, D Smith, D Smith, DM Woods, E Mumford, G Dewsbury, I Sommerville, Ian Sommerville, J Dobson, J Reason, JA McDermid, P Checkland, R Darimont, R Strens, RJ Wieringa, Russell Lock, S Kholsa, Tim Storer   +22 more
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Advancing Electronic Application of Coordination Solids: Enhancing Electron Transport and Device Integration via Surface‐Mounted MOFs (SURMOFs)

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly of coordination solids, enabled by the surface‐mounted metal‐organic framework (SURMOF) platform, is on the cusp of generating the organic counterpart of the epitaxy of inorganics. The programmable and sequential SURMOF protocol, optimized by machine learning (ML), is suited for accessing high‐quality thin films of ...
Zhengtao Xu, Christof Wöll, Stefan Bräse   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fire probabilistic risk assessment modeling process for the Shimane Unit 2 nuclear power plant

Mechanical Engineering Journal
This paper outlines the methodology and analysis of the at-power Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment (FPRA) of the Shimane Unit 2 Nuclear Power Plant (BWR). For most BWRs in Japan, the Fire PRA model is in the development phase. The Shimane Unit 2 Nuclear
Kotaro YOSHIZAKI, Bumpei FUJIOKA, Daichi SHIOTA, Takahiro USUI, Hitoshi NOJIMA, Kenichi KANDA, Kazunobu NORIYASU   +6 more
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Assembling and Customizing Multiple Fire Weather Forecasts for Burn Probability and Other Fire Management Applications in Ontario, Canada

Fire, 2020
Weather forecasts are needed in fire management to support risk-based decision-making that considers both the probability of an outcome and its potential impact.
Den Boychuk, Colin B. McFayden, Jordan Evens, Jerry Shields, Aaron Stacey, Douglas G. Woolford, Mike Wotton, Dan Johnston, Dan Leonard, Darren McLarty   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of heating and evaporation modelling based on single suspended water droplet experiments

, 2019
The work described in this paper is undertaken with the purpose of providing a detailed assessment of the current modelling capabilities of the effects of fire suppression systems (e.g., sprinklers) in fire-driven flows.
Beji, Tarek, Merci, Bart, Thielens, Martin   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Neuron firing in driven nonlinear integrate-and-fire models [PDF]

Mathematical Biosciences, 2007
Statistical properties of neuron firing are studied in the framework of a nonlinear leaky integrate-and-fire model that is driven by a slow periodic subthreshold signal. The firing events are characterized by first passage time densities. The experimentally better accessible interspike interval density generally depends on the sojourn times in a ...
Kostur, Marcin, Schindler, Michael, Talkner, Peter, Hänggi, Peter   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Tuning the Dielectric Properties of Individual Clay Nanosheets by Interlayer Composition: Toward Nano‐Electret Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The dielectric properties of clays are studied on the level of individual monolayers and functional double stacks. The material breakdown characteristics and charge storage performance are analyzed. For illustration, a defined charge pattern representing a cuneiform character is produced, written into a microscopic clay tile, referencing the origins of
Sebastian Gödrich, Paul Markus, Matthias Stöter, Bernhard Biersack, Rainer Schobert, Josef Breu, Georg Papastavrou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Minimal Model for the Vegetation Combustion in Wildfire Simulators

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2018
In this paper a semi-physical model for the vegetation burning in wildland fire is proposed. The model is developed with the final aim to simulate large scale wildland fires which spread on heterogeneous landscape. In a modular modelling approach, it can
Francesco Giannino, Lucia Russo, Mariano Sirignano, Marco Di Fonzo, Francisco Rego   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modelling long-term fire occurrence factors in Spain by accounting for local variations with geographically weighted regression

, 2013
. Humans are responsible for most forest fires in Europe, but anthropogenic factors behind these events are still poorly understood. We tried to identify the driving factors of human-caused fire occurrence in Spain by applying two different statistical ...
J. Martínez-Fernández, E. Chuvieco, N. Koutsias   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advanced Flame Retardant Strategies and Fire Performance Assessment for Safer Photovoltaics in Buildings: A Two‐Part Review

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into building structures introduces distinct fire risks with critical implications for occupant safety. This review examines the key fire hazards associated with PV implementation and explores mitigation strategies, including flame‐retardant additives.
Florian Ollagnon, Olaia Aurrekoetxea‐Arratibel, Emma Gottis, Heng‐Yu Li, Xabier Olano‐Azkune, Matthieu Despeisse, Antonin Faes, Christophe Ballif   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source