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Unraveling the Interplay Between Collaborative Governance and Experimentation for Transformative Potential in Circular Water Systems: A Dutch Case Study

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Freshwater availability is a critical climate change challenge in coastal delta regions. This challenge requires a transformative change toward circular water management. While experimentation and collaborative governance are recognized as enablers of transformative change, their interaction remains complex and insufficiently understood ...
Flavia Simona Albu Cosoveanu, Kirsty Holstead, Jean‐Marie Buijs, Dave Huitema   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

DETERMINING THE LOCATIONS OF POTENTIAL FIREFIGHTING TEAMS BY USING GIS TECHNIQUES [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2018
Wild forest fires are one of the most important disasters that affect the forest ecosystem especially in the regions with arid climate conditions. Besides, forest fires threats human life and results in seriously property loss.
A. E. Akay, İ. R. Karaş, İ. Kahraman
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The effect of mild to moderate COVID-19 infection on the cardiorespiratory fitness of firefighters

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionAn adequate level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is critical for firefighters to perform the strenuous and physiologically demanding work of firefighting safely and effectively.
Susanne D'Isabel, Lauren M. Berny, Alex Frost, Chanhtel Thongphok, Kepra Jack, Sundeep Chaudhry, Ross Arena, Ross Arena, Denise L. Smith   +8 more
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Forced Draught Impact on Externally Venting Flames: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wind can significantly influence fire development and spread in urban and forest environments causing fatal consequences for the public, the first responders, and the environment. Wind‐driven fires can have a significant impact on structural fires as wind can increase the fire's intensity, development, and flame spread.
Anoop Subramania Warrier, Jan Smolka, Kamila Kempna, Meet Panchal, Tony Graham, Eleni Asimakopoulou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Re-burn phenomena, and wildland fire fighting operations, in commercial forestry plantations on peat soils In South Sumatra, Indonesia

Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2019
During the period of November 2015, I was the leader on a team involved in a wildland fire fighting operation in South Sumatra, Indonesia. The specific region involved was commercial forestry planted in an area of approximately 90% peatland. The primary
Trevor Mark Wilson
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond political risk: Toward a holistic understanding of multinational enterprise resilience in the era of cascading crises

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This article develops a conceptual framework for understanding multinational enterprise (MNE) resilience in the era of cascading crises. We define resilience as the MNE's capacity to absorb disruption, maintain or restore functioning, and reconfigure operations as conditions shift.
Gerard George, Chang Hoon Oh
wiley   +1 more source

GRW Coolme Vest: Emergency Firefighting Equipment [PDF]

, 2010
This exhibition presents the prototype for a new type of cooling vest designed to significantly reduce heat stress and recovery times for emergency workers in hot intensive working conditions. A team of scientists from James Cook University developed the
Lie, S, Walden, RJ
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Fixed Firefighting Systems in Office Buildings [PDF]

, 2022
Tato diplomová práce je rozdělena do dvou částí. První část diplomové práce se zabývá literární rešerší na téma sprinklerové stabilní hasicí zařízení v administrativních budovách. Tato část práce je zaměřena na zmapování požadavků na instalaci stabilního
Jan Kirschbaum
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“Thinking Out Loud” and “Pivoting on the Fly”—An Empirical Review and Critical Incident Study of How Physicians Engage in Incidental Learning Amidst Complexity

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores incidental learning among physicians navigating uncertainty during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Using a constructivist research design, we conducted a literature review of 13 empirical studies on incidental learning in complexity and analyzed critical incident interviews with 12 emergency medicine and intensive care physicians ...
Henriette Lundgren, Karen E. Watkins, Victoria J. Marsick, Dimitrios Papanagnou, Urvashi Vaid   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Half a Century of Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Northern Gannet Eggs: Impact of Regulations

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals”, are persistent organic pollutants that have been widely used in the industry across the globe for many decades. Their chemical stability, bioaccumulation, and toxicity pose major environmental and health risks. This study examines temporal trends in the concentrations of
Anaïs Fournier, Anaïs Kerric, Raphaël A. Lavoie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source