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Mistaken information can lead only to misguided conclusions and policies: a commentary regarding Schüz et al.’s response

Environmental Health, 2023
Background After reviewing selected scientific evidence, Schüz et al. made two recommendations in the 2018 International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Technical Publication No. 46.
Toshihide Tsuda, Yumiko Miyano, Eiji Yamamoto   +2 more
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The Anthropocene and the End of Nuclear Disaster: Normalizing the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article places the concept of disaster in critical dialogue with that of the Anthropocene, which introduces new imaginaries that negatively affect the governance of crises like nuclear accidents. I argue that tropes surrounding the Anthropocene can depict certain events as apocalyptic calamities while also portraying other events as mere “
Maxime Polleri
wiley   +1 more source

Separating the Costs and Benefits of Employee Turnover: A Theory‐Driven Method and Applications

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Employee turnover is costly, but it may also benefit performance through improving job‐worker match quality. Existing studies estimate only the net turnover‐performance relationship, ignoring benefits and biasing cost estimates. We develop a theory‐driven method that separately identifies operational costs and match‐quality benefits of ...
Elena Rapoport, Nick Zubanov
wiley   +1 more source

Preferences for Nuclear Power in Post-Fukushima Japan: Evidence from a Large Nationwide Household Survey

Energies, 2020
Utilizing the data of a large nationwide household survey conducted in 2014, we investigate public preferences on nuclear power in Japan after the Fukushima nuclear accident and the role of four sets of factors: (1) household/individual socioeconomic ...
Toshihiro Okubo, Daiju Narita, Katrin Rehdanz, Carsten Schroeder   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident on goshawk reproduction [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2015
AbstractAlthough the influence of nuclear accidents on the reproduction of top predators has not been investigated, it is important that we identify the effects of such accidents because humans are also top predators. We conducted field observation for 22 years and analysed the reproductive performance of the goshawk (Accipiter gentilis fujiyamae), a ...
Murase, Kaori, Murase, Joe, Horie, Reiko, Endo, Koichi   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Facets of Crises: How Problem Indicators and Public Perceptions Affect Policy Change

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Crises are widely acknowledged as catalysts for policy change. Yet, our understanding of the policy effects of crises remains limited. Why do only some crises lead to major changes, while significant policy changes also occur during seemingly non‐crisis periods?
Constantin Kaplaner, Alexa Lenz, Vanessa Millich, Christoph Knill, Yves Steinebach, Clara Fochler, Annika Kolbe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internal migration patterns to Fukushima following the nuclear accident based on vital statistics and the Fukushima health management survey

BMC Public Health
Background We examined the characteristics and mental health of people who migrated to the Fukushima Prefecture after the 2011 nuclear power plant accident through two studies.
Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Masaharu Maeda, Naoko Horikoshi, Rie Mizuki, Maho Momoi, Tetsuya Ohira, Hirooki Yabe, Seiji Yasumura   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety Enhancements for PHWRs Based on Macroscopic Losses of the Fukushima Accident

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, 2015
The role of nuclear energy is to supply electric power on a stable basis to meet increasing demands, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and maintain stable electric power costs while ensuring safety.
Sang Ho Kim, Tsuneo Futami, Soon Heung Chang, Yong Hoon Jeong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI ACCIDENT: LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE ACTIONS FROM THE RISK PERSPECTIVES

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2014
The Fukushima Dai-Ichi accident in 2011 has affected various aspects of the nuclear society worldwide. The accident revealed some problems in the conventional approaches used to ensure the safety of nuclear installations.
JOON-EON YANG
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment discontinuation in a post‐disaster outpatient clinic: A retrospective cohort study of post‐traumatic stress disorder and complex post‐traumatic stress disorder in Fukushima, Japan

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract Aim Trauma‐focused psychotherapies are recommended as first‐line treatments for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, treatment discontinuation remains a major challenge in routine clinical practice. This study examined treatment discontinuation and structured psychotherapy implementation among patients with PTSD and complex PTSD ...
Arinobu Hori, Emiko Ando, Naomi Ito, Michio Murakami, Masaharu Tsubokura   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source