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Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nonstructural components (NSCs) installed in large‐span reticular structures were frequently severely damaged during earthquakes, even when the primary structure remained intact. Existing seismic design specifications for NSCs were predominantly developed for upright structures such as multi‐storey buildings and offer no guidance for reticular
Xudong Zhi +6 more
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Modeling the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses’ supply and wages
Frontiers in EpidemiologyIntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted hospital nurse labor supply and wage dynamics through deteriorating working conditions, heightened occupational stress, and epidemiological pressures, exacerbating pre-existing nursing shortages ...
Raffaele Vardavas +9 more
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Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Multi‐supported non‐structural components (NSCs) are prone to seismic damage, yet their response prediction remains challenging when support motions are spatially incoherent. This study proposes an enhanced quasi‐static condensation (EQSC) method for linear, lightweight, dynamically detuned multi‐supported NSCs under the neglect of primary ...
Duozhi Wang +5 more
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A Review of Ethical Challenges in AI for Emergency Management
KnowledgeAs artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly integrated into emergency management, ethical considerations demand greater attention. Essential components of comprehensive emergency management include mitigation, preparedness, response ...
Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan +10 more
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From Insight to Theory: Advancing Sentiment Evaluation for Diaspora Development Projects
New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of “sentiment evaluation,” drawing on a mid‐term evaluation by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) of its program supporting Somali diaspora activism in Somaliland. Conducted in 2014, the evaluation revealed that “sentiment,” the emotional, identity‐based attachment linking diaspora actors to their homeland ...
Valeria Saggiomo +1 more
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Cogent Business & ManagementThe rapid evolution of cyber threats has accelerated the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in cybersecurity. This review explores the latest advancements in these technologies, focusing on emerging trends, key challenges,
Nachaat Mohamed
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Geopolitics and global strategy: Making money under anarchy
Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Multinational firms conduct cross‐border trade and investment in a world of anarchy, where nation‐states must secure their survival in the absence of a world government. We develop a geopolitical‐economic order (GEO) framework to argue that the extent of geopolitical competition incentivizes states to create one of two types ...
Daniel J. Blake +2 more
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Major Cybersecurity Breaches: Shaping Corporate Cybersecurity Policies and Closing the Gaps
Journal of Corporate Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As digitalization accelerates, cybercrime has intensified in both scale and impact over the past two decades. This study aims to critically examine major cybersecurity events, assess them through the lens of routine activity theory, examine insight from three other established criminological and organizational theories, and address central ...
Laura K. Rickett, Deborah Smith
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El primer ciudadano: Paraguay 1811-1814
Cahiers des Amériques Latines, 2004 This note studies and anlyses a group of official documents in relation with the four general congresses made in the province of Paraguay during the autonomic and independency period, between 1811 and 1816.
Ana Maria Diaz
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Behavioral responses of black bears to human presence and infrastructure in Yosemite National Park
The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.Using GPS collar data from black bears in Yosemite National Park, we examined how bear spatiotemporal activity in relation to human development shifted during the COVID‐19 park closure in 2020. In the absence of visitors, bears maintained consistent landscape‐scale space use but altered fine‐scale spatial and temporal behaviors.
Jennifer R. Green +9 more
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