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Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.This study quantitatively analyzed the spatiotemporal evolution of stress redistribution ahead of the working face by integrating coal seam distribution, tectonic stress anomalies, gas pressure, and mining‐induced disturbances. An R‐value criterion for coal and gas outburst (CGO) risk assessment was established based on energy principles.
Yingjie Zhao +7 more
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Decontamination for Chemical Exposure: At the Scene or at the Hospital?
, 2018 One of the major controversies on prehospital care for sudden chemical mass casualty incidents (SCMCIs) is whether to perform mass decontamination at the scene or at the hospital.
Mauricio Lynn, Lynn, Mauricio
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Swedish emergency hospital surgical surge capacity to mass casualty incidents
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020 Background In Sweden the surgical surge capacity for mass casualty incidents (MCI) is managed by county councils within their dedicated budget. It is unclear whether healthcare budget constraints have affected the regional MCI preparedness.
Magnus Blimark +5 more
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The Impact of Economic Growth on Insurance (Growth)
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of economic growth on insurance (growth), focusing on the outflow side of the insurance activity, as captured by benefits (including commissions and expenses). The findings provide evidence that economic growth does exert a positive, statistically significant impact on the benefit side of insurance (growth ...
Nicholas Apergis +2 more
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Maritime Sudden Mass Casualty Incidents
, 2018 On a cruise ship, there is an average of two physicians and three nurses on call for emergencies 24 h a day. Both the doctors and nurses are emergency medicine specialists. There is an average of one ventilator, 3–4 cardiac monitors, 5–8 pulse oxymeters,
Mauricio Lynn, Lynn, Mauricio
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Plasma miRNA as biomarkers for assessment of total-body radiation exposure dosimetry. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The risk of radiation exposure, due to accidental or malicious release of ionizing radiation, is a major public health concern. Biomarkers that can rapidly identify severely-irradiated individuals requiring prompt medical treatment in mass-casualty ...
Wanchang Cui +3 more
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Does innovation success need advocacy? Stakeholder involvement in firm innovation
Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Prior research documents that firms often collaborate with advocacy groups to mitigate stakeholder contention. Integrating stakeholder theory into a performance model of collaborative innovation, we propose an overlooked explanation for such collaborations: to enhance the adoption of firms' innovations.
Paolo Carioli +3 more
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BMC Public HealthBackground Mass casualty incidents (MCI) are of significant public health concern. Most health facilities in developing countries often struggle to be fully prepared for MCI.
Adwoa Gyamfi +10 more
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Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.Molten aluminum–water explosion triggered by leakage remains the core unresolved safety hazard hindering safe production in aluminum direct chill casting. This review summarizes its explosion mechanism, key influencing factors, prevention technologies, existing gaps, and prospects of intelligent multi‐technology integrated explosion‐proof systems ...
Min Wang +5 more
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Crisis management in mass casualty incidents in hospital settings [PDF]
Halo 194, 2018 The term 'disaster' denotes a low-probability but high-impact event that causes a large number of individuals to become ill or injured. Hospitals are required to have an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) which describes how a facility will respond to and ...
Petrović Nataša +5 more
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