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Medical Support Vehicle Location and Deployment at Mass Casualty Incidents

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Anticipating and planning for the urgent response to large-scale disasters is critical to increase the probability of survival at these events. These incidents present various challenges that complicate the response, such as unfavorable weather ...
Miguel Medina-Perez, Giovanni Guzmán, Magdalena Saldana-Perez, Valeria Karina Legaria-Santiago   +3 more
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The Political Economy of Attention: Media Salience, Voter Cognition, and Electoral Accountability

Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 1173-1193, July 2026.
ABSTRACT We review conceptual and empirical contributions to the political economy of attention, with a focus on how attention allocation shapes political behavior and electoral accountability. The review distinguishes between endogenous (goal‐directed) and exogenous (stimulus‐driven) attention and examines how these concepts are incorporated into ...
Patrick Balles, Ulrich Matter, Alois Stutzer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Staff Perceptions of Mass Casualty Management Effectiveness in Lebanese Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Panorama of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs) present significant challenges to hospitals, often overwhelming available resources and requiring rapid, coordinated responses.
Eliana Ghazal, Dunya Nohra, Hilda Chelala, Maha Nehme   +3 more
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Macroeconomic Expectations in a War

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 73, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Using short‐ and long‐term macroeconomic forecasts, we estimate the projected cost of the Russian full‐scale invasion of Ukraine for countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Shortly after the invasion, the projected cumulative cost over 6 years stood at $2.44 trillion for the region.
Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Vittal Vasudevan
wiley   +1 more source

Fatigue impact of mixed reality in mass casualty incidents training

BMC Digital Health
Background Fatigue is a multifaceted state characterized by a significant lack of energy or motivation; which is perceived by the individual to interfere with usual and desired activities; it can hinder an individual’s functioning.
Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Raúl Muñoz-Romo, Alberto Blanco-Lara, Paula Sanchíz-Torres, Tatiana Vazquéz-Rodríguez, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Carmen Cardós-Alonso   +6 more
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Application of influence diagrams to multi‐objective allocation of firefighting resources in process plants

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 104, Issue 6, Page 3038-3051, June 2026.
Abstract Identification of firefighting strategies (i.e., which endangered units to suppress or cool first) in chemical and process plants falls under the domain of multi‐objective decision‐making (MODM), where not only the safety and integrity of the affected process plant but also the safety of on‐site and off‐site vulnerable targets matter.
Sina Khakzad, Nima Khakzad
wiley   +1 more source

Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 599-611, Summer 2026.
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart, Bayan Abubakr, Beltina Gjeloshi, Dieter Pfoser   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Security, Violent Events, and Anticipated Surge Capabilities of Emergency Departments in Washington State

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Introduction: Over the past 15 years, violent threats and acts against hospital patients, staff, and providers have increased and escalated. The leading area for violence is the emergency department (ED) given its 24/7 operations, role in patient care,
Jonathan S. Weyand, Emily Junck, Christopher S. Kang, Jason D. Heiner   +3 more
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Ecological and Social Dimensions of Human–Bear Coexistence in Nepal's Gaurishankar Conservation Area

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
We modelled habitat suitability for Asiatic black bears in Nepal's Gaurishankar Conservation Area and combined it with community surveys to understand human–bear coexistence. Our results show that bear habitat is concentrated between 1000 and 3000 m and that conflict is rising in forest‐edge communities.
Shreyashi Bista, Nani Raut, Suman Shree Neupane, Morten Odden, Madhu Chetri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction of a mass burn casualty triage system in a hospital during a powder explosion disaster: a retrospective cohort study

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2018
Background The triage system used during an actual mass burn casualty (MBC) incident is a major focus of concern. This study introduces a MBC triage system that was used by a burn center during an actual MBC incident following a powder explosion in New ...
Chip-Jin Ng, Shih-Hao You, I-Lin Wu, Yi-Ming Weng, Chung-Hsien Chaou, Cheng-Yu Chien, Chen-June Seak   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source