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Building a basic emergency preparedness kit on a budget

Oregon Health Authority's Health Security, Preparedness and Response Program presents this video to help viewers gain insight into what goes into a preparedness kit and how much (or little) one can cost.This archived document is maintained by the State ...

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Simulation Analysis of Influencing Factors Assessment for Emergency Materials Supply Chain Resilience Based on System Dynamics

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
By integrating game theory‐based combined weighting with a system dynamics model, this study systematically reveals the dominant role of agility and adaptability in the resilience of post‐disaster emergency material supply chains. ABSTRACT In light of the intricate dynamics and uncertain risk parameters inherent in the emergency materials supply chains,
Hao Sun, Longxiang Ma, Fuyu Wang
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Assessment of Oxidative Stress, Vitellogenin, and Human Health Risks Derived From Nile Tilapia Exposed to Metals and Metalloids in Southeastern Brazil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban coastal lagoons are highly vulnerable ecosystems increasingly affected by metal contamination, as well as multiple anthropogenic stressors. This study evaluated ecotoxicological and human health risks associated with chronic metal exposure in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from an anthropogenically impacted lagoon in southeastern ...
Julia Araújo Alves, Priscila M. O. Muniz Cunha, Shênia Patrícia Corrêa Novo, Lorena Oliveira Souza Soares, Tatiana Dillenburg Saint‐Pierre, Fábio Veríssimo Correia, André Luís de Sá Salomão, Rachel Ann Hauser‐Davis, Enrico Mendes Saggioro   +8 more
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Assessing Africa's readiness for Marburg virus outbreaks: A review of surveillance, response, and infrastructure needs

Decoding Infection and Transmission
Marburg virus disease (MVD) poses a critical public health threat to Africa, with mortality rates ranging from 24 to 100% and limited treatment options.
David B. Olawade, Navami Leena, Sandra Chinaza Fidelis, Olalekan John Okesanya, Chibuike S. Alisi, Eghosasere Egbon, Augustus Osborne   +6 more
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The Significance of Infectious Disease Outbreak Preparedness in Africa

Medical Journal of Zambia
We write with interest to commend the work done ina publication in the Vol. 43 No. 2 (2016) titled'Preparedness of response to deadly outbreaks:lessons learnt from Zambia's deployment to the 2014African Ebola outbreak.'1 The article highlightedhow deployment to an infectious disease outbreakhot spot led to exchange of skills and competence indealing ...
Edah Monjeza, Dora Kashimbi Miyato, Emmanuel Mukambo   +2 more
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Extreme rainfall in southern China in April 2024 and its potential link to weather events across south Asia

Weather, EarlyView.
This study documents the unseasonal and prolonged heavy rain events which occurred in southern China during April 2024. In this series of extreme rainfall events, Guangdong province recorded extreme rainfall exceeding 6‐sigma of climatology, with eleven cities reporting record‐breaking rainfall.
Wai‐Po Tse, Chun‐Wing Choy, Pak‐Wai Chan   +2 more
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Optimizing preparedness and response for circulating vaccine derived poliovirus (cVDPV) outbreaks in the Eastern Mediterranean Region with a particular focus on cVDPV2

Frontiers in Public Health
Efforts to achieve polio eradication in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) are confronted by several barriers stemming from the volatile security and political instability in several countries, to social contextual challenges such as inaccessible and
Nadine Haddad, Najwa Jarour, Hemant Shukla, Asnakew Tsega, Irfan Akbar, Ghada Mahmoud Qasim Shahrour, Subhranshu Sekhar Kar, Mohannad Al Nsour, Magid Gunaid, Yousef Khader   +9 more
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Large‐Scale Applications of Plasma Technologies: Progresses and Challenges

High Voltage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plasma technologies convert electrical power into energetic electrons, ions, reactive species, radiation and heat, thereby breaking through the bottleneck of purely thermal or chemical routes and bringing impressive changes to our world. This roadmap reviews the progress and challenges of plasma technologies from a large‐scale and application ...
Pankaj Attri, Liuyang Bai, Dmitry Batomunkuev, Xueke Che, Guoxing Chen, Zhitong Chen, Wei Cui, Liguang Dou, Zhi Fang, Yangyang Fu, Fausto Gallucci, Yiming Guo, Bangdou Huang, Yinghong Li, Sirui Li, Hua Liang, Liangliang Lin, Dingxin Liu, Xiangyang Liu, Xinpei Lu, Ruonan Ma, Lanlan Nie, Guanghui Niu, Yuge Ouyang, Tao Shao, Jing Sun, Yong Tang, Xin Tu, Sergey P. Vashchenko, Hang Wang, Xianjie Wang, Anke Weidenkaff, Yun Wu, Haohan Xie, Shaojun Xu, Zongxian Yang, Fangli Yuan, Cheng Zhang, Hao Zhang, Jishen Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Yejian Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Zhibo Zhang, Peng Zhao, Shicheng Zhao, Linlin Zhong, Renwu Zhou, Zhenhua Zhou, Xi Zhu, Yifei Zhu, Haohua Zong   +51 more
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Preparing to Fight the ‘Wrong War’? Why the UK Defence Budget Must Focus More on ‘National Resilience’

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article argues that the current debate over defence spending in the United Kingdom is fundamentally flawed. Too much emphasis is being placed on preparing for a form of warfare with Russia that is unlikely to occur. As this article points out, the Russians actually want to avoid a traditional battlefield confrontation with NATO.
Rod Thornton
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Power of preparedness : prepare your health : National Preparedness Month, week 4, Public health response

National Preparedness Month, week 4, Public health responseCDC deployed ~4000 staff to the 2014 ebola outbreak. Making it the largest response in CDC\u2019s history.2018-factoid-4Week 4: Public Health Response. 15 years of a dedicated EOC.

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