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Criteria-Driven Evaluation Framework for Assessing the Adaptability of Public Buildings for Post-Earthquake Sheltering

open access: yesArchitecture
The transformation of public spaces to meet the need for shelter in the post-disaster situation is a practice observed in many countries. However, these temporary alterations are meticulously planned and executed within a defined timeframe following the ...
Muhammed Cemil Doğan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mental health in post-earthquake Nepal

open access: yesNepal Journal of Epidemiology, 2015
For two decades, Government of Nepal has made efforts to develop and maintain mental health professionals in all areas; however, much has to be done. This could be an opportunity for Nepal to redesign mental healthcare services at the community level.
openaire   +3 more sources

Community and Resilience among Sherpas in the Post-Earthquake Everest Region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In this article, I examine how residents of the Mount Everest region of Nepal responded after two major earthquakes occurred on April 25th and May 12th, 2015.
Sherpa, Pasang Y
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Tough, Ductile, and Strong Hard‐Soft Cementitious Composite Enabled by Multi‐Material Additive Manufacturing

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Drawing inspiration from the layered hard‐soft architecture found in sea sponges, this work establishes a new framework for architected cementitious composites (ACC) through multi‐material additive manufacturing (MMAM) process. The integration of mortar and elastomer phases into layered architectures enables synergistic toughening mechanisms, including
Aimane Najmeddine   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-earthquake health-service support, Nepal

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 2018
Seven months after the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, and as relief efforts were scaling down, health authorities faced ongoing challenges in health-service provision and disease surveillance reporting.In January 2016, the World Health Organization recruited and trained 12 Nepalese medical doctors to provide technical assistance to the health authorities
Goyet, Sophie   +9 more
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Becoming Rasuwa Relief: Practices of Multiple Engagement in Post-Earthquake Nepal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In this article, we reflect on the multiple nature of our engagements in the wake of the 7.8m earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25th 2015. Specifically, we trace the events, experiences, decisions, positions, and processes that constituted ...
Lord, Austin, Murton, Galen
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Lost Oscillations: Exploring a City’s Space and Time With an Interactive Auditory Art Installation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Presented at the 22nd International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD-2016)Lost Oscillations is a spatio-temporal sound art installation that allows users to explore the past and present of a city's soundscape.
McKinnon, Dugal   +2 more
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Metasurface‐Enabled Active‐Like Passive Radar

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A programmable space‐time‐coding metasurface embeds distinct spatiotemporal tags into ambient wireless signals, allowing passive radar to operate in an active‐like manner. By enabling code‐correlated reconstruction under interference, the approach supports robust real‐time UAV tracking in complex environments and points to intelligent, low‐power ...
Mingyi Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination in a post earthquake crisis [PDF]

open access: yesHuman Vaccines, 2010
Earthquakes are a kind of natural disaster. Several infectious diseases should be considered important emerging diseases in post-disaster situations and adequate prevention measures should be implemented in these circumstances. For prevention, vaccination is an important infection control method.
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Post-Earthquake Home Reconstruction in the Surrounding Hills of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, PRP 200 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In April of 2015, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Kathmandu Valley at the center of Nepal. Within the following year, Kathmandu was struck by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks.
Eaton, David J., Josh, Niraj Prakash
core   +1 more source

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