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Accredited qualifications for capacity development in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation [PDF]

, 2016
Increasingly practitioners and policy makers working across the globe are recognising the importance of bringing together disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. From studies across 15 Pacific island nations, a
Buliruarua, Leigh-Ann, Chan, Emily Y.Y., Chan, Gloria, Davey, Peter, Des Combes, Helene Jacot, Farrell, Paul, Griffiths, Sian, Hansen, Henning, Hatch, Tim, Hemstock, Sarah L., Holloway, Ailsa, Manuella-Morris, Teuleala, Martin, Tess, Murray, Virginia, Renaud, Fabrice G., Ronan, Kevin, Ryan, Benjamin, Shaw, Duncan, Szarzynski, Joerg, Yasukawa, Soichiro, Yeung, Tiffany   +20 more
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Beyond Order: Perspectives on Leveraging Machine Learning for Disordered Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article explores how machine learning (ML) revolutionizes the study and design of disordered materials by uncovering hidden patterns, predicting properties, and optimizing multiscale structures. It highlights key advancements, including generative models, graph neural networks, and hybrid ML‐physics methods, addressing challenges like data ...
Hamidreza Yazdani Sarvestani, Surabhi Nadigotti, Erfan Fatehi, Derek Aranguren van Egmond, Behnam Ashrafi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D‐Printed Architected Material for the Generation of Foam‐Based Protective Equipment

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates 3D‐printed architected structures as alternatives to traditional foams in protective gear. It focuses on customizing impact strength and damping through design and manufacturing integration. Testing shows these structures outperform conventional foams, offering enhanced customizability, lower weight, and tunable performance ...
Ali Zolfagharian, Gerard Bel Català, Daniel Saakes, Bernard Rolfe, Ian Gibson, Mehrshad Mehrpouya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secondary Traumatic Stress and Resilience of the Nurses at the Psychiatric Centers in Tehran City, Iran

نشریه پرستاری ایران, 2019
Background & Aims: Secondary traumatic stress could be described as an occupational hazard for those providing care to victims of trauma. Nurses in psychiatric wards are faced with severe and complicated challenges in the workplace to provide mental ...
E Jafar Jalal, F Aziz Mohammadi, N Seyyed Fatemi, H Haghani   +3 more
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From Nature to Engineering: Mortar Volume and Interfacial Mechanics in Bioinspired Ceramics

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by natural armors like nacre, this study explores how varying the volume fraction of the soft mortar layer impacts the interfacial strength and toughness of bioinspired ceramics. Experimental and computational analysis reveals that higher mortar volumes increase energy dissipation but reduce interfacial stiffness, offering insights for ...
Ehsan Azad, Hamidreza Yazdani Sarvestani, Behnam Ashrafi, Farjad Shadmehri, Mehdi Hojjati   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review Paper: Schools’ Resilience Components in Accidents and Disasters: A Systematic Review Protocol

Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly, 2019
Background: Schools, as social infrastructure and an integral part of society, play an essential role in creating the resilience of the community to natural disasters.
Samaneh Mirzaei, Leila Mohammadinia, Khadijeh Nasiriani, Abbasali Dehghani Tafti   +3 more
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First‐Principles Modeling of Solid Solution Softening and Hardening Effects in Al–Mg–Zr–Si Aluminum Alloys

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The role of various alloying elements in face‐centered cubic aluminum on the barrier of a Shockley partial dislocation during its motion is presented. The study aims to understand how alloying atoms such as Mg, Si, and Zr affect the energy landscape for dislocation motion, thus influencing the solid solution hardening and softening in aluminum, which ...
Inna Plyushchay, Zhengqing Wei, Nebahat Bulut, Sibylle Gemming   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maladaptive perfectionism and psychological distress:The mediating role of resilience and trait emotional intelligence [PDF]

, 2017
University students experience significantly high levels of psychological distress. Maladaptive perfectionism has been identified as a common trait among students that leads to diagnosed conditions such as depression and anxiety.
Hicks, Richard E., Sheppard, Lily
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Analytical Review of the Common Failures of Satellite Structures: Causes, Effects, and Mitigation Strategies

RUDN Journal of Engineering Research
Satellite structures are subjected to extreme conditions throughout their operational lifespan, including high launch loads, thermal cycling, and space debris impacts, making them vulnerable to structural failures.
Kazem Reza Kashyzadeh, Sergei A. Kupreev, Oleg E. Samusenko   +2 more
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Antibacterial Activity of Monolayer Graphene Film to Standardised Staphylococcus Aureus Strains

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Veterinary Medicine, 2018
Due to its unique, unanimously recognized properties and biocompatibility, graphene has wide potential applications in biology, biomedical science, environmental agriculture and biotechnology.
Gabriel GÂJÂILĂ, Iuliana GÂJÂILĂ, Bogdan TAŞBAC, Andrei AVRAM, Bianca ŢÎNCU, Tiberiu BURINARU   +5 more
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