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Why People Live in Flood-Prone Areas in Akuressa, Sri Lanka

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2018
To investigate why people live in areas at high risk of floods, a qualitative case study was carried out in the areas around Akuressa, in southwest Sri Lanka.
Johan Askman, Olof Nilsson, Per Becker
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Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
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Disaster-induced displacement in the Caribbean and the Pacific

Forced Migration Review, 2017
People in Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to displacement by disaster. Governments in the Caribbean and the Pacific need urgently to do more risk management and planning, rather than focusing almost exclusively on response and ...
Mo Hamza, Ida Koch, Malte Plewa
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Molecular simulation of CO2/N2 injection on CH4 adsorption and diffusion

Scientific Reports
As an efficient and clean energy, coalbed methane development and utilization have deep significance in promoting energy conservation and emission reduction, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Ziwen Li, Hongqing Hu, Yinji Wang, Yabin Gao, Fazhi Yan, Yansong Bai, Hongjin Yu   +6 more
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On the relation between culture, safety culture and safety management

, 2014
Safety can be considered an emergent phenomenon, making a systems view imperative if the aim is to evaluate or develop the safety of an entire sociotechnical system. This paper deals with one important component of the systems view - the relation between
Viitanen, Kaupo,, Rollenhagen, Carl,, Reiman, Teemu,   +2 more
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Remote Assessment of Ataxia Severity in SCA3 Across Multiple Centers and Time Points

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is a genetically defined ataxia. The Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) is a clinician‐reported outcome that measures ataxia severity at a single time point. In its standard application, SARA fails to capture short‐term fluctuations, limiting its sensitivity in trials.
Marcus Grobe‐Einsler, Vivian Maas, Arian Taheri Amin, Jennifer Faber, Tamara Schaprian, Katharina Hill, Matthis Synofzik, Lisa H. Graf, Heike Jacobi, Manuela Lima, Ana F. Ferreira, Bart P. van de Warrenburg, Ilse H. J. Willemse, Dagmar Timmann, Andreas Thieme, Paola Giunti, Hector Garcia‐Moreno, Magda M. Santana, Jeannette Hübener‐Schmid, Elin H. Davies, Thomas Klockgether   +20 more
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Electrical conductivity of mantle minerals beneath East Asia revealed by geomagnetic observatory data

Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
The electrical conductivity of the earth’s mantle can provide important information about geodynamic phenomena. East Asia is associated with complex tectonics and geodynamic processes.
Yuyan Zhang, Mina Ma, Yujia Hu, Yiliang Han, Yanhui Zhang   +4 more
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Contents Analysis of Safety Management-related Syllabi for Midwifery Education [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose　To analyze midwifery education syllabi in Japan and evaluate the current educational content related to safety management. Methods　The contents of the safety management-related syllabi used in 70 midwifery education facilities and viewable using
岩谷, 久美子
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System Safety Bookshelf: Applying Safety Standards to Life-Saving Equipment

, 2019
Elsevier Academic Press has recently published a new safety book titled Safety Risk Management for Medical Devices, written by Bijan Elahi. This book explains how to conduct a risk management program that will show conformance to the FDA safety standards
Ericson, Clif
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Quality and safety in the palestinian construction industry [PDF]

, 2009
Construction industry is one of the largest and most important industries in Palestine. Quality and safety in the industry still suffers from ignorance and lack of supervision and accident rate on construction projects is very high. The objective of this
Choudhry, Rafiq M., Choudhry, R, Abu Alqumboz, Moheeb, Abualqumboz, M, Enshassi, Adnan, Choudhry, Rafiq M, Choudhry, Rafiq, Abualqumboz, Moheeb, Enshassi, A   +8 more
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