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A Resilience‐Based Reward‐Penalty Scheme for Hardening Electricity Distribution Assets Against High‐Impact, Low‐Probability Disasters

Energy Science &Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 8, Page 3811-3827, August 2026.
This paper introduces a novel resilience‐based reward‐penalty scheme (RPS) for electricity grids facing high‐impact, low‐probability (HILP) disasters. By modeling the costs of proactive asset immunization against reactive RPS penalties, our analysis conclusively demonstrates that long‐term investment in grid resilience is the more economically rational
Amirhossein Yousefi Joobeni, Reza Dashti
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Mechanisms of seismic improvement in pile-sheet wall supported slopes using ECC and anchor cables. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Wang R, Shen J, Ding X, Wang C, Ma D, Li Y.   +5 more
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Development of Full‐Scale Experiment‐Based Seismic Fragility Functions for Code‐Compliant Fire Sprinkler Piping Systems

Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 3, August 2026.
Fire sprinkler systems are critical for fire safety, but their functionality can be impaired by seismic damage. This study develops new seismic fragility functions for acceleration‐sensitive damage requiring monitoring, maintenance, and repair in code‐compliant fire sprinkler piping systems, using experimental data from full‐scale experimental tests ...
Jitendra Bhatta, Dustin T. Cook, Siamak Sattar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of a new assignment algorithm based on the minimax difference in earthquake emergency rescue. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Huang S, Zhang Y, Qiao T, Dai J, Liu J, Yang Y.   +5 more
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From Observed Damage to Executable Repair Quantities: The RELA Repair Module

Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 3, August 2026.
Postearthquake workflows currently support three distinct classes of decisions: safety clearance through rapid tagging, portfolio‐level economic damage estimation through probabilistic loss models, and field inspections based on locally defined survey forms, which may subsequently trigger project‐specific strengthening through retrofit design. However,
Zoran Stojadinović, Đorđe Nedeljković, Marija Ivanović, Dejan Marinković, Nevena Simić, Marko Marinković, Božidar Stojadinović   +6 more
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Rapid earthquake magnitude classification via P-wave strains from borehole strainmeters and Distributed Acoustic Sensing. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Sawi TM, McGuire JJ, Barbour AJ, Yoon CE, Karrenbach M, Stewart C.   +5 more
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Disrupting the herd: Recreational boating alters group dispersion within beluga whale herds

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.
Recreational boating in beluga habitat remains poorly documented. Using land‐based observations in the Saguenay Fjord (Quebec, Canada), we show that increasing recreational boat numbers are associated with a higher probability of changes in beluga herd dispersion, suggesting behavioral disturbance and the need to integrate recreational boating into ...
Camille Kowalski, Angélique Dupuch, Jean‐François Sénécal, Jérôme Dupras, Clément Chion   +4 more
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Pendulum column with inclined negative stiffness as a novel hybrid seismic isolation mechanism integrated into soil with pile-like characteristics. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Azizi A, Barghian M.
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Shifting the paradigm: An Indigenous knowledge‐based stewardship plan to replenish boreal caribou in Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations' homelands

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 2576-2597, August 2026.
Abstract Indigenous Peoples in northern Alberta, including Dené and Cree of the Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations (ACFN and MCFN), have been using Indigenous laws and stewardship principles to care for their homelands for thousands of years. Since ACFN and MCFN signed Treaty 8 with Canada in 1899, Alberta's land management policies and
Lori Cyprien, Sebastien Fekete, Susan M. Leech, Brian Aih Shing Fung, Anne Hervieux, Chris Wagner, Kalene Gould   +6 more
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Single-station analysis of Campi Flegrei (Italy) seismic signals using multiscale entropy and unsupervised learning. [PDF]

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Grimaldi A, Amoroso O, Scarpetta S, Convertito V, Napolitano F, Messuti G, Capuano P, Nardone L, Gaudiosi G, Galluzzo D.   +9 more
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