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Quantification of disaster resilience in civil engineering: A review
Journal of Safety Science and Resilience, 2020 Resistance to unexpected disasters and rapid post-disaster recovery (i.e., disaster resilience) of cities are extremely necessary owing to the concentrated risk of urbanization.
Xinzheng Lu +7 more
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On employment of methods of quantification of qualitative features in social science investigations [PDF]
Sociološki Pregled, 2005 The results from empirical sociological studies have to be objective and precise, yet the data processing methods applied should be a subject of verification. However, this is not the case in many studies, since the appropriate quantitative data analysis
Simonović Branislav, Popović Zoran
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Verba Hispanica, 2018 The objective of this study is to delve into the origin of two treatment formulas: señor, from senior “older”, and those with the superlative suffix.
Andrzej Zieliński
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Quantification of the propagation of rumors on social media
CoRR, 2020 The propagation of a rumor (unverified information) on a social network is subject to several factors mainly related to the content of this information and especially to the behaviors (profiles) of the actors on this network that retransmit. This state of affairs may vary this propagation as the case may be, and this is what we call the depth of the ...
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A Comparative Study of Automated Quantification in Digital Insurance
International Journal of Digital Law and GovernanceInsurance companies have always been at the forefront of developments in the processing of large volumes of data. This paper investigates in a comparative perspective the implications of the increasing reliance by insurers on automated quantification ...
Infantino Marta
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Making data colonialism liveable: how might data’s social order be regulated?
Internet Policy Review, 2019 Humanity is currently undergoing a large-scale social, economic and legal transformation based on the massive appropriation of social life through data extraction. This quantification of the social represents a new colonial move.
Nick Couldry, Ulises Mejias
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Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022 Food loss is a systemic problem contributing to negative environmental, social, and economic impacts. However, despite food loss quantification being identified as critical for food loss prevention and reduction, there is a dearth of studies exploring ...
Alexander Hook, Tammara Soma
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier +10 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The use of herbal medical preparation (HMP) is rising among pediatric oncology patients, often to manage treatment‐related symptoms. Their effectiveness remains uncertain, and the risk of herb–drug interactions is underestimated.
Orianne Mahot +6 more
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