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Crisis Preparation, Capacity Building, and Community Resilience: Lessons From Maui

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Maui wildfires provide a unique context to explore the impact of nonprofit crisis networks taking a proactive role in community crisis response, leveraging resources, expertise, and networks. The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) has been a key player in Maui's local response, providing critical support, mobilizing volunteers, and ...
Lauren Azevedo, Kaila Witkowski, Ratna Dougherty, Christa Remington   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A TCN-FEP Hybrid Model with Multi-Scale Feature Interaction Network for Departure Runway Occupation Time Prediction

Aerospace
Currently, improving runway utilization under operational safety constraints has become a critical concern for small and medium airports. Existing research focuses primarily on landing-phase runway occupation time, while predictive studies on the takeoff
Zhousheng Huang, Zichao Yue, Weizhen Tang, Tianjiao Wang, Xu Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applied Meteorology Unit (AMU) Quarterly Report. First Quarter FY-05

, 2004
This report summarizes the Applied Meteorology Unit (AMU) activities for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2005 (October - December 2005). Tasks reviewed include: (1) Objective Lightning Probability Forecast: Phase I, (2) Severe Weather Forecast Decision ...
Short, David, Labert, Winifred, Bauman, William, Wheeler, Mark, Jonathan Case, Lambert, Winifred, Case, Jonathan   +6 more
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Ending storm version of the 7-day weighted analog intensity prediction technique for western North Pacific tropical cyclones [PDF]

, 2017
The article of record as published may be located at http://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-17-0151.1Manuscript received 12 October 2017, in final form 22 November 2017The weighted analog intensity prediction technique for western North Pacific (WAIP) tropical ...
Elsberry, Russell L., Tsai, Hsiao-Chung
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Catchment conversion to agriculture alters freshwater macroinvertebrate community responses to flow disturbance: results from a replicated in‐stream experiment

Oikos, EarlyView.
Anthropogenic stressors often co‐occur in ecosystems, but their combined impacts are rarely assessed using field experiments. Press disturbances particularly can reshape community dynamics, altering their capacity to withstand or recover from acute pulse disturbances by modifying response diversity.
Bridget E. White, Anne Watson, Sean T. Atkinson, Belinda J. Robson, Russell G. Death, Mark J. Hovenden, Leon A. Barmuta   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water-borne disease risk in climate-induced salinity-prone areas of the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh

Sustainable Environment
This study explored the association between salinity intrusion and water-borne disease risk in the south-western coastal communities of Bangladesh. This study used data from six districts in the Khulna and Barisal divisions to develop a disease risk ...
A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, S. M. Kamrul Hassan, Md. Momin Islam, M. Shafiqur Rahman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enforcing environmental law in the Amazon

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This article identifies the underlying obstacles to enforcement of laws against environmental crimes such as illegal logging, mining and ranching. With four departments (provinces) from Colombia as case studies, it assesses enforcement of the country's main environmental law, Law 2111, which is one of Latin America's strongest. The article has
Mark Ungar, Juan Corredor‐Garcia
wiley   +1 more source

Zinc in Soil–Plant–Human Systems: A Synthesis of Its Fate, Essential Roles, and Health Implications

Scientifica
Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient that plays a pivotal role in the soil–plant–human continuum, influencing soil health, crop productivity, and human nutrition.
Ajit Kumar Mandal, Jitendra Kumar, Joy Kumar Dey, Ashok Chhetri, Subrata Das, Vijay Kumar, Amulya Kumar Mohanty, Ashim Debnath, Shatabhisa Sarkar, Annika Jahan Aonti, Md. Parvez Kabir, Shahin Imran, Akbar Hossain   +12 more
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An Air Training Corps cadet receiving tuition in meteorology, ca. 1942 [picture].

, 1939
Part of collection: E.A. Crome collection of photographs on aviation.; Inscription: "Meteorology is an essential part of R.A.A.F. work. An air cadet is seen receiving tuition."--On reverse.; Title devised by cataloguer based on inscription and reference ...

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A Review of Advances in Composite Materials, Structural Optimization, and Machine Learning for Wind Turbine Blades: Challenges and Future Perspectives

Polymer Composites, EarlyView.
Overview of the holistic engineering lifecycle and core research pillars for wind turbine blades. ABSTRACT This paper reviews recent advancements across the lifecycle of wind turbine blades, focusing on three interconnected areas: advanced composites, structural optimization, and machine learning (ML) diagnostics. In materials, we highlight progress in
Kemal Hasirci, Denizhan Yavas, Alaeddin Burak Irez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source