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GeoHazards, 2021 In many places of the world, the interruption of touristic activities in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake is often neglected in the evaluation of seismic risks; however, these activities can account for a significant proportion of short-term ...
Thomas Candela +2 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 Silt liquefaction can occur due to the rapid cyclic loading of sediments. This can result in the loss of the bearing capacity of the underlying sediments and damage to the foundations and infrastructure.
Qingsheng Meng +4 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 Anatomical characteristics play a pivotal role in understanding the evolutionary relationship among various plant taxa and identifying species of pharmacological importance.
Shakti Nath Tripathi +6 more
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Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Historical Masonry Buildings in Croatian Coastal Area
Applied Sciences, 2021 (1) Background: The protection of built heritage in historic cities located in seismically active areas is of great importance for the safety of inhabitants.
Željana Nikolić +3 more
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Potential Seismic Damage Assessment of Residential Buildings in Imzouren City (Northern Morocco)
Buildings, 2018 The main purpose of this study is to assess seismic risk and present earthquake loss scenarios for the city of Imzouren, in northern Morocco. An empirical approach was chosen to assess the seismic vulnerability of the existing buildings, using the ...
Seif-eddine Cherif +3 more
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Cause-specific mortality as a sentinel indicator of current socioeconomic conditions in Italy
Demographic Research, 2018 Background: In the last few years the need for disaggregated statistics at small territorial levels to monitor the social and economic conditions of the various areas of a country has increased considerably. The question of how to define these indicators
Elisabetta Barbi +2 more
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A Vulnerability Analysis of Coral Reefs in Coastal Ecotourism Areas for Conservation Management
Diversity, 2019 Coral reef ecosystems provide many ecological, economic, and social benefits. Despite their numerous functions, coral reefs are in a vulnerable state due to the effects of human activities.
Harsuko Riniwati +2 more
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Shuili Shuiyun Gongcheng Xuebao, 2021 To gain the insights into uncertainty issues between evaluation samples and standards of dynamic drought risk assessment, we put forward a novel connection number accompanying function based on semipartial subtraction set pair potential, and constructed ...
JIN Juliang +5 more
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Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk, 2021 Various techniques and frameworks for an evaluation of seismic vulnerability have been developed and established in previous studies. However, some techniques demand a significant amount of empirical data currently not readily available in developing ...
Noor Suhaiza Sauti +3 more
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Investigating Factors Affecting Stability of Volcanic Ash Soil Aggregates under Heat
Soil Systems, 2022 Volcanic ash soil aggregates can be disaggregated using heat under wet conditions. This study aimed to investigate factors affecting the disaggregation of volcanic ash soil aggregates in a field with organic cattle manure (M plot) and a field with ...
Rando Sekiguchi +3 more
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