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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Casualty rate"”.
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Predicting earthquake casualty rates accounting for community vulnerability
… severe results of earthquakes. Prediction of casualty rates due to earthquakes plays an important role in seismic risk management. A predicted casualty rate reflects the vulnerability of a community of interest. An accurate prediction of earthquake casualty rates may facilitate the response …
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A Regimental History of the 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment From Its Formation Through the Seven Days Campaign
… that fought in the Civil, Union and Confederate, has a story to tell. Unfortunately, too many of these historic units’ legacies are not recorded and made available to modern-day scholars and citizens. Such was the case for the 5th Michigan Infantry before this thesis was written. This work …
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The Kimberlins Go To War: A Union Family in Copperhead Country
… or died of battlefield disease, a 30 percent casualty rate that is unmatched in recorded Scott County history. Of the 134 known deaths of Scott County soldiers, ten were members of the Kimberlin clan. While we know that the Kimberlins suffered disproportionately, our only clues to their …
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Analysis of aircraft accidents and effects on aviation industry in Nigeria
… is responsible for more than half of the casualty rate, a significant decline in the number of accidents/incidents in Nigeria airspace was indicated. Human factor involvement in aircraft accidents as generally acclaimed was vindicated in this study. Human casual factor at the category of …
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So Others May Live: The Price of Healthcare in Combat
… In a military occupational specialty where the casualty rate was more often than not at100%, a medic faced the reality that he would either leave the battlefield from an enemies’ bullet or because his own body and mind had reached their limit.</p>
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The Effectiveness of Allied Airborne Units on D-Day
… effectiveness the study of their objectives, casualty rates, targets destroyed in relationship to objectives missed and overall success must be considered. Traditionally the paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were looked upon as a failure. They were widely scattered, unable …
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Merchant Seamen, Sailortowns, and the Shaping of U.S. Citizenship, 1843-1945
… cargo through combat zones, suffered a higher casualty rate than any branch of the armed services and yet were excluded from postwar benefits despite the extent of their sacrifices.</p> <p>Merchant seamen, because of their persistent transience, “bluewater masculinity,” and extreme …