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Showing 1 to 20 of 154 for “"Disaster Response"”.
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Disaster Response System
… into a conventional information system a basic disaster response information system is implemented. The result is a report on various useful technologies and software engineering methodologies that could be utilized to implement a preliminary system, which in turn clarifies many uncertainties …
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Volunteerism in Crisis: AmeriCorps as Disaster Response
… by the United Nations, the Federal Emergency Response Agency and local grassroots organizations, this study concludes that the AmeriCorps program was not effective in facilitating the return of displaced residents, appropriately utilizing city resources or maintaining strong accountability to …
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Data extrapolation in social sensing for disaster response
… methods, we focus on prediction in disaster scenarios where disruptive trend changes occur. A set of prediction heuristics (and a standard trend extrapolation algorithm) are compared that use either predominantly-spatial or predominantly-temporal correlations for data extrapolation …
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Design of a Humanoid Robot for Disaster Response
… and implementation of a humanoid robot for disaster response. In particular, this thesis investigates the lower body design in detail with the upper body discussed at a higher level. The Tactical Hazardous Operations Robot (THOR) was designed to compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge where …
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Parametric Soil-Structure Modeling for Rapid Climatic Disaster Response
… flooding, and heavy precipitation. Recent disasters of these types, such as HurricaneSandy, have afflicted millions in coastal communities and resulted in billion dollars of losses. Given disasters at such scales, field-based reconnaissance has become ever demanding than before. In the …
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Evaluation of disaster response management in Iraq resulting from terrorism
… has been experiencing an unprecedented series of disasters; both human made and natural, and this has given rise to increased attention by policymakers to the country's arrangements for disaster management. Disaster response, which refers to actions “taken immediately before, during, or directly …
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Disruption-tolerant networking protocols and services for disaster response communication
… information dissemination in the context of disasters. Disasters hinder usual communication experiences of people, and thereby calls for different approaches to meet communication needs. This is because traditional communication options, e.g., the Internet, may not be available after a …
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Collaborative Autonomy of Multi-Agent Aerial Systems for Future Disaster Response
Effective disaster response is increasingly challenged by the growing frequency and severity of natural and human-induced disasters worldwide. In such scenarios, response efficiency is primarily constrained by unreliable and severely delayed communications, inaccessible and hazardous terrain, …
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Spatial Computing Frameworks for Adaptive Disaster Response and Visual Place Recognition
In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, acquiring information regarding the status of surviving infrastructure is imperative. However, data collected during this period often exhibits inconsistencies, omissions, and errors. We have designed multiple systems to proficiently validate and amalgamate …
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Enabling smart city resilience: post-disaster response and structural health monitoring
… in addition to natural and human-made disasters. Moreover, recent events constantly remind us of the tremendous devastation that natural and human-made disasters can wreak on society. As such, emergency response procedures and resilience are among the crucial dimensions of any Smart …
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Suggested strategies and best practices in private supply chain disaster response
In times of disaster, demand for goods and services in affected areas spikes. Private companies generally have contingencies in place for business continuity; however, most lack a strategic approach to join the general population's relief efforts. Why are some companies more effective within …
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“Tutteli to Japan”: A case study of spontaneous collaboration in disaster response
… in Finland, trying to figure out how to help disaster-affected citizens from a distance in coordination with likeminded strangers on-the-ground to accomplish aid supply delivery. Unlike commonly seen in citizen response to disasters, this case did not start as an extension of pre-existing …
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Stochastic modeling to allocate and assess disaster response capacity in logistics networks
When a disaster occurs in the United States, individuals in the impacted areas look to the local, state and federal government agencies to provide aid in the form of food, water, shelter, and other essential commodities. The responding agencies have the task of preparing their logistics networks in …
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Applying Grid-Partitioning To The Architecture of the Disaster Response Mitigation (DISarm) System
The need for a robust system architecture to support software development is well known. In enterprise software development, this must be realized in a multi-tier environment for deployment to a software framework. Many popular integrated development environment (IDE) tools for component-based …
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Corporate involvement in disaster response and recovery : an analysis of the Gujarat Earthquake
Disaster vulnerability is a serious issue in developing countries where globalization, development patterns, poverty and environmental degradation are placing more people at risk to natural disasters. Recent appeals for greater multi-sectoral collaboration to tackle complex disaster situations have …
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The application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Information Technology systems to disaster response
Disaster response operations during recent terrorist attacks and natural disasters have been a cause for concern. Lack of planning is one source of difficulties with these operations, but even if a perfect plan is agreed upon before a disaster occurs, it is unlikely that disaster response …
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An Investigation into Practical Aluminum Scrap for Emergency Power Fuel in Disaster Response Situations
As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, pitfalls of emergency logistics are exacerbated. Protracted time between the disaster and the restoration of critical infrastructure, like the power grid, can extend beyond hours or days. In the meantime, communities are left without critical …
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Design and Evaluation of an Underactuated Robotic Gripper for Manipulation Associated with Disaster Response
… pertain to completing tasks associated with disaster response. The gripper was designed to accomplish a list of specific tasks outlined by the DRC and SAFFiR project. Underactuation was utilized in the design of the gripper to keep its complexity low while acquiring the level of dexterity …
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