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Showing 1 to 20 of 112 for “"Disaster relief"”.
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Disaster relief: Fatugue and countermeasures
The emphasis of this paper has been to educate disaster leaders on fatigue and fatigue management. The need for sleep is real, inescapable and often misunderstood. The impact of fatigue on performance is greatly magnified when individuals have to operate under conditions of high emotional, …
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Collaborative environments for disaster relief
In a large-scale disaster relief mission, a variety of personnel and organizations with different expertise take part in the relief activities towards a common goal. Interactions between them are important to promote efficiency, and the relief activities, especially search and rescue (SAR) …
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Disaster Relief: A System for Recovery
… in regions that fall victim to natural disasters. A prefabrication system will be investigated with the goals of creating a design that will be viable in regards to vernacular construction techniques, delivery methods through rough conditions, providing jobs for locals, and creating a …
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Disaster Relief and Psychological First Aid
… organizations that assist in the aftermath of disasters often do not provide psychological relief. Although people tend to be rather resilient in the face of traumatic events, the psychological distress and possible psychopathology that can ensue should not be taken lightly. This manual was …
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Risk management and disaster relief operations
… were killed in natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were responsible for 10,000 fatalities worldwide; flood claimed the most victims with more than a third of the fatalities caused by natural disasters. Indeed, people will always face natural disasters, but it seems that disasters nowadays …
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Cloth Filter for Disaster Relief Water Treatment
<p>Relief organizations and governments strive to provide safe drinking water to natural disaster survivors as quickly as possible. However, drinking water is typically provided either as bottled water or via mobile water treatment equipment, both of which can be difficult or expensive to transport …
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Disaster relief vehicle routing with volunteer coverage
In disaster relief operations, modelers typically adopt a pessimistic approach, where we optimize for the worst-case scenario. In reality, there is a chance for human compassion and support which we can incorporate in the operations: specifically, we often see volunteers who are willing to offer …
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Design and Optimization of Post Disaster Relief Structure
… covers the design and optimization of a post-disaster relief shelter as well as a custom connection design. The goal of this work is to propose new solutions for temporary shelters and to streamline the design process. In particular, the structure is designed for flooding in Pakistan and uses …
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Expandable house : for disaster relief and flexible dwelling
… quickly assembled, and sustainable. In a typical disaster relief timeline, three types of housing are provided. The first response to post-disaster housing is the assembly of lightweight emergency tents in relief camps, but these tents lack privacy, stability, and living conditions like …
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Lights, camera, emergency : preemptive planning for disaster relief
… and accuracy, the prediction of natural disasters and their effects are being charted. Their impendence is a certainty and yet we ignore the warnings, the lessons of the past, and the prominence of the future and do nothing to prepare for them. We respond with hurriedness, seeking to …
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Prevalence of secondary traumatic stress among disaster relief volunteers
… to further understand the prevalence of STS in disaster relief volunteers. Thirty-five former and current volunteers for various disaster relief organizations filled out a survey about their experience, the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale and the Compassion Fatigue Scale-Revised. Out of 35 …
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Point-of-Use Water Treatment Device for Disaster Relief
… water storage. Possible applications would be disaster relief, emergency preparedness, and outdoor recreation.</p>
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Establishing temporary networks for disaster relief using UAV swarms
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Multi-server collaboration system for disaster relief mission planning
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001.
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Political Disasters: The Politics of U.S. Disaster Relief, 1927-2005
… history to understand the evolution of federal disaster relief policy in the United States from 1927-2005, specifically the development of US federal natural disaster relief as a component of the welfare state. The institutionalization of disaster relief as a function of the welfare state …
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Optimization of Point-of-Use Water Treatment Device for Disaster Relief
… a common method of providing drinking water in disaster relief situations when critical water infrastructure is damaged. In these cases, POU treatment devices can be used to treat local water until relief organizations set up more permanent water provision methods. One such POU technology is …
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INDONESIAN NATIONAL ARMED FORCES EFFECTIVENESS IN THE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE/DISASTER RELIEF ROLES
… National Armed Forces) in humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HA/DR), focusing on comparative case studies of the 2004 Aceh Earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic response. Applying Matei and Halladay’s military effectiveness framework—which emphasizes strategic planning, organizational …
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The Development of Collaborative Relationships between Disaster Relief NGOs: Barriers and Solutions
… responses amongst disaster relief NGOs can be more effective in delivering aid when compared with responses conducted individually. Collaboration enables the sharing of resources, expertise, personnel, and funding, resulting in more efficient aid distribution in the …
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Robust vehicle routing in disaster relief and ride-sharing: models and algorithms
… are specifically considered in two applications: disaster relief routing and ride-sharing. In disaster relief operations, VRPs are important, especially in the immediate response phase, as vehicles are an essential part of the supply chain for delivering critical supplies. This dissertation …
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