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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Emergency shelters"”.
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Methods to Preserve Social Networks at Emergency Shelters
… structures are disrupted. The current focus of emergency management is to ensure that people evacuate safely. Lost in the process is a mechanism for keeping existing social structures intact, despite substantial evidence that maintaining social structures during and after disasters is …
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Down and Out on the Kaw: An Examination of Emergency Shelters in Lawrence, Kansas.
… Community Shelter and the Salvation Army emergency shelter. Eight people defined themselves as homeless, six were members of advisory boards associated with the shelters, and 17 were shelter employees. The central claim of this thesis is that beliefs about the causes of homelessness, and …
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Emergency Shelters During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploration into the Needs of Women Fleeing Intimate Partner Violence
… can lead to women fleeing their homes and into emergency shelters where specific needs are expressed. This study utilized a qualitative approach to explore what changes women’s shelter organizations have observed in the needs of women, how they have addressed these needs during the pandemic, and …
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An examination of the perceptions of marital violence held by advocate-counselors who work in emergency shelters for battered women
… a survey of 121 advocate-counselors who work in shelters for battered women in North Carolina and Virginia. Fifty-four percent of the subjects viewed the husband as primarily responsible for marital violence, 38% of the sample considered the husband completely responsible, and 8% regarded the …
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Pathways to Homelessness: Exploring the Mental Health Experiences of Refugees Experiencing Homelessness in Canada
… most especially refugee claimants, accessing emergency shelters in Canada. Research to date has been limited on how the diversity of factors, such as refugee’s mental health experiences, could potentially play a role as pathways to shelter. The purpose of this study therefore is to explore the …
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Nonlinear analysis of topology-optimized scissor-like elements during deployment and structural performance analysis
… have gained popularity in applications such as emergency shelters, aerospace structures, and sports facility roofs. One of many commonly used deployable mechanisms is Scissor-Like Elements, which is generally made from two straight rods connected by a scissor hinge. To improve the quality of the …
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An ethnography of disordered eating in urban Canada
… eating based on ethnographic fieldwork in emergency shelters, soup kitchens, and eating disorder support groups, as well as interviews with medical professionals, and other residents of a Canadian city. This person-centered ethnography that explores the eating behaviors of not only those …
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An examination of homelessness from a stress perspective.
… conducted with a sample of 200 persons who used emergency shelters and with a convenience sample of 30 persons who used community services but slept elsewhere. The final model demonstrated that personal and environmental factors played a role in the occurrence of stressful life events and stress …
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The Maze: Understanding Information Journeys of Women in Second-stage shelters
… journeys of women residing in second-stage shelters in Alberta, Canada, with a focus on understanding their evolving needs for support, services, and information. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive global issue, deeply rooted in structural inequalities, and significantly affects …
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Transportation system modeling and applications in earthquake engineering
… under extreme events are vital for stakeholders, emergency managers, and government agencies to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the potential impact. This research is aimed at developing a systematic approach for risk modeling and disaster management of transportation systems …
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Supporting Emergency Shelter Staff: The Co-Design and Deployment of a Human-Centred Data-Navigation Interface
… co-design study with frontline staff at an emergency housing shelter in Canada: The Calgary Drop-In Centre. The homelessness sector encounters high rates of staff turnover due to mental health issues. If these issues interrupt important frontline work, vulnerable clients could miss the …