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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Risk Safety"”.
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Assessing Driver Behavior in the Context of Driving Environment
… have long been an important component in traffic safety. Studies to assess driver behavior and the related safety concerns have primarily used data that does not capture the dynamic nature of driving tasks. The widespread use of naturalistic driving data in recent years allows researchers the …
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Male sexuality and masculinity: Implications for STIs/HIV and sexual health interventions in Bangladesh
… men attribute to sexual acts, pleasure, pain,. risk and safety in multiple social realities, particularly in the era of HIV/AIDS, were explored. A social constructionist perspective guided my research. Using qualitative research methods, I conducted 50 in-depth interviews with men aged between …
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The exploration of a multi-dimensional safe behaviour model for construction workers in Hong Kong : a structural equation modelling approach
Safety and Health in the workplace has long been the priority work of the Hong Kong administration but the accidentstatistics in Hong Kong tell another story. No matter how sophisticated a safe system is designed, its ultimate success depends very much on the person who carries out the job. Safe …
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The Effects of Place on Health Risk: A Qualitative Study of Micro-Injecting Environments
… the relationship between place and health-risk in the context of injecting drug use; with specific focus upon such practice that is located within public and semi-public locations. The research followed phenomenological and ethnographic traditions; complemented by interview data and the …
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Advanced risk and maintenance modelling in LNG carrier operations
… fuzzy logic and Evidential Reasoning (ER) for risk/safety assessment and maintenance modelling of LNG carrier operations. These advanced computational techniques can help to overcome challenges posed by uncertainties associated with the LNG carrier operations. Their usefulness is demonstrated …
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Physics and engineering aspects of South Africa's proposed dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel
… challenges. These include proliferation risk, safety, high capital costs and high-level waste management. Most spent nuclear fuel from power reactors is currently stored in the spent fuel pools on reactor sites, and some have been reprocessed. It is estimated that about 32% (370 000 tons …
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Advancing Efficiency and Safety in Autonomous Sequential Decision Making
… sample (data) efficiency and ensuring agent safety in unpredictable, dynamic environments. Additionally, the inherent partial knowledge due to sensory and model limitations complicates agents' functionality in complex scenarios. This thesis aims to enhance sample efficiency and safety by …
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BOZP v integrovaném systému řízení
Diplomová práce se zabývá výběrem vhodného systému managementu BOZP a implementací do integrovaného systému řízení. Praktická část obsahuje přezkoumání současného stavu BOZP s požadavky technické specifikace OHSAS. Pro vybrané pracoviště je provedena identifikace nebezpečí, hodnocení rizik a jsou …
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Initiating Event Analysis of a Lithium Fluoride Thorium Reactor
… (LFTR) as the first step of a Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA). The major objective of the research is to compile a list of key initiating events capable of resulting in failure of safety systems and release of radioactive material from the LFTR.</p> <p>Due to the complex interactions …
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An Evaluation of Perceived and Observed Safety and Productivity in Residential Construction
… to understand if a tradeoff exists between safety and productivity to avoid shortcut behaviors in the field. This is specifically important due to the number of contractors, subcontractors and laborers that participate in the different projects. The overall objective of this research was to …