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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"emergency communication"”.
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The Integration of a Coal Mine Emergency Communication Network into Pre-Mine Planning and Development
… the installation of redundant and secondary communication systems to assure that contact can be established with coal miners who may become trapped underground as a result of an event such as a fire, explosion, or inundation. For half a century, the orientation towards underground …
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Linguistic and Cultural Considerations for English–Spanish Short Message Risk Communication Best Practices in Guatemala and the United States
This dissertation assesses short message emergency communication on government alert systems in Guatemala and the United States in tropical cyclone (TC) scenarios. First, it explores emergency communication in Guatemala to understand how the guidance for short emergency communication established by …
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Communicating in Times of Crisis: How College and Universities Alert their Campuses of Emergencies
… and greater consequence. Concerns about communication methods are being examined to determine which has most widespread impact. Most higher education officials feel that a school’s emergency communication plan must be robust and reliable while simultaneously addressing the capacity and …
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An exploratory survey: experiences and perceptions of community members who have accessed pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service in Langa, Cape Town
… correct information regarding the patient’s emergency and on-scene location to the emergency services, resulting in prompt dispatch of correct emergency resources to the exact location. Although there is a good deal of focus on emergency medicine time parameters and outcomes, little is known …
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Indigenous Language Inclusion in Emergency Communications: A Case Study of the 2023 Yellowknife Wildfire Evacuation
… the exclusion of Indigenous languages from emergency communication during the 2023 North Slave Complex wildfires and examines the implications for reconciliation and public safety. Despite the Government of the Northwest Territories’ recognition of nine Indigenous languages, all alerts were …
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Understanding the behaviour and influence of automated social agents
… work and purpose; utilising them for news and emergency communication, marketing, social activism, political campaigning, and even spam and spreading malicious content. Their influence was recently substantiated by coordinated social hacking and computational political propaganda. The thesis of …
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Performance Evaluation of Routing Protocols and ML-based Enhancements for UAV-Assisted Post-Disaster Communication Networks
<p>During natural disasters, the existing communication systems collapse, and the disaster-affected areas become disconnected without any means of exchanging information. The collapse of existing communication networks poses challenges for First-Responders (FRs) in locating survivors during Search …
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Cyber-Physical Co-Design of Wireless Control Systems
… under realistic wireless conditions. Systematic emergency control results demonstrate that our real-time emergency communication approach enables timely emergency handling, while allowing regular feedback control loops to effectively share resources in WSANs during normal operations. A co-joint …
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Like and Share: The Effectiveness of Social Media on University Student Response Behavior during Emergency Events
… media is when used by university students during emergency events. The literature review included in this thesis studies the cases made by other researchers, who were equally as curious about social media's communication effectiveness, and in some incidents evaluated how it was used, the results …
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An Assessment of the Relationship of Online Technical Resources Developed by The National Weather Service (NWS) and United State Geological Survey (USGS) and the Analysis of Their Usage by Kentucky Emergency Managers during Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation
<p>Emergency management tasks are essentially uncertain. They require information sharing and quick decision making that incorporates coordination across a vast array of individuals and organizations. During an emergency, communication is key during all four phases of the emergency management …
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Strategic communication through all stages of a major emergency life cycle, with particular reference to the needs of Ireland
… if a strategic approach to the management of communication can assist and support the overall operational commander in effectively managing a major emergency situation. Communication in this regard includes important strategictactical functions that need consideration when the community faces …
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Animal-Computer Interaction: Designing Specialised Technology with Canine Workers
… the design of a canine-centred dog-to-human communication technology, specifically an emergency alarm system that enables trained assistance dogs to call for help on behalf of their owners. Thousands of vulnerable people worldwide living with conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes or limited …
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IF-MANET: Interoperable framework for heterogeneous mobile ad hoc networks
… in wireless mobile technology has created a new communication paradigm via which a wireless network can be created without any priori infrastructure called mobile ad hoc network (MANET). While progress is being made towards improving the efficiencies of mobile devices and reliability of wireless …
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A Model based Design Framework for Interoperable Communication Systems
The need for interoperability in emergency communication systems has hastened the development of cognitive radio technology. However, even though a cognitive radio system technically interconnects participating agencies, interoperability depends not only on technical matters but also organizational …
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Understanding the use of crisis communication in Clery Act compliance
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RISK PERCEPTION AND RESPONSE AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
… are leaders in the global education market, emergency warning systems give little consideration to how international students perceive risk, prepare for hazards, or access warning technologies available to them. This poses several questions regarding the suitability of hazards mitigation …