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Showing 1 to 20 of 1491 for “"hazards"”.
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Tephra Transport, Sedimentation and Hazards
… that lead to tephra transport, sedimentation and hazards. In this study, and based on detailed mapping and sampling of the tephra deposit of the 2450 BP Plinian eruption of Pululagua volcano (Ecuador), I investigate tephra deposits through a variety of approaches, including empirical and …
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Landslide hazards assessment and uncertainties
… that is better capable of assessing landslide hazards than current models used in landslide analyses. This model allows one to evaluate landslide hazards deterministically. We use the model to study landslide failure mechanisms, and classify these according to the manner in which a slope gets …
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SYSTEMATIC DISCOVERY OF ANDROID CUSTOMIZATION HAZARDS
<p>The open nature of Android ecosystem has naturally laid the foundation for a highly fragmented operating system. In fact, the official AOSP versions have been aggressively customized into thousands of system images by everyone in the customization chain, such as device manufacturers, vendors, …
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[Health hazards in industry and agriculture]
Lacks title page and abstract.
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An Economic Analysis of Evolving Health Hazards
Health hazards (e.g., West Nile virus and antibiotic resistance) by their nature are detrimental to the health of mankind and are a vexing problem for society. Health authorities awareness of the rising health care costs associated with these health hazards highlights the need to undertake research …
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Evaluation and Mitigation of Industrial Fire Hazards
A tool suitable for conducting industrial fire and explosion hazard analysis is presented, together with an identification of weak links in the hazard evaluation chain. For some of the weak links additional research has been carried out. The tool, "FREIA", evaluates the consequences for humans and …
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Modeling the societal impact of natural hazards
… models for societal consequences of natural hazards which are often neglected in traditional risk analysis. The impact of natural hazards is far-reaching and evident based on past disasters such as Hurricane Katrina (2005) and Superstorm Sandy (2012). The vulnerability of the nation’s …
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Identification of hazards in chemical process systems
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1991.
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Automatic detection of hazards in digital logic circuits
Call number: LD2668 .T4 EECE 1989 E73
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Natural hazards and environmental assessment in New Zealand
… and abnormal circumstances such as natural hazards. Natural hazards (including earthquakes, floods, tsunami, and coastal erosion) can be catastrophic to an environment. If hazards are not avoided or successfully mitigated, they can result in serious consequences to proposed development and …
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Tropical Cyclone Hazards in Relation to Propagation Speed
<p>As the population and infrastructure along the US East Coast increase, it becomes increasingly important to study the characteristics of tropical cyclones that can impact the coast. A recent study shows that the propagation speed of tropical cyclones has slowed over the past 60 years, which can …
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The health hazards of chemical use in agriculture
… into different aspects of agrichemical hazards in South Africa, with a focus on the Western Cape. The first paper examined various aspects of potential exposure to agrichemicals on farms in the Stellenbosch region, taking into account both environmental and occupational routes of …
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Living with Natural Hazards on the Icelandic South Coast
Íbúar Stokkseyrar búa við náttúruvá. Þorpið er staðsett á Suðurlandsbrotabeltinu og býr þar af leiðandi við reglubundna skjálftavirkni. Í maí 2008 reið yfir síðasti stóri skjálftinn á svæðinu en hann var 6.3 á Richter skalanum. Sjávarflóð eru tíð á Stokkseyri þar sem þorpið rís ekki hátt yfir …
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Perceptions of hurricane hazards in the Mid-Atlantic region
… States is susceptible to many tropical cyclone hazards such as storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding from heavy rainfall. Within the past fifteen years this region has experienced hurricanes Isabel in 2003 and Irene in 2011, as well as several tropical storms. This region was also influenced …
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Cluster Analysis: Algorithms, Hazards and Small Area Relative Survival
This thesis presents research that has demonstrated the use of clustering algorithms in the analysis of datasets routinely collected by cancer registries. This involved a review of existing algorithms and their application in studies of spatial and temporal variations in cancer rates. As a result …
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Cultural Responses to volcanic hazards on Mt Merapi, Indonesia
… evolved in order to reduce the impact of natural hazards by incorporating social sciences into physical hazard studies. This science has revealed that a community's ability to anticipate, cope with and recover from the impact of natural hazards relies upon that society's vulnerability. The concept …
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GIS-based geological hazards susceptibility maps of Golden, Colorado
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-125).
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