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An extension method of Miller’s contingency table means for quantitatively identifying homogeneity of discontinuous rock masses
Trace lengths of fractures and their coupling relationship with orientations are not fully considered in most existent methods of homogeneity...
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Building Climate Change Adaptation and Risk Knowledge in the Arctic Through Preparedness and Contingency Practices
Arctic social and ecosystems are experiencing rapid and transformational changes driven by bio-geo-physical changes. These changes pose a widespread...
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Construction Contingency Determination: A Review of Processes and Techniques
Contingency provision on a construction project is one of the risk management techniques embraced by project owners to deal with project...
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Development and Social Implementation of Smartphone App Nige-Tore for Improving Tsunami Evacuation Drills: Synergistic Effects Between Commitment and Contingency
This research explored how we can improve tsunami evacuation behavior, which has been a major social issue since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake...
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Contingency Use and Project Delivery Influence on Infrastructure Project Risk Assessment
Risk assessment and management in infrastructure projects is considered one of the main factors that can enhance project success. Project team...
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Organizational Changes Needed in Disasters and Public Health Emergencies: A Qualitative Study among Managers at a Major Hospital
Most hospitals have a contingency plan, based on all-risks and all-hazards assessment principles. However, emerging threats and risks often...
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Real-time flood forecasting using satellite precipitation product and machine learning approach in Bagmati river basin, India
Real-time flood forecasting is crucial for early flood warnings. It relies on real-time hydrological and meteorological data. Satellite Precipitation...
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An event-duration based rainfall threshold model for landslide prediction in Uttarkashi region, North-West Himalayas, India
The present study is aimed to develop an early warning system for temporal landslide prediction by analysing rainfall and landslide occurrence data...
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Elemental analysis of PM10 in southwest Mexico City and source apportionment using positive matrix factorization
The results of a study of the elemental concentrations in PM 10 samples collected at a site in southwest Mexico City during 2016 and 2019, are...
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Modeling spatial landslide susceptibility in volcanic terrains through continuous neighborhood spatial analysis and multiple logistic regression in La Ciénega watershed, Nevado de Toluca, Mexico
Little study has been done on the effect of the pixel neighborhood information when modeling landslide susceptibility using multiple logistic...
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Comparison of satellite-based and reanalysis precipitation products for hydrological modeling over a data-scarce region
Precipitation is essential for hydrological streamflow simulation, but data scarcity in some regions limits ground-based observations....
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Effect of subsea dispersant application on deepwater oil spill in the South China Sea
There are considerable amounts of offshore oil/gas fields in the South China Sea (SCS), and for potential oil spill events in this area, dispersants...
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Ground validation of GPM Day-1 IMERG and TMPA Version-7 products over different rainfall regimes in India
This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of multi-satellite precipitation estimates against ground rain gauge data over three different...
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Time-Varying Discrete Hedging Rules for Drought Contingency Plan Considering Long-Range Dependency in Streamflow
This study proposed a simple and efficient method for develo** time-varying discrete hedging rules. The novelty of the proposed methodology is that...
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Can remittances contribute to financing climate actions in develo** countries? Evidence from analyses of households’ climate hazard exposure and adaptation actors in SE Nigeria
Migrant remittances are potentially significant sources of funding for climate change adaptation and resilience building in develo** countries....
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Assessing lava flow susceptibility at neighbouring volcanoes: Nyamulagira and Nyiragongo volcanoes, Virunga Volcanic Province
Assessing volcanic hazards in locations exposed to multiple central volcanoes requires to consider multiple potential eruption sources and their...
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Simulating oil spill movement and behavior: a case study from the Gulf of Suez, Egypt
The Gulf of Suez (GOS) is one of the world's busiest ship** lanes and Egypt's primary source of crude oil. Therefore, the gulf is highly vulnerable...
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Earth’s Magnetic Declination Error Influence on Wellbore Positioning in Pakistan Region and Norwegian Sea. Case Study
AbstractThe ultimate goal of petroleum industry is to perform their routine operations with minimal risks. Nevertheless, the possibilities of...
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ABM-based emergency evacuation modelling during urban pluvial floods: A “7.20” pluvial flood event study in Zhengzhou, Henan Province
Increasing urban pluvial flood disasters due to climate change and rapid urbanisation have been a great challenge worldwide. Timely and effective...
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Planning for Climate Change Impacts on Geoheritage Interests in Protected and Conserved Areas
Climate change presents challenges for the management of geoheritage at all scales from individual geosites to whole landscapes, and affecting all...
