scholarly journals Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Risk-reduction Measure on Pluvial Flooding and Economic Loss in Eindhoven, the Netherlands

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 1619-1628 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sušnik ◽  
C. Strehl ◽  
L.A. Postmes ◽  
L.S. Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia ◽  
D.A. Savić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Pluvial Flooding ◽  
Reduction Measure ◽  
Risk Reduction Measure

scholarly journals Digital Variance Angiography as a Risk Reduction Measure in Peripheral Endovascular Interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. e617-e618
Author(s):  
Peter Sotonyi ◽  
Viktor Orias ◽  
Dávid Szöllősi ◽  
Marcell Gyánó ◽  
Krisztian Szigeti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Endovascular Interventions ◽  
Reduction Measure ◽  
Risk Reduction Measure

Effect of Well Capping as a Blowout Risk Reduction Measure

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 878-889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin Vandenbussche ◽  
Odd Willy Brude ◽  
Harald Tvedt
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Technical Solution ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Reduction Measure ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Risk Reduction Measure

ABSTRACT Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (Macondo) oil spill incident it became clear that further focus is required in order to understand and control blowout risks. The control measures are also essential in reducing potential environmental consequences given a blowout event. The latest development in well capping techniques indicates that this might be a viable technical solution for controlling subsea oil and gas well blowouts. The limited field experience with this technology makes it however difficult to presume the effectiveness of the technology as an environmental risk reducing measure. It is assumed that successful implementation of a capping device, given a subsea blowout, would reduce the blowout duration, and thereby limit the total amount of hydrocarbons released into the environment. By combining OPERAto, a dynamic tool for assessing environmental risks from offshore oil and gas activities, and an in-house blowout duration model, the authors have evaluated the use of capping as an environmental risk reduction measure. Uncertainties related to capping used as a solution for subsea blowouts are also discussed.

scholarly journals Bacterial screening of platelet components by National Health Service Blood and Transplant, an effective risk reduction measure

Transfusion ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 1122-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl McDonald ◽  
Jennifer Allen ◽  
Susan Brailsford ◽  
Anjana Roy ◽  
Joanne Ball ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
National Health ◽  
Reduction Measure ◽  
Risk Reduction Measure ◽  
Bacterial Screening

scholarly journals “DISASTER RESILIENT SOCIETY WITH YOUTH” PROJECT OF THE CIVIL DEFENCE ORGANIZATION AIMING DISASTER RISKS REDUCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W4 ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Y. Eker ◽  
M. Yılmabaşar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Civil Defence

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The loss of lives, injuries and the damage on economies that occur as a result of disasters is increasing due to the changing nature. People need to adopt themselves to be able to resist against disasters. Nevertheless, minimizing the costs of disasters can achieved not individually but rather by a well-organized social system. This requires a decentralized disaster management system that would allow participation of not only central authorities but also widespread volunteers. Also, pre-emptive cautions to raise public awareness and capabilities about how to struggle against disasters are very important component of being well organized. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Civil Defence Organization has constituted the “Disaster Resilient Society with Youth Project” to reduce number of loss of life, injuries and economic loss as global targets envisaged in Sendai Framework for Action. This project is being implemented in line with the objects of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction which is inspired from the principle of “Disaster risk reduction requires an all-of-society engagement and partnership. While the project is managed by Civil Defence Organization, it is implemented by the participation of volunteers. The project is the last phase of a series of projects which have been realized for 35 years in line with the same goal of reducing loss of lives, injuries and economic loss while various concepts targeted to address different levels of the society. The objective of the Project is to firstly choose some individuals and then train them to have disaster consciousness and awareness about disaster management cycle in society. These people would potentially provide support to responding official teams in case of an unexpected disaster. For this reason, the project also involves practical training and practices as complementary to the theoretical education phase. In the first place, a four year road map is determined to improve the project by identifying disruptions and weaknesses compared to similar projects around the world. The establishment of target groups of the Project within youth is important not only to improve the effectiveness of responding phase, but also to maintain a sustainable system for the progression of the Project. In order to encourage and increase the participation of volunteers to the Project, it is planned to issue certificates, badges and prize for those who would be successful during the training phase. In order to achieve the goals of the Project, the project managers seek collaboration of universities, local authorities, central authorities and nongovernmental organizations which are seen as stakeholders.</p>

scholarly journals Cross-border Investigations on the Prevalence and Transmission Dynamics of Cryptosporidium Species in Dairy Cattle Farms in Western Mainland Europe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Pinto ◽  
Claudia A Ribeiro ◽  
Sumaiya Hoque ◽  
Ourida Hammouma ◽  
Hélène Leruste ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Cryptosporidium Spp ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Parasitic Protist ◽  
Cattle Farms

Cryptosporidium is comprised an apicomplexan parasitic protist, which infects a wide range of hosts, causing cryptosporidiosis. In cattle farms, the incidence of cryptosporidiosis results in high mortality in calves leading to considerable economic loss in the livestock industry. Infected animals may also act as a major reservoir of Cryptosporidium spp., in particular C. parvum, the most common cause of cryptosporidiosis in calves. This poses a significant risk to other farms via breeding centres, to trading of livestock and to human health. This study, funded by the Interreg-2-seas programme, is a part of a global project aimed at strategies to tackle cryptosporidiosis. To reach this target, it was essential to determine whether prevalence was dependent on the studied countries or if the issue was borderless. Indeed, C. parvum occurrence was assessed across dairy farms in certain regions of Belgium, France and the Netherlands. At the same time, the animal-to-animal transmission of the circulating C. parvum subtypes was studied. To accomplish this, 1084 faecal samples, corresponding to 57 dairy-farms from all three countries, were analysed. Well-established protocols amplifying the 18S rDNA and gp60 genes fragments, followed by DNA sequencing, were used for the detection and subtyping C. parvum; the DNA sequences obtained were further characterised using a combination of bioinformatics and phylogenetics methods. Our results show 25.7%, 24.9% and 20.8% prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in Belgium, France and the Netherlands respectively. Overall, 93% of the farms were Cryptosporidium positive. The gp60 subtyping demonstrated a significant number of the C. parvum positives belonged to the IIa allelic family, which has been also detected in humans. Consequently, this study highlights how widespread is C. parvum in dairy farms and endorses cattle as a major carrier of zoonotic C. parvum subtypes, which subsequently pose a significant threat to human health.

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