Operational Capabilities during Crisis: The Chilean Seismographic Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Eduardo Barrientos ◽  
Sebastian Riquelme ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Fault Modeling ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Operational Capabilities ◽  
Finite Fault ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
Seismographic Network

Abstract The severe mobility restrictions imposed countrywide by authorities of Chile in response to the pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have impacted all areas of activities. Major difficulties began in March 2020, with partial quarantines in the capital city, which later extended to other cities in the country, and it soon transformed in total confinement. We examine the evolution of the pandemic and its consequences on the field and headquarters operations of the National Seismological Centre (CSN), as remote stations could not be visited to carry out maintenance work. Several indicators, as a function of time, such as station operability percentage, timely reports, and ability to deliver requested information, reveal some negative impact on the uptime of stations but not in the capability of the CSN to fulfill its mission, which is to deliver timely seismic information to emergency services. The largest event in the country within this period took place on 3 June 2020, activating in a timely manner, the new tools on finite-fault modeling being developed within the center.

scholarly journals Pandemic Prevention: Lessons from COVID-19

Encyclopedia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-444
Author(s):  
Mario Coccia
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Health System ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Policy Responses

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which appeared in late 2019, generating a pandemic crisis with high numbers of COVID-19-related infected individuals and deaths in manifold countries worldwide. Lessons learned from COVID-19 can be used to prevent pandemic threats by designing strategies to support different policy responses, not limited to the health system, directed to reduce the risks of the emergence of novel viral agents, the diffusion of infectious diseases and negative impact in society.

scholarly journals Real-time inversion of GPS data for finite fault modeling and rapid hazard assessment

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan W. Crowell ◽  
Yehuda Bock ◽  
Diego Melgar
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Hazard Assessment ◽  
Fault Modeling ◽  
Gps Data ◽  
Time Inversion ◽  
Finite Fault

scholarly journals Sexual orientation and quality of life of people living with HIV/Aids

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 1004-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Braz Milanez Oliveira ◽  
Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz ◽  
Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa ◽  
Maria Eliete Batista Moura ◽  
Renata Karina Reis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Capital City ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze whether sexual orientation affects the quality of life of people living with HIV/Aids (PLWHA). Method: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out with 146 PLWHA in Teresina, capital city of the state of Piauí, in 2013, by means of the WHOQOL-HIV-bref. Descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: There was a prevalence of men (63.7%), non-heterosexual (57.0%), aged between 19 and 39 years (89%). Of the total, 75.5% mentioned presence of negative feelings, such as fear and anxiety, and 38% reported have suffered stigma. With regard to the dimensions investigated, the most affected were “environment” and “level of independence”. Non-heterosexual orientation was negatively associated with quality of life in almost all dimensions. Conclusion: Living with HIV/Aids and having a non-heterosexual orientation have a negative impact on quality of life.

Rapid Estimation of Source Parameters Using Finite Fault Modeling--Case Studies from the Sikkim and Garhwal Himalayas

2009 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Raj ◽  
S. K. Nath ◽  
B. K. Bansal ◽  
K. K. S. Thingbaijam ◽  
A. Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Source Parameters ◽  
Fault Modeling ◽  
Rapid Estimation ◽  
Garhwal Himalayas ◽  
Finite Fault

scholarly journals On the classification of threats to the economic security of an enterprise in modern conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
Ivan Rykov
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Adaptation Processes ◽  
Traditional Approaches

The article considers the existing views on the definition, elements of economic security of an enterprise, as well as typification features used in solving problems of classification of factors threatening it. The author systematizes traditional approaches to the definition of the term "economic security of an enterprise" and proposes a dualistic model of its description, in which it is presented not only as a desired state of protection of an entity engaged in entrepreneurial activity from the negative impact of external and internal factors, but also as a complex of controlled and continuous adaptation processes occurring within the enterprise in order to ensure its adaptation to changing conditions. It is also concluded here that threats to economic security that cannot be neutralized in most cases can be detected in a timely manner, which is especially important given the need to minimize negative consequences for the enterprise arising as a result of their action. As the main direction of further research in the field of classification of threats to the economic security of the enterprise, the search for correspondences between each of the types of threats to economic security and the methods by which the enterprise can effectively adapt to such threats is proposed.

scholarly journals Cellular Services Packages and their Impact on Social Values of Youth

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 204-210
Author(s):  
Syed Saad Hussain ◽  
Jabran Aziz . ◽  
Ahsan Raza Jaffari . ◽  
Maira Fatima . ◽  
Wasiq Ejaz, Syed Kamran .
Keyword(s):  
Social Values ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Late Night ◽  
Short Messaging Service ◽  
The Social ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Night Call ◽  
The Impact

Youth plays a significant role in building of the nation and in the development of a country. Their adoption, aspiration, and objective lead towards change in social value of a culture. Ongoing study investigates the impact of telecom cellular services packages like late night call & unlimited Short Messaging Service (SMS) on the social values of Pakistani youth. In today’s competitive environment cellular companies are mainly targeting youth through their advertisements and would like the youth to get indulge in these activities in order to increase their sales but the point is up to what extent youth showing receptiveness and emotional attachment to these packages. Study was conducted in capital city of Pakistan i.e. Islamabad, mainly considering three famous universities; Iqra University, Bahria University & Foundation University with the sample of 250 respondents; convenient sampling technique is used & results are measured using multiple regression test. Major findings concluded that cellular advertisements of unlimited Short Messaging Service (SMS) and late night call packages have a negative impact on youth but youth is still willing to accept these advertisements as they are negatively attached to the advertisement and use of these packages.

scholarly journals An Introduction Assessment of Household Waste Management Strategy Problems and its Impact in Capital City of Dili: A Preliminary Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 01076
Author(s):  
Augusto Almeida da Silva ◽  
Maryono Maryono ◽  
Ferry Hermawan
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Classical System ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Severe Problem

The waste management strategy is expected to minimize the negative impact on the environment. In the capital city of Dili, the waste management strategy can be categorized as very concerned. Based on the data from the Ministry of State Administration shows that in 2020, people in the capital of Dili produce waste 250 tons per day. The reality of solid waste in the capital city of Dili shows a severe problem in the waste management process and strategy. This study aims to examine problems in waste management strategies and their impact in the capital city of Dili. Through a literature review approach, a scientific study will be carried out on several scientific articles related to the waste management system and the reality of solid waste in capital city of Dili. The results show that people in the capital of Dili, still use the classical system in managing solid waste. Weak government system and local regulations regarding to solid waste management, and the lack of the waste management industry based on R3 (reduce, reuse, recycle) are the main factors for the community still using the classical system. This reality harms the environment and people in the capital of Dili.

scholarly journals Collaboration for preliminary design of a mobile health solution for ambulance dispatch in Rwanda

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Ashley Rosenberg ◽  
◽  
Rob Rickard ◽  
Fraterne Zephyrin Uwinshuti ◽  
Gabin Mbanjumucyo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medical Services ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Golden Hour ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Prehospital Emergency

The first 60 minutes after a trauma are described as “the golden hour.” For each minute of prehospital time, the risk of dying increases by 5% (Sampalis et al., 1999). Since 90% of the global burden of injuries occur in low- and middle-income countries and lead to 5.8 million deaths annually, addressing rapid access to emergency services is critical in these settings (Nielsen et al., 2012). In most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there are no formal trauma systems, and many lack organized prehospital care (Nielsen et al., 2012). Emergency medical dispatch and communication systems are a foundational component of emergency medical services (World Health Organization, 2005). Yet there are no established recommendations of creating these systems inLMICs.Rwanda, a country of over 12 million people, is a rapidly developing leader in East Africa. The Ministry of Health of Rwanda established the Service d’Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU) in 2007, recognizing the need for public emergency medical services. SAMU’s national dispatch center receives roughly 3,000 calls per month through a national 912 hotline. It organizes regional transportation with 260 total ambulances located at hospitals throughout the country and provides prehospital emergency services in the capital city of Kigali with a fleet of 12 ambulances. In the city, each ambulance has a driver, nurse and anesthetist dispatched for every call. Emergency department nursing and anesthetist staff are dispatched from hospitals around the country to respond to regional emergencies. No formal prehospital cadre of the workforce exists although the SAMU staffhave extensive field experience in prehospital care. SAMU has several challenges to rapid prehospital emergency care including lack of addresses beyond the capital city, unclear location data in densely populated areas, complex communication processes with little information about health facility capacity, and no established electronic dispatch system. The average response time for SAMU ambulances was 59 minutes in 2018, but 39% of calls were not completed within the golden hour.

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