scholarly journals A leader-followers game of emergency preparedness for aderse events

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Myles Nahirniak ◽  
Monica Cojocaru ◽  
Tangi Migot
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Adverse Event ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Current Resource ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Theory Framework

Natural disasters occur across the globe, resulting in billions of dollars of damage eachyear. Effective preparation before a disaster can help to minimize damages, economic impact, and lossof human life. This paper uses a game theory framework to set up a leader-followers model for resourcedistribution to several geographic zones before an adverse event. The researchers model populationmembers who may choose to prepare in advance of an event by acquiring supplies, whereas othersmay wait until the last minute. Failure to prepare in advance could result in a significant loss dueto the chance that supplies may no longer be available. Numerical simulations are run to determinehow the leader should distribute supplies to maximize the preparedness of the overall population. Itwas found that population size is a significant factor for supply distribution, but the behaviour ofindividuals within a zone is also important. Much of the current resource allocation research focuseson the logistics and economics of supply distribution, but this paper demonstrates that social aspectsshould also be considered.

Effects of spray inoculation equipment on the viability of Rhizobium spp. in liquid inoculants for legumes

1982 ◽  
Vol 22 (117) ◽  
pp. 299 ◽  
Author(s):  
RR Gault ◽  
DL Chase ◽  
J Brockwell
Keyword(s):  
Soybean Seed ◽  
Strain Differences ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Operating Pressure ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Spray Inoculation ◽  
Rhizobium Spp ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Pumping Equipment ◽  
Liquid Inoculant

Pumping equipment designed for seedbed inoculation of legumes with liquid inoculants was set up on a test bed in the laboratory. Experiments, in which liquid inoculant was circulated through the equipment, were conducted to determine the effect on inoculant viability of variables likely to be encountered when farmers used the equipment in the field. Provided that peat cultures of Rhizobium spp. were used to make liquid inoculant, neither pump type, operating pressure up to 173 kPa, water temperature up to 35�C, nor water impurity up to a level equivalent to 170 �S/cm conductivity seriously reduced inoculant populations during the first hour of treatment, although a significant decline in numbers occurred in three out of 16 experiments. When inoculant was exposed to the various treatments for long periods, a significant loss of viability occurred, in 7 out of 13 experiments, between 4-8 h. R. meliloti was least affected by treatment and R. leguminosarum most affected, but this may have been due to strain differences as much as to species differences. Liquid inoculants which were made from broth cultures lost viability very quickly. R.. meliloti liquid inoculant, prepared from a peat culture and introduced by spraying into a dry soil of neutral pH in the absence of any host plant, did not lose viability during a period of four weeks. The spray inoculation equipment was also used successfully in a field experiment to add water to the seedbed to aid in the germination of soybean seed sown into drying soil.

scholarly journals A game theory framework for ISP streaming traffic management

2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 1162-1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Bioglio ◽  
R. Gaeta ◽  
M. Grangetto ◽  
M. Sereno ◽  
S. Spoto
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Streaming Traffic ◽  
Theory Framework

Editorial: Knowing when and how to disengage humanitarian response

Waterlines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-143
Author(s):  
Richard Carter
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Humanitarian Response ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Set Up

The machinery of international humanitarian response, once triggered and functioning in a country, has a life of its own. A multiplicity of United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organizations set up their programmes. The various sector- or subject-focused ‘clusters’, established to strengthen pre-emergency preparedness and operational coordination once an emergency has occurred, are activated. Humanitarian response plans are published, and appeals for funds made.

Happiness Index and Gadget Radiation Analysis on Yajna and Mantra Chanting Therapy in South Asian Continent

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-46
Author(s):  
Rohit Rastogi ◽  
Mamta Saxena ◽  
Mayank Gupta ◽  
Akshit Rajan Rastogi ◽  
Pradeep Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Human Health ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Asian Continent ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Body And Soul ◽  
Ancient Times

From ancient times, humans are striving for being healthy and to live with mental peace with family and society. In the previous centuries also, some manmade and mostly natural disasters have disturbed the pace of human life. There have been times when the whole human race has been in terror, danger, and utmost worry. The electrical gadgets also have made the human life comfortable, but also machines have dominated its consciousness. The stress, aggression, depression, and many more issues are also showing presence in all our lives. The chapter is a trial to establish the effect of yagna and mantra science over human calmness and its effect on human health irrespective to gender and age. The article also elaborates the effect of Sanskrit sound and mantra chanting on emission of radiations from electronic gadgets. It also presents the effect of spiritual practices on the human body and soul after the terror, stress, grief created due to COVID-19.

On the scheduling of alternative stochastic jobs on a single machine

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 955-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. D. Glazebrook ◽  
N. A. Fay
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Single Machine ◽  
Stochastic Scheduling ◽  
Major Area ◽  
Research Planning ◽  
Stochastic Resource Allocation ◽  
Standard Models ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Area Of Application

Standard models in stochastic resource allocation concern the economic processing of all jobs in some set J. We consider a set up in which tasks in various subsets of J are deemed to be alternative to one another, in that only one member of such a subset of alternative tasks will be completed during the evolution of the process. Existing stochastic scheduling methodology for single-machine problems is developed and extended to this novel class of models. A major area of application is in research planning.

Stable femtocells cluster formation and resource allocation based on cooperative game theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 30-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katty Rohoden ◽  
Rebeca Estrada ◽  
Hadi Otrok ◽  
Zbigniew Dziong
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Cooperative Game ◽  
Cooperative Game Theory ◽  
Cluster Formation

scholarly journals Implementation of Markov Chain in Detecting Opportunities for Natural Disasters in Klaten (Case Study: Number of Floods, Landslides, and Hurricanes 2019-2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Afdelia Novianti ◽  
Dina Tri Utari
Keyword(s):  
Markov Chain ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Period ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Markov Chain Method ◽  
The Government

Java Island is one of the areas that is very fertile and densely populated, but on the other hand, Java Island is also one of the areas that is most frequently hit by natural disasters, one of which is Klaten Regency. Natural disaster itself is an event that threatens and disrupts human life caused by nature. Some of the natural disasters that often occur simultaneously in Klaten Regency are floods, landslides, and hurricanes. These three disasters usually occur during the rainy season. This of course makes the government need to take action by seeing the large chance of a disaster occurring in order to optimize disaster management. Then research will be carried out that aims to determine the chances of natural disasters occurring in the next few years. Forecasting will be carried out using the Markov chain method, with this method the probability value of the future period can be estimated using the current period probability value based on the characteristics of the past period. So that the value of the steady state chance of floods and landslides in period 36 (December 2023) and hurricanes in period 15 (March 2022) with the chances of a disaster are 34.21%, 15.38%, and 73.53%, respectively.Received August 31, 2021Revised October 27, 2021Accepted November 11, 2021

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