Publication Findings
REACT: A paraprofessional training program for first responders-A pilot study.

Phase 4 was divided in 4 modules each with its goals and rational, didactic , and skills training.Materials from both survey formats (written and online) were identical.

Reconstruction and Exploration of Large-scale Distributed Operations – Multimedia tools for Evaluation of Emergency Management Response

 The consisted of four linked scenarios played over a period of 2 weeks.Each was followed by short periods of and debriefingR&E was applied to capture the course of events and reconstruct it in F-REX for further analysis and .

Relationships Between Mental Health Distress and Work-Related Factors Among Prefectural Public Servants Two Months After the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Two months after the earthquake, Miyagi prefecture conducted a self-administered health survey of prefectural public servants

Research on Efficiency of Collaborative Allocation System of Emergency Material Based on Synergetic Theory

qualitative simulation technology-QSIM algorithm

Resolving crises through automated bilateral negotiations

A simulation is developed that is able to support the negotiation of both people and automated agents. Pg 8.A realistic about a conflict between Canada and spain ( a fishing dispute) was used to evaluate the . pg 11

Resource-Poor Settings: Response, Recovery, and Research: Care of the Critically Ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters: CHEST Consensus Statement.

Literature searches were conducted to identify evidence to answer the key questions in these areas. Given a lack of data on which to develop evidence based recommendations, expert-opinion suggestions were developed, and consensus was achieved using a modified Delphi process.

Scenario-based design: A method for connecting information system design with public health operations and emergency management

Engagement of participants through participatory design:1-hour interviews focused on area managers, who play a key role in decision-making during routine and operations (over a 4-month period)Guide for semi-structured interviews was:Based on prior field work at the study settingAnalysis of continuity of operations planning (COOP)Documents from the local health jurisdictionSystematic review of literature covering public health, information technology, and COOP.

Short simulation exercises to improve emergency department nurses' self-efficacy for initial disaster management: Controlled before and after study.

The study used a quantitative experimental method with a withingroup design, in which participants' self-efficacy was measured using questionnaires before and after partaking in three simulated surge capacity scenarios. An a priori power analysis indicated a minimum participant sample of 12 to detect a large effect

Simulating effects of signage, groups, and crowds on emergent evacuation patterns.

Planning of the simulation:During the simulation, the dynamic attribute values are updated at each process stage as described belowThe Perception Module updates four attributes such as:• cues, such as smoke and alarm, that are visible or audible to the agent.• Visible floor objects, such as doors and signs, that are visible to the agent.• Visible group members that are visible to the agent.• Neighboring agents that are visible to and are located within a certain radius from the agentThe Interpretation Module maps the current knowledge of the agent into a set of internal thresholds that describe the urge and well-being of the agent.The decision-making module invokes the decision tree modeling the behavior assigned to the agent. Given the agent’s characteristics and the invoked decision tree, it looks up the agent’s behavior and determines the long- term navigation goal, such as the familiar exit of the agent or the location of the group leader, and the intermediate navigation point given the agent’s knowledge and location.The Locomotion Module calculates the agent’s movement toward the navigation target and returns the updated spatial position of the agents, which areCartesian coordinates (x, y, and z) in the continuous space.The Memory Module registers the decision made during the simulation cycle and updates the spatial knowledge. The spatial knowledge is an array storing the navigation points that the agents have visited. The agents remembered the traveled navigation points and can later refer to the spatial knowledge to avoid backtracking.

Simulating individual, group, and crowd behaviors in building egress.

Simulation development safegress

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