| A general methodology for data-based rule building and its application to natural disaster management | Summary
No data was collected. Instead, the authors used data from the EM-DAT database ( Events Database), merged with UN data on the HDI (Human Development Index, used for estimating a country’s vulnerability) |
| The workpad user interface and methodology: Developing smart and effective mobile applications for emergency operators | Summary
Case study for bottom-up approach: 32 interviews, each approximately 45 minutes long, from officers and generic actors of the most important organizations involved in management in the Calabria regionCollecting results of former related projects |
| Short simulation exercises to improve emergency department nurses' self-efficacy for initial disaster management: Controlled before and after study. | Summary
The study used a quantitative experimental method with a within-group design, in which participants’ self-efficacy was measured using questionnaires before and after partaking in the three simulated surge capacity scenarios. 13 head nurses participated in the study. |
| Public Health System Research in Public Health Emergency Preparedness in the United States (2009—2015): Actionable Knowledge Base. | Summary
The authors reviewed and included the titles and abstracts of 1584 articles derived from MEDLINE, EMBASE and gray literature databases that focused on the organizational or financial aspects of public health activities and were grounded on empirical studies. The authors included 156 articles and appraised the quality of the studies according to the study design. |
| Interactive plant simulation modeling for developing an operator training system in a natural gas pressure-regulating station. | Summary
No data was collected apart from specific data to model the pressure-regulating station |
| Identifying and explicating knowledge on method transfer: a sectoral system of innovation approach. | Summary
- Audio was recorded, and the screen was captured with video. - Evaluators noted down any problems. - Questionnaires were conducted. The first one asked users about the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction of each task, and the second one was a Systematic Usability Survey (SUS) |
| A 3-year Health Care Coalition Experience in Advancing Hospital Evacuation Preparedness. | Summary
For each of the three years, activities were planned to lead up to community exercises that increased in operational complexity in each successive year. |
| A dynamic model for disaster response considering prioritized demand points. | Summary
set of computational examples |
| Influencing Factors on Social Media Adoption in County-level Emergency Management Departments. | Summary
All interviews were transcribed by hand, resulting in a total of 139 single-spaced, typed pages of text. |
| Multi-purpose 3-D Real Estate: Understanding the Role of 3-D Technology for Enhancing Resilience | Summary
RealSim gaming environment built within a Unity 3D usingC# and Java |
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