Minimum technical standards and recommendations for traumatic brain injury rehabilitation teams in sudden-onset disasters by Bhasker Amatya, Vandana Vasudevan, Nina Zhang, Seema Chopra, Irina Astrakhantseva, Fary Khan

“…Current advances in disaster response and management have improved survival rates of disaster victims, resulting in overwhelming number of survivors with injuries relative to mortality. …”
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Using golf carts as a transportation mode: Who does it? by Anne E. Barrett, Hope Mimbs, Mohammadreza Koloushani, Eren Erman Ozguven, Brianna Soulie, Jessica Noblitt, Cherish Michael

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Flood or Non-Flooded: A Comparative Study of State-of-the-Art Models for Flood Image Classification Using the FloodNet Dataset with Uncertainty Offset Analysis by Jehoiada Jackson, Sophyani Banaamwini Yussif, Rutherford Agbeshi Patamia, Kwabena Sarpong, Zhiguang Qin

“…These findings can aid in the development of more accurate and efficient disaster response and recovery systems, which could help in minimizing the impact of natural disasters.…”
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Social-Fairness Perception in Natural Disaster, Learn from Lombok: A Phenomenological Report by Filipus Michael Yofrido, Lila Tri Harjana

“…The data collection was done by indepth interviewing five inhabitants when doing emergency disaster response two weeks after massive earthquake in North Lombok. …”
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The Potential Role of News Media to Construct a Machine Learning Based Damage Mapping Framework by Genki Okada, Luis Moya, Erick Mas, Shunichi Koshimura

“…When flooding occurs, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery is often used to identify flood extent and the affected buildings for two reasons: (i) for early disaster response, such as rescue operations, and (ii) for flood risk analysis. …”
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'Spontaneous' volunteers unleashed: factors enabling the mobilisation of the UMT's student volunteer squad in response to disaster by Noor Idora Mohd Sukarnoor, Nurul Zahra Mohd Shamsul, Nurul Nabilah Ahmad Shahril, Vadzley Aqashah Abas, Rudiah Md Hanafiah

“…The importance of 'spontaneous' volunteers in disaster response and recovery has been widely acknowledged for their beneficial social outcomes and significant contributions. …”
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Effective Community Response to Disaster: Exploring the Role of Community Emergency Response Teams by Mark A. Brennan

“…This paper describes a relatively new approach to local involvement in disaster response that is emerging across counties and communities in the United States, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. …”
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Laos Dam Collapse : The Regional Response by Gong, Lina

“…The dam collapse and floods in southern Laos in late July shows that disaster response in Southeast Asia comprises different types of cooperation. …”
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The experiences of the landslide survivors from Kodagu District, India: Need for community-engaged village/ward level micro disaster management planning by Prabhath Matpady, Arun G. Maiya, Kiran K.V. Acharya, D.S. Anupama, Prashanth Bhagavat, Arathi P. Rao, Jeevan K. Shetty

“…Themes have been recognised as Experiencing the Darkness in Life; Disputed Communication; community-managed Immediate Disaster Response; Health Concerns of the Landslide Survivors; and Cross-Cutting Themes. …”
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Government Capacity In Handling Tropical Cyclone Idai Induced Flooding In Chipinge District, Manicland Province, Zimbabwe To Support National Security by Rangarirai Waini, Christine Sri Marnani, Ali Rahmat, Pujo Widodo, Herlina Juni Risma Saragih

“…Chipinge district to formulate a disaster response plan and institutional structure, increase disaster knowledge through active community engagement and participation in disaster risk reduction to promote resilience for national security stability. …”
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Expanded tradespace analysis and operational considerations for reconfigurable satellite constellations by Straub, Alexandra N.(Alexandra Nicole)

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EMERGENCY INFORMATION SYSTEM OF IDP (INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS) NEEDS USING SMS GATEWAY FOR FLOOD DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN SUKOHARJO REGENCY, CENTRAL JAVA PROVINCE by , Yunita Puspitasari, , Dr.R.Suharyadi,M.Sc.

“…On flood disaster response phase, one of important activity to be done is fulfilling IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) needs. …”

Factors associated with knowledge, attitude, practice and perception in flood disaster management among critical care nurses in the east coast hospitals of Malaysia by Ismail, Siti Aminah

“…This study revealed that previous disaster response experience and disaster training/education as some of the factors that would ensure adequate knowledge and practice in flood disaster management among critical care nurses. …”
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As the Water Recedes: Sri Lanka Rebuilds by Vishalini Chandara Sagar

“…As Sri Lanka picks up the pieces and rebuilds, it is critical to evaluate the efficacy of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operations to better prepare the country in disaster management.…”
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International disasters in Asia Pacific: Indonesia's civil-military responses by Sembiring, Margareth, Lassa, Jonatan A.

“…What does this mean for Indonesia and the world disaster response?…”
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Institutionalization in the Politics of China's Disaster Management by Chen Gang

“…Based on analysis of the evolution of China's thematic disaster response plans and disaster management mechanisms in the reform period, the article discusses different institutional imperatives or fundamental challenges the authoritarian institutional designers needed to address before and after the 2008 Sichuan earthquakeand to what extent the institutionalization and reinstitutionalization have been effective in addressing these challenges…”
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Research Trends in Resilience and Vulnerability Studies by Christopher L. Atkinson

“…Vulnerabilities put individuals, groups, and societies at greater risk and disadvantage, suggesting a need not only for disaster response and recovery, but mitigation and preparedness. …”
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Secours en cas de catastrophe et déplacement : en quête de cohérence politique by Cantor, DJ

“…<br> How can we make better use of existing disaster response frameworks to respond to the mobility-related impact of disasters? …”

The Disaster Preparedness Program: a new model for sustainable capacity building through civil-military collaboration by Dr. G Oravec, MD, C Beadling, MD

“…With DPP assistance, a technical team from the partner nation undertook a comprehensive assessment of their current disaster response capabilities. This information was used to construct a disaster management strategic work plan that identified specific gaps in disaster preparedness. …”
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Experiences of operating room nurses in disaster preparedness of a great disaster in Iran: a qualitative study by Mohammad Rostami, Saeed Babajani-Vafsi, Arash Ziapour, Kourosh Abbasian, Mojgan Mohammadimehr, Armin Zareiyan

“…Nursing managers can utilize these findings to develop effective strategies and provide support in areas such as improving knowledge and educational level, equipment preparedness, strengthening plans and managerial structures, enhancing skills, and explaining resilience strategies to improve the disaster preparedness of operating room nurses and medical organizations’ disaster response teams.…”
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