p-Mentha-1,8-dien-7-al is a naturally occurring cyclic alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde that is used as a flavoring substance throughout the world. Due to the chemical structure and the potential DNA reactivity of the alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl moiety, a battery of genotoxicity assays was requested by the European Food Safety Authority. Previous genotoxicity studies on the substance gave mi...

Hazards U.S. Multi-Hazard Maintenance Release 4 (HAZUS-MH MR4) is damageand loss-estimation software developed by FEMA to estimate potential losses from natural disasters. Federal, state, regional, and local governments use theHAZUS earthquake model for earthquake risk mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery planning. This paper examines earthquake model input parameters for earthquake...

With the advent of the World-Wide-Web, there is an over-abundance of textual information. Information present in digital documents can be utilized better if it can be extracted automatically and scalably from text and visualized using visualization tools. In this paper, we present an automated information extraction and visualization tool for human sensor data. Our system consists of three main...

Amendment s the FEMA Expert Panel enters its fifth decade, it continues to conduct a comprehensive program of safety evaluation of flavoring substances under the authority of Section 201(s) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a provision commonly known as the GRAS (“generally recognized as safe”) provision. Expert Panel activities primarily involve the evaluation of new flavoring subst...

Abtract: The urbanization of urban watersheds can influence flooding risks. Traditional Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood risk maps identify 100 year floodplains. These maps are updated infrequently. However, as a community urbanizes, flood risks can change, especially for downstream residents. Thus, one would expect that the willingness to pay (WTP) to prevent the worsening of f...

The long-standing uncertainty about the importance of asteroid-generated tsunami was addressed at a workshop in August 2016, co-sponsored by NASA and NOAA. Experts from NASA (Ames, JPL), NOAA, DoE (LLNL, SNL, LANL), DHS, FEMA, and academia addressed the hazard of tsunami created by asteroid impacts, focusing primarily on impacting NEAs with diameter <250m. Participants jointly identified key is...

In October 2015, several counties in South Carolina experienced catastrophic flooding that caused severe damage, including loss of residential homes and other calamities. Using a framework for risk communication prepar‐ edness and implementation about pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations recommended by public health experts, this case study investigates public libra‐ ries’ value to the...

Organizational learning (OL) is a major weakness for ERP project implementation. Exploratory research interviews of ERP managers/consultants support this finding. Many organizations do not implement proper procedures that effectuate valid learning experiences from failures endured. The literature suggests that effective OL involves complex ongoing processes requiring pervasive knowledge managem...