Abstract The National Risk Index developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides a relative measurement of community-level natural hazard risk across 50 US states and Washington, DC. leverages authoritative nationwide datasets multiplies values for exposure, annualized frequency, historic loss ratio to derive expected annual estimates 18 types combines this metric with Social Vuln...

Laser-based illuminant has been a topic of increasing interest in recent years and both color quality blue light hazards are the key issues that need to be addressed. In this paper, performances hazard were investigated by comparing 465 nm laser-excited phosphor materials traditional 452 respectively. Phosphor-converted laser-based (pc-LBI) consisting 465-nm 635-nm LDs (LBI-465) rendering index...

In this paper, an optimisation-based approach to obtain safe multi-floor process plant layout designs using the domino hazard index (a sub-index of integrated inherent safety index) is presented. A mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model proposed economically optimal design considering connection by pipes, horizontal and vertical pumping fluids, purchase land, fixed area-dependent constru...

During the last decade, climate change has generated extreme rainfall events triggering flash floods in short periods worldwide. The delimitation of flood zones by detailed mapping generally makes it possible to avoid human and economic losses, especially regions at high risk flooding. Taguenit basin, located southern Morocco, is a particular case. this basin method Flood Hazard Index (FHI) GIS...

AIMS People whose birthweights were towards the lower end of the normal range are at increased risk of coronary heart disease. This is attributed to foetal programming through malnutrition, but the cause of the malnutrition is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 6975 men born in Helsinki during 1934-44. Their size at birth was recorded. Babies who later developed coronary heart disease te...

Objectives To examine the individual and combined associations of unhealthy behaviours (low/intermediate physical activity, consuming fruit and vegetables less than once a day, current smoking/short term ex-smoking, never/former/heavy alcohol drinking), assessed at start of follow-up, with hazard of disability among older French adults and to assess the role of potential mediators, assessed rep...

BACKGROUND Identification of patients at risk of death from cancer surgery should aid in preoperative preparation. The purpose of this study is to assess and adjust the age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (ACCI) to identify cancer patients with increased risk of perioperative mortality. METHODS We identified 156,151 patients undergoing surgery for one of the ten common cancers between 200...