background: one of the important aspects of hospital preparedness in disasters is its rapid early warning system. in this study, the activation of early warning system was evaluated under the monitoring of disasters workgroup of the ministry of health based on the national program of “hospitals preparedness in disasters” in shahid motahari hospital.  materials and methods: the sample was compos...

background: although natural disasters leave thousands of deaths and wounded, one of their most significant outcomes is empowering women as well as taking measures with special attention to women. this study aimed to analyze women’s cooperation and its affective factors in natural disasters and accidents. materials and methods: the study design is cross-sectional and descriptive. the study popu...

Biological invasions and natural disasters are similar phenomena: Their causes are well understood, but their occurrences are generally unpredictable and uncontrollable. Both invasions and natural disasters can generate enormous environmental damage, and the frequency of damaging events is inversely proportional to their magnitude. Many nations invest in personnel training, disaster preparednes...

Natural disasters threaten the humans from time immemorial. They are caused both by the processes in the Earth core and Earth surface, or in the atmosphere, and by the processes in the vicinity of the Planet. From the current knowledge it follows that in human system various phenomena take place in the development process that are the expression of its development or of the development of syste...

PURPOSE To identify the vulnerabilities of elderly to disasters, and to develop strategies to address these vulnerabilities. METHODS A relevant literature search of journal articles, government training materials, news reports, and materials from senior organizations was conducted. RESULTS The vulnerability of the elderly to disasters is related to their impaired physical mobility, diminish...

COVER Spin-resolved scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) image (width: 51.6 nanometers) of single magnetic skyrmions (gray) and a few remaining spin spiral lines in a bilayer of Pd/Fe on top of an Ir(111) surface. The magnetic STM tip is sensitive to the out-of-plane magnetization component of the sample. Skyrmions can be created and annihilated locally by injecting spin-polarized currents from ...