We consider the problem of selecting an appropriate distortion function and associated parameters to account for rare but catastrophic events that may result from a shortfall of military or security capabilities. Additionally, we describe the means by which a decision maker may allocate resources, subject to a finite budget constraint, while considering the impact of the risk of such shortfalls...

yeast retrotransposons, or Ty, elements avert catastrophic insertion events. All of these Ty elements are of the LTRtype. There appear to be at least three distinct types of strategies they use to dodge host genes; these have been studied in the Ty1, Ty3, and Ty5 elements Jef D. Boeke and Scott E. Devine Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Ba...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic cardiac disease with a particularly heterogeneous presentation and diverse natural history. Sudden and unexpected death has been recognized as a prominent and devastating consequence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy since the initial description of this disease over 40 years ago. Many authors have emphasized that these catastrophic events occur not uncommo...

As participation in athletics continues to increase, so too will the occurrence of on-field injuries and medical emergencies. The field of sports medicine continues to advance and many events will have on-site medical staff present. This article reviews the most catastrophic injuries and medical emergencies that are encountered in sports and presents the highest level evidence in regards to on-...

Introduction: In process industries, some of the primary events may result in secondary events in an industrial unit called the domino effect. Since refinery storage tanks are always at risk of fire and explosion, quantitative risk assessment is important in determining the severity and outcome of an accident, taking into account the effects of dominoes on the main industry, neighbors, and soci...

Since 1990 the annual number of extreme weather and climate related events has doubled in comparison to the previous decade. These events account for about 80% of all economic losses caused by catastrophic events (European Environment Agency (2004), 70). In the course of climate change they are projected to happen even more often. Therefore economic losses due to weather and climate related eve...

Forest disturbances are discrete events in space and time that disrupt the biophysical environment and impart lasting legacies on forest composition and structure. Disturbances are often classified along a gradient of spatial extent and magnitude that ranges from catastrophic events where most of the overstory is removed to gap-scale events that modify local environmental conditions only. Witho...

●● ● ●Automate routine administrative tasks to help reduce costs, improve productivity and enforce policy Every organization has a core set of mission-critical data that must be protected. Security lapses and failures are not simply disruptions—they can be catastrophic events, and the consequences can be felt across the entire organization. Mistakes such as unintentional configuration errors an...

background one of the main objectives of health systems is the financial protection against out-of-pocket (oop) health expenditures. oop health expenditures can lead to catastrophic payments, impoverishment or poverty among households. in iran, health sector evolution plan (hsep) has been implemented since 2014 in order to achieve universal health coverage and reduce the oop health expenditures...