occurrence of natural disaster inflicts irreparable injuries and symptoms on humans. in such conditions, affected people are waiting for medical services and relief commodities. thus, quick reaction of medical services and relief commodities supply play important roles in improving natural disaster management. in this paper, a multi-objective non-linear credibility-based fuzzy mathematical prog...

Crowdsourcing models applied to work on mobile devices continuously reach new ways of solving sophisticated problems, now with a use of portable advanced devices, where users are not limited to a stationary use. There exists an open problem of quality in crowdsourcing models due the inexperienced or malicious workers. In this paper, we propose a model and a short specification of a platform for...

INTRODUCTION Cyclone Nargis hit Burma on May 2, 2008, killing over 138,000 and affecting at least 2.4 million people. The Burmese military junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), initially blocked international aid to storm victims, forcing community-based organizations such as the Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma (EAT) to fill the void, helping with cyclone relief and long-term ...

High rates of mental health (MH) problems have been documented among disaster relief workers. However, few workers utilize MH services, and predictors of service use among this group remain unexplored. The purpose of this study was to explore associations between predisposing, illness-related, and enabling factors from Andersen's behavioral model of treatment-seeking and patterns of service use...

BACKGROUND In 2015, workers dismantling a fluorescent lamp factory in Korea were affected by mercury poisoning from exposure to mercury vapor. CASE PRESENTATION Eighteen out of the 21 workers who participated in the demolition project presented with symptoms of poisoning and, of these, 10 had persistent symptoms even at 18 months after the initial exposure to mercury vapor. Early symptoms of ...

BACKGROUND A variety of occupational groups have been shown to experience elevated risks of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD). Little information on WMSD is available in hotel restaurant workers. OBJECTIVE To document the profile of WMSD in a sample of hotel restaurant workers in Taiwan. METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather information regarding body site...

JAVMA, Vol 233, No. 1, July 1, 2008 E hazards were an important concern for relief workers following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, on the WTC. Building incineration and collapse created a hazardous environment that exposed emergency responders and community residents to a complex mix of toxic chemicals, including Assessment of acute injuries, exposure to environmental toxins, and ...