This paper considers the role of social media in the response to the flooding of 2011 in Genoa (Italy), caused by flash floods during torrential rainfall. Volunteer students created a Facebook page to communicate with citizens and organize support and rescue activities. In this paper, we first look at the story of the 2011 Genoa floods from the point of view of the news media to gain insights i...

Renal angiomyolipomas (RAML) are uncommon benign renal tumours that are associated with a tendency to rupture resulting in sometimes-torrential retroperitoneal hemorrhage as the Wunderlich syndrome or as severe potentially exsanguinating hematuria. When hemorrhage from RAML occurs in pregnancy it presents a unique challenge requiring timely and appropriately adapted intervention with the goal o...

A chute is characterized by a steep bed slope associated with torrential flow. This chute flow may be either smooth or stepped. The flow conditions in stepped channels are classified as nappe flow, transition flow and skimming flow. In this paper, hydraulic characteristics of flow regimes on the stepped channels are presented systematically under a wide range of discharge, channel slope and ste...

Abstract Introduction Transcatheter tricuspid annuloplasty is a promising therapeutic alternative for the treatment of regurgitation (TR) in patients with high surgical risk. To date, published experience percutaneous devices quite limited. The objective this study to present impact transcatheter band implantation on degree TR and several echocardiographic parameters series 27 patients. Methods...

Flooding is frequently emerging events in the Upper Bekasi river basin and causes economic loss, property damage, loss of life, even hinders sustainable development. Torrential rain one natural hazards that often triggers flooding, especially watersheds have undergone land use changes. One mitigation efforts can be carried out by vicinity community, government, private enterprises other stakeho...