Clutaxis: An information-driven source search method balancing exploration and exploitation in turbulent environments
June 2025
Locating unknown emission sources in turbulent environments is a challenging yet crucial task, particularly in emergency response scenarios. Existing studies have developed information-theoretic approaches...
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Steganographic model to conceal the secret data in audio files utilizing a fourfold paradigm: Interpolation, multi-layering, optimized sample space, and smoothing
June 2025
Audio steganography techniques are evaluated using performance metrics such as payload capacity, stego audio file quality, and security (imperceptibility of hidden data). Increasing payload capacity...
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The value of a statistical life in assessing seismic resilience enhancement policies: A stated preference binary choice experiment
June 2025
To decide about investments in appropriate seismic vulnerability reduction and resilience enhancement measures, policymakers need to acquire adequate insight into the value of a statistical life (VSL)....
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SH17: A dataset for human safety and personal protective equipment detection in manufacturing industry
June 2025
Workplace accidents continue to pose significant human safety risks, particularly in the construction and manufacturing industries. The necessity for effective Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) compliance...
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Cost-aware strategies for enhancing energy resilience in microgrids via stationary and mobile resources
June 2025
The primary goal of this research study is to enhance energy resilience with a focus on cost efficiency. To achieve this objective, two key objectives have been identified: (1) reducing unserved loads,...
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Optimization of vehicle routing problems combining the demand urgency and road damage for multiple disasters
June 2025
•The multiple disasters are divided into three different scenarios.•The model takes into account both the demand urgency and road damage.•The demand urgency are quantified through the analysis of five...
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Emergency scenario modeling for the analysis of dynamic risks in business parks
June 2025
This study is novel, as it aims to generate an emergency scenario model for the analysis of dynamic risks in business parks to help decision-makers provide an optimal response in any emergency. To this...
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Ada-GCNLSTM: An adaptive urban crime spatiotemporal prediction model
June 2025
Accurate crime prediction is crucial for the proactive allocation of law enforcement resources and ensuring urban safety. A major challenge in achieving accurate predictions lies in identifying generalized...
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A comprehensive review of bibliometric and methodological approaches in flood mitigation studies: Current trends and future directions
June 2025
Climate change has become a pressing concern, with an alarming increase in flooding events posing significant risks to residential areas worldwide. As land and infrastructure development rapidly evolve,...
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Optimizing firefighting resilience in airports through genetic algorithms and decision-making frameworks
June 2025
Aviation transport infrastructure is key to international commerce and cultural exchange, with any emergency potentially causing major impacts on contemporary society. With advancements in technology...
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Risk forecasting for shortfalls in achieving sustainable development goals: A corruption perspective
June 2025
•The association between corruption and sustainability is explored through the lens of risk science.•A BBN model is developed to explore dependencies between corruption risk and 17 SDG risks.•Two datasets...
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Spatio-temporal prediction of terrorist attacks based on GCN-LSTM
June 2025
Terrorist attacks represent a significant threat to national order, social stability, and economic security. Accurate prediction of such attacks is a critical task for casualty reduction, enhanced decision-making,...
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DDC-Chat: Achieving accurate distracted driver classification through instruction tuning of visual language model
June 2025
Driver behavior is a critical factor in road safety, highlighting the need for advanced methods in Distracted Driving Classification (DDC). In this study, we introduce DDC-Chat, a novel classification...
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DLW-CI: A Dynamic Likelihood-Weighted Cooperative Infotaxis Approach for multi-drone cooperative multi-source search
Available online 22 April 2025
Drones have gradually been employed to search for unknown sources during leakage accidents. However, current studies have mainly focused on the single-source search problem, while in practical situations,...
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Assessment of velocity variation algorithms in evacuation models with heterogeneously distributed factors
Available online 15 April 2025
This study investigates the impact of velocity variation algorithms on evacuation simulations using two movement models: the Floor Field Cellular Automata (FFCA) model and the Natural Step Length Floor...
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Urban Road Collapse Risk Assessment Based on the Extended xLSTM Network
Available online 11 April 2025
Rapid urbanization has substantially increased the complexity of urban underground spaces. This complexity leads to frequent road collapse incidents that pose significant threats to the safety and property...
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Quantitative Resilience Assessment on Critical Infrastructures – A systematic literature review of the last decade (2014-2024)
Available online 7 April 2025
The everyday functioning of infrastructures and the capacity of their owners to provide high-quality services are critical to the well-being of communities and societies. When disruptions endanger society's...
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Integrating Rational and Emotional Risk Management: A Stepwise Approach and Practical Implications
Available online 5 April 2025
Decisions in complex systems need support from formal risk management. Traditional risk management, based on a "rational" idea of risk (the actual damage linked with probabilities), often diverges from...
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Vehicle-augmented evacuation integer programming model for improving safety and efficiency in underground mines
March 2025
Ensuring the safe evacuation of miners during fire emergencies in the shortest possible time is one of the most critical aspects of underground mining operations. Despite advances in mining evacuation...
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Intelligent emergency assisted decision-making method based on standard digitalization: Hazardous chemical accidents in industrial parks
March 2025
Contemporary society is confronted with multifaceted challenges, and the intricate interplay of interconnected factors significantly complicates emergency response efforts. Current practices rely on...
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Novel explicit models for assessing the frictional resistance of pipe piles subjected to seismic effects
March 2025
This paper introduces novel explicit models to predict the frictional resistance of open and closed-ended pipe piles subjected to seismic loading. This research employs genetic programming (GP) and...
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Combining Bayesian Networks and MCDA methods to maximise information gain during reconnaissance in emergency situations
March 2025
In the immediacy of an event that disrupts the operation of an infrastructure, the time between its occurrence and the arrival of qualified personnel for emergency response can be valuable. For example,...
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An experimental study of fire development under varying ventilation conditions during the depressurization process in pressurized buildings
March 2025
Hermetic pressurized buildings are a new type of building in high-altitude areas that efficiently addresses issues such as high-altitude reactions. The indoor pressure is higher than the external pressure...
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Grasping emergency dynamics: A review of group evacuation techniques and strategies in major emergencies
March 2025
Major sudden disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, and fires, often cause significant casualties. Emergency evacuation is crucial in mitigating these impacts. Different types of disaster incidents...
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Effects of firefighters’ protective gloves on physiological responses, psychological responses, and manual performance in a cold environment
March 2025
This study aimed to investigate the effects of firefighters' protective gloves on physiological responses, psychological responses, and manual performance in a cold environment through human trials....
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