E-voting system using cloud-based hybrid blockchain technology
March 2024
With the invention of Internet-enabled devices, cloud and blockchain-based technologies, an online voting system can smoothly carry out election processes. During pandemic situations, citizens tend...
AI for science: Predicting infectious diseases
June 2024
The global health landscape has been persistently challenged by the emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases. Traditional epidemiological models, rooted in the early 20th century, have provided...
Exploring the risks of automation bias in healthcare artificial intelligence applications: A Bowtie analysis
December 2024
This study conducts an in-depth review and Bowtie analysis of automation bias in AI-driven Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) within healthcare settings. Automation bias, the tendency of human...
A systematic review of urban terrorism literature: Root causes, thematic trends, and future directions
September 2024
Urban terrorism is a significant global concern, prompting extensive scholarly inquiry into its underlying causes and effects. However, a comprehensive literature review summarizing this body of knowledge...
Impact of Australia's catastrophic 2019/20 bushfire season on communities and environment. Retrospective analysis and current trends
September 2020
2019/20 Australia's bushfire season (Black Summer fires) occurred during a period of record breaking temperatures and extremely low rainfall. To understand the impact of these climatic values we conducted...
Evolution of human factors research in aviation safety: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of the intellectual structure
March 2026
Despite the multitude of research endeavors dedicated to Human Factors (HF) in aviation safety, a comprehensive review remains conspicuously scarce. Accordingly, this study presents the first in-depth...
AIGC challenges and opportunities related to public safety: A case study of ChatGPT
December 2023
Artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC) is a production method based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology that finds rules through data and automatically generates content. In contrast...
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...
Virtual and augmented reality technologies for emergency management in the built environments: A state-of-the-art review
March 2021
With the rapid technological advancements in recent decades, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies have been increasingly adopted to address various challenges in emergency management...
Systematic literature review of Ergonomic evaluation methods in the mining sector (2015-2024)
December 2025
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the mining sector are frequently associated with exposure to ergonomic risk factors, leading to decreased productivity and increased absenteeism. This study presents...
Safety climate: Current status of the research and future prospects
December 2020
In order to study the current situation and prospects of an improved safety climate, this paper provides an extensive literature review and analysis of the concept of safety climate. Following that,...
Advancing hazardous materials transport safety: Systematic insights on risks, challenges, and research gaps
March 2026
•Comprehensive review of 1779 publications on Hazmat transportation safety.•Identifies critical gaps in resilience engineering, human factors, and security.•Advances understanding of dynamic risks and...
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a fuel and the associated risks: A quantitative analysis in the scenario of a developing country
September 2024
Excessive dependence on fossil fuels has precipitated various challenges, including Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, health hazards, and the depletion of natural resources. Such perils underscore the...
COVID-19 economic policy effects on consumer spending and foot traffic in the U.S.
December 2021
To battle with economic challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, the US government implemented various measures to mitigate economic loss. From issuance of stimulus checks to reopening businesses, consumers...
Review of analyses on crowd-gathering risk and its evaluation methods
March 2023
Overcrowding and stampedes may occur in public places with the gathering of crowds. To mitigate and prevent risk, the accident mechanism and methods for monitoring and evaluating crowd-gathering risk...
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...
Improving sentiment analysis accuracy with emoji embedding
December 2021
Due to the diversity and variability of Chinese syntax and semantics, accurately identifying and distinguishing individual emotions from online texts is challenging. To overcome this limitation, we...
Community vulnerability to cyclones: An empirical evidence from rural India to improve resilience
December 2025
India experiences various natural disasters each year, leaving communities with significant consequences. The eastern coast, particularly Odisha, is the most cyclone-prone region globally. Rural and...
Seismic risk assessment and damage analysis: Emerging trends and new developments
September 2024
Earthquakes are major catastrophes that cause great life and economic losses to human society and environment. This paper reviews and synthesizes relevant studies, drawing from a systematic examination...
Quantitative resilience assessment on critical infrastructures – A systematic literature review of the last decade (2014-2024)
September 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...
Exploring the correlation between temperature and crime: A case-crossover study of eight cities in America
March 2024
Recent years have seen increasing academic interest in exploring the correlation between temperature and crime. However, it is uncertain whether similar long-term trends or seasonality (rather than...
Optimizing urban infrastructure resilience: Analyzing cascading failures and critical node dependencies through multilayer network models
March 2026
As urbanization and industrialization progress, urban infrastructure systems grow increasingly complex, heightening their vulnerability to cascading failures from natural disasters and human-induced...
Offshore system safety and operational challenges in harsh Arctic operations
June 2022
Offshore oil and gas drilling operations are going to remote and harsh arctic environments with demands for heightened safety and resilience of operational facilities. The remote and harsh environment...
Exploring cascading failures in supply chain risk management: A systematic review, 2013-2024
Available online 5 August 2025
Supply chain risk management has become increasingly crucial due to the complexity and interconnectivity of modern supply chains. Among various risk factors, cascading failures have emerged as a significant...
Exploring innovative techniques for damage control during natural disasters
June 2024
The study critically examines the principles, mechanisms, and effectiveness of different damage control techniques in dealing with natural disasters, emphasizing their pivotal role in minimizing casualties...
