Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qi Lu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, PR China.
Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qi Lu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, PR China.
Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qi Lu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, PR China.
Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qi Lu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, PR China.
Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qi Lu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, PR China. Electronic address: wjy@qlu.edu.cn.
Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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In Australian government documents for mass casualty and disaster management, although ethics is definitely considered, the ethical principles on which decisions are made are rarely explicit. Mass cas...
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Current disaster knowledge, skills, and preparedness levels need to be evaluated to guide plans to strengthen disaster readiness....
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The study findings support the need for more training (academic and/or institutional) to increase and improve nursing disaster preparedness locally and globally....
The Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (WRAP-EM) is a multi-state, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) funded pediatric disaster center of excellence....
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Results of the focus groups can be used to prioritize efforts to address and improve health disparities in pediatric disaster preparedness....
Studies have reported that minorities are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Few studies have elucidated the lived experiences of African American older adults, and the resiliency d...
This study used 4 recorded focus groups with 26 African American older adults who have spent most of their lives living in Houston, Texas to assess safety, economic, and health concerns related to the...
Key themes emerged from the thematic analysis: 1) previous disasters provided important coping and preparation skills, although each occurrence was still a major stressor, 2) while telehealth was a si...
These findings demonstrate how African American older adults navigate disaster response and recovery through experience and community. Providing unambiguous information to older adults could prove use...
An urban emergency shelter provides a place of temporary life and shelter for victims after a disaster. As a very important public service facility, its spatial layout is greatly related to the securi...
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