Ranking buffel: Comparative risk and mitigation costs of key environmental and socio‐cultural threats in central Australia
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6724
Abstract: Abstract Changed fire regimes and the introduction of rabbits, cats, foxes, and large exotic herbivores have driven widespread ecological catastrophe in Australian arid and semi‐arid zones, which encompass over two‐thirds of the continent. These threats… read more here.
Keywords: risk mitigation; buffel comparative; buffel; ranking buffel ... See more keywords
Insights into the Effects of Cognitive Factors and Risk Attitudes on Fire Risk Mitigation Behavior
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DOI: 10.1007/s10614-017-9727-z
Abstract: Insights into fire risk mitigation behavior are crucial for developing a public-private integrated fire-resistant management strategy that motivates contribution from households to fire risk reduction. This research focus on the effects of both cognitive factors… read more here.
Keywords: risk mitigation; risk; risk attitudes; mitigation behavior ... See more keywords
Responding to Risky Neighbors: Testing for Spatial Spillover Effects for Defensible Space in a Fire-Prone WUI Community
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DOI: 10.1007/s10640-018-0286-0
Abstract: Often, factors that determine the risk of an environmental hazard occur at landscape scales, and risk mitigation requires action by multiple private property owners. How property owners respond to risk mitigation on neighboring lands depends… read more here.
Keywords: risk mitigation; responding risky; risk; risky neighbors ... See more keywords
Identifying Ecosystem Surface Areas Available for Nature-Based Flood Risk Mitigation in Coastal Cities Around the World
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DOI: 10.1007/s12237-020-00718-z
Abstract: Nature-based risk mitigation is increasingly proposed as a strategy to cope with global changes that increase flood risks in coastal areas. However, loss of coastal ecosystems reduces their mitigating effect on coastal flood risks in… read more here.
Keywords: risk mitigation; flood; nature based; mitigation ... See more keywords
Modeling energy efficiency insurances and energy performance contracts for a quantitative comparison of risk mitigation potential
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2019.01.033
Abstract: Financial risk mitigation via Energy Performance Contracting or Energy Efficiency Insurances may overcome individual barriers for energy efficiency investments. However, while the financial industry, and especially insurance companies, may have compelling reasons to get involved… read more here.
Keywords: performance; energy efficiency; energy; risk mitigation ... See more keywords
Blackout risk mitigation by using medium size gas turbines
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.01.113
Abstract: Abstract This paper aims to analyze the economic aspects of the network power at risk mitigation by using gas turbine distributed generation. Two different Mixed-Integer Programming optimization models are proposed with the goal of selecting… read more here.
Keywords: generation; risk mitigation; mitigation using; gas ... See more keywords
Numerical models for planning landslide risk mitigation strategies in iconic but unstable landscapes: The case of Cinque Torri (Dolomites, Italy)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.03.018
Abstract: Abstract This study deals with the numerical modelling of large deep-seated instability processes affecting the Cinque Torri Group (Dolomites, Italy), which is a UNESCO World heritage site. The aim is to evaluate the role of… read more here.
Keywords: risk mitigation; dolomites italy; cinque torri; mitigation strategies ... See more keywords
Time for a change in how new antibiotics are reimbursed: Development of an insurance framework for funding new antibiotics based on a policy of risk mitigation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.07.011
Abstract: Healthcare systems depend on the availability of new antibiotics. However, there is a lack of treatments for infections caused by multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens and a weak development pipeline of new therapies. One core challenge… read more here.
Keywords: risk mitigation; investment; insurance; new antibiotics ... See more keywords
Optimizing risk mitigation investment strategies for improving post-earthquake road network resilience
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtst.2020.01.005
Abstract: Abstract The road network is a major urban lifeline, and its post-earthquake resiliency is crucial to rapid and reliable rescue work. This study aims to optimize risk mitigation investment strategies for improving post-earthquake road network… read more here.
Keywords: risk mitigation; post earthquake; network; road network ... See more keywords
Physician Engagement in Malpractice Risk Reduction: A UPHS Case Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.03.009
Abstract: BACKGROUND The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) implemented a risk reduction strategy in response to high malpractice costs and the broader implications these trends had for patient safety and quality. A key component of… read more here.
Keywords: risk mitigation; quality; risk; risk reduction ... See more keywords
Risk mitigation behaviors to prevent infection in the mitochondrial disease community during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2021.100837
Abstract: Background A challenge during the COVID19 pandemic has been widespread adherence to risk-reducing behaviors. Individuals with mitochondrial disease (MtD) are special population with an increased risk of morbidity associated with infection. Purpose To measure risk… read more here.
Keywords: risk; mitigation behaviors; mitochondrial disease; infection ... See more keywords