Determining factors affecting perceived effectiveness among filipinos for fire prevention preparedness in the national capital region, Philippines: integrating protection …

YB Kurata, AKS Ong, YT Prasetyo, RM Dizon… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Philippines is one of the countries in Asia known to be vulnerable to the severe effects
of fire disasters as the country loses a considerable amount worth of damages due to fire …

Spatio-temporal analysis of fire incidences in urban context: the case study of Mashhad, Iran

MM Barati Jozan, A Mohammadi, A Lotfata… - Spatial Information …, 2024 - Springer
The study aims to identify fire patterns in Mashhad, the second-most populous city in Iran,
between 2015 and 2019. Spatial scan statistics were utilized to determine the …

Montmorillonite and AgNPs modified corn stalk-based filling material with fire retardancy and antibacterial activity

W Liu, Q Jiang, J Cai, D Wang, H Wang, C Pang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
At present, the reuse of corn stalk (CS) or other biomass stalk generally requires crushing or
dissolution, which leads to waste of energy and use of toxic chemicals. In this work, porous …

A spatiotemporal analysis of personal casualty accidents in China's electric power industry

S Chen, D Wang, X Zhang, B Shao, K Cao, Z Li - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The electric power industry in China has experienced significant growth in recent years.
Despite efforts to improve safety management in the industry, accidents still occur frequently …

Geographic patterns of urban fires in the global south: the case of Kathmandu, Nepal

K KC, R Ardianto, P Chhetri, J Corcoran - GeoJournal, 2024 - Springer
Urban fire scholarship on the global south is scarce. Despite the majority of the 180,000
annual global fire deaths (World Health Organization,) being from low-and middle-income …

Causes of Household Fires in Rural Areas: an Exploratory Research

M Paulino, LM Paulino - Asian Journal of Community …, 2023 - journal.formosapublisher.org
Household fire is a societal problem. Much has been known about the causes of fires;
however, little is known about the causes of rural fires. This research addresses this gap in …

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Emergency Calls during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case of the City of Vaughan

A Asgary, AO Solis, N Khan, J Wimaladasa… - Urban Science, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cities have experienced different realities during the COVID-19 pandemic due to its impacts
and public health measures undertaken to respond to and manage the pandemic. These …

Lock-in for lighting: The puzzle of continued kerosene use among electrified households in six Indian states

X Hou, J Urpelainen - Energy Research & Social Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Electricity is the most commonly used form of energy for artificial lighting in modern society.
Despite a rapid growth in the rate of electrification, 9% of electrified Indian households in our …

Shifting patterns of emergency incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic in the City of Vaughan, Canada

AO Solis, J Wimaladasa, A Asgary… - International Journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many facets of urban life and operations,
including emergency incidents. This study examines how COVID-19 has brought about …

Residential electrical fire in Shenzhen: Data analysis and possible solution

Z Li, F Qiu, H Yang, Y Zhang, H Chen… - 2021 IEEE/IAS 57th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the data analysis of electrical fire incidents in Shenzhen, China. A
detailed examination of 3192 electrical fire incidents from 2014 to 2018 is presented. Time …