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Véronique Vèque - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A Composite Mobility Model for Ad Hoc Networks in Disaster Areas
    REV Journal on Electronics and Communications, 2011
    Co-Authors: Stéphane Pomportes, Joanna Tomasik, Véronique Vèque
    Abstract:

    Ad hoc network is an essential means of communication in disaster scenes. Validation of new communication protocols for these networks requires exhaustive simulation runs because real life experiences can be performed exclusively during expensive civil protection exercises. The necessity of these simulations calls for realistic and reliable mobility models which take into account numerous aspects of Rescue Worker interventions. We propose a composite model of mobility for disaster scenarii which includes a realistic model of human displacement, team mobility, and obstacle avoidance. The comparison of its performance with those of other available models is encouraging. We believe that it can improve the veracity of Rescue operation simulations.

  • Ad Hoc Network in a Disaster Area: a Composite Mobility Model and its Evaluation
    2010
    Co-Authors: Stéphane Pomportes, Joanna Tomasik, Véronique Vèque
    Abstract:

    Ad hoc network is an essential means of communication in disaster scenes. Validation of new communication protocols for these networks requires exhaustive simulation runs because real life experiences can be performed exclusively during expensive civil protection exercises. The necessity of these simulations calls for realistic and reliable mobility models which take into account numerous aspects of Rescue Worker interventions. We propose a composite model of mobility for disaster scenarii which includes a realistic model of human displacement, team mobility, and obstacle avoidance. The comparison of its performance with those of other available models is encouraging. We believe that it can improve the veracity of Rescue operation simulations.

Stéphane Pomportes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A Composite Mobility Model for Ad Hoc Networks in Disaster Areas
    REV Journal on Electronics and Communications, 2011
    Co-Authors: Stéphane Pomportes, Joanna Tomasik, Véronique Vèque
    Abstract:

    Ad hoc network is an essential means of communication in disaster scenes. Validation of new communication protocols for these networks requires exhaustive simulation runs because real life experiences can be performed exclusively during expensive civil protection exercises. The necessity of these simulations calls for realistic and reliable mobility models which take into account numerous aspects of Rescue Worker interventions. We propose a composite model of mobility for disaster scenarii which includes a realistic model of human displacement, team mobility, and obstacle avoidance. The comparison of its performance with those of other available models is encouraging. We believe that it can improve the veracity of Rescue operation simulations.

  • Ad Hoc Network in a Disaster Area: a Composite Mobility Model and its Evaluation
    2010
    Co-Authors: Stéphane Pomportes, Joanna Tomasik, Véronique Vèque
    Abstract:

    Ad hoc network is an essential means of communication in disaster scenes. Validation of new communication protocols for these networks requires exhaustive simulation runs because real life experiences can be performed exclusively during expensive civil protection exercises. The necessity of these simulations calls for realistic and reliable mobility models which take into account numerous aspects of Rescue Worker interventions. We propose a composite model of mobility for disaster scenarii which includes a realistic model of human displacement, team mobility, and obstacle avoidance. The comparison of its performance with those of other available models is encouraging. We believe that it can improve the veracity of Rescue operation simulations.

Joanna Tomasik - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A Composite Mobility Model for Ad Hoc Networks in Disaster Areas
    REV Journal on Electronics and Communications, 2011
    Co-Authors: Stéphane Pomportes, Joanna Tomasik, Véronique Vèque
    Abstract:

    Ad hoc network is an essential means of communication in disaster scenes. Validation of new communication protocols for these networks requires exhaustive simulation runs because real life experiences can be performed exclusively during expensive civil protection exercises. The necessity of these simulations calls for realistic and reliable mobility models which take into account numerous aspects of Rescue Worker interventions. We propose a composite model of mobility for disaster scenarii which includes a realistic model of human displacement, team mobility, and obstacle avoidance. The comparison of its performance with those of other available models is encouraging. We believe that it can improve the veracity of Rescue operation simulations.

  • Ad Hoc Network in a Disaster Area: a Composite Mobility Model and its Evaluation
    2010
    Co-Authors: Stéphane Pomportes, Joanna Tomasik, Véronique Vèque
    Abstract:

    Ad hoc network is an essential means of communication in disaster scenes. Validation of new communication protocols for these networks requires exhaustive simulation runs because real life experiences can be performed exclusively during expensive civil protection exercises. The necessity of these simulations calls for realistic and reliable mobility models which take into account numerous aspects of Rescue Worker interventions. We propose a composite model of mobility for disaster scenarii which includes a realistic model of human displacement, team mobility, and obstacle avoidance. The comparison of its performance with those of other available models is encouraging. We believe that it can improve the veracity of Rescue operation simulations.

Robin M. Ikeda - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • World Trade Center Rescue Worker injury and illness surveillance, New York, 2001.
    American journal of preventive medicine, 2003
    Co-Authors: Sandra I. Berríos-torres, Jane A Greenko, Michael E. Phillips, James R Miller, Tracee A. Treadwell, Robin M. Ikeda
    Abstract:

    Abstract Background The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, prompted an unprecedented Rescue and recovery response. Operations were conducted around the clock, involved over 5000 Workers per day, and extended into months following the attacks. The City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented prospective surveillance to characterize Rescue Worker–related injury and illness and to help guide public health interventions. Methods From September 11 to October 11, 2001, personnel reviewed medical records at four Manhattan hospital emergency departments (EDs), and healthcare providers completed data collection forms at five temporary Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) facilities located at the site. Rescue Workers included construction Workers, police officers, firefighters, emergency medical service technicians, or Urban Search and Rescue Workers. Data collected included demographic characteristics, injury type, illness, and disposition. Results Of 5222 Rescue Worker visits, 89% were to DMAT facilities and 12% to EDs. Musculoskeletal conditions were the leading cause of visits (19%), followed by respiratory (16%) and eye (13%) disorders. Incidence rates were estimated based on total injuries and/or illnesses reported times 200,000 (100 equivalent full-time Workers in 1 year at 40 hours per week × 50 weeks per year), then divided by the total number of hours worked. Eye disorders (59.7) accounted for the highest estimated injury and illness rate, followed by headache (46.8). One death, 52 hospital admissions, and 55 transports were reported. Findings underscored the need to coordinate distribution and enforcement of personal protective equipment use, purchase of diagnostic equipment to diagnose corneal abrasions, and distribution of health advisories. Conclusions This system provided objective, timely information that helped guide public health interventions in the immediate aftermath of the attacks and during the prolonged Rescue and recovery operations. Lessons learned can be used to guide future surveillance efforts.

I-shin Shiah - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Characteristics of acute stress symptoms and nitric oxide concentration in young Rescue Workers in Taiwan.
    Psychiatry research, 2002
    Co-Authors: Chin-bin Yeh, James F. Leckman, Fang-jung Wan, I-shin Shiah
    Abstract:

    Abstract Disaster Workers as well as victims are at increased risk for acute stress disorder (ASD). The present study was undertaken to study the course of the stress response in a group 187 young, male military personnel who served as Rescue Workers for 3 days after an earthquake in central Taiwan. A control group of 83 young, male military personnel who remained on the base was also studied. The initial evaluation took place within 16 days of the earthquake. Participants were interviewed using the Mini International Neuropsychological Interview. Thirty-one individuals met DSM-IV criteria for ASD at the initial evaluation. These 31 individuals were interviewed a second time 1 month after the earthquake. Plasma samples were also collected and assayed for nitric oxide (NO). The point prevalence rates of ASD 2 weeks after the earthquake in the initial evaluation were 9 and 16% in the Rescue Worker and control groups, respectively. At 1 month, the prevalence was substantially lower, in the range of 2–3%. Significant inverse correlations were observed between severity of stress symptoms and the plasma concentration of NO in the Rescue Worker group ( r =−0.36 to −0.64, n =17, P