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John Adams - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A 'Richter Scale for risk'? Scientific management of uncertainty versus management of scientific uncertainty
Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 1998Co-Authors: John AdamsAbstract:Abstract There have recently been calls in the UK for the development of a 'Richter Scale for risk'. It is helpful when considering the merits of these proposals to distinguish three categories of risk: directly perceptible risk, e.g. climbing a tree, riding a bicycle; risks perceptible with the help of science, e.g. cholera and other infectious diseases; and virtual risks, about which scientists do not know or can not agree, e.g. BSE/CJD and suspected carcinogens. The professional management of directly perceptible risks is made difficult and frustrating by people insisting on being their own risk managers, and overriding the judgements of risk experts and the interventions of safety regulators. Risks perceived through science are framed in terms of probabilities. The Richter Scale for risk seeks, by means of a table of 'benchmark risks', to help scientists communicate thier knowledge of risk to the lay public. But frequently these probabilities are nothing but confident sounding expressions of uncertain...
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A Richter Scale for Risk?: scientific management of uncertainty versus management of scientific uncertainty
1998Co-Authors: John AdamsAbstract:Abstract There have recently been calls in the UK for the development of a 'Richter Scale for risk'. It is helpful when considering the merits of these proposals to distinguish three categories of risk: directly perceptible risk, e.g. climbing a tree, riding a bicycle; risks perceptible with the help of science, e.g. cholera and other infectious diseases; and virtual risks, about which scientists do not know or can not agree, e.g. BSE/CJD and suspected carcinogens. The professional management of directly perceptible risks is made difficult and frustrating by people insisting on being their own risk managers, and overriding the judgements of risk experts and the interventions of safety regulators. Risks perceived through science are framed in terms of probabilities. The Richter Scale for risk seeks, by means of a table of 'benchmark risks', to help scientists communicate thier knowledge of risk to the lay public. But frequently these probabilities are nothing but confident sounding expressions of uncertain...
Thomas G. Field - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Seven-Plus on the IP Richter Scale: Administrative Process
Social Science Research Network, 2011Co-Authors: Thomas G. FieldAbstract:Over sixty op-eds have been published in iP Frontline, an IP & Technology Magazine, under the “Seven-Plus” umbrella title. Most have examined recent cases addressing substantive issues. Ones collected here, however, center on process rather than substance.Published between 2004 and 2010, these eleven comments have been edited and often updated here. They address a range of matters of central interest in copyright, patent and trademark law such as rulemaking process requirements, standards for direct and collateral review of agency action, matters that influence intramural and court jurisdiction, the constitutionality of means for appointing officials and the extent to which PTO boards can properly refuse to permit citation of their own opinions.
Lin Feng-tya - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Planners' Experiences in the Chi-Chi Earthquake,Taiwan
Urban Studies, 2008Co-Authors: Lin Feng-tyaAbstract:The Chi-Chi earthquake occurred on September 21 th ,1999. The epicenter of the earthquake was at Jiji Township,Natou County,Taiwan,measured 7.3 on the Richter Scale,and caused severe life and property losses. This article reviews the experiences of spatial planners in the stages of disaster response,recovery and mitigation in the past 9 years. We hope that the experiences can help the recovery of the Sichuan Earthquake.
Jianxin Zhang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Mental health problems among the survivors in the hard-hit areas of the Yushu earthquake.
PloS one, 2012Co-Authors: Zhen Zhang, Wenzhong Wang, Zhanbiao Shi, Li Wang, Jianxin ZhangAbstract:Background: On April 14, 2010, an earthquake registering 7.1 on the Richter Scale shook Qinghai Province in southwest China. The earthquake caused numerous casualties and much damage. The epicenter, Yushu County, suffered the most severe damage. As a part of the psychological relief work, the present study evaluated the mental health statuses of the people affected and identified the mental disorder risk factors related to earthquakes.
Li-yi Zhang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Psychosomatic conditions of the children and adolescents exposed to 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake
International journal of behavioral medicine, 2013Co-Authors: Xin-yang Sun, Hui-min Fan, Bo Bai, Hong-tao Song, Feng-yan Tao, Zi-xiang Song, Guang-ya Zhang, Jianyong Shi, Li-yi ZhangAbstract:Background A devastating earthquake registering 8.0 on the Richter Scale struck Wenchuan County in Northwest Sichuan Province in China on May 12, 2008, claiming over 69,200 lives, seriously wounding more than 374,600 people, and rendering more than 18,400 people missing. The epicenter was close to Yingxiu Township in Wenchuan County.
