scholarly journals A digital liquefaction susceptibility map for the HAZUS earthquake loss estimation of the San Juan metropolitan area, Puerto Rico

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Santiago ◽  
Jesús Rodríguez-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Loss Estimation ◽  
Susceptibility Map ◽  
San Juan ◽  
Earthquake Loss Estimation ◽  
Liquefaction Susceptibility ◽  
Earthquake Loss

scholarly journals Temporal and Spatial Blood Feeding Patterns of Urban Mosquitoes in the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Matthew W. Hopken ◽  
Limarie J. Reyes-Torres ◽  
Nicole Scavo ◽  
Antoinette J. Piaggio ◽  
Zaid Abdo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Culex Quinquefasciatus ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Pathogen Transmission ◽  
San Juan ◽  
Vertebrate Species ◽  
Blood Meals

Urban ecosystems are a patchwork of habitats that host a broad diversity of animal species. Insects comprise a large portion of urban biodiversity which includes many pest species, including those that transmit pathogens. Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) inhabit urban environments and rely on sympatric vertebrate species to complete their life cycles, and in this process transmit pathogens to animals and humans. Given that mosquitoes feed upon vertebrates, they can also act as efficient samplers that facilitate detection of vertebrate species that utilize urban ecosystems. In this study, we analyzed DNA extracted from mosquito blood meals collected temporally in multiple neighborhoods of the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico to evaluate the presence of vertebrate fauna. DNA was collected from 604 individual mosquitoes that represented two common urban species, Culex quinquefasciatus (n = 586) and Aedes aegypti (n = 18). Culex quinquefasciatus fed on 17 avian taxa (81.2% of blood meals), seven mammalian taxa (17.9%), and one reptilian taxon (0.85%). Domestic chickens dominated these blood meals both temporally and spatially, and no statistically significant shift from birds to mammals was detected. Aedes aegypti blood meals were from a less diverse group, with two avian taxa (11.1%) and three mammalian taxa (88.9%) identified. The blood meals we identified provided a snapshot of the vertebrate community in the San Juan Metropolitan Area and have potential implications for vector-borne pathogen transmission.

Overview of Taiwan Earthquake Loss Estimation System

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 23-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Hsun Yeh ◽  
Chin-Hsiung Loh ◽  
Keh-Chyuan Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Loss Estimation ◽  
Earthquake Loss Estimation ◽  
Earthquake Loss ◽  
Estimation System ◽  
Taiwan Earthquake

Advances in Earthquake Loss Estimation and Application to Memphis, Tennessee

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanobu Shinozuka ◽  
Stephanie E. Chang ◽  
Ronald T. Eguchi ◽  
Daniel P. Abrams ◽  
Howard H. M. Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Loss Estimation ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Earthquake Loss Estimation ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Central United States ◽  
Earthquake Loss ◽  
Shelby County

In recent years, a number of research efforts conducted through the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER) have focused on assessing seismic hazard and vulnerability in the Central United States. These multi-year, coordinated multi-investigator research efforts culminated in two loss estimation demonstration projects for Memphis (Shelby County), Tennessee, that evaluate losses associated with buildings and lifelines, respectively. While conducted independently, these two loss estimation studies share similar approaches, such as the emphasis on using detailed local data. Furthermore, the significance of the projects derives not only from the advances made by individual investigators, but also from the innovations developed in synthesizing the various studies into a coordinated loss estimation effort. This paper discusses the NCEER buildings and lifelines loss estimation projects with emphasis on methodological advances and insights from the loss estimation results.

HAZUS Earthquake Loss Estimation Methods

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. Kircher ◽  
Robert V. Whitman ◽  
William T. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Loss Estimation ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Earthquake Loss Estimation ◽  
Earthquake Loss
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