scholarly journals Sturmschäden in ungleichförmigen Beständen | Storm damage in irregular stands

2001 ◽  
Vol 152 (11) ◽  
pp. 445-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lubor Dvořák ◽  
Peter Bachmann ◽  
Daniel Mandallaz
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Storm Damage ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Area 18 ◽  
Selection Forest ◽  
Southwest Border

A selection forest covering about 500 ha in Schwarzenegg, on the southwest border of the Bernese Emmental, was subjected to areal and random spot checks in order to investigate dependencies between the damage caused by Lothar and various factors. Over the entire area 18% of the stems and 24% of the reserve stock is damaged. Worst hit are the acid and wet sites or low-lying sites. Selection sites are less effected than conversion stands and these less than even-aged stands. According to species, damage is significantly higher for spruce than for fir,and higher for fir than for beech. Yield intervention on sites up to 5 years before and between 15 and 20 years before the storm led to greater damage than intervention taken 5 to 15 years before the storm. Average strengths of interference between 70 to 150 sv/ha were less destabilising than weaker or stronger interference, regardless of how long before the storm they were carried out. It seems that, as far as risk reduction is concerned, selection forest is to be preferred to even-aged forest,as, in addition, permanent rejuvenation phases occur in selection stands over the whole area, which facilitate the reconstitution of structured stock in case of damage.

Spatial Analysis for Fire Risk Reduction in Kampung Ampel Cultural Heritage Area, Surabaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Farida Hudanti ◽  
Takeyuki Okubo ◽  
Petrus Natalivan Indradjati
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
High Risk Area ◽  
Evacuation Route ◽  
Heritage Area

The objective of the research is to improve fire risk reduction in Kampung Ampel Surabaya through: [1] identifying the current firefighting system in Surabaya; [2] identifying the characteristics and conditions of Kampung Ampel; [3] identifying structure of the problem; [4] proposing strategies for fire risk reduction in Kampung Ampel. The analysis will focus on determining risks and resources of Kampung Ampel to fire hazard using Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis. Risk and resources are combined to find out the areas that have the highest risk of fire hazard. The results of the analyses consist of challenges and possible solutions. The challenges can be concluded as follow: [1] resources for firefighting cannot cover the entire area of Kampung Ampel; and [2] resources for evacuation cannot accommodate all the population and visitors. The proposed solutions for those challenges are: [1] reactivation of inactive fire wells; [2] utilization on source of water in Ampel Mosque; [3] proposing wider road to connect roads which are wider than 3.5 meters but are blocked by narrower roads; [4] the purchase of adapters to connect different types of fire hoses; [5] adding the number of fire hoses brought to the site; [6] remodeling the vulnerable buildings using inflammable materials with keeping the value of cultural landscape; [7] keeping portable fire pump in Ampel Mosque to facilitate the fire handling by residents; and [8] preparing evacuation route to the closest open space areas. The application of those solutions can reduce the high-risk area from 26.6% to 0.2%.

scholarly journals How Hurricane Katrina influenced the design of hurricane protection and risk reduction systems and national approaches to risk and resilience. Part 2: Designing the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System and resulting long-term engineering guidance and practice changes

Water Policy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (S1) ◽  
pp. 174-187
Author(s):  
Lewis E. Link
Keyword(s):  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Flood Mitigation ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Army Corps ◽  
Storm Damage ◽  
Corps Of Engineers ◽  
Reduction System ◽  
Damage Risk

Abstract Following Hurricane Katrina, the US Army Corps of Engineers, supported in part by the risk and reliability analysis conducted by the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET), made a major shift from ‘protection’ to ‘risk reduction’ as the principal goal in flood mitigation. The mitigation of the flood risk in Southeast Louisiana was embodied in the design and construction of the ‘Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System’, the post-Katrina initiative for New Orleans flood mitigation. It also spawned a major overhaul of many of the Corps of Engineers’ technical guidance and engineering practice documents, incorporating risk as a key measure in the planning and design processes. The criteria applied for the design of the HSDRRS are discussed, with summaries of the associated major changes in Corps engineering guidance and practice relevant to flood mitigation.

scholarly journals Remotely sensed habitat assessment of bottomland hardwood and swamp habitat : West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System potential impact area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Saltus ◽  
Glenn Suir
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Bottomland Hardwood ◽  
Storm Damage ◽  
Lake Pontchartrain ◽  
Reduction System ◽  
Impact Area ◽  
Baseline Knowledge ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
Damage Risk

This study used remote sensing techniques to identify and assess the current condition of bottomland hardwood (BLH) and swamp habitats within the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) hurricane storm-damage risk reduction system (HSDRRS) project area. This effort provides baseline knowledge of the location and quality of these habitats prior to the construction of the WSLP HSDRRS project. The resultant products will assist the USACE—New Orleans District (MVN) by informing ecosystem decision-making related to environmental assessments.

Storm Damage Risk Reduction

2011 ◽  
Vol 2203 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Keller ◽  
Gary Ketcheson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Storm Damage ◽  
Damage Risk

Developing theory-based risk-reduction interventions for HIV-positive young people with haemophilia

Haemophilia ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Schultz ◽  
R. B. Butler ◽  
L. Mckernan ◽  
R. Boelsen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Hiv Positive

Cancer Survivors Need CVD Risk Reduction Too

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (16) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Cvd Risk

PCSK9 inhibition for LDL lowering and beyond – implications for patients with peripheral artery disease

VASA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Gebauer ◽  
Holger Reinecke
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Ldl Receptor ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Pcsk9 Inhibitors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction ◽  
Simultaneous Application ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pcsk9 Inhibition

Abstract. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) has been proven to be a causal factor of atherosclerosis and, along with other triggers like inflammation, the most frequent reason for peripheral arterial disease. Moreover, a linear correlation between LDL-C concentration and cardiovascular outcome in high-risk patients could be established during the past century. After the development of statins, numerous randomized trials have shown the superiority for LDL-C reduction and hence the decrease in cardiovascular outcomes including mortality. Over the past decades it became evident that more intense LDL-C lowering, by either the use of highly potent statin supplements or by additional cholesterol absorption inhibitor application, accounted for an even more profound cardiovascular risk reduction. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a serin protease with effect on the LDL receptor cycle leading to its degradation and therefore preventing continuing LDL-C clearance from the blood, is the target of a newly developed monoclonal antibody facilitating astounding LDL-C reduction far below to what has been set as target level by recent ESC/EAS guidelines in management of dyslipidaemias. Large randomized outcome trials including subjects with PAD so far have been able to prove significant and even more intense cardiovascular risk reduction via further LDL-C debasement on top of high-intensity statin medication. Another approach for LDL-C reduction is a silencing interfering RNA muting the translation of PCSK9 intracellularly. Moreover, PCSK9 concentrations are elevated in cells involved in plaque composition, so the potency of intracellular PCSK9 inhibition and therefore prevention or reversal of plaques may provide this mechanism of action on PCSK9 with additional beneficial effects on cells involved in plaque formation. Thus, simultaneous application of statins and PCSK9 inhibitors promise to reduce cardiovascular event burden by both LDL-C reduction and pleiotropic effects of both agents.

Prophylactic Mastectomy - Evaluation and Treatment of High Risk Patients

Swiss Surgery ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remmel ◽  
Harder
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Prophylactic Mastectomy ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Reconstructive Procedures ◽  
Medline Search ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk Reduction ◽  
Cancer Risk Reduction

Prophylactic mastectomy is an aggressive strategy for breast cancer risk reduction. The indications and efficiency of this procedures are not yet clearly defined. Randomized, prospective studies, comparing different surgical procedures with other modalities of breast cancer risk reduction are lacking. The report evaluates the existing controversy, based on Medline search in the following sequence: risk factors, possibilities of risk reduction, effectiveness of risk reduction, technical considerations and recommendations. Patient selection is difficult and needs an interdisciplinary approach. The women have to be well informed about all treatment alternatives and various reconstructive procedures. An appropriate risk reduction strategy should be selected individually for each patient. Up to now, there exist only recommendations from different institutions but no definitive guidelines.

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