Journal: Risk Analysis

Found 492 papers in total
Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism Risk Assessments
Recollection Bias and Its Underpinnings: Lessons from Terrorism Risk Assessments
2017,
Recollection bias is the phenomenon whereby people who observe a highly unexpected...
Determinants of Seeking and Avoiding Risk-Related Information in Times of Crisis
Determinants of Seeking and Avoiding Risk-Related Information in Times of Crisis
2017,
This research is designed to provide insight into the psychological (e.g., threat...
Total Economic Consequences of an Influenza Outbreak in the United States
Total Economic Consequences of an Influenza Outbreak in the United States
2017,
Pandemic influenza represents a serious threat not only to the population of the...
Insights into the Societal Risk of Nuclear Power Plant Accidents
Insights into the Societal Risk of Nuclear Power Plant Accidents
2017,
The elements of societal risk from a nuclear power plant accident are clearly...
Failing to Fix What is Found: Risk Accommodation in the Oil and Gas Industry
Failing to Fix What is Found: Risk Accommodation in the Oil and Gas Industry
2017,
The present program of research synthesizes the findings from three studies in line...
Quantitative Risk Analysis on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Through a Bi-Directional Road Tunnel
Quantitative Risk Analysis on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Through a Bi-Directional Road Tunnel
2017,
A quantitative risk analysis (QRA) regarding dangerous goods vehicles (DGVs) running...
Does Size Matter? A Study of Risk Perceptions of Global Population Growth
Does Size Matter? A Study of Risk Perceptions of Global Population Growth
2017,
The global human population now exceeds 7 billion and is projected to reach 10 billion...
Of Disasters and Dragon Kings: A Statistical Analysis of Nuclear Power Incidents and Accidents
Of Disasters and Dragon Kings: A Statistical Analysis of Nuclear Power Incidents and Accidents
2017,
We perform a statistical study of risk in nuclear energy systems. This study provides...
An Adaptive Simulation Framework for the Exploration of Extreme and Unexpected Events in Dynamic Engineered Systems
An Adaptive Simulation Framework for the Exploration of Extreme and Unexpected Events in Dynamic Engineered Systems
2017,
The end states reached by an engineered system during an accident scenario depend not...
Estimation of Benchmark Dose of Lifetime Cadmium Intake for Adverse Renal Effects Using Hybrid Approach in Inhabitants of an Environmentally Exposed River Basin in Japan
Estimation of Benchmark Dose of Lifetime Cadmium Intake for Adverse Renal Effects Using Hybrid Approach in Inhabitants of an Environmentally Exposed River Basin in Japan
2017,
The aim of this study is to estimate the reference level of lifetime cadmium intake...
Communicating Uncertain Science to the Public: How Amount and Source of Uncertainty Impact Fatalism, Backlash, and Overload
Communicating Uncertain Science to the Public: How Amount and Source of Uncertainty Impact Fatalism, Backlash, and Overload
2017,
Public dissemination of scientific research often focuses on the finding (e.g.,...
The Effect of Forest Management Strategy on Carbon Storage and Revenue in Western Washington: A Probabilistic Simulation of Tradeoffs
The Effect of Forest Management Strategy on Carbon Storage and Revenue in Western Washington: A Probabilistic Simulation of Tradeoffs
2017,
The objectives of this study are to understand tradeoffs between forest carbon and...
Gender Roles and the Expression of Driving Anger Among Ukrainian Drivers
Gender Roles and the Expression of Driving Anger Among Ukrainian Drivers
2017,
The current study investigated the validity of the revised (25‐item) version of...
Flood Catastrophe Model for Designing Optimal Flood Insurance Program: Estimating Location-Specific Premiums in the Netherlands
Flood Catastrophe Model for Designing Optimal Flood Insurance Program: Estimating Location-Specific Premiums in the Netherlands
2017,
As flood risks grow worldwide, a well‐designed insurance program engaging...
Weighing the Risks of Nuclear Energy and Climate Change: Trust in Different Information Sources, Perceived Risks, and Willingness to Pay for Alternatives to Nuclear Power
Weighing the Risks of Nuclear Energy and Climate Change: Trust in Different Information Sources, Perceived Risks, and Willingness to Pay for Alternatives to Nuclear Power
2017,
We examined how individuals perceive nuclear energy in the context of climate change...
Multi-Case Review of the Application of the Precautionary Principle in European Union Law and Case Law
Multi-Case Review of the Application of the Precautionary Principle in European Union Law and Case Law
2017,
The precautionary principle was formulated to provide a basis for political action to...
A Hybrid Methodology for Modeling Risk of Adverse Events in Complex Health-Care Settings
A Hybrid Methodology for Modeling Risk of Adverse Events in Complex Health-Care Settings
2017,
In spite of increased attention to quality and efforts to provide safe medical care,...
Risk-Mitigating Policies and Adversarial Behavior: Case of Backlash
Risk-Mitigating Policies and Adversarial Behavior: Case of Backlash
2017,
A probabilistic game‐theoretic model is developed within both a static and a...
Information Sources as Explanatory Variables for the Belgian Health-Related Risk Perception of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Information Sources as Explanatory Variables for the Belgian Health-Related Risk Perception of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
2017,
The media play an important role in risk communication, providing information about...
Perception of Climate Risk among Rural Farmers in Vietnam: Consistency within Households and with the Empirical Record
Perception of Climate Risk among Rural Farmers in Vietnam: Consistency within Households and with the Empirical Record
2017,
Rural farmers in Vietnamese communes perceive climate risk and potential impacts on...
Disasters as Learning Experiences or Disasters as Policy Opportunities? Examining Flood Insurance Purchases after Hurricanes
Disasters as Learning Experiences or Disasters as Policy Opportunities? Examining Flood Insurance Purchases after Hurricanes
2017,
Flood insurance is a critical risk management strategy, contributing to greater...
Microbiological and Modeling Approach to Derive Performance Objectives for Bacillus cereus Group in Ready-to-Eat Salads
Microbiological and Modeling Approach to Derive Performance Objectives for Bacillus cereus Group in Ready-to-Eat Salads
2017,
In this article, the performance objectives (POs) for Bacillus cereus group (BC) in...
Seeing What You Want to See: How Imprecise Uncertainty Ranges Enhance Motivated Reasoning
Seeing What You Want to See: How Imprecise Uncertainty Ranges Enhance Motivated Reasoning
2017,
In this article, we consider a novel criterion for evaluating representations of...
Nonparametric Tree-Based Predictive Modeling of Storm Outages on an Electric Distribution Network
Nonparametric Tree-Based Predictive Modeling of Storm Outages on an Electric Distribution Network
2017,
This article compares two nonparametric tree‐based models, quantile regression...
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