Keyword: risk

Found 1845 papers in total
Influenza Infection Risk and Predominate Exposure Route: Uncertainty Analysis
Influenza Infection Risk and Predominate Exposure Route: Uncertainty Analysis
2011,
An effective nonpharmaceutical intervention for influenza interrupts an exposure route...
Dose-Response Model of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) for Human
Dose-Response Model of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) for Human
2011,
Rickettsia rickettsii is the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)...
Building Blocks for a Precautionary Approach to the Use of Nanomaterials: Positions Taken by Trade Unions and Environmental NGOs in the European Nanotechnologies Debate
Building Blocks for a Precautionary Approach to the Use of Nanomaterials: Positions Taken by Trade Unions and Environmental NGOs in the European Nanotechnologies Debate
2011,
As partners in the European capacity-building project NanoCap, trade unions and...
An Exposure-Response Threshold for Lung Diseases and Lung Cancer Caused by Crystalline Silica
An Exposure-Response Threshold for Lung Diseases and Lung Cancer Caused by Crystalline Silica
2011,
Whether crystalline silica (CS) exposure increases risk of lung cancer in humans...
Potential Uncertainty Reduction in Model-Averaged Benchmark Dose Estimates Informed by an Additional Dose Study
Potential Uncertainty Reduction in Model-Averaged Benchmark Dose Estimates Informed by an Additional Dose Study
2011,
A methodology is presented for assessing the information value of an additional dosage...
Sensitivity Analysis and Estimation of Extreme Tail Behavior in Two-Dimensional Monte Carlo Simulation
Sensitivity Analysis and Estimation of Extreme Tail Behavior in Two-Dimensional Monte Carlo Simulation
2011,
Two-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation is frequently used to implement probabilistic...
Animal and Human Dose-Response Models for Brucella Species
Animal and Human Dose-Response Models for Brucella Species
2011,
Human Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases worldwide. Disease...
Florida Households’ Expected Responses to Hurricane Hazard Mitigation Incentives
Florida Households’ Expected Responses to Hurricane Hazard Mitigation Incentives
2011,
This study tested a series of models predicting household expectations of...
Ecological Risk Assessment, Prediction, and Assessing Risk Predictions
Ecological Risk Assessment, Prediction, and Assessing Risk Predictions
2011,
Ecological risk assessment embodied in an adaptive management framework is becoming...
A Longitudinal Study of Newspaper and Wire Service Coverage of Nanotechnology Risks
A Longitudinal Study of Newspaper and Wire Service Coverage of Nanotechnology Risks
2011,
This study reviewed coverage of nanotechnology risks in 20 U.S. and 9 U.K. newspapers...
Risk Analysis of Safety Service Patrol (SSP) Systems in Virginia
Risk Analysis of Safety Service Patrol (SSP) Systems in Virginia
2011,
The transportation infrastructure is a vital backbone of any regional economy as it...
QRA Model-Based Risk Impact Analysis of Traffic Flow in Urban Road Tunnels
QRA Model-Based Risk Impact Analysis of Traffic Flow in Urban Road Tunnels
2011,
Road tunnels are vital infrastructures providing underground vehicular passageways for...
Social Amplification of Risk in the Internet Environment
Social Amplification of Risk in the Internet Environment
2011,
This article analyzes the dynamic process of risk amplification in the Internet...
Risk-Based Decision Support Tools: Protecting Rail-Centered Transit Corridors from Cascading Effects
Risk-Based Decision Support Tools: Protecting Rail-Centered Transit Corridors from Cascading Effects
2011,
We consider the value of decision support tools for passenger rail system managers....
Estimated Rate of Fatal Automobile Accidents Attributable to Acute Solvent Exposure at Low Inhaled Concentrations
Estimated Rate of Fatal Automobile Accidents Attributable to Acute Solvent Exposure at Low Inhaled Concentrations
2011,
Acute solvent exposures may contribute to automobile accidents because they increase...
Nuclear Power-Related Facilities and Neighboring Land Price: A Case Study on the Mutsu-Ogawara Region, Japan
Nuclear Power-Related Facilities and Neighboring Land Price: A Case Study on the Mutsu-Ogawara Region, Japan
2011,
From the perspective of risk, nuclear-power-related facilities (NPRFs) are often...
Optimal Experimental Design Strategies for Detecting Hormesis
Optimal Experimental Design Strategies for Detecting Hormesis
2011,
Hormesis is a widely observed phenomenon in many branches of life sciences, ranging...
Using Simulation to Evaluate Time to Detect Incursions in Honeybee Biosecurity in Australia
Using Simulation to Evaluate Time to Detect Incursions in Honeybee Biosecurity in Australia
2011,
A key determinant of the efficiency of a surveillance system for exotic mites is...
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis from Very Small Private Water Supplies
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis from Very Small Private Water Supplies
2011,
This article reports a quantitative microbial risk assessment of the risk of Giardia...
The Use of Individual and Societal Risk Criteria Within the Dutch Flood Safety Policy–Nationwide Estimates of Societal Risk and Policy Applications
The Use of Individual and Societal Risk Criteria Within the Dutch Flood Safety Policy–Nationwide Estimates of Societal Risk and Policy Applications
2011,
The Dutch government is in the process of revising its flood safety policy. The...
Nonparametric Predictive Inference for Exposure Assessment
Nonparametric Predictive Inference for Exposure Assessment
2011,
Exposure assessment for food and drink consumption requires the combining of...
Probabilistic Modeling of the Fate of Listeria Monocytogenes in Diced Bacon During the Manufacturing Process
Probabilistic Modeling of the Fate of Listeria Monocytogenes in Diced Bacon During the Manufacturing Process
2011,
To assess the impact of the manufacturing process on the fate of Listeria...
Predictors of Parental Risk Perceptions: The Case of Child Pedestrian Injuries in School Context
Predictors of Parental Risk Perceptions: The Case of Child Pedestrian Injuries in School Context
2011,
The objective of this article is to explore the factors that influence parental risk...
The Impact of Consumer Phase Models in Microbial Risk Analysis
The Impact of Consumer Phase Models in Microbial Risk Analysis
2011,
In quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA), the consumer phase model (CPM)...
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