Identification of disaster knowledge factors: preliminary findings

Disasters bring about the loss of lives, property, employment and damage to the physical infrastructure and the environment. The number of reported disasters has increased steadily over the past century and risen very sharply during the past decade. While knowledge management can enhance the process of disaster management, there is a perceived gap in information coordination and sharing within the context of disaster management. Identification of key disaster knowledge factors will be an enabler to manage disasters successfully. The study aims to identify and map key disaster knowledge success factors for managing disasters successfully through capturing the good practices and lessons learned. The objective of this paper is to present the interview findings on influence level of disaster knowledge factors in managing disasters successfully and the means they influence throughout the disaster management cycle. While all the respondents agreed that the influence level of social factors in managing disasters is very high, a number of respondents agreed that the influence level of technological factors is significant. Operational/managerial, economic and technological factors seem to influence the whole disaster management cycle including mitigation/preparedness, immediate relief and reconstruction/recover

Effects of CD8+CD28- T suppressor lymphocyte (Ts) on B- and T-lymphocyte function in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

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Resumption of sexual activity in patients with myocardial infarction after cardiac rehabilitation

The Medical Research Conference'99, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, 30-31 January 1999published_or_final_versio

The Role of Information Technology Coordinator in the Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in Schools of Hong Kong

Facilitator : Mr. Felix SIU, Lecturer, CITEpublished_or_final_versionCentre for Information Technology in Education, University of Hong Kon

Overview of the development and implementation of the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme (MBIS) in Hong Kong

Author name used in this publication: Albert P.C. Chan2013-2014 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishe

Balance control, agility, eye-hand coordination, and sport performance of amateur badminton players: A cross-sectional study

© 2019 the Author(s). In this study, balance performance, agility, eye-hand coordination, and sports performance were compared between amateur badminton players and active controls. Thirty young adult badminton players and 33 active controls participated in the study. Static single-leg standing balance (with eyes closed) was measured using a force platform, and dynamic balance was measured using the Y Balance Test (lower quarter). Agility was measured using a hexagon agility test, and eye-hand coordination was measured using a computerized finger-pointing task. Sports performance was quantified by the number of times a shuttlecock fell in a designated area following a badminton serve. The badminton players had superior accuracy in badminton serving (P.05). Amateur badminton players had more favorable sports performance, but not balance performance, agility, or eye-hand coordination, than controls

Towards Modernization of Water Management System in Upper East Bank of Chao Phraya Delta -Follow-up Activities of the Modernization of the Water Management System Project in Thailand-

本報文は，国際協力機構の技術協力プロジェクト・タイ国水管理システム近代化計画フォローアップ（2004年４月~2005年９月）における流域デルタレベル水管理分野の活動報告である。技術指導の内容は，乾期配水計画策定に関する助言，配水実態のモニターと配水調整の指導，水管理意思決定支援システムの開発，および水資源の有効利用に資する流出解析と水収支解析の実施であった。 特に，チャイナートパサック幹線水路沿いの４つの維持管理事務所が所管する灌漑地区の不公平な配水を是正するため，2004年の乾期から，タイ国王室灌漑局本部，第10地方灌漑事務所（上述の４つの維持管理事務所を統括），および維持管理事務所職員からなる配水調整委員会を組織した。配水調整委員会では，乾期の配水計画と実績が毎月議論され，その議論の結果は，その後の配水方針に反映された。この結果，2005年の乾期，４つの維持管理事務所における総配水量の実績値と計画値の比は，上流からそれぞれ72, 107, 121および109%となり，チャイナートパサック幹線水路掛かりにおける，公平な乾期配水が達成された。 また，水管理意思決定支援システムの一部となる地理情報システムとデータベースの統合システムを開発し，水管理担当職員の業務の効率化を図った。さらに，カウンターパートを指導して水理・水文観測を実施し，大学や国際協力機構派遣の短期専門家と連携して，流出解析や水収支解析を行い，対象流域における利用可能な水資源の評価を行った。articl