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View article: Editorial: Cross-boundary disaster communication: building systems thinking and breaking traditional divisions in the field
Editorial: Cross-boundary disaster communication: building systems thinking and breaking traditional divisions in the field Open
Our societies are facing risks that are increasingly complex, interconnected, and unpredictable. Globalization, technological interdependence, and climate change mean that hazards are no longer confined to a single location, sector, or pha…
View article: Human-AI Communication in First Aid Response: Effects on Team Performance, Trust, and Teamwork Appraisal
Human-AI Communication in First Aid Response: Effects on Team Performance, Trust, and Teamwork Appraisal Open
This study examines human-AI communication in simulated first aid scenarios, exploring its impact on team performance, AI teammate trust, and perceived workload and self-efficacy. Twenty-five participants without first aid training collabo…
View article: Recognizing and adjusting: developing an adaptive team information seeking framework for emergency situation assessment
Recognizing and adjusting: developing an adaptive team information seeking framework for emergency situation assessment Open
International audience
View article: Future AI in crisis management: Proposing a bio-inspired, neuro-symbolic architecture
Future AI in crisis management: Proposing a bio-inspired, neuro-symbolic architecture Open
International audience
View article: Damage to medical complexes in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war: a geospatial analysis
Damage to medical complexes in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war: a geospatial analysis Open
Introduction Medical facilities are civilian objects specially protected during armed conflict by international humanitarian law (IHL). These protections are customarily applied regardless of the conflict, parties or contexts involved. Att…
View article: Collaborative Information Seeking during a 911 Call Surge: A Case Study
Collaborative Information Seeking during a 911 Call Surge: A Case Study Open
International audience
View article: Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID 19
Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID 19 Open
Despite the central role that domestic militaries regularly play in supporting civilian disease outbreak responses, the dynamics of civil-military coordination during major health emergencies remain largely under-explored in public health,…
View article: PB2345: ADAPTING PATIENT EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES IN PYRUVATE KINASE DEFICIENCY: EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA FINDINGS FROM THE AAC PATIENT AND CAREGIVER SURVEY
PB2345: ADAPTING PATIENT EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES IN PYRUVATE KINASE DEFICIENCY: EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA FINDINGS FROM THE AAC PATIENT AND CAREGIVER SURVEY Open
Background: Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is a rare congenital hemolytic anemia affecting approximately 3 people per million globally. As little is known about the burden of this disease and the patient perspective on its management, a p…
View article: Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID-19
Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID-19 Open
Background Despite the central role that domestic militaries regularly play in supporting civilian disease outbreak responses, the dynamics of domestic civil-military engagement (CME) during major health emergencies remain largely under-ex…
View article: Diversity and Humanitarian Negotiation
Diversity and Humanitarian Negotiation Open
The humanitarian sector has steadily pushed forward with efforts to cultivate negotiation capacity among aid workers. However, considerations of how the profile of the humanitarian negotiator might shape negotiation outcomes have been, at …
View article: Data Census of a Geographically-Bounded Tweet Set to Enhance Common Operational Picture Tools
Data Census of a Geographically-Bounded Tweet Set to Enhance Common Operational Picture Tools Open
Location information is of particular importance to crisis informatics. The Twitter API provides several methods to assess a rough location and/or the specific latitude and longitude in which a post originated. This paper offers a compariso…
View article: Adapting Uncertainty Reduction Theory for Crisis Communication: Guidelines for Technical Communicators
Adapting Uncertainty Reduction Theory for Crisis Communication: Guidelines for Technical Communicators Open
The central components of an interpersonal communication framework such as uncertainty reduction theory can be adapted to design and evaluate crisis communication addressing uncertainty between citizens needing access to services and organ…
View article: Storm-related social media data
Storm-related social media data Open
This data makes available the qualitative content analysis of crisis social media datasets collected over a six-hour period during a severe storm and tornado that struck Central Pennsylvania on May 1st, 2017. Three datasets were collected …
View article: Participatory asymmetry: Theorizing media objects and media flows in a framework of participatory production
Participatory asymmetry: Theorizing media objects and media flows in a framework of participatory production Open
Social media develops a common asymmetry: few contribute much, the majority little. By “participatory asymmetry” we understand this long tail of participatory production as an interactive dynamic among two types of social media users, regu…
View article: Expanding Awareness: Comparing Location, Keyword, and Network Filtering Methods to Collect Hyperlocal Social Media Data
Expanding Awareness: Comparing Location, Keyword, and Network Filtering Methods to Collect Hyperlocal Social Media Data Open
Opportunities to collect real-time social media data during a crisis remain limited to location and keyword filtering despite the sparsity of geographic metadata and the tendency of keyword-based methods to capture information posted by re…
View article: Role Playing Next Generation 9-1-1: Sensemaking with Social Media in Public-Safety Answering Points
Role Playing Next Generation 9-1-1: Sensemaking with Social Media in Public-Safety Answering Points Open
For over a decade, research has suggested that social media can enhance the situational awareness of emergency responders during a crisis. Rarely, however, do studies examine the sensemaking processes of emergency responders by which situa…
View article: Networked pedagogy: Exploring asymmetries in the structuring of distributed learning networks
Networked pedagogy: Exploring asymmetries in the structuring of distributed learning networks Open
The conclusions drawn from network science regarding the asymmetric structuring of real-world networks offer important theoretical orientation in addressing the shifting pedagogical topography of distributed learning networks. Problematizi…
View article: Exploring linguistic diversity of MOOCS: Implications for international development
Exploring linguistic diversity of MOOCS: Implications for international development Open
Recent practical initiatives and academic research have signaled optimism for the use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as an alternative model for education in the developing world. At the same time, anecdotal evidence and observatio…