Early wildfire detection technologies in practice—a review

A Mohapatra, T Trinh - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
As fires grow in intensity and frequency each year, so has the resistance from their anthropic
victims in the form of firefighting technology and research. Although it is impossible to …

Active fire detection from landsat-8 imagery using deep multiple kernel learning

A Rostami, R Shah-Hosseini, S Asgari, A Zarei… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Active fires are devastating natural disasters that cause socio-economical damage across
the globe. The detection and mapping of these disasters require efficient tools, scientific …

Social vulnerability in US communities affected by wildfire smoke, 2011 to 2021

J Vargo, B Lappe, MC Mirabelli… - American journal of …, 2023 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To describe demographic and social characteristics of US communities exposed
to wildfire smoke. Methods. Using satellite-collected data on wildfire smoke with the …

Predictors of COVID-19 vaccination among veterans experiencing homelessness

MD Balut, K Chu, JL Gin, A Dobalian… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sufficient uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine is key to slowing the spread of the coronavirus
among the most vulnerable in society, including individuals experiencing homelessness …

Representations of wildfires in academia

M Whitman, S Holmgren - Journal of Environmental Planning and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In response to intensifying wildfire seasons, scholars call for new wildfire policy and
management approaches. Based on the assumption that science, policy, and management …

Vaccinating veterans experiencing homelessness for COVID-19: healthcare and housing service providers' perspectives

MD Balut, JL Gin, NR Alenkin, A Dobalian - Journal of Community Health, 2022 - Springer
This study examines challenges experienced during COVID-19 vaccination efforts,
facilitating factors that increased vaccination, and lessons learned from healthcare providers …

Responding to COVID-19 while serving veterans experiencing homelessness: The pandemic experiences of healthcare and housing providers

JL Gin, MD Balut, NR Alenkin… - Journal of Primary Care …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides essential care through transitional
housing and healthcare for Veterans experiencing homelessness through the Grant and Per …

Disaster preparedness in social work: enhancing policy in Australian human service organisations

K Bell, H Boetto - The British Journal of Social Work, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This article reports on a small study that aimed to enhance disaster preparedness policy in
Australian human service organisations. Adopting a transformative ecosocial lens, the …

A qualitative exploration of frontline homeless service worker experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Aykanian - Journal of Social Service Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Research has illustrated how homeless service organizations have adjusted policies and
services during the COVID-19 pandemic and how frontline workers have taken on the work …

Extreme weather events and HIV: development of a conceptual framework through qualitative interviews with people with HIV impacted by the California wildfires and …

P Saberi, K Ming, EA Arnold, AM Leddy, SD Weiser - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background People with HIV (PWH) are disproportionately vulnerable to the
impacts of wildfires, given the need for frequent access to healthcare systems, higher burden …