Human stampedes are a major cause of mortality in mass gatherings, but they have
received limited scientific attention. While the number of publications has increased, there is …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze theory of inventive problem-solving (TRIZ)
in terms of knowledge, skill, workload and affect to understand its effectiveness in enabling …

Using a nonequivalent pretest–posttest design to evaluate a 6-week educational program,
we explored the effect of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (Teoriya Resheniya …

Public gatherings, transit hubs, stadiums, and crowded retail malls are just a few examples
of places where crowd management has become an urgent issue in recent years. Effective …

With the continuous increase of large-scale activities, it is easy to occur serious stampedes.
This study focuses on sporting venues to study stampede accidents in large-scale activities …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to propose an innovative solution for prioritizing
“Whats” and “Hows” and resolving contradictions among “Whats” in House of Quality (HoQ) …

Background With the accelerating trend of global aging, over one billion people need to use
one or more types of assistive products. However, the high abandonment rate of current …

The paper presents the results of an analysis of the 'News Divine'human stampede which
occurred on 20th June 2008 in Mexico City. As a consequence of the disaster, twelve people …

In crowd disasters, overcrowding is one of the causes for crushing and trampling. However,
little research has been done on the physical interaction among pedestrians, especially the …

Knowing the dynamic population vulnerability distribution and having an efficient information
dissemination of disaster warnings play a very important role in the developing of a …