This work proposes a new class of proactive attacks called the Informational Denial-of-Service (IDoS) that exploit attentional human vulnerability. By generating large volume feints, IDoS deplete cognitive resources operators to prevent humans from identifying real hidden among feints. aims formally define attacks, quantify their consequences, and develop human-assistive security technologies m...

This paper describes the first hand experiences of the electronic point of care (ePOC) project team and the project management and research and development issues that emerged over the course of a collaborative 3 year eHealth project. The paper highlights that despite the best of intentions by project managers, researchers and developers, a technologically innovative concept is no guarantee of ...

This article proposes a vulnerability assessment model for evaluating buildings’ expected seismic performance, as well their to tsunamis. The objective of this is provide appropriate information decision makers regarding the need repairs and reinforcement buildings or other mitigation measures that be applied in territory. A procedure assessing another methodology tsunami faced by coastal struc...

Summary Human–wildlife interactions (HWIs) occur in many rural African communities, with potential impacts on livelihood vulnerability. High vulnerability may force communities to employ strategies that increase the risk of negative HWIs, yet extent which HWIs drive or are driven by is unclear. We hypothesized more vulnerable households likely be exposed wildlife and experience interactions. To...

abstract nowadays, cities and communities have been established in places where are exposed to different disasters or due to technological progress are exposed to man-made incidents. the view to disaster management and urban management has been changed from response and mitigation to resilience and bounce back. resilience is a new concept which was introduced by hollings (1979) in ecology. this...

Climate change is predicted to have a range of direct and indirect impacts on marine and freshwater capture fisheries, with implications for fisheries-dependent economies, coastal communities and fisherfolk. This technical paper reviews these predicted impacts, and introduces and applies the concepts of vulnerability, adaptation and adaptive capacity. Capture fisheries are largely driven by fos...

In the last 20 years, agencies and departments in the State of California have initiated seismic vulnerability programs for state-owned buildings with goals ranging from life safety to reduced post-earthquake disruption. Until now, there has not been an assessment of all state-owned buildings with the goal of identifying and assessing the seismic vulnerability of those buildings needed for resp...