AIMC Topic: Disasters

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[Medial Stigmatization of Mentally Ill Persons after the "Germanwings"-Crash].

Psychiatrische Praxis
OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to investigate the frequency of media stigmatization of mentally ill persons after the crash of the "Germanwings"-aircraft on March 2015.

GIS Fuzzy Expert System for the assessment of ecosystems vulnerability to fire in managing Mediterranean natural protected areas.

Journal of environmental management
A significant threat to the natural and cultural heritage of Mediterranean natural protected areas (NPAs) is related to uncontrolled fires that can cause potential damages related to the loss or a reduction of ecosystems. The assessment and mapping o...

Changes in depression stigma after the Germanwings crash - Findings from German population surveys.

Journal of affective disorders
BACKGROUND: Media coverage of the Germanwings plane crash intensely focused on the co-pilot's mental illness and was criticized for potentially increasing depression stigma. We explored whether stigma beliefs towards persons with depression changed i...

Psychological First Aid by AI: Proof-of-Concept and Comparative Performance of ChatGPT-4 and Gemini in Different Disaster Scenarios.

Journal of clinical psychology
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the performance and proof-of-concept of psychological first aid (PFA) provided by two AI chatbots, ChatGPT-4 and Gemini.

AntBot-EX: Enhancing robot search efficiency in complex post-disaster environments.

PloS one
In post-disaster scenarios, effective rescue operations hinge on deploying robots equipped with sophisticated path planning algorithms capable of navigating through complex and unknown environments, facilitating an exhaustive search for survivors. Th...

The role of artificial intelligence in disaster recovery.

Journal of business continuity & emergency planning
In an era marked by the increasing frequency of major natural and manmade disasters, the imperative for effective disaster recovery planning and response has never been more pronounced. As communities grapple with the aftermath of hurricanes, earthqu...

AI (artificial intelligence)-assisted planning within emergency management operations.

Journal of emergency management (Weston, Mass.)
There is a demand for future technologies to be embedded within emergency management operations. Artificial intelligence (AI) can help save lives and create more efficient systems for emergency management operators to prepare, design, develop, and ex...

Designing and executing a functional exercise to test a novel informatics tool for mass casualty triage.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
OBJECTIVE: The testing of informatics tools designed for use during mass casualty incidents presents a unique problem as there is no readily available population of victims or identical exposure setting. The purpose of this article is to describe the...

Multiple flood vulnerability assessment approach based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method and coordinated development degree model.

Journal of environmental management
Flood is a serious challenge that increasingly affects the residents as well as policymakers. Flood vulnerability assessment is becoming gradually relevant in the world. The purpose of this study is to develop an approach to reveal the relationship b...