From 1959 – 2009, Texas has annually led the nation in the number of flood fatalities. On average the number of deaths in Texas was three times the amount of the second leading state (Sharif, Hossain, Jackson & Bin-Shafique, 2012). Quantitative studies have attempted to cons…
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This study investigates the causes of deaths and injuries in the August 17th, 1999 Kocaeli earthquake to provide recommendations for risk mitigation. An epidemiological survey of the causes of deaths and injuries was completed for 453 households with 1,861 members. A geo-spatial…
Cetacean species face serious challenges worldwide due to the increasing noise pollution brought to their environment by human activities such as seismic exploration. Regulation of these activities is vaguely defined and uncoordinated. Visual observations and passive listening d…
This interdisciplinary dissertation engages in sociolegal studies to analyze the ethical and legal obligations of the United States federal government with respect to its honoring of intergenerational climate justice. With that, this dissertation accomplishes three broad objecti…
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.15.4 standard presents a very useful technology for implementing low-cost, low-power, wireless sensor networks. Its main focus, which is to applications requiring simple wireless connectivity with relaxed throughou…