NOVEL SMOKE-AWARE INDIVIDUAL EVACUATION AND CONGESTION-AWARE GROUP EVACUATION ALGORITHMS IN IOT-ENABLED MULTI-STORY MULTI-EXIT BUILDINGS

Novel Smoke-Aware Individual Evacuation and Congestion-Aware Group Evacuation Algorithms in IoT-Enabled Multi-Story Multi-Exit Buildings

Because of toxic gases and fast propagation speed, smoke causes the major injuries and deaths than burns in the fire.Deploying IoT enabled smoke sensors not only help to sense, collect, and transmit the smoke data to the control station, but also enable a dynamic and real-time evacuation approach to increase the evacuation success probability.In th

read more

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS IN THE ALLEVIATION OF EXTREME POVERTY AND SPATIAL SEGREGATION OF ROMANI PEOPLE IN SZEGED

Even more emphasis is set on social capital in understanding, analyzing and planning poverty alleviation measures and policies.However, our understanding of the role of social capital in alleviating extreme poverty, enhancing social mobility and fighting spatial segregation, is still inadequate.Within the present study, we aim to examine and unders

read more


The relationship between protective factors and common mental disorders among female urban slum dwellers in Ibadan, Nigeria.

BackgroundOn the African continent, many people live in conditions of adversity known to be associated with the onset of mental disorders, yet not all develop a mental disorder.The prevalence of common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety in the general population of Nigeria is comparatively low.Prevalence data of mental disorders in slu

read more