Overhead power line detection from aerial images using segmentation approaches - Damodaran S, Shanmugam L, Swaroopan NMJ.
Ensuring the optimal efficiency of electrical networks requires vigilant surveillance and preventive maintenance. While traditional methods, such as human patrols and helicopter inspections, have been longstanding practices for grid control by electrical p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Real-time evacuation route optimization in the fire scenarios of cruise ships - Liu L, Zhang H, Shi J, Geng J.
The optimization of evacuation routes for evacuees in fire scenarios on cruise ships directly affects evacuation efficiency. A time-varying equivalent weight Dijkstra algorithm (TVEWDA) is proposed, combining a fire dynamics simulator (FDS) to find optimal... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Study Exposes Gaps in US Burn Center Access Study Exposes Gaps in US Burn Center Access
A recent study highlighted disparities in burn care access in the United States.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - February 27, 2024 Category: Dermatology Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

A Doctor ’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries
For 40 years, Dr. Jane Burns has been working to find the cause of Kawasaki disease, an illness that can lead to aneurysms and heart attacks. Her work has brought together a most unlikely team. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Baumgaertner and Ariana Drehsler Tags: your-feed-science Kawasaki Disease Heart Doctors Children and Childhood Babies and Infants Aneurysms Deaths (Fatalities) University of California, San Diego Dr. Jane Burns your-feed-healthcare Japan San Diego (Calif) United State Source Type: news

Kara Swisher shares tech industry opinions in'Burn Book' memoir
Kara Swisher is still drawn to tech despite her disappointments with the industry She begins one thought and is reminded of another. She talks of one of the tech leaders she has interviewed over the years, and mentions another. The conversation is not aimless. She eventually connects all the…#karaswisher #burnbook #waltmossberg #atechlovestory #elonmusk #tesla #jeffbezos #amazon #billgates #markandreessen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Under pressure on IVF, the Republicans ’ line has one big problem
As political disputes go, the latest fight over in vitro fertilization featured something we don’t often see: a slow burn. Ten days ago, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are actual people, but while this was a historic and regressive first, it did not immediately spark a…#alabamasupremecourt #ivf #donaldtrump #mikejohnson #republicanpartys #lifeatconceptionact #republicans #michellesteel #californian #nancymace (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cold burn injuries in the United Kingdom: retain--a 5-year cohort study of patients presenting to a regional burn unit - Baldwin AJ, Bhojwani D, Murray A.
AIMS: To assess the aetiology, management and outcomes of cold burn injuries presenting to a regional burn unit in the United Kingdom. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients over a 5-year period (2018-2022). RESULTS: Si... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

A preliminary study on the fire suppression efficacy of a prototype system on hydrocarbon-based diffusion flames - Joseph P, Arun M, Moinuddin K.
We have investigated the use of a novel dual-stage firefighting strategy, where an inert gas is deployed as a carrier agent to discharge foamed water, obtained by mixing environmentally friendly surface-active agents. Here we also report specifically on so... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

A review on close-in blast performance of RC bridge columns - Yuan S, Li Y, Zong Z, Li M, Xia Y.
In recent decades, the increase in terrorist attacks highlights the necessity and importance of understanding of structural performance under accidental and intentionally malicious blast loads. As an important part of transportation infrastructure, bridges... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

A review on volatilization of flame retarding compounds from polymeric textile materials used in firefighter protective garment - Mokoana VN, Asante JKO, Okonkwo OJ.
Polymeric textile materials, now, find extensive application in modern society than previously imagined, particularly in protective clothing. The application of these polymeric materials has been restricted by their flammability and contribution to fire ri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

An assessment of recent thermal radiation model performance for propane gas fire experiments - Chong Vui San M, Mohd Tohir MZ, Spearpoint M, Saadon S, Abu Talib AR.
In this article, the performance of five radiation models is investigated, including one conventional radiation model, that is, single-point source model, as well as four recently developed models, that is, a weighted multipoint source model, a cuboid flam... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Analysis of solid combustion products to establish a theoretical model of the causes of thermal runaway of ternary lithium-ion battery overcharge and heating - Liu W, Zhao F, Yin S, Ma T, Qing J.
It is difficult to determine whether ternary lithium-ion batteries (t-LIBs) were the "source" of the actual fire scene because of the little available direct evidence left after thermal runaway combustion of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and the lack of rel... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Approach to burn treatment in the rural emergency department - Tremblay C, Albrecht KA, Sonke CC, Azad S.
OBJECTIVE: To outline an approach to the assessment and initial management of patients with burns in the rural emergency department setting. Three mnemonics are presented that can be used for both the assessment and the initial management of patients with ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Assessing the effect of the cost-of-living crisis on hot water bottle-related burns in the United Kingdom, a single-centre retrospective observational study - Sangha MS, Baker M, Baldwin AJ, Murray A.
BACKGROUND: The cost-of-living crisis (CoLC) is an economic climate that the United Kingdom (UK) has been experiencing since late 2021, characterized by an increase in the price of essential goods faster than real-term incomes. Food and fuel poverty has en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Automatic early detection of wildfire smoke with visible-light cameras and EfficientDet - Fernandes AM, Utkin AB, Chaves P.
The ability of EfficientDet, a framework developed in 2019 for object detection, to automatically detect smoke plumes at a distance of several kilometers is demonstrated. Recent articles have raised concerns about the effectiveness of EfficientDet in fire ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news