Engineering Innovation for a More Resilient World
Join Engr. Dr. Queeneth Kingsley-Omoyibo as she presents the achievements of engineering, steps to build a resilient future, and the positive impact of modern technology. Discover ways to redefine engineering culture and create a more sustainable world. Don't miss out on this opportunity to innovate
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Preserving Maroon Heritage at Accompong Museum
Explore the rich history of Accompong Maroons, descendants of runaway slaves who secured self-governance through treaties. Learn about the annual peace treaty celebrations on January 6th. Discover the history of Jamaica, starting from the Arawak settlement to gaining independence in 1962. Dive into
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STREAMinG Phase II Call for Proposals Information Session
The STREAMinG Phase II Call for Proposals Information Session is part of a project supported by the European Union to aid in the reintegration of returning migrants in Georgia, assist vulnerable local communities affected by migration, and empower women. The initiative also aims to enhance the capab
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Green Infrastructure Framework: Principles and Standards for England
Green Infrastructure is a network of green and blue spaces delivering environmental, economic, health, and social benefits. The framework aims to improve and create quality green infrastructure for all, with an emphasis on access and sustainability. It includes principles, standards, mapping, planni
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Understanding Communities: Characteristics, Interactions, and Differences from Society
Communities are groups of people with shared characteristics and goals, fostering a sense of belonging and mutual support. They thrive on social interactions, diversity, and interdependence. Contrasted with society, where diverse communities coexist, communities have a more concrete existence and lo
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Community Resilience Project Kickoff Meeting Overview
The Community Resilience Project Kickoff Meeting in Oakland aims to introduce the project, discuss tasks related to local roadmaps for community resilience, outline project milestones, roles, and responsibilities, and establish clear outcomes for the project team. Participants will understand the pr
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Borders Climate Action Network Overview
Borders Climate Action Network aims to achieve a net-zero and climate-resilient Scottish Borders through a self-organising, inclusive network supporting communities. The network provides capacity building, gap identification, and interconnections to foster community actions. The approach focuses on
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Progress and Preparatory Steps for Regional Water Projects in CAREC Water Pillar
Progress and preparatory steps for regional water projects in the CAREC Water Pillar were discussed during the CAREC Senior Officials Meeting on 13-14 June 2023 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The initiative aims to promote sustainable, climate-resilient, and productive water systems in the region, focusing on
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Building a Resilient Workforce Key Strategies from HR Consulting Firms in 2024
Building a Resilient Workforce: Key Strategies\nfrom HR Consulting Firms in 2024\nBuilding a resilient workforce has become a priority for organizations aiming to\nthrive in an unpredictable and rapidly changing business environment. HR\nconsulting firms in 2024 are focusing on several key strategie
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Enhancing Synergies for a Resilient Tomorrow: Recommendations for Sustainable Development
Recommendations have been made since 2018 to enhance synergies for a resilient future, including exploring waste-to-energy technology, centralizing spatial data, creating a national medical response team, and improving disaster preparedness. Ongoing suggestions involve extending climate change manag
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Enhancing Synergies for Resilient Tomorrow: Progress and Challenges
Progress has been made since 2018 in enhancing synergies for a resilient tomorrow, including the handover of new houses, public infrastructure projects, and community engagement initiatives. Ongoing projects involve construction, training programs, and disaster risk reduction interventions. Challeng
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Stakeholders Networking for Multi-Risk and Climate Resilient Disaster Management in Slovakia
This project, funded by the European Union, aims to enhance emergency preparedness and response in Slovakia by addressing institutional capacity, coordination, and technology gaps. The goal is to strengthen risk assessment methodologies, involve various stakeholders, and develop disaster-resilient m
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Systemic Inequalities Faced by Immigrant Communities in Greater Manchester
Gain insight into the systemic inequalities faced by immigrant communities in Greater Manchester, including definitions of refugees and asylum seekers, a snapshot of refugee and migrant communities in Manchester, the Iranian diaspora in the UK, global migrant statistics, and common health issues fac
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AASHTO Method for Determining Effective Roadbed Soil Resilient Modulus
The AASHTO method provides a systematic approach for evaluating the effective roadbed soil resilient modulus in flexible pavements. It involves calculating the relative damage to pavements based on predicted traffic load and allowable load repetitions. The method considers the seasonal moduli values
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Enhancing Network Performance with RoCE Technology
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) benefits, RoCEv2 packet format, resilient RoCE feature progression, optimizing network performance with QoS, and RoCE congestion control convergence analysis are discussed in this proposal. RoCE technology offers low latency, high throughput, and efficient CPU usag
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Enhancing Synergies for Resilient Tomorrow: Chemical Waste Management Project Overview
Enhancing Synergies for a Resilient Tomorrow outlines a project aimed at strengthening the Federated States of Micronesia's capacity in chemical management. The project focuses on monitoring and evaluating chemical use, enhancing legislative frameworks, and establishing a central database for chemic
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Understanding Plant Communities: Definition, Characteristics, and Succession
Plant communities are naturally occurring groups of plant and animal populations living in a common environment. They consist of various qualitative and quantitative characteristics such as floristic composition, vitality, density, cover, abundance, frequency, and more. Ecotones and edge effects pla
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Enhancing Agricultural Resilience and Livelihoods in Bhutan
The Kingdom of Bhutan Commercial Agriculture and Resilient Livelihoods Enhancement Programme (CARLEP) aims to increase smallholder farmers' incomes and reduce poverty through climate-resilient agricultural production. CARLEP builds on IFAD's longstanding partnership with the Royal Government of Bhut
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Insights on Resilient Leadership: Qualities and Inspiration
Resilient leadership involves influencing, inspiring, and guiding others towards shared goals. Key qualities include confidence, charisma, commitment, and character. Leaders with inner strength can inspire and motivate their teams effectively. Quotes from renowned leaders like John C. Maxwell and Ma
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Coalition of Sustainable Communities New Mexico - Climate Action and Sustainability
Envisioning New Mexico as a leader in climate action and sustainability, the Coalition of Sustainable Communities aims to unite voices for resilient, healthy, and prosperous communities. Established through collaboration, the coalition focuses on starting, vision, mission, governance, membership, ac
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Leakage-Resilient Key Exchange and Seed Extractors in Cryptography
This content discusses the concepts of leakage-resilient key exchange and seed extractors in cryptography, focusing on scenarios involving Alice, Bob, and Eve. It covers non-interactive key exchanges, passive adversaries, perfect randomness challenges, and leakage-resilient settings in symmetric-key
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Montserrat: A Rich History and Resilient Spirit
Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory, boasts a rich history dating back to 1632. Known for its sugar and cotton plantations, the island faced challenges including slavery and natural disasters like Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Despite adversities, Montserrat remains resilient, with notable landmarks
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Understanding Professional Learning Communities in Education
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are essential in education for fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge, and improving teaching practices. This article explores the benefits of PLCs, types of communities, research on learning communities, and the formation of teacher professional communit
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Divine Handicap: Spiritual Battles and Resilient Faith in 2024
In this Jan 2024 prayer session, the focus is on understanding that spiritual battles cannot be won with physical weapons. Through adoration, confession, and thanksgiving, the message emphasizes God's mercy, grace, and blessings. The theme for 2024 is "Unshakeable," encouraging resilient faith, dedi
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Global Initiatives for Disaster Risk Reduction in Gandhinagar
The Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, is focusing on priorities such as early warning systems, resilient infrastructure, financing, disaster response, and recovery. There is a strong emphasis on the connection between disaster risk reduction and sustainable devel
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Mobilising Communities for Positive Impact: A Call to Action
Explore the journey of Pat Harvey and The Prompt in spearheading initiatives to mobilize communities for positive change. From tackling issues related to alcohol to fostering alignment and synergy across agencies and communities, the focus is on research, fine-tuning strategies, and implementing evi
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Sustainable Development Goals and Resilient Leadership in Action
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015 as an intergovernmental set of goals with 169 targets to address various global challenges such as poverty, hunger, health, education, gender equality, clean energy, and more. This module emphasizes the importance of resilient leadership
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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program for Building Supply Chain Resilience
The Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program aims to enhance the middle stages of the food supply chain in South Carolina by supporting processing, aggregation, and distribution of agricultural products. Funding opportunities are available for agricultural producers, processors, nonprofit organ
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Adaptive Resilient Routing via Preorders in SDN
This research paper discusses the challenges of path-based routing in modern networks and introduces a novel approach called Adaptive Resilient Routing via Preorders in Software-Defined Networking (SDN). The authors emphasize the limitations of traditional routing schemes, the importance of resilien
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Community Land Trusts: Empowering Communities through Collective Ownership
Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are legal entities run by local volunteers to collectively own and manage property/land, undertake development projects, and secure assets for the community. With priorities set by communities to address local issues like affordable housing and recreation, CLTs provide a
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Creating a Resilient Coast in New Jersey: The Role of Transfer of Development Rights and Rolling Easements
Exploring how Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) coupled with a Rolling Easement can contribute to building a resilient coast in New Jersey amidst coastal climate change impacts like sea-level rise. The article discusses the challenges of hard structures, the existing legal frameworks, and the imp
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The Resilient Fisheries RI Project: Insights on Ocean Acidification by Sarah Schumann
The Resilient Fisheries RI Project, led by project coordinator Sarah Schumann, aims to understand ocean acidification's impact on Rhode Island's fishing industry. Through participatory action research and social learning, the project explores climate change and adaptive capacity within the commercia
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Laws of Leadership: Resilient Leadership Module
Explore the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Module on Resilient Leadership, covering essential principles such as the Law of the Lid, Law of Influence, Law of Process, Law of Navigation, Law of Addition, and Law of Solid Ground. Navigate through phases of leadership growth, learn to add value, bui
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Restoring Ecosystems and Communities for a Connected World
Siolta.chroi envisions a world where ecosystems thrive, humans cooperate with nature, and communities explore their full potential. Their mission in Ireland focuses on regenerative cultures, resilient food systems, and ecosystem restoration. Embracing regenerative culture is key to healing the land,
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Sustainability Nexus: Multidisciplinary Connections for a Resilient Future
The 8th International Research Conference of Uva Wellassa University, themed "Sustainability Nexus: Multidisciplinary Connections for a Resilient Future," will be held on July 24th and 25th, 2024 as an online event. The conference aims to explore the intersection of sustainability across various dis
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Understanding Societal Resilience in Hybrid Warfare Context
Societal resilience in hybrid warfare involves the ability of individuals, groups, and societies to resist and recover from shocks by combining civilian, economic, commercial, and military factors. It encompasses preparedness, continuity of critical services, resilient resources, and effective commu
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Quantum Public-Key Encryption with Tamper-Resilient Public Keys
Explore the concept of Quantum Public-Key Encryption with Tamper-Resilient Public Keys from One-Way Functions. Learn about the essentials of Public-key Encryption (PKE), computational assumptions, and the implications of realizing PKE from OWFs in the quantum world. Delve into topics like statistica
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Understanding the Strong and Resilient Communities Program for Unemployed Individuals
Explore the Strong and Resilient Communities program aimed at unemployed individuals, focusing on building cohesive communities, reducing social isolation, and developing soft skills to empower vulnerable cohorts. Learn about program objectives, outcomes, and the importance of outcome-focused approa
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Optimally Resilient Asynchronous Multi-Valued Byzantine Agreement
Exploring the challenges and solutions in achieving optimally resilient asynchronous multi-valued Byzantine agreement protocols. This work presents a novel construction meeting key requirements and delves into round-preserving parallel composition of agreements, shedding light on probabilistic termi
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MTD-Based Self-Adaptive Resilience in Cloud Systems
Cloud systems face increasing attack surfaces, requiring resilient and self-healing mechanisms. This study explores a Moving Target Defense (MTD) approach for cloud systems, aiming to construct an attack-resilient framework through dynamic network configuration and continuous replacement of virtual
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