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Conflictual Collaboration: Citizen Science and the Governance of Radioactive Contamination after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

In the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, citizen scientists collectively tracked and monitored residual radioactivity in Japan, legitimizing alternative views to an official assessm

Radioactive Performances: Teaching about Radiation after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and its release of radioac- tive contamination, the Japanese state put into motion risk communica- tion strategies to explain the danger of radiation e

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What parts of the film were you not compelled or convinced by? Why?

I found aspects involving the governments response to the situation very unconvincing. I would like to have seen more in the documentary about the government's attempts to inform and the actions they took. This may have been due to a lack of efforts taken by the government. Yet seeing more about the government's involvement as well as the hospital's and doctor's would have made that side of the situation far more compelling. The way it was portrayed in the documentary made it very unconvincing and I was not compelled by it.

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Cloud9

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In what situations/settings would the system be difficult to work with?

The system would be difficult to work with when a suicide crisis is at hand- no options are provided for crisis hotlines or emergent needed contact, a lack of internet to connect to the platform and/or if someone speaks another language other than english.

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Challenges in researching violence affecting health service delivery in complex security environments

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Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced?

The bibliography of this article is quite extensive and thorough. This shows that a lot of research and effort was put into this article. The sources cited are all from very reputable labs, organizations, and researchers. This reflects the validity and expertise in this article.

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Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United States

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Who are the authors, where do they work, and what are their areas of expertise? How is the author professionally situated in respect to emergency response? Note any other publications/research foci that are of relevance to the DSTS Network.

The author is Scott Gabriel Knowles and he works in the department of History and Politics at Drexel University. He focuses on disaster risks in cities, modern areas and public policy. He got his BA and MA in history at the University of Texas. He also got his PhD at John Hopkins University. He has written a book, "The Disaster Experts: Mastering Risk in Modern America" (UPenn Press, 2011) as well as edited "Critical Studies in Risk and Disaster" (UPenn Press, launch 2014). He also is a member of Fukushima Forum collaborative research community and is currently co-writing a volume on the Fukushima disasters.

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IAEA: Training in Nuclear Disaster and Response

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Who is program targeted for?

The program is targeted to a variety of individuals both lay people and those that are trained in power plants, medically, socially, etc.

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Nuclear Emergency Response: Atomic Priests or an International SWAT Team?

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Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed?

This article has been referenced and discussed at nuclear response seminars and as a resource for why these teams are needed in the first place.

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WTC Health Registry

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Have other systems been modeled off of it?

There are many websites and papers that cite this website due to the extensive amounts of data that are collected from this site. The website provides a lot of information and data based off health afflictions as a result of 9/11. Since this registry is the largest of its kind, data from it is pulled for numerous studies on 9/11 and its health effects.

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The meanings of cultural competence in mental health

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How could technical professionals make use of the data from this study?

Technical professionals can make use of this study as a basis of how cultral competnce should be viewed in a healthcare workplace. TO determine the needs of the patients, physicians and higher ups use culture and their expertice to determine a proper patient-physician relationship.