News tagged with tsunami victims

Are women more generous? New study sheds light on donation behavior

Why would women give more to the victims of Hurricane Katrina than to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research sheds light onto the way gender and moral identity affect donati ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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TEPCO to hold bids for 17 million smart meters: report

Japan's Tokyo Electric Power plans to install about 17 million "smart meters" in customer households by March 2019 in a bid to increase efficiency, a report said Sunday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Greying Singapore taps robots, games in rehab

Six months ago, Singaporean retiree Soon Eng Sam, 70, suffered a stroke that paralysed the left side of his body.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Controversial research on bird flu

In a top-security lab in the Netherlands, scientists guard specimens of a super-killer influenza that slays half of those it infects and spreads easily from victim to victim.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 13

Japan may put nuclear power firm under state control

Japan's government on Tuesday floated the idea of putting the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant under temporary state control, as it asked for $8.9 billion more in compensation aid.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Brain tsunamis' are clue to helping victims of major head injuries

Treating "brain tsunamis” or "killer waves” could stop many victims of major head injury from suffering additional brain damage, a study published in Lancet Neurology has found.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team for an emergency

Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes -- natural disasters always catch us by surprise, no matter how many early warning systems are in place. This makes it all the more important for rescue teams to get a quick overview of the ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Journalists suffer depression, PTSD as other first responders, says book

Journalists routinely report on conflicts, disasters and tragedies, but a new book by Ball State University's Mark Massé reveals that news media workers may suffer from stress, burnout and mental anguish ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fukushima caesium leaks 'equal 168 Hiroshimas'

Japan's government estimates the amount of radioactive caesium-137 released by the Fukushima nuclear disaster so far is equal to that of 168 Hiroshima bombs, a news report said Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Japan gadget charges cellphone over campfire

A Japanese company has come up with a new way to charge your mobile phone after a natural disaster or in the great outdoors -- by heating a pot of water over a campfire.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Joplin toll rises to 151; some suffer from fungus

(AP) -- The death toll from the tornado that destroyed much of Joplin has risen to 151, and three of the latest victims suffered from a rare fungal infection that can occur when dirt becomes embedded under the skin, authorities ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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