[AISWorld] ToC Vol 5 Issue 2 International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Respon

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The  contents of the latest issue of: 
International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response  and 
Management (IJISCRAM) 
Official  Publication of the Information Resources Management  Association 
Volume 5,  Issue 2, April – June 2013  
Published: Quarterly in Print and  Electronically 
ISSN: 1937-9390 EISSN: 1937-9420 
Published  by IGI Publishing, Hershey,  Pennsylvania, USA  
_www.igi-global.com/ijiscram_ (http://www.igi-global.com/ijiscram)  
Editors-in-Chief: Murray E. Jennex, San Diego State University,  USA; and 
Bartel Van de Walle, Tilburg University, The  Netherland 
PAPER  ONE 
Crafting Requirements for Mobile and Pervasive  Emergency Response based on 
Privacy and Security by Design  Principles 
Stefan G. Weber (UBIN AG,  Berlin, Germany) and Prima Gustiené (Karlstad 
Business School, Karlstad  University, Karlstad, Sweden)

According to fundamental principles of the Privacy by  Design approach, the 
consultation of privacy issues should be embedded into  analysis and design 
of information systems, from the early stages of system  planning to 
implementation. In this article, the authors extend this perspective  towards 
Privacy and Security by Design. Exemplary focusing on mobile and  pervasive 
emergency response, as a specific area of the emergency management  domain, this 
article conveys how the early requirements elicitation can be  supported by 
a semantically integrated conceptual modeling method. Presenting  the 
results of the exemplary executed elicitation processes, it contributes a  
concrete set of security and privacy requirements for mobile and pervasive  
emergency response settings. By also taking into account conflicting security  
goals, this article provides a substantial grounding for the development and  
deployment of multilaterally secure pervasive ICT that effectively supports  
emergency management during and in the aftermath of critical response  
missions. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/crafting-requirements-for-mobile-and-perva
sive-emergency-response-based-on-privacy-and-security-by-design-principles/8
1271 
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=81271 

PAPER  TWO 
Emergency Response in Rural Areas

Sofie Pilemalm (Department for Management and  Engineering, Linköping 
University, Linköping, Sweden), Rebecca Stenberg  (Department of Social and 
Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Linköping,  Sweden) and Tobias Andersson 
Granberg (Department of Science and Technology,  Linköping University, 
Linköping, Sweden)

In this  study, security and safety in rural parts of Sweden are 
investigated. New ways  of organizing for efficient response can be found in the 
extended collaboration  between societal sectors and in the utilization of local 
social capital. New  categories of first responders and their requirements 
are identified and  technical and non-technical solutions as support are 
proposed. The solutions  include e.g. mobile applications and a technical 
infrastructure making it  possible for volunteers to obtain information about 
events requiring emergency  response. Emergency management in rural areas shows 
several similarities to  large-scale crises, e.g. in terms of insufficient 
infrastructure available and  the need to use local resources in the 
immediate aftermath of the event.  Therefore, the results of the study can be 
transferable to large-scale  crises. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/emergency-response-in-rural-areas/81272 
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=81272 

PAPER  THREE 
Modeling Uncertain and Dynamic Casualty Health in  Optimization-Based 
Decision Support for Mass Casualty Incident  Response 
Duncan T.  Wilson (School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Durham 
University, Durham,  UK DH1 3LE), Glenn I. Hawe (School of Engineering and 
Computing Sciences, Durham  University, Durham, UK DH1 3LE), Graham Coates 
(School of Engineering and  Computing Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK DH1 
3LE) and Roger S. Crouch  (School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, 
Durham University, Durham, UK DH1  3LE) 
When  designing a decision support program for use in coordinating the 
response to  Mass Casualty Incidents, the modelling of the health of casualties 
presents a  significant challenge. In this paper we propose one such health 
model, capable  of acknowledging both the uncertain and dynamic nature of 
casualty health.  Incorporating this into a larger optimisation model capable 
of use in real-time  and in an online manner, computational experiments 
examining the effect of  errors in health assessment, regular updates of health 
and delays in  communication are reported. Results demonstrate the often 
significant impact of  these factors. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/modeling-uncertain-and-dynamic-casualty-he
alth-in-optimization-based-decision-support-for-mass-casualty-incident-respo
nse/81273 
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=81273 

PAPER  FOUR 
STAR-TRANS Modeling Language: Risk Modeling in the  STAR-TRANS Risk 
Assessment Framework

Dimitris Zisiadis (Centre for Research & Technology  Hellas (CERTH), 
Thessaloniki, Greece), George Thanos (Centre for Research &  Technology Hellas 
(CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece), Spyros Kopsidas (Centre for  Research & 
Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece) and George  Leventakis (Center for 
Security Studies (KEMEA), Athens,  Greece)

Transportation networks are open and accessible, by design, and  thus 
vulnerable to malicious attacks. Transportation networks are integral parts  of 
larger systems, where individual transportation networks form a  
network-of-networks within a defined geographical region. A security incident on  an 
asset can propagate to new security incidents in interconnected assets of the  
same or different networks, resulting in cascading failures in the overall  
network-of-networks. The present work introduces the STAR-TRANS Modeling  
Language (STML) and provides a reference implementation case. STML is a  
feature-rich, domain specific, high-level modeling language, capable of  
expressing the concepts and processes of the Strategic Risk Assessment and  
Contingency Planning in Interconnected Transportation Networks (STAR- TRANS)  
framework. STAR-TRANS is a comprehensive transportation security risk assessment  
framework for assessing related risks that provides cohered contingency  
management procedures for interconnected, interdependent and heterogeneous  
transport networks. STML has been used to produce the STAR-TRANS Impact  
Assessment Tool. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/star-trans-modeling-language/81274 
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=81274 

PAPER  FIVE 
Model “PROLOG” for Countermeasures Efficacy Assessment  and its 
Calculation Algorithm Verification on the Base of the Chazhma Bay  Accident Data

S. Bogatov (Nuclear Safety Institute of Russian  Academy of Science, 
Moscow, Russia) and A. Kiselev (B. Nuclear Safety Institute  of Russian Academy of 
Science, Moscow, Russia)

Methodical  approaches are presented that is used in computational model “
PROLOG”. This  model is intended to assess radiological situation and counter 
measures efficacy  after short term releases. Basic local Gaussian 
dispersion algorithm is  supplemented with modules for plume rise, dry deposition 
velocities, building  and complex terrain influence etc. The modules are 
intended to provide a  compromise between simplicity, shortage of initial data 
and adequacy of the  model in case of real accident. Approaches to dose and 
countermeasures  efficiency assessments are presented as well. Plume rise, 
complex terrain and  pollutant polydispersity modeling approaches were tested 
on the base of  comparison of calculation and experimental results of doze 
rate and Co-60  surface contamination measured after Chazhma bay accident in  
1985.

To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/article/model-prolog-for-countermeasures-efficacy-
assessment-and-its-calculation-algorithm-verification-on-the-base-of-the-cha
zhma-bay-accident-data/81275 
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=81275 
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http://www.igi-global.com/eresources/infosci-journals.aspx. 
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CALL FOR  PAPERS 
Mission of  IJISCRAM: 
The mission of the International Journal of  Information Systems for Crisis 
Response and Management (IJISCRAM) is to  provide an outlet for innovative 
research in the area of information systems for  crisis response and 
management. Research is expected to be rigorous but can  utilize any accepted 
methodology and may be qualitative or quantitative in  nature. The journal will 
provide a comprehensive cross disciplinary forum for  advancing the 
understanding of the organizational, technical, human, and  cognitive issues 
associated with the use of information systems in responding  and managing crises of 
all kinds. 
Coverage  of IJISCRAM: 
This  journal covers all aspects of the crisis management information 
systems  discipline, from organizational issues to technology support to decision 
support  and knowledge representation. High quality submissions are 
encouraged using any  qualitative or quantitative research methodology, focusing on 
the design,  development, implementation, use, and evaluation of such 
systems. Submissions  are especially encouraged covering the following topics in 
this  discipline: 
·         Case studies, research methods, and modeling  approaches 
·         Collaborative and intelligent  systems 
·         Command and  control 
·         Communication  technologies 
·         Crisis planning, training, exercising, and  gaming 
·         Data fusion, representation, and  visualization 
·         Decision making and  judgment 
·         Disaster risk reduction, risk management, ad-hoc, and  sensor 
networks 
·         Early warning  systems 
·         Emergency response  systems 
·         Geographical information  systems 
·         Globalization and development  issues 
·         Healthcare and health information  systems 
·         Human-computer  interaction 
·         Humanitarian  operations 
·         Information systems  strategy 
·         Knowledge management and  systems 
·         Systems interoperability information systems  infrastructures 
·         Virtual teams and organizations   
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