Sound recordings of speakers of Panare (a native South American language of the Cariban language family) conversing and reciting indigenous stories between 1985 and 1989 in the town of Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela.

This is a collection of epigraphically attested civic patrons known from the late Roman Republic through the mid-3rd Century AD.

Risk management has become increasingly politicized and contentious. Polarized views, controversy, and overt conflict have become pervasive. Risk-perception research has recently begun to provide a new perspective on this ...

Subjective judgments, whether by experts or lay people, are a major component in any risk assessment. If such judgments are faulty, risk management efforts are likely to be misdirected. This paper begins with an analysis ...

Technology has enhanced our ability to harness our environment, eradicate dread diseases, and fashion a life of comfort and leisure. But it has become apparent that these benefits are accompanied by a variety of hazardous ...

Perceptions of risk from radiation have been studied systematically for about 20 years. This paper summarises the key findings and conclusions from this research with regard to the nature of risk perceptions, the impacts ...

There are a number of factors that influence how a person views a particular risk. These include whether the risk is judged to be voluntary and/or controllable, whether the effects are immediate or delayed, and the magnitude ...