Glossary

Glossary
  • An event not intended by anyone but which has the result of injuring someone or damaging something (1). Because of this broader meaning, for the aims of IMPROVA the preferred word to be used to [...]

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  • Acute stress disorder (ASD) is a short-term mental health condition that can occur within the first days after experiencing a traumatic event. Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is a trauma- and stressor-related disorder that occurs shortly [...]

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  • An emotion characterized by apprehension and somatic symptoms of tension in which an individual anticipates impending danger, catastrophe, or misfortune. The body often mobilizes itself to meet the perceived threat: Muscles become tense, breathing is [...]

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  • The process of modifying model parameters (e.g. material properties) to reach a target response (reference) defined beforehand. Depending on the specific problem, the model can be tuned, trained or adjusted to reach the specific target. [...]

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