Russell R. Dynes’s scientific contributions

... The first model of human behavior is the "panic" model, which holds that escape entails a homogeneous population of individuals with a loss of self-control and an emphasis on self-preservation [16,17]. However, even Quarantelli [18], who first articulated a cogent panic theory, maintained that "panic" was exceedingly rare in emergencies and disasters; for decades, the idea that people panic has been a widely held but disproven myth [19,20]. Since the 1950s, numerous researchers have investigated hypotheses regarding human behavior in situations of extreme duress. ...

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Investigating the Effect of Human Factors on the Underground Mine Evacuation Process Using Agent-Based Simulation