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Physical and Psychosocial Adaptation Strategies for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most serious autoimmune neurological diseases. It can restrict the patient's functional abilities, social relationship, life pattern, occupational maintenance and wellbeing.
Heba Mahmoud Mahmoud, Mona Abdelmoksoud Amer, Nagia I. Hassan, Hamda Ahmed Eldesoky   +3 more
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Strengthening External Emergency Assistance for Managing Extreme Events, Systemic, and Transboundary Risks in Asia

Politics and Governance, 2021
External emergency assistance (EEA) provided in the aftermath of a disaster has costs and benefits to the donor and recipient countries. Donors benefit from quick recovery feedback effects from the trade and cultural links, and recipient countries have ...
Sivapuram Venkata Rama Krishna Prabhakar, Kentaro Tamura, Naoyuki Okano, Mariko Ikeda   +3 more
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Venice lagoon chlorophyll-a evaluation under climate change conditions: A hybrid water quality machine learning and biogeochemical-based framework

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Climate change presents a significant challenge to lagoon ecosystems, which are highly valued coastal environments known for their provision of unique ecosystem services.
F. Zennaro, E. Furlan, D. Canu, L. Aveytua Alcazar, G. Rosati, C. Solidoro, S. Aslan, A. Critto   +7 more
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Treated Wastewater Use for Maintenance of Urban Green Spaces for Enhancing Regulatory Ecosystem Services and Securing Groundwater

Hydrology, 2022
Rising land surface temperature (LST), urban heat island (UHI) effects, and stress on surface-, processed-, potable-, and ground-water resources are some undesirable ecological changes due to rapid urbanization.
Manish Ramaiah, Ram Avtar, Pankaj Kumar
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Partnerships for disaster risk insurance in the EU [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2016
With increasing costs inflicted by natural hazard perils, and amidst state budget cuts, concerns are mounting about the capacity of governments to design sustainable, equitable and affordable risk management schemes.
J. Mysiak, J. Mysiak, C. D. Pérez-Blanco, C. D. Pérez-Blanco   +3 more
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Business models for climate services: An analysis

Climate Services, 2020
Climate services support mitigation and adaptation to climate change and encourage a science-based and climate-informed policy development. A performing market is vital for supporting uptake of climate services.
Francesca Larosa, Jaroslav Mysiak
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Assessment of household-level adaptation strategies to water stress in southwestern coastal Bangladesh: a counter-factual analysis

Water Policy, 2022
Despite the growing emphasis and global initiatives to ensure safe drinking water and sanitation for all (Sustainable Development Goal 6), households in coastal areas are at risk of growing water stress across the globe.
Md. Nasif Ahsan, Fatema Khatun, Md. Sariful Islam, Md. Sarwar Hossain, Benzir Huq Mou, Pankaj Kumar   +5 more
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Smart Climate Hydropower Tool: A Machine-Learning Seasonal Forecasting Climate Service to Support Cost–Benefit Analysis of Reservoir Management

Atmosphere, 2020
This study proposes a climate service named Smart Climate Hydropower Tool (SCHT) and designed as a hybrid forecast system for supporting decision-making in a context of hydropower production.
Arthur H. Essenfelder, Francesca Larosa, Paolo Mazzoli, Stefano Bagli, Davide Broccoli, Valerio Luzzi, Jaroslav Mysiak, Paola Mercogliano, Francesco dalla Valle   +8 more
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Flood loss modelling with FLF-IT: a new flood loss function for Italian residential structures [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2017
The damage triggered by different flood events costs the Italian economy millions of euros each year. This cost is likely to increase in the future due to climate variability and economic development.
R. Hasanzadeh Nafari, R. Hasanzadeh Nafari, M. Amadio, M. Amadio, T. Ngo, J. Mysiak, J. Mysiak   +6 more
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Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies of Climate Change From Agricultural Sector In the Tabalong District (South Borneo)

Jurnal Sosial Humaniora, 2022
Agriculture and climate change have a complex causal relationship. The agricultural sector produces large amounts of Green House Gases (GHG) such as CH4, CO2, and N2O which affect the climate.
Rian Yaitsar Chaniago, Rachmat Boedisantoso, Arie Dipareza Syafei   +2 more
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