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Vulnerability of the Emirati Energy Sector for Disaster: A Critical Review [PDF]

, 2014
Infrastructure in all its forms is a valuable asset and vulnerable to any natural or manmade hazard. The protection of infrastructure is thus one of the most important and difficult tasks for any government.
Kaili, Khalifa Al, Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Khalifa Al Kaili, Chaminda Pathirage, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Pathirage, Chaminda   +5 more
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Mapping regional vulnerability to energy poverty in Poland [PDF]

, 2021
2018/29/N/HS4/ 02813 UIDB/04085/2020Raising concerns about the effectiveness of the energy poverty policy actions in Poland, such as Clean Air and Stop Smog, brings forward the need to apply different strategies to identify the energy poor. More than 13.
Lilia Karpinska, Palma, Pedro, João Pedro Gouveia, Karpinska, Lilia, Sławomir Śmiech, Gouveia, João Pedro, Pedro Palma, Śmiech, Sławomir   +7 more
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Sediment Accumulation Rate in Sayung Coast, Demak, Central Java Using Unsupported ²¹⁰Pb Isotope

Atom Indonesia, 2020
Some efforts have been done to cope with coastal erosion and rob in Sayung Coast including mangrove plantation, hybrid engineering (HE), and hard structure protection.
W.A. Gemilang, U. J. Wisha, T. Solihuddin, A. Arman, K. Ondara   +4 more
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Vulnerability evaluation and prediction of the water-energy-food-ecology nexus in the Yangtze River Economic Belt based on TOPSIS, neighborhood rough set and support vector machine

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
With the intensification of human activities, the vulnerability of water, energy, food and ecology systems has become more and more prominent, and the research on the vulnerability of the water-energy-food-ecology (WEFE) nexus is significant to realizing
Yue Pan, Yan Chen, Yan Chen, Yue Liu, Yue Liu   +4 more
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Market-based climate-policy stringency and European machinery production after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Energy-market stress and energy vulnerability [PDF]

Environmental Economics
Type of the article: Research Article AbstractDecarbonization has become a challenge for European manufacturing, particularly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, amid rising energy costs and tensions between environmental transition and ...
Aleksandra Kuzior, Tetiana Vasylieva, Iuliia Myroshnychenko, Leonid M. Taraniuk, Karina Taraniuk, Andriy Zozulinskyy   +5 more
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Country Energy Sector Vulnerability Assessments Program : Helping Countries Prepare an Effective Energy Sector Response

, 2009
Emerging energy transitions, recently triggered by the global financial crisis, highly volatile energy prices, and climate change, have created a turbulent environment for the energy sector, testing governments and
World Bank
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
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Multiple Indicator Vulnerability to Energy Poverty: Assessing Spatial Variability Across Chile

World
This study investigates the multifaceted issue of energy poverty, focusing on its spatial and socioeconomic dimensions, with a particular emphasis on the case of Chile.
Aner Martinez-Soto, Emily Nix, Yarela Saldias-Lagos, Daniel Ignacio Sanhueza-Catalán   +3 more
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
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Energy Sector Vulnerability to Climate Change: Adaptation Options to Increase Resilience [PDF]

, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy is conducting an assessment of vulnerabilities of the U.S. energy sector to climate change and extreme weather. Emphasizing peer reviewed research, it seeks to quantify vulnerabilities and identify specific knowledge or ...
Hallet, K. C., Anderson, R., Tidwell, V., Zamuda, C., Bilello, D., Macknick, J., Newmark, R. L.   +6 more
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