Progress in Disaster ScienceThere is growing policy consensus around the need for development to be risk-informed. In parallel, digital technologies are increasingly deployed to enhance participation within a wide range of policy domains, particularly in urban settings.
Ronan McDermott +6 more
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Biocultural Refugia: Combating the Erosion of Diversity in Landscapes of Food Production
Ecology and Society, 2013 There is urgent need to both reduce the rate of biodiversity loss caused by industrialized agriculture and feed more people. The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of places that harbor traditional ecological knowledge, artifacts, and methods ...
Stephan Barthel +2 more
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Building community resilience in mine impacted communities : a study on delivery of health services in Papua New Guinea : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2016 The purpose of this study was to explore the building of Community Resilience in mine-impacted communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The study aimed to establish the general relationship between community resilience, community capitals and the delivery ...
Kuir-Ayius, Dora Dau
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From social context and resilience to performance through job satisfaction: A multilevel study over time [PDF]
, 2016 Giving the crucial role of organizational context in shaping individual attitudes and behaviors at work, in this research we studied the effects of collective work-unit Perceptions of Social Context (PoSC) on individual work resilience and two key ...
Bales RF +22 more
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The impact of positive lifestyle behaviors on direct healthcare cost savings for low back pain
Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and healthcare cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study utilised data from the AUstralian Twin BACK (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline.
Ye Tian +8 more
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Future Hydroclimatic Impacts on Africa: Beyond the Paris Agreement
Earth's Future, 2019 Projections of global warming in Africa are generally associated with increasing aridity and decreasing water availability. However, most freshwater assessments focus on single hydroclimatic indicators (e.g., runoff, precipitation, or aridity), lacking ...
Luigi Piemontese +3 more
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Resilience assessment: a useful approach to navigate urban sustainability challenges
Ecology and Society, 2015 Cities and towns have become increasingly interested in building resilience to cope with surprises, however, how to do this is often unclear. We evaluated the ability of the Resilience Assessment Workbook to help urban areas incorporate resilience ...
My M. Sellberg +2 more
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A Spatially Resolved View on the Aging Substantia nigra: An Exploratory Proteomic Study
Advanced Biology, EarlyView.Although aging is the most important risk factor for several neurodegenerative diseases, the molecular effects of physiological aging are still understudied. By applying spatially‐resolved proteomic analyses of the human substantia nigra pars compacta, alterations in vesicular trafficking and mitochondrial proteins are observed, as well as reduced ...
Britta Eggers +10 more
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