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European local authorities’ financial resilience in the face of austerity: a comparison across Austria, Italy and England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
European local authorities have been particularly stricken by the current context of decline and cutback management, and represent an ideal place where to study how governments respond to shocks affecting their financial conditions and management.
Barbera, C   +3 more
core  

“Epicenters” of resilience [PDF]

open access: yesScience, 2014
The 25th anniversary of the magnitude ( M ) 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area on 17 October 1989 is a fitting time to examine what progress has been made in increasing community resilience to minimize seismic risk.
openaire   +2 more sources

Use of Symptomatic Drug Treatment for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis and Patterns of Work Loss

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the use of central stimulants and amantadine for fatigue in MS and evaluate a potential association with reduced work loss in people with MS. Methods We conducted a nationwide, matched, register‐based cohort study in Sweden (2006 to 2023) using national registers with prospective data collection.
Simon Englund   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

CLEAR: Cross-Layer Exploration for Architecting Resilience - Combining Hardware and Software Techniques to Tolerate Soft Errors in Processor Cores

open access: yes, 2016
We present a first of its kind framework which overcomes a major challenge in the design of digital systems that are resilient to reliability failures: achieve desired resilience targets at minimal costs (energy, power, execution time, area) by combining
Abraham, Jacob A.   +10 more
core   +1 more source

The measurement of resilience

open access: yesJournal of Economic Theory, 2020
Abstract Resilience has become an important topic in many social sciences. Numerous individual choices and economic and demographic outcomes are likely to be influenced by people's resilience. School performance, work absenteeism and burnout, longevity, the quality of sleep and health-risk behaviors such as substance abuse are some examples ...
Asheim, Geir Bjarne   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Economic Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the economic impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on households, health systems, and society in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Methods Electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL were searched using keywords related to RA and cost of illness.
Tadesse Gebrye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of digital participation platforms in risk-informed development: A case study of Surabaya, Indonesia

open access: yesProgress in Disaster Science
There 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
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence of strong long-period ground motions of engineering importance for Nankai Trough plate boundary earthquakes: comparison of ground motions of two moderate-magnitude earthquakes

open access: yesEarth, Planets and Space, 2018
We analyzed strong-motion and broadband recordings of two moderate-magnitude earthquakes that occurred in the Nankai Trough. The first event was the 2004 Mw 6.5 southeast off-Kii peninsula earthquake, an aftershock event inside the Philippine Sea Plate ...
Yadab P. Dhakal   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Vaccination rates are still insufficient to prevent the spread of COVID-19, so immunity must be increased among the population in order to reduce the virus’ spread and the associated medical and psychosocial effects. Although previous work has identified
Donya Gilan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of positive lifestyle behaviors on direct healthcare cost savings for low back pain

open access: yesArthritis 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
wiley   +1 more source

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