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Floods in the Urban Environment and Social Vulnerability: a study case in Curitiba, Brazil

Redes, 2019
This paper deals with the spatial relationship of social vulnerability and the flooding areas in the central portion of the Belem River Basin, in Curitiba / Brazil, as the research problem being the possible aggregation of aspects of environmental ...
Edilberto Nunes Moura, Ariadne Stradiotto Frenzel, Isabela Ignácio de Moura   +2 more
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The utilization of physically based models and GIS techniques for comprehensive risk assessment of storm surge: A case study of Huizhou

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Quantitative analyses of storm surge risk, which are mostly focused on physical vulnerability, have been widely used to help coastal communities mitigate impacts and damage.
Si Wang, Si Wang, Si Wang, Lin Mu, Lin Mu, Hao Qin, Lizhe Wang, Zhenfeng Yao, Enjin Zhao   +8 more
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Social vulnerability assessment in the health and disease context: Review

Discover Social Science and Health
Background Social vulnerability is a multidimensional concept based on multivariate factors in domains of physical, social, economic, environmental, etc., and the subsets that constitute it.
Arya Mukkil Ashokan, Jegankumar Rajagopal, Prakash Krishnaswamy, Libina Rajendran Sheela, Prashanthi Devi Marimuthu, Dhanabalan Subbiah Pothumani   +5 more
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Social vulnerability to flood disasters in the nine provinces of the Yellow River Basin

Guan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objective】The Yellow River Basin is prone to urban flood disasters. Social vulnerability assessment is thus crucial for optimizing disaster prevention and mitigation strategies and promoting harmonious coexistence of ‘people, city, and water’.
NIU Wenxuan, DONG Jiayi, XU Panpan
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Expanding vulnerability assessment for public lands: The social complement to ecological approaches

Climate Risk Management, 2017
In recent years, federal land management agencies in the United States have been tasked to consider climate change vulnerability and adaptation in their planning.
Shannon M. McNeeley, Trevor L. Even, John B.M. Gioia, Corrine N. Knapp, Tyler A. Beeton   +4 more
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Family Vulnerability: Examining The Contributions of Spirituality and Social Support

Anfusina: Journal of Psychology
Family vulnerability encompasses multiple dimensions, including physical-economic, social, and psychological factors. This study explored the role of spirituality and social support in mitigating family vulnerability.
Intan Islamia, Andry Rahman Arif
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Pharmacy Accessibility and Social Vulnerability

JAMA Network Open
This cross-sectional study examines the association of availability of primary care practitioners and level of socioeconomic vulnerability with risk of pharmacy deserts in regions of the US.
Catalano, Giovanni, Khan, Muhammad Muntazir Mehdi, Chatzipanagiotou, Odysseas P., Pawlik, Timothy M.   +3 more
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Exposure to social engagement metrics increases vulnerability to misinformation

Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 2020
News feeds in virtually all social media platforms include engagement metrics, such as the number of times each post is liked and shared. We find that exposure to these signals increases the vulnerability of users to low-credibility information in a ...
Mihai Avram, Nicholas Micallef, Sameer Patil, Filippo Menczer   +3 more
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Association of social vulnerability with access to treatment in ovarian cancer patients

Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Objectives: To understand disparities in access to treatment for ovarian cancer patients. Methods: A retrospective review of patients who had surgery for ovarian cancer at a comprehensive cancer center from 2018 to 2024 was completed.
Nikita Bastin, Marc Robinson, Amir Javid, Lauren S. Prescott, Alaina J. Brown   +4 more
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VULNERABILITIES IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

Annals: Series on Military Sciences, 2022
The globalization of cyberspace, the expansion of networks and information systems has led world governments and international organizations to focus on securing cyberspace by establishing security policies and strategies and aspects of global compatibility and standardization.
Colonel (ret.) Professor Gheorghe BOARU, Ph.D, Lieutenant-colonel Adrian-Cristian DAVID, Ph.D   +1 more
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