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Measuring Households' Vulnerability to Idiosyncratic and Covariate Shocks – the case of Bangladesh [PDF]
The paper examines the level and sources of vulnerability in rural Bangladesh using a household survey. We use a simple two-level random intercept model to estimate expected mean and variance in consumption as well as to decompose the variance into ...
Md. Shafiul Azam, Katsushi S. Imai
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Forum Geografi, 2015 The aims of this research are (1) analyzing social and economic vulnerability of forest and peat land fire disaster in Bengkalis Regency; (2) Mapping social and economic vulnerability of forest and peat land fire disaster in Bengkalis Regency.
Eko Ahmad Riyanto
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SPG4 and Dementia: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a group of disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and lower limb weakness, with mutations in SPG4/SPAST being the most common cause. Detailed studies and clinical and molecular comparisons across different populations are missing.
Emanuele Panza +19 more
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Targeting the Vulnerable and the Choice of Vulnerability Measures: Review and Application to Pakistan [PDF]
In this paper, the concept of vulnerability of the poor’s welfare and its practical measures are scrutinised in order to derive implications for targeting poverty reduction policies toward vulnerable households.
Takashi Kurosaki
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Vulnerability assessment using remote sensing: The earthquake prone megacity Istanbul, Turkey [PDF]
, 2007 Hazards like earthquakes are natural, disasters are not. Disasters result from the impact of a hazard on a vulnerable system or society at a specific location.
Taubenböck, Hannes +2 more
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BMC GeriatricsBackground This study analyzes the influence of living patterns and social participation on the health vulnerability of older people in urban and rural areas and provides a reference for addressing this vulnerability. Methods A total of 3500 participants
Juan Zheng +3 more
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THE VULNERABILITY TO WATER HAZARDS OF URBAN AREA TURDA– CÂMPIA TURZII [PDF]
Riscuri şi Catastrofe, 2012 The vulnerability to water hazards of urban area Turda – Câmpia Turzii. The risk was defined as a social object whose primary component is vulnerability.
IOANA URCAN
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the immunological response to influenza vaccination, the incidence and severity of influenza infection, and the side effects of the vaccination in patients with ischemic stroke. Methods This prospective observational study was conducted between 2023 and 2024 at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Achiraya Pakngao +5 more
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Review of social science literature on risk and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in fishing communities in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
The WorldFish Center and FAO are implementing a regional programme entitled "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa; investing in sustainable solutions", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Norwegian Ministry of ...
Kher, A.
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Assessing the Vulnerability of Wheat Farmers to Drought in North of Fars Province
مجله اقتصاد و توسعه کشاورزی, 2016 Introduction: Iran is constantly exposed to natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and drought. In the meantime, drought is the major natural disaster which leads to numerous losses in agriculture and water resources, and this phenomenon is slow ...
H. Iraji, M. Zibaei, F. Nasrnia
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