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Concentration of dissolved heavy metal around the Rupat waters industrial activity, Malacca Strait [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2022
The Rupat Strait is a water area located between Rupat Island and Dumai City. This area is growing rapidly which is characterized by increasing coastal residential areas, commercial centers, industries, ports and also increasing marine transportation ...
Ondara Koko   +3 more
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Vulnerable banks [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Financial Economics, 2011
When a bank experiences an adverse shock to its equity capital, one way to return to target leverage is to sell assets. The price impact of the fire sale may impact other institutions with common exposures, resulting in contagion. We propose a simple framework that accounts for this effect.
Greenwood, Robin   +2 more
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Residential trajectories across the life course and their association with cognitive functioning in later life

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Previous work has found that later life urban–rural differences in cognitive health can be largely explained by indicators of cognitive reserve such as education or occupation.
Dan Orsholits   +11 more
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Vulnerability and virtue [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2021
Having witnessed scenes of death innumerable times as a critical care physician, this is how I imagine my mother’s death, thousands of miles away: her eyes are sunken and, in the heavy air, her breathing becomes slower and more erratic before it ceases permanently.
Briseida Mema   +2 more
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Factors influencing the production of oilseed crops among smallholder farmers in Limpopo Province

open access: yesOilseeds and fats, crops and lipids, 2020
Smallholder farmers in rural communities that are prevalent in provinces such as Limpopo are not only confronted with the challenges of their direct environment but they also face new challenges in terms of the type of crops to produce in the era of ...
Kephe Priscilla Ntuchu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Law’s Vulnerability, and Vulnerability in Law [PDF]

open access: yesFeminist Legal Studies, 2016
Vulnerability acts as a touchstone in this issue as we find our contributors reflecting on its intersection with gender and sexuality in different ways. Saeidzadeh draws out the significance of misrecognition in her consideration of responses to transsexuality in Iran, while Doonan highlights the potential pitfalls of relying on situational ...
Fletcher, R   +3 more
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Yield Responses of Grain Sorghum and Cowpea in Binary and Sole Cultures under No-Tillage Conditions in Limpopo Province

open access: yesAgriculture, 2022
Climate change is severely disrupting ecosystem services and crop productivity, resulting in lower crop growth and yields. Studies have emphasized the importance of assessing conservation practices through crop modelling to improve cropland productivity.
Tlou E. Mogale   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vulnerability, Vulnerable Populations, and Policy [PDF]

open access: yesKennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 2004
[ 411 ] Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal Vol. 14, No. 4, 411–425 © 2004 by the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Produced at the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Box 571212, Washington, DC 20057-1212. The Center operates on a contract with the National Library of
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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Lockdown on the Health and Living Conditions of Undocumented Migrants and Migrants Undergoing Legal Status Regularization

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2020
Introduction: Undocumented migrants are at high risk of adverse consequences during crises because of a lack of access to essential securities and sources of support.
Claudine Burton-Jeangros   +9 more
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Exploring mental health needs and services among affected population in a cyclone affected area in costal Bangladesh: a qualitative case study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2020
Background Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries in the world has been ranked 9th on the Climate Risk Index for 2017: the 10 most affected countries & 7th on the Long-Term Climate Risk Index: the 10 countries most affected from 1998 to ...
M. Tasdik Hasan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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