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

Feminist 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, McCandless, J, Russell, Y, Thomas, D   +3 more
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Predictors of Bangladeshi registered nurses' disaster management knowledge, skills, and preparedness

Progress in Disaster Science
As a primary healthcare first respondent during disasters, Bangladeshi registered nurses (RNs) play a critical role in disaster management. This study assessed their knowledge, skills, and preparedness (KSP) for disaster management and examined the ...
Md. Khalid Hasan, Ahmed Fahmi, Tasnim Jamal Jisa, Rokibul Huq Rokib, Julia Yasmin Borna, Jannatul Fardusi, Israt Jahan Oishee, Anas, Sheikh Abdullah Al Muid, Sadia Afrin Saki, Shariful Islam, Md. Solayman Uddin, Md. Shihab Mahmud   +12 more
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Factors Associated with Mental Health Outcomes and the Level of Work Engagement Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Tunisia

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Heath workers especiallyin the emergency rooms and emergency medical services are exposed to sustained stress which had increased due to the Pandemic situation Objectives To search for factors associated with mental disorders among health ...
I. Betbout, B. Amemou, A. Ben Haouala, Y. Touati, M. Benzarti, F. Zaafrane, A. Mhalla, L. Gaha   +7 more
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Vulnerable banks [PDF]

Journal 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, Landier, Augustin, Thesmar, David   +2 more
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Vulnerability of growing cities to solid waste-related environmental hazards: The case of Mthatha, South Africa

Jàmbá, 2019
The rising prevalence of the failure of fast-growing cities’ waste authorities to account for solid waste service function and provide effective solid waste systems poses serious environmental hazards and health risks. Household solid waste mismanagement
Vuyayo Tsheleza, Simbarashe Ndhleve, Hlekani M. Kabiti, Christopher M. Musampa, Motebang D.V. Nakin   +4 more
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Analysis of trends, recurrences, severity and frequency of droughts using standardised precipitation index: Case of OR Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Jàmbá, 2022
South Africa is susceptible to droughts. However, little documentation exists on drought occurrence in South Africa at national, provincial and municipal administrative boundaries.
Melezwa Khamisa, Simbarashe Ndhleve, Motebang D.V. Nakin, Asabonga Mngeni, Hlekani M. Kabiti   +4 more
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Seasonal dynamics of soil CO2 emissions from different semi-arid land-use systems

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science
Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes are a critical component in understanding carbon sequestration. In sub-Saharan Africa, empirically measured CO2 emissions data from diverse land-use systems is limited. Soil CO2 emission rates were measured in the Limpopo
Lawrence Munjonji, Hlengiwe Ntuli Innocentia, Kingsley Kwabena Ayisi, Phesheya Dlamini, Kabisheng Emmanuel Mabitsela, Carol Mmapula Lehutjo, Phumlani Sabelo Magnificent Zwane   +6 more
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Spatial Analysis of the River Line and Land Cover Changes in the Kampar River Estuary: The Influence of the Bono Tidal Bore Phenomenon

Forum Geografi, 2017
The Kampar River estuary is well known for a tidal-bore phenomenon called ‘Bono waves’. The emergence of Bono waves has a significant influence on the estuary system of Kampar River. Scoured materials, resulting from the hydraulic jump of the tidal bore,
Aprizon Putra, Ulung Jantama Wisha, Gunardi Kusumah   +2 more
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Climate change impacts and adaptations on health of Internally Displaced People (IDP): An exploratory study on coastal areas of Bangladesh

Heliyon, 2020
Every year thousands of people are being displaced in coastal areas of Bangladesh due to natural calamities associated with climate change, known as Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs). Climate change adaptation measures play a significant role in coping
Md. Arif Chowdhury, Md. Khalid Hasan, Md. Robiul Hasan, Tahmina Bintay Younos   +3 more
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Ewing Sarcoma in Infants and Children Under 2 Years of Age: A French Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ewing sarcoma, the second most common primary bone cancer in children, requires intensive treatment that may lead to significant long‐term sequelae, particularly in infants. We retrospectively analyzed data from 1621 French patients treated between 1988 and 2015 within the EW88/93/97 or EE99 trials, focusing on 17 infants diagnosed before 24 ...
Elodie Verdier, Nathalie Cozic, Marie‐Dominique Tabone, Gaelle Pierron, Perrine Marec‐Berard, Sarah Winter, Gabriel Revon‐Rivière, Cyril Lervat, Dominique Plantaz, Marie‐Pierre Castex, Gregory Guimard, Estelle Thebaud, Stephanie Proust, Laure Saumet, Natacha Entz‐Werle, Sophie Taque, Cécile Vérité, Marta Jimenez, Nathalie Gaspar   +18 more
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