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African Journal of Governance and DevelopmentThis study develops a Food Security Vulnerability Index (FSV) to examine regional disparities in women's vulnerability to food insecurity in Nigeria. Using the 2018/2019 Nigeria General Household Survey (GHS) data, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was ...
Stanley Egenti +1 more
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Seismic vulnerability of RC buildings in Polog valley [PDF]
Micro, Macro & Mezzo Geoinformation, 2015 A procedure for evaluation of seismic vulnerability of RC buildings has been proposed. Applying the nonlinear static “pushover” analysis, the parameters of nonlinear behavior of the selected set of reinforced concrete buildings have been defined.
Enis JAKUPI +2 more
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Mapping South African farming sector vulnerability to climate change and variability: A subnational assessment [PDF]
"This paper analyzes the vulnerability of South African farmers to climate change and variability by developing a vulnerability index and comparing vulnerability indicators across the nine provinces of the country.
Gbetibouo, Glwadys Aymone +1 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi +2 more
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JGEET: Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment and TechnologyMapping basin substrates and vulnerability indexes in shallow waters are crucial for understanding the ecological health and resilience of marine ecosystems.
Aunurrahman, Irfan Hanifa, Setiyaningsih
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Creating the Comprehensive Community Vulnerability Index
Agricultural and Resource Economics ReviewAbstractThis study quantified the relative vulnerability of 3,141 counties in the United States. We built a comprehensive community vulnerability index (CCVI) that considers household, business, and public levels. Eighteen variables related to household socioeconomic characteristics, business size and diversity, local government economic size, social ...
Euijun Kim, J. Matthew Fannin
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The Gold Coast criteria permit diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) even without upper motor neuron (UMN) signs. However, whether ALS patients with UMN signs (ALSwUMN) and those without (ALSwoUMN) share similar characteristics and prognoses remains unclear.
Hee‐Jae Jung +7 more
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BuildingsTo accurately assess the seismic damage of high-rise structures under long-period ground motions (LPGMs), a 36-story SRC frame-RC core tube high-rise structure was designed.
Lianjie Jiang +3 more
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Vulnerability of traditional beef sector to drought and the challenges of climate change: The case of Kgatleng District, Botswana [PDF]
, 2008 Cattle’s rearing in Botswana is undertaken in two sectors: the communal and commercial. The communal sector is exclusively free range and therefore depends on biomass production. This makes the systems highly susceptible to drought. One strategy that has
Masike, Sennye, Urich, Peter
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Whole‐Body Pattern of Muscle Degeneration and Progression in Sarcoglycanopathies
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To characterize whole‐body intramuscular fat distribution pattern in patients with sarcoglycanopathies and explore correlations with disease severity, duration and age at onset. Methods Retrospective, cross‐sectional, multicentric study enrolling patients with variants in one of the four sarcoglycan genes who underwent whole‐body ...
Laura Costa‐Comellas +39 more
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