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Horticulturae, 2023 Anatomical characteristics play a pivotal role in understanding the evolutionary relationship among various plant taxa and identifying species of pharmacological importance.
Shakti Nath Tripathi +6 more
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Building a COVID-19 vulnerability index
Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence, 2020 COVID-19 is an acute respiratory disease that has been classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Characterization of this disease is still in its early stages. However, it is known to have high mortality rates, particularly among individuals with preexisting medical conditions.
DeCaprio, Dave +6 more
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Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Historical Masonry Buildings in Croatian Coastal Area
Applied Sciences, 2021 (1) Background: The protection of built heritage in historic cities located in seismically active areas is of great importance for the safety of inhabitants.
Željana Nikolić +3 more
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Potential Seismic Damage Assessment of Residential Buildings in Imzouren City (Northern Morocco)
Buildings, 2018 The main purpose of this study is to assess seismic risk and present earthquake loss scenarios for the city of Imzouren, in northern Morocco. An empirical approach was chosen to assess the seismic vulnerability of the existing buildings, using the ...
Seif-eddine Cherif +3 more
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Costa Rican wetlands vulnerability index
Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 2022 Costa Rica comprises approximately 6% of the world’s biodiversity. Among these lush ecosystems, wetlands are represented in mangrove forests near the sea, along river lowlands, sedimentary and volcanic mountains, and highland páramo landscapes. In 2018, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), through the National System of Conservation Areas ...
Néstor Veas-Ayala +2 more
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Cause-specific mortality as a sentinel indicator of current socioeconomic conditions in Italy
Demographic Research, 2018 Background: In the last few years the need for disaggregated statistics at small territorial levels to monitor the social and economic conditions of the various areas of a country has increased considerably. The question of how to define these indicators
Elisabetta Barbi +2 more
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Estimation of the flood vulnerability index (FVI) for Alexandria city , Egypt: A case study [PDF]
JES: Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2023 Climate change and urbanization are likely to increase the vulnerability of cities by increasing the intensity of flooding, which causes damage to the communities.
Mai Afifi +4 more
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A Vulnerability Analysis of Coral Reefs in Coastal Ecotourism Areas for Conservation Management
Diversity, 2019 Coral reef ecosystems provide many ecological, economic, and social benefits. Despite their numerous functions, coral reefs are in a vulnerable state due to the effects of human activities.
Harsuko Riniwati +2 more
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Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk, 2021 Various techniques and frameworks for an evaluation of seismic vulnerability have been developed and established in previous studies. However, some techniques demand a significant amount of empirical data currently not readily available in developing ...
Noor Suhaiza Sauti +3 more
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Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas, 2022 Groundwater metal pollution is a major concern in mining areas. This study proposes a new addition to the DRASTIC method (DRASTIC+Lu) to assess groundwater vulnerability to metal pollution in mining areas by combining remote sensing (to locate metal ...
Denisse Archundia +3 more
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