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Climate and Disease vulnerability analysis in blocks of Kalahandi District of Odisha, India
Indian Journal of Public Health, 2022 Background: Diarrhea and typhoid, ancient water-borne diseases which are highly connected to rainfall are serious public health challenges in the blocks of Kalahandi district of Odisha, India. Objectives: Corroboration of rainfall and waterborne diseases
Martand Mani Mishra, Netrananda Sahu
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Ecomatemático, 2010 The seismic risk doesn’t depend on the threat or the probability of occurring a seismic event, but also the highest vulnerability that many buildings have, because they haven’t been built with the appropiate regulations, also they don’t have minimun ...
Adriana Rodríguez-Lizcano
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Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2022 Climate change vulnerability is highly counter-productive for agriculture among the arid and semi-arid regions. The study constructs the agriculture vulnerability index for Karnataka, a south Indian state.
Rajesh Kalli, Pradyot Ranjan Jena
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The GDL Vulnerability Index (GVI) [PDF]
Social Indicators ResearchAbstractIn this paper we present the GDL Vulnerability Index (GVI), a new composite index to monitor and analyse the human components of vulnerability to climate change, natural disasters, and other kinds of shocks, for societies and geographic areas across the globe.
Jeroen Smits, Janine Huisman
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Characterizing stressful events reported by childhood cancer survivors experienced throughout the lifespan may help improve trauma‐informed care relevant to the survivor experience. Methods Participants included 2552 survivors (54% female; 34 years of age) and 469 community controls (62% female; 33 years of age) from the St.
Megan E. Ware +13 more
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Terrorism vulnerability assessment in Java Island: a spatial multi-criteria analysis approach
Indonesian Journal of Geography, 2020 Terrorism is one of the Indonesia’s national security threat. The attack mostly happens in Java Island, attracted by the dense population, also because the island is a center for economic and governance.
Asep Adang Supriyadi +1 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Asymptomatic infection poses a significant risk for children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Pre‐transplant surveillance computed tomography (CT) is commonly used to identify occult infection, though its diagnostic yield remains uncertain.
Tyler Obermark +9 more
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Continental Portuguese Territory Flood Susceptibility Index – contribution to a vulnerability index [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2014 Abstract. This work defines a national flood susceptibility index for the Portuguese continental territory, by proposing the aggregation of different variables which represent natural conditions for permeability, runoff and accumulation. This index is part of the national vulnerability index developed in the scope of Flood Maps in Climate Change ...
Jacinto, Rita +5 more
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Coastal Vulnerability Index for Kuwaiti Coast
Journal of Engineering Research, 2022 Kuwait is investing significantly for the development of coastal infrastructures in many of its coastal areas. It is essential to know the vulnerability of the coast of Kuwait for the future sea level rise and other physically influencing parameters.
S. Neelamani +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia +7 more
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