Portable drug synthesizers could be vital in combating localized outbreaks of diseases such as influenza, in which demand for a particular drug spikes, says Martin Burke, a chemist at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Prof Geoffrey Boulton, Chair of the newly published Royal Society report on Open Data, said: "The decision, after careful scrutiny, to publish this avian flu research is a good example of how worries about threats of misuse can be balanced against potential benefits by spreading awareness that may be vital in combating natural outbreaks".
These educational efforts are vital in combating lingering misconceptions among college students: A 2012 study found that 41percentt of students believe that if a female is raped when she is drunk, it is her fault.
Education is vital in combating poverty, empowering women, protecting children from hazardous and exploitative labour and sexual exploitation, promoting human rights and democracy, protecting the environment, and influencing population growth.
The current US strategy in combating IS through air strikes may provide some short-term success, but - as in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya - ground forces would be vital in fighting against guerrilla and irregular combat forces in Iraq and Syria.
Its use in training set back relations with the city's Muslim community, which is estimated at around 800,000 and whose members have been vital partners in combating terrorism.
Such initiatives are essential, says Dr Rosana Richtmann, an infectologist at São Paulo's Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Disease: "Each of the fronts on which Zika is being combated is vital in its own way," she says.
Cost-effective carbon capture methods will be vital to combating climate change.
T-helper 1 (type type cytokines are vital in the control and inhibition of TB, for example, Interferon Gamma (IFN-γ) is important for combating microbial infection and both IFN-γ and Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFα, another Th1 cytokine) attack TB via the activation of macrophages [ 38- 41].
Water and sanitation are vital in themselves, but they are also key prerequisites for reducing child and maternal mortality (MDGs 4 and 5) and combating diseases (MDG 6).
Embodiment is vital in today's politics.
