Since seismic hazard cannot generally be diminished, vulnerability is one aspect where efforts can be expended with the goal of disaster risk reduction (Coppola 2007).
Scattered studies suggest that antidepressants bolster confidence or diminish emotional vulnerability — for people with depression but also for healthy people.
Findings are discussed in light of their contribution to diminish the vulnerability of this population, and strengthen their potential for development.
The analysis revealed "some very specific statistically significant vulnerabilities once a burglary has taken place in vicinity", Murray told Guardian Government Computing: for example, within 24 hours of a burglary the most vulnerable areas are either side of the burgled premises are "up to 400 metres either side and diminishing in vulnerability from the burgled premises".
So companies, especially those with research and development departments, have undertaken various forms of collaboration to reduce costs, particularly for R&D, which fall within the concept of "open innovation," thus diminishing their vulnerability.
Mr. Toro noted that the activities also take into account that sports are a key instrument in getting children back into school, preventing violence and diminishing social vulnerability in groups that face high risks of abuse and neglect.
Yet, others have failed to find diminishing neurocognitive vulnerabilities with age [ 40, 42, 43].
This paper examines inter-organizational coordination to diminish local communities' vulnerability to the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus.
We should strive to diminish our elders' vulnerability and enhance their sense of dignity and being empowered as they confront the inevitable transitions of aging.
Moreover, Indigenous youth and their parents report low levels of knowledge about HIV, which often leads to low perceived vulnerability, diminished prevention and reduced testing [ 51, 93].
