In the context of HIV/AIDS, previous research on orphaned and vulnerable children suggests that losing one or both parents significantly increases vulnerability for children [ 35].
The aging process increases vulnerability to age-associated diseases.
A low stock of savings increases vulnerability to economic shocks.
It is well documented that poverty increases vulnerability to climate-related stresses.
Selective removal of lateral olivocochlear efferents increases vulnerability to acute acoustic injury.
As a result, the economy is burdened by extremely heavy debt, which significantly increases vulnerability to recession.
Infection increases vulnerability to HI injury, but the effect of HT on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) sensitized HI brain injury is unknown.
MacDougall, A. S., McCann, K. S., Gellner, G. & Turkington, R. Diversity loss with persistent human disturbance increases vulnerability to ecosystem collapse.
The travel inherent to scientific fieldwork increases vulnerability as one struggles to work within unfamiliar and unpredictable conditions, but male respondents reported significantly less assault (6percentt).
This increases vulnerability to high oil prices, to congestion costs (or, to fight traffic, congestion charges), and potentially to future levies on carbon emissions.
The purpose of this study was to assess whether inflammation increases vulnerability to hypoxia, and influences the effect of 100% O2 and 21% O2 reoxygenation on brain.
