Major source of earthquake risk in terms of human casualty in urban areas of Nepal is from possible collapse of buildings.
A comparison with existing commercial mortality insurance (CMI) based on certainty-equivalent analysis indicates that the designed snow-index insurance (SII) is superior in terms of potential users' welfare, as it is aimed correctly at the major source of income risk.
Milk and feed price volatility are the major source of dairy farm risk.
Although this study did not measure the overall effect of the decreased number of veterinarians who treat equids in Queensland, participants viewed the decrease as a major source of increased occupational risk for the remaining equine practitioners.
Extreme heat events are a major source of climate-related risk for older adults (Ebi and Meehl 2007; Gosling et al. 2009; Green et al. 2001; Medina-Ramón and Schwartz 2007; Ostro et al. 2009), with older Americans experiencing disproportionate risks of heat-related mortality (Ebi and Meehl 2007; Oudin Åström et al. 2011).
Findings on fish consumption, the major source of methylmercury, and diabetes risk have also been mixed, with some studies observing decreased risk, others increased risk, and others no significant association (8).
Moreover, autopsy studies point to vascular damage rather than Alzheimer-type pathology as a major source of the increased dementia risk in people with diabetes (23).
In addition, epidemiologic studies have shown a modest association between red meat intake, the major source of dietary iron, and risk of colon and colorectal cancer (Norat and Riboli, 2001; Larsson and Wolk, 2006).
