Because of its status as a semienclosed sea with stratified water columns, low water temperatures, a slow circulation pattern, and much runoff from coastal and river areas with high concentrations of population and industry the Baltic has been recognized as ecologically vulnerable.
Beam-column joints in reinforced concrete (RC) framed structures are recognized as most vulnerable structural element subjected to lateral loads.
For all of these reasons, adolescents have been frequently recognized as a vulnerable group to becoming infected and to being marginalized from mainstream healthcare provisions [ 6].
In the face of a global recession that continues to affect Mexico, it is critical that unemployed MSM in Tijuana be recognized as a vulnerable subgroup that is in urgent need of HIV prevention and intervention.
Washington recognizes as much.
Schoolchildren have historically been recognized as a distinctly vulnerable group, and schools have enjoyed such paternalistic powers as requiring school uniforms.
Coastal environments including wetlands, estuaries, reefs and bays host diverse ecosystems, e.g., mangroves, salt marshes, sea grasses, serve as a link between the terrestrial and marine realms, and are recognized as important, yet vulnerable, carbon sinks (so-called "blue carbon" [40]).
During the FGDs, although children and pregnant women were recognized as groups especially vulnerable to malaria, adults were also acknowledged to be at risk of the disease.
While children are recognized as being more vulnerable to violations of their rights, they are also the ones facing the most obstacles to accessing justice.
Within the context of the South African criminal justice system, black children have been recognized as a specific vulnerable group, with children and youth identified as significant beneficiaries of state interventions (36).
