According to the IPCC-VI the most vulnerable unions in the study area are Boyra (0.061), Kanchanpur (0.062), Lesragonj (0.064), Azimnagar (0.067), Sutalori (0.071) and Dhulsonra (0.076) because of more sensitivity and less adaptive capacity.
As the study shows the habitat of hippopotamus in Lake Tana and its environs were highly reduced due to mainly human factors; much more emphasis should be placed on preserving of this vulnerable species in the study area.
In addition, fifteen days intensive training was given to the data collectors on vulnerable groups in the study site, risk behaviour for HIV, mode of transmission of HIV infection, and data collection techniques including data collection tools.
The third group of family members identified as vulnerable in this study were partners of the patient, particularly with regard to their physical health.
"And people who are highly anxious may actually be more vulnerable". In the new study, to be presented at the SLEEP 2012 conference in Boston this week, researchers used MRIs to look at the impact of sleep on anticipation.
The large number of deaths in Mexico cannot be explained by the amount of lightning, but by the government's failure to implement education and prevention strategies in communities living and working in vulnerable conditions, the study found.
However, sandbanks presented the highest probability of transition to another land class and, thus, correspond to the most vulnerable land cover in the study area.
Priority was given to men and women in their reproductive age because children are more vulnerable to malaria in the study settings [ 39].
This model shows that the combination of reinforced masonry structure, clay tile roof, being located between 8.1 and 10 km from the epicentre, and being located on young Merapi volcanic deposits defines the most vulnerable type of building in the study area.
These were all designated disadvantaged schools and this has contributed to the under-representation of the most vulnerable children in the parental study.
