Vulnerability Research Articles

Pr\'ecis to The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Though

Pr\'ecis to The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Though

Disasters, Vulnerability, and Narratives: Writing Haiti's Futures by Kasia Mika

Disasters, Vulnerability, and Narratives: Writing Haiti's Futures by Kasia Mika

Risk Level Assessment Method on Major Information and Communication Infrastructure's Web Vulnerability Check Item using by AHP Technique

Risk Level Assessment Method on Major Information and Communication Infrastructure's Web Vulnerability Check Item using by AHP Technique

Development of Internet Vulnerability Index for Youth through Internet Overdependency Analysis

Development of Internet Vulnerability Index for Youth through Internet Overdependency Analysis

Study on Improvement of Vulnerability Diagnosis Items for PC Security Enhancement

Study on Improvement of Vulnerability Diagnosis Items for PC Security Enhancement

A Study on the Probabilistic Vulnerability Assessment of COTS O/S based I&C System

A Study on the Probabilistic Vulnerability Assessment of COTS O/S based I&C System

A Study on the Vulnerability Management of Internet Connection Devices based on Internet-Wide Scan

A Study on the Vulnerability Management of Internet Connection Devices based on Internet-Wide Scan

National Guarantor for the Rights of People Detained or Deprived of their Liberty and Vulnerability of the Elderly

National Guarantor for the Rights of People Detained or Deprived of their Liberty and Vulnerability of the Elderly

The study on structural vulnerability analysis of small fixed wing UAV with hard landing

The study on structural vulnerability analysis of small fixed wing UAV with hard landing

Arid Environment and Rock Mineral Content as a Catalyst for Higher Vulnerability to Cancer Morbidity in the Northern State of Sudan

This study is based on the statement that arid environment and type of mineral content of rocks work together as a catalyst for absorption of higher rates of solar irradiation that will inevitably ...

Primary Healthcare in Community-Based Disaster Risk Management as Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation

Disaster preparedness will be determined by the vulnerability of communities and might include preparation for reducing health risk due to climate change and rapid urbanization. This article overviews the evidence for human-induced climate change, its health impacts, and the role of health cadres in flood risk management and primary healthcare as strategies for CCA and DRR. Climate change has substantial potential health effects. Transmission of DHF is also sensitive to periodic fluctuations in the climate factors. Displaced persons may face more environmental threats that harm their health. Primary healthcare implemented by health cadres plays an important role in preparing for flooding and responding to infectious disease outbreaks due to changing patterns of vector- and water- borne diseases. However, there is a challenge for system shift towards more inclusive approach to DRR and CCA comprising primary healthcare measures, that is inadequate the mechanism of protection and compensation for health cadres. Building health cadres’ capacity for flood risk management and strengthening their roles into the integration of primary healthcare as strategies for CCA and DRR, can help to meet the goal of the SFDRR 2015-2030 that calls for the participation of people disproportionately affected by disasters.

The reconstruction of the subject and vulnerability as strength.

espanolAl afirmar su identidad de genero, los sujetos comparten politicamente con otros (quienes reclaman condiciones de supervivencia, trabajo, ciudadania, educacion o igualdad) la dependencia interpersonal, la discriminacion y la exposicion a la violencia. Tambien a menudo comparten la ausencia de mecanismos legales de reconocimiento y proteccion. Por lo tanto, es pertinente reflexionar sobre una alternativa a la nocion tradicional de sujeto soberano que puede configurar una posibilidad de transformacion politico-social con miras a la equidad. EnglishIn affirming their gender identity, subjects share politically with others (who claim conditions of survival, work, citizenship, education or equality) interpersonal dependence, discrimination and exposure to violence. They also often share the absence of legal mechanisms for recognition and protection. Therefore, it is pertinent to reflect on an alternative to the traditional notion of sovereign subject that can configure a possibility of political-social transformation in view of equity.

El artista de variedades en el Buenos Aires de principios del siglo XX

El presente trabajo sostiene la hipótesis de que las características mismas del varieté, la falta de amparo legal que propiciaba la explotación femenina e infantil, la trashumancia que derivaba en imposibilidad de establecer vínculos estables con la sociedad de recepción y de elemental escolaridad en el caso de los menores, el desconocimiento del idioma en los extranjeros, entre otras muchas condiciones, colocaron al artista de variedades de la primera mitad del siglo XX en una situación de vulnerabilidad extrema, lo alejaron de la posibilidad de concretar una organización aún básica y lo vincularon a un circuito de marginalidad social y legal que muy frecuentemente involucraba explotación laboral, prostitución, trata de blancas, abusos y otros delitos penales, ante la mirada al menos indiferente y muchas veces abiertamente hostil de la sociedad de su tiempo que –paradójicamente– conformaba su público.

From automation to intelligence: Survey of research on vulnerability discovery techniques

From automation to intelligence: Survey of research on vulnerability discovery techniques

Seismic performance assessment of R.C. bridge piers designed with the Algerian seismic bridges regulation

Many bridges in Algeria were constructed without taking into account the seismic effect in the design. The implantation of a new regulation code RPOA-2008 requires a higher reinforcement ratio than with the seismic coefficient method, which is a common feature of the existing bridges. For better perception of the performance bridge piers and evaluation of the risk assessment of existing bridges, fragility analysis is an interesting tool to assess the vulnerability study of these structures. This paper presents a comparative performance of bridge piers designed with the seismic coefficient method and the new RPOA-2008. The performances of the designed bridge piers are assessed using thirty ground motion records and incremental dynamic analysis. Fragility curves for the bridge piers are plotted using probabilistic seismic demand model to perform the seismic vulnerability analysis. The impact of changing the reinforcement strength on the seismic behavior of the designed bridge piers is checked by fragility analysis. The fragility results reveal that the probability of damage with the RPOA-2008 is less and perform well comparing to the conventional design pier.

Development of the assessment method for weekly groundwater resources management vulnerability using the correlation between groundwater level and precipitation considering critical infiltration concept

Development of the assessment method for weekly groundwater resources management vulnerability using the correlation between groundwater level and precipitation considering critical infiltration concept

The complexity of vulnerability to psychosis.

The complexity of vulnerability to psychosis.

Income Vulnerability of West African Farming Households to Losses in Pollination Services: A Case Study from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in West African countries is developing rapidly in response to population growth and changing consumer preferences. Furthermore, UPA offers opportunities to secure income and social integration for the urban poor. However, little is known about household (HH) income security effects of the ongoing shift in UPA land use from crops that do not rely on insect pollinators for fruit development (e.g., sorghum and millet) to pollinator-dependent crops. In our study we developed a Household Vulnerability Index (HVI) for 224 HHs along a rural–urban gradient of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The HVI indicates to which degree total HH revenue could be affected by a decline in insect pollinators. HH specific relative reduction of agricultural revenue ranged from 0 to −0.83, a reduction in HHs’ revenue of up to 83%, depending on the crops’ level of pollinator dependency. Half of the studied HHs (n = 108) showed an HVI of 0 and remained unaffected by a decline in pollinators. Nevertheless, mean HVI was highest for urban HHs; making these HHs most vulnerable for loss of pollination services. As in urban areas changes in insect-mediated pollination services are expected, the development of resilient UPA systems must consider “pollinator-friendly” landscape management.

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, REGULATION AND SANITIZATION OF NIGERIA’S CAPITAL MARKET

The study examined the e˙ects of the historical development and regulation of Nigeria’s capital market on its sanitization and performance. Accordingly, the normative and positiveforms of theory of regu-lation were adopted with a qualitative research methodology. The preliminary findings of the study suggest that, the two principal regulatory instruments of the Nigerian capital market are the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as its apex institutional framework, and Investment and Securities Act (ISA), 2007 as its legal framework.It was, however, found that, regulatory failure has been respon-sible for adverse performance of the Nigeria capital market over the years. It was also found that, the performance of Nigeria’s capital market has been negatively a˙ected by the global financial crisis of 2007 to 2011, and that, this was heightened by the economic recession that bedevilled the country shortly after the inauguration of the present administration in 2015. It was, therefore, concluded that, historical development and regulation of the Nigerian capital market have not influenced its sanitiza-tion and favourable performance. The study recommended, among other things, that, the selection of oycials of the Securities and Exchange Commission should be based on integrity, merit and credibility, and not on political grounds, party loyalty, sentiments, vested interests, nepotism, favouritism and federal character principle. Also, the leadership of the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission should maintain their integrity and uprightness in order to e˙ectively run the a˙airs of the Commis-sion and to enforce its rules and the provisions of the Investment and Securities Act. Furthermore, loopholes in the legal system of the Nigerian capital market should be blocked to a reasonable degree; and there should be a rigorous review of the Investment and Securities Act (ISA) to reflect the dictates of corporate governance for listed companies. Not only that, appropriate sanctions should be given to culprits in order to serve as a deterrent. As such, any case of insider abuse and violation of Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) rules should be duly prosecuted. Finally, the Nigerian Stock Exchange should dilute the extent of foreign capital in its market capitalization so as to reduce its vulnerability to external shocks.

The effect of composite-elastomer isolation system on the seismic response of liquid-storage tanks: Part I

A typical viable technique to decrease the seismic response of liquid storage tanks is to isolate them at the base. Base-isolation systems are an efficient and feasible solution to reduce the vulnerability of structures in high seismic risk zones. Nevertheless, when liquid storage tanks are under long-period shaking, the base-isolation systems could have different impacts. These kinds of earthquakes can damage the tanks readily. Hence, the seismic behaviour and vibration of cylindrical liquid storage tanks, subjected to earthquakes, is of paramount importance, and it is investigated in this paper. The Finite Element Method is used to evaluate seismic response in addition to the reduction of excessive liquid sloshing in the tank when subjected to the long-period ground motion. The non-linear stress-strain behaviour pertaining to polymers and rubbers is implemented while non-linear contact elements are employed to describe the 3-D surface-to-surface contact. Therefore, Nonlinear Procedures are used to investigate the fluid-structure interactions (FSI) between liquid and the tank wall while there is incompressible liquid. Part I, examines the effect of the flexibility of the isolation system and the tank aspect ratio (height to radius) on the tank wall radial displacements of the tank wall and the liquid sloshing heights. Maximum stress and base shear force for various aspect ratios and different base-isolators, which are subjected to three seismic conditions, will be discussed in Part II. It is shown that the composite-base isolator is much more effective than other isolators due to its high flexibility and strength combined. Moreover, the base isolators may decrease the maximum level pertaining to radial displacement.