The effect of hazard was determined by the dangerous degree of hazard factor—environment and the vulnerable degree of sustaining body. The research into the latter is of importance for the hazard theory and the forma...The effect of hazard was determined by the dangerous degree of hazard factor—environment and the vulnerable degree of sustaining body. The research into the latter is of importance for the hazard theory and the formation of laws on the mitigation of natural hazards. The way to evaluate the vulnerable degree is the foundation of and the key to the research. In this paper, the extenics model is established to do this job.展开更多
[Objective]The study aimed to analyze climatic characteristics and vulnerability of fog in Changzhou. [Method]Based on the data of fog from 2006 to 2012 observed at Longhutang observation station and disaster conditio...[Objective]The study aimed to analyze climatic characteristics and vulnerability of fog in Changzhou. [Method]Based on the data of fog from 2006 to 2012 observed at Longhutang observation station and disaster condition in Changzhou in recent years,fog distribution and vulnerability of Changzhou were analyzed. [Result]Most fog happened from November to February in 2006 and 2007,while less fog happened in 2010,and fog seldom occurred in summer. Average monthly fog days were from 0. 3 to 4. 0,and the maximum appeared in November. The average visibility was 382 m. Generally,the fog with long duration appeared in autumn and winter. The average duration of fog in 2010 was the shortest among these years,about 3 h,while the longest duration of fog was in 2008,up to 7 h. Fog mainly caused damage to traffic systems,human health and economy. Population density,GDP per capita,civil aviation landing flights and highway mileage density were selected to evaluate fog disaster vulnerability,and the results showed that Changzhou was the most vulnerable,followed by Jintan,then Liyang. [Conclusion]The research could provide scientific references for the reduction of losses caused by fog.展开更多
The present study aimed to investigate the impact of chronic psychosocial stress and resilience, including at a biological level (immune and neuroendocrine function) in Portuguese citizens with psychic anomaly/mental ...The present study aimed to investigate the impact of chronic psychosocial stress and resilience, including at a biological level (immune and neuroendocrine function) in Portuguese citizens with psychic anomaly/mental disorder. The sample aggregated 69 participants. It has been used the following psychometric instruments: 21-item depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21), in the Portuguese validated version;measuring state resilience (MSR), in the Portuguese validated version;the Portuguese scale of 23 questions on vulnerability to stress. Serum levels of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, antibodies anti-viral capsid antigen of Epstein-Barr virus, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and body mass index have been measured. It has been concluded that factors of vulnerability to stress and chronic stress, of social nature (lack of social support, adverse living conditions), correlate positively with depression, anxiety and stress, and, through alostatic load, are involved in a greater propensity for immune and neuroendocrine dysfunction in this population.展开更多
Introduction: Esophageal foreign bodies (EFB) are a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency because of the serious complications they can cause. Aim: This paper aimed to study the vulnating esophageal foreign bodies in t...Introduction: Esophageal foreign bodies (EFB) are a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency because of the serious complications they can cause. Aim: This paper aimed to study the vulnating esophageal foreign bodies in the ENT and Head and Neck Surgery departments of the Yalgado Ouedraogo and Bogodogo University Hospital. Methodology: This was an analytic cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection over 10 years (2012-2021). Results: We collected 91 cases of vulnating esophageal foreign bodies, i.e. 9.1 cases/year (4.7%). The mean age of the patients was 14 ± 19 years. The sex ratio was 1.6. The circumstances of occurrence were dominated by accidental ingestion of vulnating esophageal foreign bodies (98.9%). The average time to consultation was 7.5 hours. Dysphagia was the dominant symptom (64.8%). Cervico-thoracic radiography found dual contour radiopaque images in 71.4%. Esophagoscopy with rigid tube was performed in 97.8%. The average time for extraction of the vulnating esophageal foreign bodies was 8 hours. Vulnerating esophageal foreign bodies were non-organic in 84.6%. The button cell represented 64.8%. Their location was cervical in 61.5% intraoperatively. The lesion assessment found ulcerative lesions in 42.9% (p Conclusion: Vulnating esophageal foreign bodies are relatively frequent in our ENT practice. Although their diagnosis is often easy, their treatment is still difficult and requires multidisciplinary management. Thus, for us, prevention remains the first effective weapon.展开更多
Wenzhou is a region on the coast of China where storm surges are frequent and serious. Starting with society, economy, land utilization, and anti-disaster cap- ability, the vulnerability of each county in the coastal ...Wenzhou is a region on the coast of China where storm surges are frequent and serious. Starting with society, economy, land utilization, and anti-disaster cap- ability, the vulnerability of each county in the coastal region of Wenzhou was evaluated. The counties were then divided into mild, moderate, heavy, and extremely heavy fragile areas by choosing 15 factors to establish an evaluation index system, using principal component analysis to set the weight of each factor. The results show that all of the counties fit into the categories of heavy and extremely heavy fragile areas except for Pingyang county, which is mild. There is no significant difference in storm surge vulnerability among all counties in the Wenzhou coastal region, which is highly associated with the general balance of socioeconomic development in the Zhejiang coastal region and the orientation of government policies. This research provides a method for evaluating vulnerability to storm surge. Evaluation results can provide the basis for responses to storm surge, contributing to disaster prevention and mitigation planning, and regional sustainable development planning.展开更多
The seriousness of losses caused by disaster dependent on the hazard degree of environment,vulnerability of hazard-affected bodies,and emergency response capacity of the region is studied in this article.The study on ...The seriousness of losses caused by disaster dependent on the hazard degree of environment,vulnerability of hazard-affected bodies,and emergency response capacity of the region is studied in this article.The study on hazard-affected bodies is of importance to disaster risk management,regional hazard prevention,reduction,and investment in disaster insurance.With summarizing of various assessment methods of vulnerability of hazard-affected bodies,this paper presents a refined Spatial Quantification Model of regional vulnerability which combines refined spatial geographic data and land-use type data.A quantitative study on regional vulnerability was carried out by defining fine spatial grid as the basic evaluation unit based on GIS.展开更多
文摘The effect of hazard was determined by the dangerous degree of hazard factor—environment and the vulnerable degree of sustaining body. The research into the latter is of importance for the hazard theory and the formation of laws on the mitigation of natural hazards. The way to evaluate the vulnerable degree is the foundation of and the key to the research. In this paper, the extenics model is established to do this job.
基金Supported by the Soft Science Project of Jiangsu Meteorological Bureau,China(201309)
文摘[Objective]The study aimed to analyze climatic characteristics and vulnerability of fog in Changzhou. [Method]Based on the data of fog from 2006 to 2012 observed at Longhutang observation station and disaster condition in Changzhou in recent years,fog distribution and vulnerability of Changzhou were analyzed. [Result]Most fog happened from November to February in 2006 and 2007,while less fog happened in 2010,and fog seldom occurred in summer. Average monthly fog days were from 0. 3 to 4. 0,and the maximum appeared in November. The average visibility was 382 m. Generally,the fog with long duration appeared in autumn and winter. The average duration of fog in 2010 was the shortest among these years,about 3 h,while the longest duration of fog was in 2008,up to 7 h. Fog mainly caused damage to traffic systems,human health and economy. Population density,GDP per capita,civil aviation landing flights and highway mileage density were selected to evaluate fog disaster vulnerability,and the results showed that Changzhou was the most vulnerable,followed by Jintan,then Liyang. [Conclusion]The research could provide scientific references for the reduction of losses caused by fog.
文摘The present study aimed to investigate the impact of chronic psychosocial stress and resilience, including at a biological level (immune and neuroendocrine function) in Portuguese citizens with psychic anomaly/mental disorder. The sample aggregated 69 participants. It has been used the following psychometric instruments: 21-item depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21), in the Portuguese validated version;measuring state resilience (MSR), in the Portuguese validated version;the Portuguese scale of 23 questions on vulnerability to stress. Serum levels of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, antibodies anti-viral capsid antigen of Epstein-Barr virus, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and body mass index have been measured. It has been concluded that factors of vulnerability to stress and chronic stress, of social nature (lack of social support, adverse living conditions), correlate positively with depression, anxiety and stress, and, through alostatic load, are involved in a greater propensity for immune and neuroendocrine dysfunction in this population.
文摘Introduction: Esophageal foreign bodies (EFB) are a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency because of the serious complications they can cause. Aim: This paper aimed to study the vulnating esophageal foreign bodies in the ENT and Head and Neck Surgery departments of the Yalgado Ouedraogo and Bogodogo University Hospital. Methodology: This was an analytic cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection over 10 years (2012-2021). Results: We collected 91 cases of vulnating esophageal foreign bodies, i.e. 9.1 cases/year (4.7%). The mean age of the patients was 14 ± 19 years. The sex ratio was 1.6. The circumstances of occurrence were dominated by accidental ingestion of vulnating esophageal foreign bodies (98.9%). The average time to consultation was 7.5 hours. Dysphagia was the dominant symptom (64.8%). Cervico-thoracic radiography found dual contour radiopaque images in 71.4%. Esophagoscopy with rigid tube was performed in 97.8%. The average time for extraction of the vulnating esophageal foreign bodies was 8 hours. Vulnerating esophageal foreign bodies were non-organic in 84.6%. The button cell represented 64.8%. Their location was cervical in 61.5% intraoperatively. The lesion assessment found ulcerative lesions in 42.9% (p Conclusion: Vulnating esophageal foreign bodies are relatively frequent in our ENT practice. Although their diagnosis is often easy, their treatment is still difficult and requires multidisciplinary management. Thus, for us, prevention remains the first effective weapon.
文摘Wenzhou is a region on the coast of China where storm surges are frequent and serious. Starting with society, economy, land utilization, and anti-disaster cap- ability, the vulnerability of each county in the coastal region of Wenzhou was evaluated. The counties were then divided into mild, moderate, heavy, and extremely heavy fragile areas by choosing 15 factors to establish an evaluation index system, using principal component analysis to set the weight of each factor. The results show that all of the counties fit into the categories of heavy and extremely heavy fragile areas except for Pingyang county, which is mild. There is no significant difference in storm surge vulnerability among all counties in the Wenzhou coastal region, which is highly associated with the general balance of socioeconomic development in the Zhejiang coastal region and the orientation of government policies. This research provides a method for evaluating vulnerability to storm surge. Evaluation results can provide the basis for responses to storm surge, contributing to disaster prevention and mitigation planning, and regional sustainable development planning.
基金funded by the Science and Technology project of the Meteorological Bureau of Zhejiang Province in 2010(No.2010ZD05)Science and Technology projects in Zhejiang Province(No.2007C33062).
文摘The seriousness of losses caused by disaster dependent on the hazard degree of environment,vulnerability of hazard-affected bodies,and emergency response capacity of the region is studied in this article.The study on hazard-affected bodies is of importance to disaster risk management,regional hazard prevention,reduction,and investment in disaster insurance.With summarizing of various assessment methods of vulnerability of hazard-affected bodies,this paper presents a refined Spatial Quantification Model of regional vulnerability which combines refined spatial geographic data and land-use type data.A quantitative study on regional vulnerability was carried out by defining fine spatial grid as the basic evaluation unit based on GIS.
