Sentences with phrase «areas at increased risk»

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Exposure to pollution is associated with the increasing population of cities, but people who live in rural areas are also at risk.

And as Florida's state climatologist David Zierden, who is also a researcher at Florida State University, told me, «It's this continued development in vulnerable areas that's increasing our hurricane risk much more than climate change itself.»

Name: Chris Fowler, MA Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Areas of responsibility: Executive management, strategy Years with CWB Financial Group: 27 Career history: Has served at CWB in roles with increasing responsibility since 1991, including, commercial account management (1991 - 1995), credit risk (1995 - 2008), and joined the executive team in 2008 as Executive Vice President, Banking, and then President and Chief Operating Officer Education: Master of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of British Columbia Community involvement: Trustee for the University Hospital Foundation (University of Alberta), Member of the Canadian Bankers Association's Executive Council, director with the Art Gallery of Alberta's board of directors, and campaign cabinet member with the United Way of Alberta Capital Region

At one point, the province was left with just one geotechnical engineer and emails released through freedom of information requests showed that staff within the environment ministry had raised warnings that low staffing levels were leading to increased risks, citing tailings pond inspections as a particular area of concern.

Cobedding of twins and other infants of multiple gestation is a frequent practice, both in the hospital setting and at home.174 However, the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples have not been established.175, — , 177 Twins and higher - order multiples are often born prematurely and with low birth weight, so they are at increased risk of SIDS.101, 102 Furthermore, there is increased potential for overheating and rebreathing while cobedding, and size discordance might increase the risk of accidental suffocation.176 Most cobedded twins are placed on their sides rather than supine.174 Finally, cobedding of twins and higher - order multiples in the hospital setting might encourage parents to continue this practice at home.176 Because the evidence for the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples is not compelling and because of the increased risk of SIDS and suffocation, the AAP believes that it is prudent to provide separate sleep areas for these infants to decrease the risk of SIDS and accidental suffocation.

Homeowners in certain areas of the UK are at increased risk of coastal, river or groundwater flooding, and many homeowners have already experienced the devastation that flooding brings.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today announced that the Oneida County Health Department's Lead Primary Prevention Program has received a $ 30,000 increase in funding provided by the New York State Department of Health's Lead Primary Prevention grant and will use that money to increase inspections in the areas of Utica at the highest risk of lead poisoning.

Living in a hard water area was associated with an up to 87 % increased risk of eczema at three months of age, independent of domestic water chlorine content.

«Drinking at such high levels can suppress areas of the brain that control basic life - support functions such as breathing and heart rate, thereby increasing one's risk of death,» said senior author, Aaron White, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Advisor to the NIAAA Director.

The second also included areas with Aedes aeqypti occurrence and the third included both A. aeqypti and A. albopictus occurrence — these scenarios each increased the size of the region at risk.

However, Raffa and Turner say that thinning employed uniformly over large areas might inadvertently increase the risk of outbreak if trees become susceptible all at once.

Forty percent of the world's population live in areas where they are at risk of the virus, which is most common in Southeast Asia and the western Pacific islands and has been rapidly increasing in Latin America and the Caribbean.

And while human populations are largely adapted to local climates, researchers point to «an increase in mortality risk observed at both high and low temperatures in populations in temperate and cold climates... and tropical and subtropical areas.»

Moreover, many people don't apply the proper amount of sunscreen, forget to reapply and missed to apply on all exposed areas resulting in sunburn and increased risk of melanoma,» said Reza Ghiasvand, a PhD candidate at The Department of Biostatistics and a member of the research group «Epidemiological Studies of Lifestyle and Chronic Diseases.»

Although heterosexual men seem to be at higher risk for HPV - positive oropharyngeal cancers (likely, researchers posit, because the virus tends to infect — and persist in — the genital area of female partners), men who have sex with men face an increased risk for HPV anal cancer.

Under current projected rates of sediment sinking and sea - level rise, the area of land at risk on deltas globally is expected to increase by at least half by 2100.

«Children and adolescents who live in homeless shelters, are victims of abuse or neglect or live in urban or rural areas where access to high - quality food is difficult, are thought to be at increased risk for undernutrition.»

By developing blood biomarkers and «immunologic signatures» related to antigen - specific T - cell responses, the researchers hope to identify individuals with latent TB infection who are at greatest risk for progression to active disease, allowing development of prevention strategies to target those at highest risk in areas with high rates of infection (usually low - and middle - income countries), as well as high income countries such as the U.S., where factors such as recent infection and HIV co-infection are associated with an increased risk of progression to active TB.

Initiated in 2005, the study follows 560 families from four disadvantaged urban areas who are at high risk for asthma to uncover potential risk factors that contribute to increased asthma rate in children growing up in impoverished neighborhoods.

We are pioneering this data fusion approach so that we can observe large areas of Earth's oceans, allowing us to quickly and easily identify those areas most at risk from increasing acidification,» says Jamie Shutler from the University of Exeter, who is leading the research.

Other research backs this up, showing that people with low levels of omega - 3s may be at increased risk of anxiety and depression, likely because these fats help maintain function in areas of the brain responsible for regulating mood and emotion.

However, an increase in joint mobility can be accompanied by a decrease in joint stability, leaving these areas at a higher risk of injury.

However, in targeting improved reading of at - risk student populations, an increase in the number of tools content - area instructors have in their repertoires increases commensurately the likelihood of success.

As home prices increase, there are charters that have at - risk populations more similar to those of DCPS schools, though other charters in these areas have very small at - risk populations.

Increasing Support Systems for High - Potential At - Risk Learners in Rural Areas.

Lenders will also look at the area you are looking to purchase a home in because there are outside factors that might make increase the risk thereby increasing the credit score needed to secure a mortgage loan.

As we develop into natural areas and pet numbers increase, the natural system is becoming more at risk.

This condition by itself isn't a health problem, but caution is advised in sunny weather because the depigmented area is at increased risk for getting sunburned.

However, the increasing number of livestock in the areas of distribution, such as the steppes of central Asia, some burrows are at a small risk of being destroyed.

Dogs that spend significant time outdoors in tick - infested areas, including dogs used for hunting, tracking or field trial competitions, and dogs receiving blood transfusions, dogs that are prone to fighting with other dogsand puppies born to infected mothers, also are at increased risk of developing babesiosis.

The study, found at idexx.com/tickrisk, showed two key findings: 1) dogs with Ehrlichia antibodies in E. canis - endemic areas have a 300 percent increased risk of kidney disease; and 2) dogs with B. burgdorferi (the causative agent of Lyme disease) antibodies in Lyme - endemic areas have a 43 percent increased risk of kidney disease.

Ticks are growing in number in our area and your dog is at increased risk for infestation.

Cats who can't keep their anal area clean are at increased risk of urinary tract infections.

Dogs with no history of veterinary care are at increased risk of being infected, especially if they come from heartworm - endemic areas.

Runts are at particular risk of dehydration because their larger surface area ratio to their weight increases water loss through their skin.

Non core vaccines are necessary for pets that are at an increased risk of contracting certain diseases by virtue of having certain lifestyle factors or living in high risk areas.

Retailers should also be aware that in an effort to escape the heat, walking dogs at night becomes more common, thereby increasing the risk to owner and pet of being hit by a car, even in well - lit areas, says Chris Bal, director of operations for Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - based Dog - E-Glow, Inc., a manufacturer of LED dog collars, leashes and harnesses.

The vaccine takes two weeks to take full effect, but the CDC only recommends it for «travelers who plan to spend at least 1 month in endemic areas during -LSB-...] transmission season» or «Short - term -LSB-...] travelers to endemic areas during the transmission season, if they plan to travel outside an urban area and their activities will increase the risk of exposure.»

Since this is the case, that the ENSO cycle is so much shorter, there is no relation between the two phenomena (ENSO and GW), with the exception that GW may trigger a change in the nature of ENSO, increasing its frequency (i.e. reducing the time it takes to complete a cycle) and / or increasing its intensity (putting people in affected areas at risk of experiencing worse famine - causing droughts, flooding, and storms).

What has changed — like U.S. floodplains as a whole — is that at - risk population and infrastructure defied good sense, planning, and increased in these areas.

The vulnerability in any given year is increasing because of our increasing population at risk (suburban «sprawl» and increasing recreational use of some areas), but it seems that this has been mostly offset by better forecasts and warnings, improved methods of communication of the threat when it develops, and infrastructure enhancements promoting natural hazard preparation (at least until the past decade or so).

There's no sense to introducing winter mortality statistics, however true, to climate discussions; it's an obfuscatory and irrelevant issue that at best reflects yet another area of increased risk by entering unknown global conditions without a plan or understanding.

New studies also found high risk areas such as Hampton Roads in Virginia now featured tens of thousands of properties under such serious threat of flooding that only FEMA will provide them with insurance — a number that will continue to increase along with the sea levels (globally at 3.3 millimeters of increase per year but as high as 7 - 8 mm per year in some regions).

It is worth taking a look at a few of these areas of concern in the course of considering how temperature increases affect risk.

* 20 to 30 % of plant and animal species likely to be at increased risk of extinction * many millions more people than today projected to experience floods every year due to sea level rise * increases in malnutrition; increased deaths, diseases and injury due to extreme weather events; increased burden of diarrhoeal diseases; increased frequency of cardio - respiratory diseases due to higher concentrations of ground - level ozone in urban areas * hundreds of millions of people exposed to increased water stress

Heavily populated coastal areas will be at greatest risk due to increased flooding.

«One major concern about wildfires becoming more frequent in permafrost areas is the potential to put the vast amounts of carbon stored there at increased risk of being emitted and further amplify warming,» said Todd Sanford, a climate scientist at Climate Central and lead author of the group's newly released report on Alaskan wildfires, by e-mail.

The risk to property owners at the «wildland - urban interface» in California (more than 5 million homes in southern coastal California, the Bay Area, and north of Sacramento) is projected to increase with the increase in wildfires near these areas.

Instead, it is mainly because the number of people living in at - risk areas has been steadily increasing, due to world population growth.

However, this is because the number of people living in at - risk coastal areas has substantially increased, as has the value of property and infrastructure in those regions.