Sentences with phrase «vulnerable areas for»

Carlos Souza, a GIS expert and executive director of IMAZON, a charity involved with monitoring the Amazon, thinks that more control over cultivation practices can be achieved with a system that predicts the most vulnerable areas for deforestation.

The researchers» goals are to identify vulnerable areas for epidemic diseases, particularly neonatal sepsis and through this identification develop ways to prevent and treat these diseases.

And they were permitted inside the loading dock, one of the arena's most vulnerable areas for security threats.

In the US, the Eastern and Southeastern coastlines are among the most vulnerable areas for storm surges.

Furthermore, shifting the weight backwards will load the hip extensors and shift most of the stress below and above the lumbars, leaving the most vulnerable area for disc herniations out of the picture.

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Mike Schroll, the VP of business development for PC Pitstop, a creator of security and performance software, is a former hacker and made his living professionally hacking into and identifying vulnerable areas in the cyber infrastructure of large organizations.

The show has been good for me in this area because it's kind of forced me to be eccentric, colorful, happy, quirky — all of me — and being vulnerable in front of clients and the audience and crying.

Band Together Bay Area, a benefit concert hosted at iconic AT&T Park on November 9, mobilized the Bay Area in a show of support for the most vulnerable populations affected by this crisis.

In Budget 2017, you set out a vision to make Canada a more inclusive and innovative economy, with targeted investments in areas such as infrastructure, skills, housing, gender equality and support for vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.

A spokeswoman for Lambeth Palace said the Church of England fully accepts its own failures in the area of safeguarding, adding that Archbishop Justin's been clear protecting the young and vulnerable should be the church's «highest priority».

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

«The most vulnerable children and women in hard - to - reach areas are often missed by existing interventions that can improve vitamin A status, including vitamin A supplementation, food fortification, dietary diversification, and promotion of optimal breast - feeding,» said Ms. Nancy Haselow, HKI vice president and regional director for Asia - Pacific, who has been designing, implementing, and testing vitamin A delivery programs for more than 20 years.

For the Hygge - Intermediate You need a tablecloth, which is really just a blanket to comfort and protect the vulnerable exposed surface areas of your kitchen ($ 79, West Elm).

Masuaku is really becoming a bit a bit of a revelation in an attacking sense, and providing he doesn't try his wonderful tricks in vulnerable areas of the pitch then he can become a major creator for us going forward.

Song, arguably our most improved player is on 4 yellow cards and we should ensure that he doesn't miss the Chelsea game.The partnership of Gallas and Vermaelen is outstanding, yet one can not expect them to play in every game, and it is in that are we are weak in cover.With regards to the full back situation, perm any two from four, that is Clichy, Gibbs, Eboue, Sagna and even Traore they are attacking wing backs and are always at risk on the quick counter attack by the opposition.Almunia still doesn't impress me and his command of his area is still indecisive and he is still vulnerable to letting goals in, especially to his near post.Wenger being Wenger, I doubt he will buy in January, and it is a pity we didn't go for Given months before he joined City, when he was available for a comparatively cheap price.This new diamond shape or 4 -1-4-1 is working well and we have an abundance of quality to interchange, which bemuses the opposition more often than not.We have every chance this year, and we are also being helped by the fact that the other so called big four sides are showing their vulnerability.A couple of decent signings, not squad players in January, and hopefully we are in the mix.

The priority habitat designation program allows the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game's Fisheries and Wildlife Division to review projects in environmentally sensitive areas and make recommendations for landowners to avoid impacts to these vulnerable species.

The Recaro Performance BOOSTER High Back Booster Car Seat has racing - inspired side impact protection, memory foam for comfort, 11 - position headrest, and a coolmesh air ventilation system to keep your child comforted in whatever weather.It also has side body impact protection, designed to protect the 5 most vulnerable areas of a child: head, neck, face, torso and pelvis.

We should focus mostly on the more common frontal collisions but keeping our children rear facing for a long time is also a great way to keep vulnerable head and neck area well protected in side impact collisions.

«We do believe that through that, for vulnerable people, we can make real progress in these very difficult areas.

But Duffy's value for the governor is that he is a western New Yorker who can connect with voters in an area of the state in which the Cuomo campaign was vulnerable against Republican and Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino.

Mr. Pelpuo explained that, Ms. Djaba would be expected to relate with the vulnerable sections of society and «for these areas the person occupying them would have to show that she can forgive.»

«Unfortunately for broadcast journalism, Paxman is more or less gone from the news studios, and the new breed of anchors seem to have an increasing inability to ask simple, direct questions or press hard on the most vulnerable areas.

Florida: As Democrat Gwen Graham works to oust GOP Rep. Steve Southerland II, the vulnerable incumbent could benefit from GOP Gov. Rick Scott working to turn out the vote in the panhandle's 2nd District — a key area for Scott's re-election too (gubernatorial race rating: Tossup).

For those especially vulnerable, living in a large urban area such as London can make it even more difficult to escape the heat.

Johnston volunteered for Maffei's race last year, and she's not the only one who is concerned that a freshman congresswoman could make the Syracuse - area district vulnerable as the state eliminates two of its seats in Congress.

The goal of the new rule is to help local governments identify vulnerable areas affected by climate change that they can show to federal and state officials as a way to obtain money for things like road rebuilding.

Light - emitting diode (LED) streetlights often draw moths and other insects into small areas at night, setting a buffet for nocturnal predators, but certain aspects of the lights themselves might be rendering insects vulnerable in even more sinister ways, new research suggests.

Using the model, coastal managers can assess tradeoffs ─ spending vs. benefits ─ of beach nourishment that will provide the most benefit for vulnerable species, adjacent residential areas and military installations, Muñoz - Carpena said.

A six - year study of seismic activity along the San Andreas Fault found that the 2004 Parkfield earthquake caused breakage and microcracking in shallow rock layers that changed the speed at which seismic waves moved through the area, making it more vulnerable to tremors for more than three years afterward.

In order for early intervention of addiction to be possible, the study has deemed it essential to identify the biomarkers which may make a person more vulnerable to drug addiction, due to these particular areas of the brain affecting decision making and impulsivity.

«As we begin to run out of oil and gas, there's going to be increased exploration for areas where it is not being extracted,» says Hugh Ducklow a biologist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. «The treaty is going to be vulnerable.»

The report, released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature, maps out 13 areas that are of particular ecological and biological significance or are especially vulnerable to human intrusion.

Many of the areas set aside for fish protection are the most vulnerable to climate change, scientists say.

«This is concerning, as protected areas are meant to act as strongholds for vulnerable species, which clearly they are not.»

Lead author Dr Bethan Purse from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology said, «Our new study indicates that environmental factors, particularly habitat, have made some areas of Britain such as cities more vulnerable to rapid invasion of the harlequin ladybird than other areas, even after recording intensity and proximity to initial invasion sites are accounted for.»

According to Tickle, the main reason for the difference is that the British government does not include vulnerable areas unless they are the dominant ecosystem in a standard grid of 100 square kilometres.

Scientists finally understand methylation well enough to map out vulnerable areas at a national level, according to Krabbenhoft, who is currently working on such a map for the EPA.

12: Indigenous Peoples for examples of health impacts on vulnerable populations) and of place (floodplains, coastal zones, and urban areas), as well as the resilience of critical public health infrastructure.

While snowmaking allows some downhill ski areas to compensate for decreasing snow totals, sports such as cross-country skiing and snowmobiling are incredibly vulnerable to these trends since artificial snow is not used for these open courses.

New York, NY (February 1, 2012)-- For decades, researchers have debated whether Alzheimer's disease starts independently in vulnerable brain regions at different times, or if it begins in one region and then spreads to neuroanatomically connected areas.

The consequences of climate change are being felt not only in the environment, but in the entire socio - economic system and, as seen in the findings of numerous reports already available, they will impact first and foremost the poorest and weakest who, even if they are among the least responsible for global warming, are the most vulnerable because they have limited resources or live in areas at greater risk... Many of the most vulnerable societies, already facing energy problems, rely upon agriculture, the very sector most likely to suffer from climatic shifts.»

Francine Kershaw, PhD Natural Resources Defense Council As part of NRDC's Marine Mammal Protection Project, Francine Kershaw identifies areas of the ocean that are crucial for marine mammals and then assesses how vulnerable those areas are to human impacts.

In this paper I will discuss some of the shortcomings of a reductionist view of research aimed at finding treatments against ageing degeneration, and I will highlight several areas where proposed future treatments for basic age - related degeneration may be vulnerable to severe criticism.

The fact that vials of this particular vaccine had to be stored in Nairobi is peculiar for two reasons: for one, according to the KCDA this is not usually required for vaccine distribution, and, for another, the Kenya Catholic Health Commission (as the medical branch of the KCCB) also manages a network of 448 Catholic health units consisting of 54 hospitals, 83 health centers and 311 clinical dispensaries plus more than 46 programs for Community Based Health and Orphaned and Vulnerable Children scattered all over Kenya's 224,962 square miles [93]-- an area larger than any US state in the lower 48 except for Texas at 268,601 square miles [94].

Cutting weapons are great for targeting soft, vulnerable areas to do targeted damage, while impact weapons have a better chance of knocking enemies out.

Abstract: This article explores my key areas of work as the Director of African Centre for Community and Development which is involved in diverse humanitarian and development devices towards poverty alleviation, education, sustainability and the empowerment of vulnerable sub-populations in Cameroon, Africa and the world.

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Coming from the world of traditional public schools, Dr. Monroe initially didn't know much about charters or the work that they do for kids in our nation's most vulnerable areas.

There are plenty of things a proper, declared middle tier could get on with, including: ensuring a supply of good teachers; school improvement support for all schools, especially those in deprived areas; good continuing professional development for teachers and leaders; and an effective system of support for vulnerable pupils, especially those with special needs.

With nearly 7,000 employees working in programs across the nation, it is a recognized partner for families, schools and communities, serving many of our countries most vulnerable populations in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, and child welfare.