System of Management of Uncertainty and Risk of Renewable Resources

The article deals mainly with the risk analysis and uncertainty of a risk of renewable resources. It also mentions the importance of managing the risks associated with the uncertainty of a risk of renewable resources. Specifically, in the paper addressed the relationship between risk and uncertainty, their interdependence, and the possibilities of how to work with uncertainty at risk. The distinguishing factor between the risk and the uncertainty is that risk is seen as a measurable property and has a place in the calculation of probability, while uncertainty does not have such property. The paper deals with an approach to this situation.

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Analiza ryzyka gminnych inwestycji społecznie odpowiedzialnych

Studenckie Prace Prawnicze, Administratywistyczne i Ekonomiczne ◽

10.19195/1733-5779.19.12 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

pp. 151-159

Author(s):

Maciej Kwapisz

Keyword(s):

Risk Analysis ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Risk And Uncertainty ◽

Socially Responsible ◽

Risk Appetite ◽

Socially Responsible Investments ◽

The Relationship

Risk analysis of socially responsible municipal investmentsThe article presents the relationship between the risk and uncertainty by showing the picture of mutual complementarity of these phenomena. The idea of “risk appetite” has been discussed. The article commences with the presentation of the concept of social responsibility in investments. The author argues that the socially responsible investments are a source of innovation in project investments.

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Racialised Futures: On Risk, Race and Finance

Millennium Journal of International Studies ◽

10.1177/0305829817713632 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 356-379 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Charles Dannreuther ◽

Oliver Kessler

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Risk And Uncertainty ◽

Post Colonial ◽

The Future ◽

The Relationship

This article explores the relationship between race and finance. By looking closer at risk, this article seeks to contribute to the literature in three ways: First, the concepts of risk and uncertainty need to be understood from a post-colonial perspective. Second, through a post-colonial reading of risk, we seek to develop a different concept of risk itself which emphasises its three qualities of de-humanisation, de-socialisation, and de-territorialisation. Last but not least, we propose to understand the post-colonial critique not only as a reconstruction of Europe’s past, as Dipesh Chakrabarty has named it, but locate it at the intersection of the present and the future: The post-colonial critique is enacted as soon as Europe’s future is imagined through risk.

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Value-at-risk analysis for energy commodities: long-range dependencies and fat-tails in return innovations

The Journal of Energy Markets ◽

10.21314/jem.2008.004 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 31-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Chaker Aloui

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Risk Analysis ◽

Long Range ◽

Value At Risk ◽

Fat Tails

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The Democratic Costs of Constitutionalization— The European Case

10.1093/oso/9780198805120.003.0005 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Dieter Grimm

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Economic Integration ◽

Fundamental Rights ◽

European Law ◽

European Court ◽

Political Implications ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Eu

This chapter examines the democratic costs of constitutionalization by focusing on the European case. It first considers the interdependence of democracy and constitutionalism before discussing how constitutionalization can put democracy at risk. It then explores the tension between democracy and fundamental rights, the constitutionalization of the European treaties, and the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) two separate judgments regarding the relationship between European law and national law. It also assesses the impact of the ECJ’s jurisprudence on democracy, especially in the area of economic integration. The chapter argues that the legitimacy problem the EU faces is caused in part by over-constitutionalization and that the remedy to this problem is re-politicization of decisions with significant political implications.

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Correlation between Defects and Technical Wear of Materials Used in Traditional Construction

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14102482 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (10) ◽

pp. 2482

Author(s):

Jarosław Konior ◽

Mariusz Rejment

Keyword(s):

Residential Buildings ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Technical Condition ◽

Water Penetration ◽

Major Drawback ◽

Wear Process ◽

Materials Used ◽

Traditional Construction ◽

The Relationship ◽

Measurable Property

The degree of technical wear of old buildings, which are made of basic materials (cement, concrete, steel, timber, plaster, brick) using traditional technology, is expressed by the size and intensity of damage to their elements. The topic of the research concerns old residential buildings from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, which are located in the downtown district of Wroclaw, Poland. The descriptive analysis and the analysis of the definitions of defects that occur in the elements of residential buildings, which were performed as random analyzes, do not allow defects to be considered as measurable variables at a level of visual investigation. The major drawback of the method that is used by experts when assessing the technical condition of civil engineering buildings is that it does not numerically express the magnitude (strength) of the defects. Therefore, an attempt was made to numerically express the relationship (if such a relationship exists) between the occurred defects of buildings and the extent of their technical wear process. When calculating the strength of this relationship, the method of determining the point biserial correlation coefficient for the measurable property and the dichotomous property was used. It was found that the direction of the relation is right-hand for all the tested building elements, but the strength of the correlation between the detected defects and technical wear shows a considerable span and depends on the conditions of the apartment house’s maintenance. As a rule, damage caused by water penetration and moisture penetration always shows correlations of at least moderate strength.

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The relationship of lower body strength and functioning with trajectories of stair use frequency over 6 years in adults with or at risk for knee osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ◽

10.1016/j.joca.2021.02.374 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 ◽

pp. S283-S284

Author(s):

J.T. Jakiela ◽

D. Voinier ◽

T. Bye ◽

M. Tukis ◽

J. Corey ◽

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Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Knee Osteoarthritis ◽

Lower Body ◽

Body Strength ◽

Lower Body Strength ◽

Stair Use ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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The product of trunk muscle area and density on the CT image is a good indicator of energy expenditure in patients with or at risk for COPD

Respiratory Research ◽

10.1186/s12931-021-01621-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Toru Shirahata ◽

Hideaki Sato ◽

Sanehiro Yogi ◽

Kaiji Inoue ◽

Mamoru Niitsu ◽

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Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Body Composition ◽

Energy Expenditure ◽

Trunk Muscle ◽

Rectus Abdominis ◽

Activity Level ◽

Erector Spinae ◽

Trunk Muscles ◽

Muscle Area ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background Physical inactivity due to cachexia and muscle wasting is well recognized as a sign of poor prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there have been no reports on the relationship between trunk muscle measurements and energy expenditure parameters, such as the total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity level (PAL), in COPD. In this study, we investigated the associations of computed tomography (CT)-derived muscle area and density measurements with clinical parameters, including TEE and PAL, in patients with or at risk for COPD, and examined whether these muscle measurements serve as an indicator of TEE and PAL. Methods The study population consisted of 36 male patients with (n = 28, stage 1–4) and at risk for (n = 8) COPD aged over 50 years. TEE was measured by the doubly labeled water method, and PAL was calculated as the TEE/basal metabolic rate estimated by the indirect method. The cross-sectional areas and densities of the pectoralis muscles, rectus abdominis muscles, and erector spinae muscles were measured. We evaluated the relationship between these muscle measurements and clinical outcomes, including body composition, lung function, muscle strength, TEE, and PAL. Results All the muscle areas were significantly associated with TEE, severity of emphysema, and body composition indices such as body mass index, fat-free mass, and trunk muscle mass. All trunk muscle densities were correlated with PAL. The product of the rectus abdominis muscle area and density showed the highest association with TEE (r = 0.732) and PAL (r = 0.578). Several trunk muscle measurements showed significant correlations with maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures, indicating their roles in respiration. Conclusions CT-derived measurements for trunk muscles are helpful in evaluating physical status and function in patients with or at risk for COPD. Particularly, trunk muscle evaluation may be a useful marker reflecting TEE and PAL.

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The mediating role of joint attention in the relationship between motor skills and receptive and expressive language in siblings at risk for autism spectrum disorder

Infant Behavior and Development ◽

10.1016/j.infbeh.2019.101377 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 57 ◽

pp. 101377

Author(s):

E. Bruyneel ◽

E. Demurie ◽

P. Warreyn ◽

H. Roeyers

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

At Risk ◽

Joint Attention ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Expressive Language ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

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Cycle length of nonsustanied ventricular tachycardias among ICD patients: implications on subsequent appropriate therapies

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders ◽

10.1186/s12872-021-02087-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Javier Jiménez-Candil ◽

Olga Duran ◽

Armando Oterino ◽

Jendri Pérez ◽

Juan Carlos Castro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Secondary Prevention ◽

Beta Blocker ◽

Cycle Length ◽

Close Relationship ◽

Appropriate Therapy ◽

The Mean ◽

Ventricular Tachycardias ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background ICD patients with episodes of nonsustained ventricular tachycardias (NSVT) are at risk of appropriate therapies. However, the relationship between the cycle length (CL) of such NSVTs and the subsequent incidence of appropriate interventions is unknown. Methods 416 ICD patients with LVEF < 45% were studied. ICD programming was standardized. NSVT was defined as any VT of 5 or more beats at ≥ 150 bpm occurred in the first 6 months after implantation that terminated spontaneously and was not preceded by any appropriate therapy. The mean follow-up was 41 ± 27 months. Results We analyzed 2201 NSVTs (mean CL = 323 ms) that occurred in 250 patients; 111 of such episodes were fast (CL ≤ 300 ms). Secondary prevention (HR = 1.7; p < 0.001), number of NSVT episodes (HR = 1.05; 95% CI 1.04–1.07; p < 0.001) and beta-blocker treatment (HR = 0.7; p = 0.04) were independent predictors of appropriate interventions; however, the mean CL of NSVTs was not (p = 0.6). There was a correlation between the mean CL of NSVTs and the CL of the first monomorphic VT: r = 0.88; p < 0.001. This correlation was especially robust in individuals with > 5 NSVTs (r = 0.97; p < 0.001), with an agreement between both values greater than 95%. Patients with any fast NSVT experienced a higher incidence of VF episodes (26%) compared to those without NVSTs (3%) or with only slow NSVTs (7%); p < 0.001. Conclusions Unlike the burden, the CL of NSVTs is not a predictor of subsequent appropriate interventions. However, there is a close relationship between the CL of NSVTs and that of arrhythmias that will later lead to appropriate therapies.

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