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Risk and vulnerability indicators at different scales: Applicability, usefulness and policy implications by Birkmann, Joern

“…This paper outlines selected approaches to measuring risk and vulnerability to hazards of natural origin using indicators and indices. It discusses their…”
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Operationalizing a concept: The systematic review of composite indicator building for measuring community disaster resilience by Asadzadeh, A., Kötter, T., Salehi, P., Birkmann, J.

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Framing vulnerability, risk and societal responses: the MOVE framework by Birkmann, J., Cardona, O. D., Carreño, M. L., Barbat, A. H., Pelling, M., Schneiderbauer, S., Kienberger, S., Keiler, M., Alexander, D., Zeil, P., Welle, T.

“…The paper deals with the development of a general as well as integrative and holistic framework to systematize and assess vulnerability, risk and adaptation…”
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Extreme events and disasters: a window of opportunity for change? Analysis of organizational, institutional and political changes, formal and informal responses after mega-disasters by Birkmann, J, Buckle, P, Jaeger, J, Pelling, M, Setiadi, N, Garschagen, M, Fernando, N, Kropp, J

“…Disaster associated with natural hazards can lead to important changes—positive or negative—in socio-ecological systems. When disasters occur, much attention…”
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Immune cells regulate VEGF signalling via release of VEGF and antagonistic soluble VEGF receptor‐1 by Hoeres, T., Wilhelm, M., Smetak, M., Holzmann, E., Schulze‐Tanzil, G., Birkmann, J.

“…Summary Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important regulator of physiological and pathological angiogenesis. Besides malignant and stromal…”
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Framing vulnerability, risk and societal responses: the MOVE framework by BIRKMANN, J, CARDONA, O. D, WELLE, T, CARRENO, M. L, BARBAT, A. H, PELLING, M, SCHNEIDERBAUER, S, KIENBERGER, S, KEILER, M, ALEXANDER, D, ZEIL, P

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EXPLORATORY STUDY OF URBAN RESILIENCE IN THE REGION OF STUTTGART BASED ON OPENSTREETMAP AND LITERATURE RESILIENCE INDICATORS by Sauter, H., Feldmeyer, D., Birkmann, J.

“…The overarching nature of building resilience across disciplines and its inherent positive mutual understanding due to the association with the immune system…”
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AN OPEN RISK INDEX WITH LEARNING INDICATORS FROM OSM-TAGS, DEVELOPED BY MACHINE LEARNING AND TRAINED WITH THE WORLDRISKINDEX by Feldmeyer, D., Sauter, H., Birkmann, J.

“…While climate change is already a real issue in many parts of the world, it is even more threatening the well-being of future generations. The SDG 1.5…”
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Tsunami risk assessment in Indonesia by Strunz, G., Post, J., Zosseder, K., Wegscheider, S., Mück, M., Riedlinger, T., Mehl, H., Dech, S., Birkmann, J., Gebert, N., Harjono, H., Anwar, H. Z., Khomarudin, R. M., Muhari, A.

“…In the framework of the German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (GITEWS) the assessment of tsunami risk is an essential part of the overall activities…”
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Prospective trial on topotecan salvage therapy in primary CNS lymphoma by Fischer, L., Thiel, E., Klasen, H.-A., Birkmann, J., Jahnke, K., Martus, P., Korfel, A.

“…Background: Standard salvage therapy has not been established for recurrent primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). We report the final results of a…”
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First-line therapy of peripheral T-cell lymphoma: extension and long-term follow-up of a study investigating the role of autologous stem cell transplantation by Wilhelm, M, Smetak, M, Reimer, P, Geissinger, E, Ruediger, T, Metzner, B, Schmitz, N, Engert, A, Schaefer-Eckart, K, Birkmann, J

“…Current guidelines recommend consolidation with autologous stem cell transplantation (autoSCT) after induction chemotherapy for most patients with peripheral…”
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"Last-Mile" preparation for a potential disaster – Interdisciplinary approach towards tsunami early warning and an evacuation information system for the coastal city of Padang, Indonesia by Taubenböck, H., Goseberg, N., Setiadi, N., Lämmel, G., Moder, F., Oczipka, M., Klüpfel, H., Wahl, R., Schlurmann, T., Strunz, G., Birkmann, J., Nagel, K., Siegert, F., Lehmann, F., Dech, S., Gress, A., Klein, R.

“…Extreme natural events, like e.g. tsunamis or earthquakes, regularly lead to catastrophes with dramatic consequences. In recent years natural disasters caused…”
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Prognostic impact of meningeal dissemination in primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL): experience from the G-PCNSL-SG1 trial by Korfel, A., Weller, M., Martus, P., Roth, P., Klasen, H.A., Roeth, A., Rauch, M., Hertenstein, B., Fischer, T., Hundsberger, T., Leithäuser, M., Birnbaum, T., Kirchen, H., Mergenthaler, H.-G., Schubert, J., Berdel, W., Birkmann, J., Hummel, M., Thiel, E., Fischer, L.

“…We evaluated the frequency and prognostic impact of meningeal dissemination (MD) in immunocompetent adult patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma…”
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Adult-onset Still’s disease and chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: a hitherto undescribed manifestation of autoinflammation by Rech, J., Manger, B., Lang, B., Schett, G., Wilhelm, M., Birkmann, J

“…Still’s disease and chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) are febrile rheumatic diseases of unknown etiology, which predominantly affect children…”
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A therapeutic platelet transfusion strategy is safe and feasible in patients after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation by WANDT, H, SCHAEFER-ECKART, K, FRANK, M, BIRKMANN, J, WILHELM, M

“…Prophylactic platelet transfusions are considered as standard in most hematology centers, but there is a long-standing controversy as to whether standard…”
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The unperceived risk to Europe's coasts: tsunamis and the vulnerability of Cadiz, Spain by Birkmann, J., Teichman, K. v., Welle, T., González, M., Olabarrieta, M.

“…The development of appropriate risk and vulnerability reduction strategies to cope with tsunami risks is a major challenge for countries, regions, and cities…”
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Risk reduction at the “Last-Mile”: an attempt to turn science into action by the example of Padang, Indonesia by Taubenböck, H., Goseberg, N., Lämmel, G., Setiadi, N., Schlurmann, T., Nagel, K., Siegert, F., Birkmann, J., Traub, K.-P., Dech, S., Keuck, V., Lehmann, F., Strunz, G., Klüpfel, H.

“…More than ever before, the last decade revealed the immense vulnerability of the world’s cities to natural hazards. Neither the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in…”
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Clinical-scale single-step CD4 and CD8 cell depletion for donor innate lymphocyte infusion (DILI) by Smetak, M, Kimmel, B, Birkmann, J, Schaefer-Eckart, K, Einsele, H, Wilhelm, M, Kunzmann, V

“…The ability to selectively deplete or enrich cells of specific phenotype by immunomagnetic selection to reduce the risk of GVHD holds significant promise for…”
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Approaches for tsunami risk assessment and application to the city of Cádiz, Spain by Jelínek, R., Krausmann, E., González, M., Álvarez-Gómez, J. A., Birkmann, J., Welle, T.

“…Tsunamis can represent a significant risk to the population and cause huge economic damage in many costal regions. In order to be able to identify risk hot…”
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Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards: towards disaster resilient societies by Birkmann, Jörn

“…A seemingly non-stop series of disasters has shown that societies worldwide seem unprepared for the threats posed by natural hazards. The tragic impacts of…”
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