The aim of this commentary is to discuss potential clinical implications of introducing resilience-building interventions into care for veterans who are living with a war wound. Some war veterans are expected to live with a wound upon discharge from an active military role and also to fit into civilian life. These lifestyle adjustments can tax the person's coping abilities and in that context m...

In 2008, the world was hit by some of the worst natural disasters. The Cyclone Nargis killed over 140,000 people and led to 10 billion financial losses. The Great Sichuan Earthquake caused over 60,000 deaths and 20 billion of estimated property damages. How do we get prepared for natural hazards? How do we enhance our resilience to natural hazards? Part of the answer lies in innovative techniqu...

Systems are collections of objects exhibiting joint behaviour. Sometimes this behaviour is anticipated, sometimes not. We have studied a number of types of complex systems and their failures, including electricity supply grids, motorways, the financial system, and air traffic control. We argue that the resilience properties of such systems are largely emergent. We illustrate the thesis through ...

OBJECTIVE Study findings suggest that refugees are more vulnerable than the general population to mental disorders from disasters. This pilot study explored the nature of Vietnamese refugees' resilience to a potential natural disaster as a first step toward improving their disaster mental health. METHODS Interviews were conducted with 20 ethnic Vietnamese and Montagnard adult refugees using a...

"Resilience" in psychology is the positive capacity of people to cope with stress and adversity. This coping may result in the individual “bouncing back” to a previous state of normal functioning, or using the experience of exposure to adversity to produce a “steeling effect” and function better than expected (much like an inoculation gives one the capacity to cope well with future exposure to ...

Фінансова стійкість банків відіграє важливу роль у формуванні довіри до банківського сектору. У статті розглянуті теоретичні підходи трактування поняття «фінансова банку». Систематизовано перелік внутрішніх та зовнішніх чинників, які впливають на фінансову з урахуванням специфіки їх діяльності в Україні. є ключовим орієнтиром при плануванні комерційних банків, загалом її показники відображають ...

We study the role of trade credit in enhancing resilience financially constrained firms from 2010 to 2017. Implicit borrowing finance allows bridge financing gap, expand employment by 8.26 per cent, and increase average firm profits significantly. Trade suppliers, not firms, experience a surge 7.99 cent rate sales growth. Corporate financial constraints occasioned is quite robust controlling fo...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the association between employment status and financial resilience during COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This employed US nationally representative data. A index was created based on households' ability pay for basic living expenses resources used meet such needs. Employment categorized into seven groups whether respondent worked i...

Abstract The financial well-being of the charity sector has important social implications. Numerous studies have analysed whether concentration income in a few sources increases vulnerability. However, systematically considered type (grants, donation, fund-raising activities) affects survival prospects charity. We extend literature by (a) explicitly modelling composition income, (b) allowing fo...