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the increasing number of hazards related to water shortage in different parts of the world and the probability of socio-economic crisis, social stresses and even war occurrence as water shortage impacts; shows that water supply challenges will be more important and widespread than energy supply challenges in future decades. during the time, with population growth, resource demand increase and p...

the present study investigated factors affecting risk management by women rice farmers in the township of sari in iran. the statistical population comprised 1677 women who cultivate rice in sari; 248 women were selected for the study using stratified random sampling. the data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with spsswin16 software. the chronbach’s alpha was 0.84 and th...

implementing information technology projects requires a calculated process to prevent failure. at the same time application of information technology in organizations faces various potential risks. exploring information technology environment in organizations reveals the potential risks and provides a structure for comprehensive risk management. there are various methods available for risk mana...

Abstract Linked Article: Landis et al. Br J Dermatol 2022; 187:878–887.

in recent years, risk management in respect of enterprise-wide risk management (ewrm) has become more important and highly critical to major corporations worldwide including malaysia. in fact, it is interesting to note that when the government of malaysia passed the code of corporate governance in the year 2000, most of the public limited companies (plcs) in malaysia was struggling to implement...

the build-operate-transfer (bot) projects are a popular method of privatization of public infrastructure development. there are several risks which might affect a bot project negatively. concession period is one of the most important decision variables in arranging a bot-type contract which should be determined considering the existing risks and uncertainties. a longer concession period is more...

the present paper aimed at studying the current models of credit portfolio management. there are currently three types of models which consider the risk of credit portfolio: the structural models (moody's kmv model, and credit- metrics model), the intensity models (the actuarial models) and the econometric models (the macro-factors model). the development of these three types of models is based...

A risk inventory provides an integrated view on risk management artifacts, e.g., risks, risk controls, and performance indicators. In this paper, we show how adapting the enterprise architecture management processes (EAM) may provide a foundation for an integrated IT risk inventory. Based on a design research approach, we develop a systematic approach for integrating the disciplines of risk man...

Compared to human-engineered artifacts, biological systems are strikingly powerful: they are reliable and flexible, capable of storing information at incredible density, and — most importantly — able to self-replicate. In many ways, biology, when viewed as a technology, is vastly superior to any other. Scientists have been modifying biological systems for many years — both to better understand ...