Essays about: "catastrophic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 153 essays containing the word catastrophic.

  1. 1. Tabooing Dirty Hands?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Henning Bollmark; [2024]
    Keywords : Dirty Hands; torture; crisis; utilitarianism; weak rule utilitarianism; Sartre; moral fictionalism; political theory; unspeakable; taboo; Smutsiga händer; tortyr; kris; utilitarism; svag regelutilitarism; Sartre; moralisk fiktion; politisk teori; onämnbar; tabu;

    Abstract : The normative political theory problem of dirty hands (DH) concerns the troubling possibility that political leaders, from a (mostly) consequentialist perspective, might sometimes be morally required to make exceptions from sensitive rules like prohibitions of extremely harmful practices (e.g. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluation of long-term health outcomes in patients with subacute and persistent musculoskeletal pain : A longitudinal study

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

    Author : Adina König; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: The present study evaluated changes in long-term health outcomes in patients with subacute and persistent musculoskeletal pain (MSP) treated in two conditions in primary healthcare settings. Investigated were also the relationships among these health outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Investigating the potential correlations between metal and metalloid concentrations and soil color : A Minor Field Study on the island province of Marinduque, Philippines

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Ivana Pia Saric Söderholm; Erik Readwin; [2023]
    Keywords : Marinduque; Metal and Metalloid; Nix Pro 2 Color Sensor; Philippines; Soil color; X-Ray Fluorescence XRF ; Filippinerna; Jordfärg; Marinduque; Metall och Metalloid; Nix Pro 2 Color Sensor; Röntgenfluorescens XRF ;

    Abstract : This study was carried out as a bachelor's thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology during the spring of 2023, investigating the correlation between the color with the concentration of various metal and metalloids (MMs) in the soil of Marinduque, The Philippines. With a history of mineral exploitation, notably copper and gold, the island has faced persistent environmental challenges, exemplified by the catastrophic waste spills in 1993 and 1996 that contaminated the Boac and Mogpog Rivers. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reflective equilibrium applied in practice: Identifying climate migration environmental drivers in Guatemala for the further prioritization of Loss and Damage strategies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rebeca Montes; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate Migration; Compensation; Environmental Drivers; Ethics; Financial Prioritization; Guatemala; Justice; Loss and Damage; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : The climate crisis has forced vulnerable countries in the Global South, such as Guatemala, to migrate. This study has two main focuses. The first one is identifying the region's most critical environmental mobility drivers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Food supply chain resilience to pandemics : a rapid review

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Georgii Nikolaev; [2023]
    Keywords : supply chain resilience; pandemics; food supply chain; COVID-19;

    Abstract : As a research field, food supply chain resilience to pandemics has recently emerged due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a growing recognition of the value of knowing how resilience to catastrophic events emerges in critical supply chains and how resilience can be promoted. READ MORE