Essays about: "shock environment"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 54 essays containing the words shock environment.

  1. 16. Development of a Downscaled Hovering Device for a Hospital Bed to Reduce Rolling Resistance

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Kristian Namrood; [2021]
    Keywords : Fall-related injuries; shock absorbing floor; rolling resistance; hospital bed; hovering device;

    Abstract : Fall-related injuries are common problems in elderly care in particular. These can cause brain damage and hip fractures, which in many cases can be serious. To reduce or mitigate the damage, various safety measures have been developed. One of them concerns a change in the surroundings, more specifically, the floor. READ MORE

  3. 17. Houses, we have a problem!

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : David Grahn; Stefania Mammos; [2021]
    Keywords : Unconventional monetary policy; House prices; BSVAR; Cholesky decomposition; Zero and sign restrictions; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis investigated how expansionary unconventional monetary policies affect house prices in the Scandinavian countries, using quarterly data from 1995 to 2020. Unconventional monetary policy, such as quantitative easing and forward guidance, has become widely used by central banks, in order to stimulate the economy when being in a zero lower bound environment. READ MORE

  4. 18. Virtuella stängsel för getter (Capra hircus) : effekter på välfärden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Malin Reimeskog; [2020]
    Keywords : get; Capra hircus; virtuella stängsel; osynliga stängsel; djurskydd; elektrisk utrustning; välfärd; associativ inlärning; djurhållning;

    Abstract : There are currently about 20,000 goats in Sweden. In a survey on goat farming by the Swedish Board of Agriculture, it was discovered that goat farmers often perceive the enclosure of goats as problematic. READ MORE

  5. 19. Adverse Impacts - An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Climate Extremes on Inequality in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Viktor Lindelöw; [2020]
    Keywords : India; Inequality; Climate change; Climate extremes; Fixed-Effects model.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Climate change is receiving more attention; the public debate has started to note its significance, and the consequences have started to show. How societies are interlinked with their environment is as evident in the 21st century as ever before. This study is an attempt to examine the relationship between climate change and inequality in India. READ MORE

  6. 20. Shaken by the stress : Does in-uterus earthquake exposure cause long-term disadvantages for the fetus?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Karlsson Jamous; [2020]
    Keywords : Health; economics; fetal; origin; hypothesis; earthquakes; natural; disasters;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether in-uterus earthquake exposure causes long-term labor, human capital, and health effects. The health shock is maternal stress, which generates excessive concentration levels of cortisol in the fetal environment, negatively impacting the development of the fetus. READ MORE