Essays about: "stringency"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the word stringency.

  1. 21. Performance Investigation & Gas Exchange Assessment of Exhaust Piston–assisted Turbocharged Engine (EPTE) Concept : A simulation-based assessment

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Nachiketh Lingachari Acharya; Saurav Dasgupta; [2021]
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    Abstract : There is an increasing stringency in the emission legislation within the transport industry along with ambitious performance demands from the customer side. These have pushed the vehicle manufacturers and relevant component suppliers to develop and integrate a wide portfolio of engine technologies. READ MORE

  3. 22. Evaluation of non-pharmaceutical intervention effectiveness in Covid-19 pandemic by using excess mortality metric

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Miljövetenskap

    Author : Miglė Urbonaite; [2021]
    Keywords : non-pharmaceutical interventions; disease management; Covid-19;

    Abstract : INTRODUCTION: The study focuses on finding a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of the nonpharmaceutical intervention in the face of a new pathogen entering the population. Different interventions can have different effectiveness levels in different populations; thus, studying possible correlations and effectiveness among different groups is essential. READ MORE

  4. 23. The effect of environmental policies on CO2 emissions - using the environmental policy stringency index

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Elin Alexandersson; [2020-09-15]
    Keywords : Environmental policy stringency index; CO₂ emissions; panel data; fixed effects;

    Abstract : The carbon concentration in the air has increased by 50 percent since pre-industrial times and continues to increase every year. Climate change is, therefore, a significant challenge today. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Effect of Environmental Policy Stringency on Environmental Innovations - A Cross Country Comparison

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Anna Jahre; Anna Nordin; [2020-06-30]
    Keywords : Policy stringency; environmental-regulations; innovations; EPS; eco-patents; Porter Hypthesis;

    Abstract : This thesis is a cross-country comparison based on panel-data across 30 countries from 1990-2012. It uses a Negative Binomial Regression Model to test The Porter Hypothesis to see if environmental policy stringency affects the number of environmental innovations in a country. READ MORE

  6. 25. Behind the scenes of lockdowns and quarantines : A quantitative assessment of how legitimacy and capacity shaped early governmental responses to Covid-19 in European countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emelie Hägerström; [2020]
    Keywords : Covid-19; stringency of lockdown policies; crisis management; coordination capacity; political trust; EU; Europe;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to gain insight to lockdowns and social distancing measures taken by European governments during the early period of the Covid-19 pandemic. Questions have been raised of whether the variations of responses can be systematically explained, which have so far received little attention in research. READ MORE