Essays about: "Early warning system"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 53 essays containing the words Early warning system.

  1. 16. Flood Prediction System Using IoT and Artificial Neural Networks with Edge Computing

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Eric Samikwa; [2020]
    Keywords : Internet of things; Flood prediction; Artificial neural network; Edge computing; Long short-term memory.; Sakernas Internet; Översvämning av översvämningar; Artificiella neuronnät; Kant datoranvändning; Långt kortvarigt minne;

    Abstract : Flood disasters affect millions of people across the world by causing severe loss of life and colossal damage to property. Internet of things (IoT) has been applied in areas such as flood prediction, flood monitoring, flood detection, etc. READ MORE

  3. 17. Host risk factors in relation to the occurrence of Japanese encephalitis virus in pigs and dogs in northern Vietnam

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Linnéa Gustafsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Japanese encephalitis; JEV; pig; dog; Vietnam; antibodies; risk factors;

    Abstract : Japanese encephalitis is the leading cause of encephalitis in Asia. The disease is caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a vector-borne virus that has an enzootic cycle involving mosquitoes, pigs and birds. READ MORE

  4. 18. Forecast-based Humanitarian Action and Conflict : Promises and pitfalls of planning for anticipatory humanitarian response to armed conflict

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Loic Hostetter; [2019]
    Keywords : humanitarian; humanitarian action; international aid; forecast-based financing; forecast-based action; humanitarian aid; international humanitarian aid; FbF; FbA; anticipatory humanitarian action; Loic Hostetter; German Red Cross; Red Cross Movement; Start Fund; Start Network; early warning; early warning system; anticipatory humanitarian response; EWS; FbA;

    Abstract : Practitioners of Forecast-based Action (FbA) argue that a humanitarian response able to utilize forecasts to accurately predict disaster, secure funding, and take action before the onset of a crisis will benefit donors and beneficiaries alike. In search of effective and efficient early-action regimes, a number of major humanitarian actors are developing FbA projects of various designs, predominantly in response to natural disaster and famine. READ MORE

  5. 19. Risk Assessment for the Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Aircraft: A Systematic Review

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Talía Berruga Fernández; [2019]
    Keywords : MERS; coronavirus; MERS-CoV; in-flight transmission; aircraft; travel; RAGIDA;

    Abstract : Introduction: MERS-CoV causes a respiratory disease that can be fatal. Although it is most common in countries in the Arabian Peninsula, through travel it has been exported to 17 countries outside Middle East. Most of these exportations have occurred by people travelling by air. READ MORE

  6. 20. System error: Issues in humanitarian responses to early warning information for famine

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Lidia Kalita; [2019]
    Keywords : famine; early warning information; early warning system; food insecurity; humanitarian response; systems theory; delay;

    Abstract : Humanitarian responses to famine early warning information are persistently delayed, despite immense improvements in understandings of famine and the quality of early warning systems. Famines are complex, slow-onset disasters that result in a high volume of needs, which are too large to be addressed by any one actor. READ MORE