Essays about: "Fatalities"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 65 essays containing the word Fatalities.

  1. 6. Manoeuvre Coordination : Assuring safety in overtaking

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Qusay Sakhnini; Mohammad Suleiman; [2023]
    Keywords : CCAM; V2V; Vision Zero; ADAS; ITS; CA; CP; IS; MC;

    Abstract : The frightful statistics regarding road accidents draws a dreadful picture for individuals, communities, and nations across the globe. The number of fatalities exceeds a million every year. To address this issue, an initiative called Vision Zero was introduced first in Sweden 1997. READ MORE

  3. 7. Feasibility of reintroduction of European Bison (Bison bonasus) to Sweden with focus on traffic accidents

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Michael Topszewski; [2023]
    Keywords : wildlife-vehicle collision; risk prediction; reintroduction feasibility; european bison; Bison bonasus; moose; Alces alces; Human-wildlife conflict;

    Abstract : The historical occurrence of European bison (Bison bonasus) in Sweden during the early Holocene emphasizes the ecological significance for a potential reintroduction. The European bison, the largest herbivore on the European continent, is a keystone species with a significant influence on ecosystem dynamics. READ MORE

  4. 8. Does Corruption affect Fatalities from Natural Disasters? The Case of Floods

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Felix Ling; Lalo Saleh; [2023]
    Keywords : Flood fatalities; Natural disasters; Corruption; Institutional arrangements;

    Abstract : Previous research has identified a positive effect of corruption on the fatalities of earthquakes and natural disasters in general. To test whether this relationship holds for other types of natural disasters, this paper aims to investigate the effect of corruption on flood fatalities using a panel dataset of 1 080 major flood events in 89 countries over a 33-year period. READ MORE

  5. 9. Social Cleavages, Conflict, and the Fates of Autocratic Regimes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Teodor Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Autocracy; dictatorship; social cleavage; economic inequality; ethnic cleavage; conflict; non-state conflict; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This article focuses on two specific social cleavages, ethnic and economic inequality and analyses their respective effects within autocratic regimes. The primary mechanism that was tested was the relationship between these two, and non-state conflict, (defined as a conflict with more than 25 combat fatalities, and the state not directly taking part). READ MORE

  6. 10. Prediction of Air Quality Index Using Supervised Machine Learning

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Vamsi Sri Naga Manikanta Murukonda; Avan Chowdary Gogineni; [2022]
    Keywords : Air Quality Index; Air Quality Monitoring; Machine Learning; Regression;

    Abstract : Background: Air pollution has become a serious environmental issue. It is responsible for hundreds of fatalities each year and it poses a serious threat to human health and environment. It leads to global warming, greenhouse effect and it also causes respiratory problems like asthma, lung cancer etc. READ MORE