Essays about: "Maryland"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Maryland.

1. 1. Youth Preparedness in the United States: Assessing the Impact of the American Red Cross’s “Prepare with Pedro!” Program

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Julia Sandberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Disaster preparedness; children and families; DRR preparedness education programs; fire safety; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Home fires are the most prevalent and preventable disaster in the United States. It is notoriously difficult to teach disaster preparedness skills to adults. But, when their children are taught this material, households are more likely to make changes. READ MORE

3. 2. Drug abuse among young female adolescents (15-25) in Maryland U.S: Causes behind the drug abuse and the role of social work organisations in its prevention.

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

   Author : Hasnain Ali; Johvianney Okpala; [2020]
   Keywords : Drug Abuse;

   Abstract : The abuse of any form of illicit substance is referred as drug abuse. Excessive use of addictive (legal or illegal) substances is defined as utilizing them to the point that their effects become hazardous to the user's health. READ MORE

4. 3. Context-Aware Graph Convolutional Network with Multi-Clusters Mini-Batch for Link Prediction

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

   Author : Georgios Deligiorgis; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Predicting which fashion items can compose an outfit is not a trivial task since every person has different preferences based on their experiences, location, etc., determining each personal style. READ MORE

5. 4. Simulation of Colorless Distributed Combustion

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

   Author : Hampus Olsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Computational Fluid Dynamics; Combustion; Gas Turbine; Emission reduction; Flameless Combustion; Colorless Distributed Combustion; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Colorless distributed combustion (CDC) is a promising novel technology to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in gas turbine combustors. CDC features a different flame regime than conventional gas turbine combustors, associated with a distributed reaction zone and low and uniform temperatures due to dilution of combustion air with exhaust gases. READ MORE

6. 5. Agroecology as a social movement : a case study of the Prince George's County Food Equity Council in Maryland, United States

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Emma Tozer; [2016]
   Keywords : social movements; food policy councils; Prince George s County; Maryland; United States; agroecology; food systems; systems thinking; equity; resilience; food policy;

   Abstract : The United States has experienced a drastic change in its food system within the last century. A locally-based, self-sufficient model has been replaced by one that is characterized by a consolidation of business and farms into fewer hands; a mechanization and specialization of agriculture management; and the looming threat of urban development encroaching on farmland. READ MORE