Essays about: "Novel Risks"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 65 essays containing the words Novel Risks.

  1. 21. Evaluation of overheating risks and passive cooling measures in low energy Swedish dwellings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Sammar Kassab; Salma Aljabri; [2022]
    Keywords : Overheating; Passive cooling; Thermal comfort; Energy-efficient building; Building simulation; Heat wave; Residential dwellings; Occupant comfort and health; Measurement criteria.; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Overheating in buildings is becoming a major concern and cause for various health issues. Existing research and previous studies on the issue were examined to acquire relevant information about the definition of overheating, its possible causes, and the heath impacts it could have on human health. READ MORE

  3. 22. Food Safety Risk Perceptions in the Dumpster Diving Community and Analysis of Bacterial Burden in Discarded Foods

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

    Author : Corneus Allyson; [2021]
    Keywords : Dumpster diving; totting; skipping; biomedicine; global health; public health; life sciences; microbiology of the food;

    Abstract : The main topic of this study was dumpster diving (the act of retrieving discarded goods, in this case especially food, from waste containers) and the exploration of this activity from the infection biology viewpoint. Dumpster diving is a common way of accessing goods without spending economic resources, as well as an expression of anti-consumerism or civil disobedience. READ MORE

  4. 23. Proactive Mitigation of Deprecated API Version Usage : Utilizing continuous integration to automatically and proactively detect deprecated API version usage in microservice ecosystems

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Eric Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Microservices; Continuous Integration; Proactivity; Automaticity; API; API Versioning; Deprecation; Data Integration; Ontology Matching; Design Science Research;

    Abstract : The notion of change is one of the more pronounced challenges API developers face, since a change to published APIs means a change for its’ consumers. API Versioning is a commonly used strategy to mitigate the risks of changing APIs, however, the strategy introduces a possibility of having practically innumerable number of API versions published at once, all possibly used by different consumers, creating considerable overhead for API developers to manage. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Community-Centered Solution to a Pandemic : Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Co-Production of Knowledge in Health Emergencies and Infodemic Context

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Antonio Palazuelos Prieto; [2021]
    Keywords : Risk Communication; Community Engagement; Co-production of knowledge; Public health emergencies; Infodemic; Outbreak response; Disinformation; Misinformation; Rumor management; Covid-19; Development Communication;

    Abstract : This research explores how community-centered solutions facilitate the success and ownership of the response actions to deal with a public health emergency, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. When an outbreak or a hazard impacts a group of people, there is a strong need for communication in order to be able to access to the right information that takes people to make the correct decision and thus to take a protective action to be safe. READ MORE

  6. 25. “For this is the truth about our soul…” : Examining dialogic relationships and the construction of consciousness in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Olivia Danielewicz; [2021]
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    Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine how Woolf creates and depicts consciousness, using Bakhtinian thoughts on dialogism to determine the conditions and limitations for the creation of a ‘self’. In Mrs Dalloway, the characters are indeed portrayed as isolated, all struggling to communicate with one another. READ MORE