Essays about: "affordability"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 123 essays containing the word affordability.

1. 16. Adoption challenges for wearable devices by the Indian healthcare providers : A case study on healthcare providers using wearables in India

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Raghwendra Kumar Singh; Sourabh Kumar Jaiswal; [2023]
   Keywords : Healthcare Providers; Wearables; Adoption; TAM; TPB;

   Abstract : Background: The rapid advancements in technology to measure different bodily functions have enabled normal person to measure various biological values of a body such as a heartbeat, calories, blood pressure, and more. These measurements can help healthcare providers provide better disease assessment, but what are the challenges that make it difficult for healthcare providers to adopt such devices? Purpose: This thesis investigates the challenges that healthcare providers face in adopting wearable devices. READ MORE

3. 17. The Framing of Affordability within Ireland’s Housing Discourse : Analysis of the Negotiated Process of Narrative Struggles within the Framing of Affordability within Housing Discourse

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Neil Dunne; [2023]
   Keywords : Affordability; Affordable Housing; Housing Affordability; Housing Policy; Social Constructionism; Narrative; Housing Regimes; Commodification; Decommodification; Welfare Provision;

   Abstract : After the 2008 Global Financial Crash, Ireland’s neoliberal housing policy turned again to housing financialisation as focus lay upon the attraction of corporate investors in order to revive the housing market. The result was a swift return to housing price rises but this came with ever growing homelessness and housing precarity as REITs and other corporate investors' influence on the housing market grew. READ MORE

4. 18. Xylem Water Filtration

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

   Author : David Wenner; [2023]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This project explored the usage and effectiveness of a natural water filtration system using xylem from Picea Abies, or Norway Spruce. The project is concentrated on the region of southeast and south Asia where people suffer from water contamination, providing a concept of a water filter with comprehensive protection against waterborne diseases. READ MORE

5. 19. Democratization of the Swedish Housing Policy

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Emelie Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : Self-building; participatory design; autonomous architecture; demo- cratic housing policy; sustainable transitions; standardizations;

   Abstract : This report explores an alternative housing policy to Sweden’s overpriced and problematic housing situation. Research has revolved around how flexible frameworks of Swedish regulations and standardizations in the housing policy can improve sustainability through planning participation and self-building processes. READ MORE

6. 20. Electricity Access in Botswana; Analysis of the On-Grid Electrification and the Viability of Residential Solar PV

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

   Author : Ellinor Danielsson; Jenny Ekman; [2023]
   Keywords : electricity access; residential solar PV; Botswana; Rural Electrification Program; National Electricity Standard Connection Cost Program; tillgång till el; solkraft för hushåll; Botswana; Rural Electrification Program; National Electricity Standard Connection Cost Program;

   Abstract : Access to electricity is a crucial component of achieving SDG 7, which aims to ensure clean energy for all. However, not all people in Botswana have access to electricity, and power generation is dominated by coal power. READ MORE