Essays about: "blood diamond"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words blood diamond.

1. 1. Development of a Novel Device for Optimal Sample Blood Volume Collection from Patients with Sepsis

   University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

   Author : Rasmus Boltshauser; [2020]
   Keywords : blood volume sample collection; blood volume sample device; double diamond approach;

   Abstract : When performing sepsis diagnosis, the most important preanalytical variable is blood volume. Too little blood increases the risk for false negatives whereas overfilling causes increased risk for false positives. READ MORE

3. 2. Cinematic Representation of Development and Commodification of the 'Other'

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Yeojoo Park; [2014]
   Keywords : Film; Narratives; Orientalism; Commodification; the Other; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As a growing number of popular films continue to document development issues related international development, it became ever more crucial to move beyond treating these films as mere sort of entertainments and start questioning how these popular commercial films are representing the developing world as well as the messages embedded in them. Some critics have pointed out that these Hollywood-produced films are made to entertain and earn profits, and they represent what is actually a complex issue with their own biases and assumptions. READ MORE

4. 3. "How's it, bru?" : An examination of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rhodesian Accent in the Movie Blood Diamond

   University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Author : Jenny Svensson; [2012]
   Keywords : Phonology; Accents; Rhodesian English; General American;

   Abstract : This essay intends to determine how easy or difficult it may be for actors to learn to speak with a different accent than their own for movie roles. It also aims to discover whether there are any situations in which it may be difficult for actors to maintain their accents. READ MORE

5. 4. Glare of the Diamond; Botswana Why AIDS Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives are not successful

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

   Author : Eva-Marie Caroline Kovacs Kowalke; [2009]
   Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibilty; Bostwana; Migration; gender; Mining; AIDS HIV; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The research aim in this paper is to outline, detail and come to a deeper understanding as to why AIDS/HIV corporate social responsibility CSR initiatives have not been truly successful in the Central District of Botswana. I will focus on the following aspects in the analysis; history, stigma, gender and traditional values, and the corporate refocus on the blood diamond movement. READ MORE

6. 5. Bloody Diamonds - Diamonds and Economic Development in Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karin Bianca Thorsson; [2007]
   Keywords : growth; Africa; Blood diamonds; Human Development Index; Voracity effect; natural resources; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Diamonds are regarded to be one of the most valuable natural resources on earth, with an average rough diamond price of $71 per carat in 2000. This gives scope for great economic success in diamond abundant countries. Some of the worlds most diamond abundant countries are found in Africa, ironically also some of the poorest. READ MORE