Essays about: "disease outbreak"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 113 essays containing the words disease outbreak.

1. 1. Motståndskraftiga lantbrukare i ett sårbart samhälle : en undersökning av riskuppfattning och resiliens på svenska mjölkgårdar

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Katarina Hedman; [2023]
   Keywords : lantbrukare; djursjukdomar; mul- och klövsjuka; mjölkproduktion; resiliens; risk; riskuppfattning; risksamhälle;

   Abstract : Strukturrationaliseringen av lantbruket tillsammans med de alltmer globala förbindelserna länder emellan gör att risken för snabb och vidsträckt smittspridning vid ett sjukdomsutbrott ökar. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka lantbrukares inställning till smittsamma djursjukdomar och analysera deras riskuppfattning och resiliens i förhållande till ett allvarligt sjukdomsutbrott. READ MORE

3. 2. Mapping the pig value chain in the Dominican Republic with emphasis on the risk of transmission of African swine fever

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Andrea Hentz; [2023]
   Keywords : African swine fever; Domestic pig; Value chain mapping; Pig production; Biosecurity; Disease risk;

   Abstract : As in many other parts of the world, pigs provide an important source of food and income in the Dominican Republic (DR). However, the pig production in the country faces great challenges since African swine fever (ASF) was reintroduced in 2021, after being absent for over 40 years. READ MORE

4. 3. Online Education and Digital Competence : A Comparative Study of Teachers’ Perception Based on Their Experience During COVID-19 Pandemic

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Georgia Keramidari; Olubusayo Esther Adebayo; [2023]
   Keywords : Online education; E-learning; Capabilities; Teachers’ experience; Secondary school education; Pandemic; COVID-19; Online teaching; Distance learning; Educational affordance;

   Abstract : Digitalization through the use of Information and Communication Technologies is a phenomenon which has a great influence on our way of living. Organizations and society at large are not left behind. READ MORE

5. 4. Common practices and knowledge about African swine fever amongst pig farmers in the Dominican Republic

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Ellinor Nilsson Fuglsang; [2023]
   Keywords : Disease transmission; Caribbean; Biosecurity; Swine; Outbreak; Pig production;

   Abstract : In the summer of 2021, African swine fever (ASF) made its reappearance in the Dominican Republic after 40 years of absence. The disease is known for its high mortality amongst pigs and its consequences for human welfare. READ MORE

6. 5. Anatomy of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a retrospective analysis of emergency response operations of the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia (2014 – 2016)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Elisha Lawodo Bloe; [2023]
   Keywords : emergency response and recovery; humanitarian assistance; corruption; Ebola virus disease;

   Abstract : This study critically explores the pervasive issue of corruption in humanitarian assistance, focusing on the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia from 2014-2016. For a country grappling with broken infrastructure and fragile healthcare systems due to a 14-year-long civil war, the Ebola crisis in Liberia was an unprecedented disaster as evidenced by 10,672 recorded cases and 4,808 reported fatalities between 2014 and 2016. READ MORE