Essays about: "failure prevention"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 essays containing the words failure prevention.

1. 21. A minor study on avian metapneumovirus

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Clara Atterby; [2012]
   Keywords : AMPV; Pneumovirus; Poultry; Brazil;

   Abstract : Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is an important pathogen that causes respiratory diseases and reproductive failure in various avian species. The disease was first reported in South Africa in the late 1970s. READ MORE

3. 22. When We Get Out, It's a Matter of Survival

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Georgina Stal; [2012]
   Keywords : El Salvador; Youth; Crime; Integration; Stigma; Delinquent Peers; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This investigation is an exploratory case study examining the challenges that juvenile offenders in El Salvador face in integrating into their communities after a significant period of confinement. Given the repressive trend to crime prevention in the Central American context, labeling theory was used as a lens to examine how stigmatization challenges youth’s integration. READ MORE

4. 23. Improvement of Commutation Failure Prediction in HVDC Classic Links

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för elektro- och automationsteknik

   Author : Johanna Ivarsson; [2011]
   Keywords : HVDC; commutation; failure prediction; failure prevention; classic; inverter; algorithm concept; PSCAD; simulations; converter; phase shifts; extinction angle;

   Abstract : In this thesis, an evaluation of the existing control system for ABB: s HVDC Classic Links is performed in order to investigate whether a possible improvement to commutation failure prediction is possible and to be recommended. The thesis starts with a theoretical approach to the complexity of consequences of increasing the extinction angle (γ) in order to prevent commutation failure in inverter operation, which is later confirmed through using the simulation software PSCAD to evaluate coherence between simulation results and theory. READ MORE

5. 24. Developing AIDS, A study of AIDS in the context of other social problems in New Crossroad, Cape Town

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Calvin Xhalabile; [2011]
   Keywords : South Africa; AIDS; Development; Good governance; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Development is often looked upon in economical terms and often research tries to investigate how one country can produce or sell more in order to increase its GDP. This thesis does not exclude these considerations but focuses on health as an important aspect of development. READ MORE

6. 25. Development of a screening assay for inhibitors of inflammation useful against pancreatic cancer

   University essay from Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling; Institutionen för biologi och kemiteknik

   Author : Shima Ghafoory; [2009]
   Keywords : Pancreatic Cancer; Chronic Inflammation; JAK STAT Signaling Pathway; STAT3; Marine Natural Products;

   Abstract : Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most lethal cancer and ranks as the eighth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. This is due to its rapid proliferation, strong metastatic potential and its delayed detection. One major risk factor for developing pancreatic cancer is the aggressive inflammatory disease chronic pancreatitis. READ MORE