Essays about: "foreign aids"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words foreign aids.

  1. 11. Foreign Aid's Impact on Income Inequality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jenny Lundqvist; [2014]
    Keywords : Inequality; Foreign aid; Panel data; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Despite indications that inequality can have a large impact on development, little research on the relationship between foreign aid and inequality exists. The majority of the studies on the subject also focus on overall aid figures, thereby leaving the question of whether the purpose of aid matters unexplored. READ MORE

  3. 12. SOUND HUNTER : Developing a Navigational HRTF-Based Audio Game for People with Visual Impairments

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Sebastian Brieger; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I propose a framework for designing 3D-based audio-only games in which all navigation is based on perceiving the 3D-audio, as opposed to relying on other navigational aids or imagining the audio as being spatial, where additional sounds may be added later on in the development process. To test the framework, a game named Sound Hunter was developed in an iterative process together with both sighted and visually impaired participants in three focus groups, 8 usability tests, and a final evaluation. READ MORE

  4. 13. Assessing and grading pupils with dyslexia in English language teaching : A case study of English Language Teachers' insights on the matter

    University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Sanna Gustavsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Assessment and Grading Aids; Assessment and Grading Challenges; Developmental Dyslexia; Dyslexic Pupils; Foreign Language Learning and Teaching; Second Language Learning and Teaching; Teacher Perceptions;

    Abstract : This essay focuses on what impact developmental dyslexia has on assessment and grading in the second language teaching of English in the Swedish educational system. The data presented in this essay are based on six semi-structured interviews with English language teachers of lower and upper secondary schools from the south-eastern parts of Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 14. Was food & nutrition considered an important issue in the ongoing debate on HIV/AIDS in Mozambique? - A qualitative study among people working in the field of nutrition with regard to HIV/AIDS.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kost- och idrottsvetenskap

    Author : Karl Jóhann Gränz; [2011-02-24]
    Keywords : Integration; food nutrition; HIV AIDS; ARV; food security; adequate diet;

    Abstract : Objective The main objective of the study was to investigate whether the concept of food & nutrition was considered to be important in the discussion on HIV/AIDS in Mozambique. The examination groups were employers/volunteers working particularly in food, nutrition & HIV/AIDS. READ MORE

  6. 15. Promoting Research and Development in the South African Pharmaceutical Industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nadia Martin; [2007]
    Keywords : South Africa; Pharmaceutical Industry; Foreign Direct Investment;

    Abstract : South Africa is experiencing tremendous threats to its population’s health and life expectancy because of a surging HIV/AIDS epidemic and other diseases prevalent primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. As of 2007, the provision of pharmaceuticals globally in terms of quantity and type is not sufficient to address the crisis of care and cure. READ MORE