Essays about: "health philippines"

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1. 1. Investigating the potential correlations between metal and metalloid concentrations and soil color : A Minor Field Study on the island province of Marinduque, Philippines

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Ivana Pia Saric Söderholm; Erik Readwin; [2023]
   Keywords : Marinduque; Metal and Metalloid; Nix Pro 2 Color Sensor; Philippines; Soil color; X-Ray Fluorescence XRF ; Filippinerna; Jordfärg; Marinduque; Metall och Metalloid; Nix Pro 2 Color Sensor; Röntgenfluorescens XRF ;

   Abstract : This study was carried out as a bachelor's thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology during the spring of 2023, investigating the correlation between the color with the concentration of various metal and metalloids (MMs) in the soil of Marinduque, The Philippines. With a history of mineral exploitation, notably copper and gold, the island has faced persistent environmental challenges, exemplified by the catastrophic waste spills in 1993 and 1996 that contaminated the Boac and Mogpog Rivers. READ MORE

3. 2. Typhoon Disaster Response amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Successive Typhoons in The Philippines in 2020

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Lia Anne Gonzalo Ladera; Auria Tiemroth; [2021]
   Keywords : Disaster response; Typhoons; Compound risks; COVID-19; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to analyze how typhoon response operations in the Philippines were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This multi-hazard scenario is not a singular case, many places around the world have been exposed to similar dilemmas of natural hazards occurring simultaneously as the pandemic. READ MORE

4. 3. The Activist's Strategic Toolkit : A study of environmental protesters’ responses to repressive state tactics in the Philippines

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Karoline Hermansson; [2020]
   Keywords : State repression; civil society; South-east Asia; Responses to state repression;

   Abstract : The studies on state repression on dissidents has for long puzzled researches with macro-level studies often reaching contradictory results. To that end, the following thesis aims to explore the micro-level effects of state repression on protesters strategies as a case-study on the Philippines, which was the deadliest country for environmental activists in 2018. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring relevant features associated with measles nonvaccination using a machine learning approach

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Orlando Olaya Bucaro; [2020]
   Keywords : Elastic Net; Variable selection; Determinants of immunization; Regularized Regression; Philippines;

   Abstract : Measles is resurging around the world, and large outbreaks have been observed in several parts of the world. In 2019 the Philippines suffered a major measles outbreak partly due to low immunization rates in certain parts of the population. READ MORE

6. 5. Ambient air pollution and low birth weight : A health impact assessment in the Philippines

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

   Author : Stine Randeris; [2019]
   Keywords : particulate matter 2.5; pm2.5; air pollution; low birth weight; birth weight;

   Abstract : Introduction: The attention on environmental impact on human health is rising. But, the association between particulate matter 2.5 and birth weight is still not acknowledged in the global burden of diseases, and the association has not yet been studied in the Philippines. READ MORE