Essays about: "household air pollution"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words household air pollution.
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1. Refining the particulate matter airway deposition arising from indoor cooking-related biomass combustion for children in the Haramaya district in Ethiopia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologiAbstract : Background: Air pollution, a global issue affecting millions of individuals, is linked to adverse health effects on the respiratory system, but also to e.g., cancer and cardiovascular ailments. In low-income countries, cooking is often conducted by biomass-combustion, causing women and children to be exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution. READ MORE
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2. Integrated Solar Cooking : Materials and Manufacturing of Conical Solar Cookers
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : This bachelor thesis is written as a Minor Field Studies (MFS) project and funded by SIDA, Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency. The project was made in cooperation with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and the local organization Asulma Centre in Nairobi. READ MORE
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3. 2D or not 2D: Assessing environmental awareness and cognitive load in mixed reality data visualizations : Visualizing gas leak data visualizations for an industrial surveying setting
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Increasing the environmental awareness of invisible data, such as a city’s air pollution or a household’s energy consumption, has been an ongoing information visualization challenge that has entered the fields of immersive technologies like augmented (AR) and mixed reality (MR). In order to understand how form and dimensional affect this understanding for MR environments, this research investigated what the difference between statistical, iconographic 2D and physical 3D visualizations is with regards to minimizing cognitive load and fostering environmental awareness. READ MORE
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4. Gender mainstreaming - from policy to management : An analysis on Swedish reform cooperation in Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding issues of gender equality linked to air pollution, within the framework of gender mainstreaming and Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskapAbstract : The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) recognized a need for external help to implement a gender perspective in their project on improving air quality in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) extending from 2018-2022, which this thesis is a contribution to. To collect empirical material for the analysis, a cluster interview was conducted on site in Sarajevo with female representatives from ten CSOs working with gender equality nationally, in addition to a household survey targeted at six different cities in BiH through social media with the help of SEPA’s partnering ad agency network. READ MORE
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5. Association between household cooking fuel type usage, air ventilation and birth defects: a cross sectional study in Nepal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsaAbstract : Background Birth defects are a significant cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity globally. Environmental and genetic factors may be the risk factors for birth defects. READ MORE
