Essays about: "ice grip"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words ice grip.

  1. 1. VAK

    University essay from Konstfack/Industridesign

    Author : Simon Jonasson; [2021]
    Keywords : Ice safety; safety equipment; safety brand; soft good design; industrial design; Nordic ice skating;

    Abstract : Due to global warming our frozen lakes are becoming thinner, unpredictable and dangerous. We have already started noticing the effects of this. In recent years we have seen a steady increase in fatal ice accidents. An often-overlooked aspect within safety is our attitude towards protective gear. READ MORE

  3. 2. Getting a grip on the effect of preventive public health interventions – A study of the economic benefits of subsidized ice cleats

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Joel Canderhed; Victor Abdalla; [2020-07-10]
    Keywords : QALY; ICER; ice grip; ; ice cleat; ; STRADA; STRADA; traffic; injury; quality of life; DID; Difference-in-Difference; subsidy; Intent-to-Treat; weather; gender; negative binomial regression;

    Abstract : Purpose: This thesis studies an ice cleat subsidy programme for seniors introduced in 2018 by Region Jönköping in Sweden. The aim of the study is to examine whether the subsidy was a cost-effective way of decreasing the number of Emergency room (ER) visits caused by snow and ice related fall injuries for seniors. READ MORE

  4. 3. Road unevenness relation to road safety - a vehicle dynamics study

    University essay from KTH/Fordonsdynamik

    Author : Fredrik De la Gardie; [2018]
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    Abstract : The purpose of this Master thesis in Vehicle Engineering, is to study the road unevenness relation to road safety. The long term objective is to be able to prioritize which road section that is in the need of repair and maintenance prior to other road sections. READ MORE

  5. 4. Multiradionuclide evidence for an extreme solar proton event around 2610 BP

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Paschal Ohare; [2017]
    Keywords : cosmic-rays; cosmogenic radionuclides; NGRIP; GRIP; solar proton event; SPE; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Recently it has been confirmed that extreme solar proton events (SPE) can lead to significantly increased production of cosmogenic radionuclides (Mekhaldi et al. 2015). The evidence of these events can be recorded in tree rings (14C) and ice cores (10Be, 36Cl). READ MORE

  6. 5. A Greenland ice core perspective on the dating of the Late Bronze Age Santorini eruption

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Löfroth; [2010]
    Keywords : Santorini; 10Be; 14C; NGRIP; kolcykelmodellering; carbon cycle modeling; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Santorini eruption is one of the greatest in historic time and an important time marker in the regional archaeology. It has been dated to 1627-1600 BC (2σ error) using radiocarbon dating (Friedrich et al. 2006) and to 1642±5 BC by identifying a volcanic fallout layer in the Greenland ice cores (Vinther et al. 2006). READ MORE