Essays about: "importance of science in modern world"

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1. 1. Consumer Welfare and the European Commission

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Nicolas Pershaf; [2022]
   Keywords : Consumer welfare; European Commission; Sustainability; Digital Markets; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This essay aims to answer several questions: how is consumer welfare defined in economics and by the Commission, how has the role of the concept evolved throughout the history of the Commission’s competition policy, and how do the modern problems of digital markets and sustainability affect the role of consumer welfare? It can first be stated that there exists a clear definition and a way to measure consumer welfare in economic theory. In short, it is the difference between what consumers would have been willing to pay for a good and what they actually had to pay. READ MORE

3. 2. For Whom the Bugle Calls – Past and Present of Third-Party Enforcement in International Law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Hilda Malm Hansson; [2022]
   Keywords : public international law; legal history; enforcement; third state; sanctions; countermeasures; neutrality; sovereignty; non-intervention; collective security; international conflicts; United Nations; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the phenomena of third-party enforcement in public international law, in a historical as well as in a contemporary perspective. To that end, it traces the role of such enforcement measures from the past into the present. READ MORE

4. 3. Towards a generational transformation of the role and meaning of friendship

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Julie Kirketorp; [2021]
   Keywords : Friendships; individualization; biographical narrative; identity; life witnesses; intimacy; and care.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis sets out to explore the role and meaning of friendships across two age groups. This is attained by a generational interview design where the groups are separated by nearly 20 years. READ MORE

5. 4. Sex, Love and Moral Control: Exploring the effectiveness and limitations of international and regional human rights law relevant to SOGIESC diverse groups in the quest to invalidate Zimbabwe’s “sodomy” law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Farai Irene Chikwanha; [2019]
   Keywords : Zimbabwe; SOGIESC; sex; same-sex attracted persons; sodomy; carnal intercourse against the order of nature; international human rights law; regional human rights law; comparative law; human rights; privacy; equality; non-discrimination; dignity; consensual; morality; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : “Only in the most technical sense is this a case about who may penetrate whom where. At a practical and symbolical level it is about the status, moral citizenship and sense of self-worth of a significant section of the community. READ MORE

6. 5. Predictive modelling using a nationally representative database to identify the determinants of prediabetes; a machine learning analytic approach on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2014

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

   Author : Kushan Kumara de Silva Ranakombu; [2018]
   Keywords : prediabetes; determinants; machine learning; feature selection; NHANES; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: Prediabetes is a global epidemic with rising prevalence rates, but its diagnosis based on traditional risk factors is challenging. Application of novel machine-intelligence based methods to public health databases could provide valuable insights into the disease process. READ MORE