Essays about: "mankind"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 150 essays containing the word mankind.

  1. 1. Land Use Changes After Drought Periods in California, USA

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Mak Uscuplic Saravanja; [2023]
    Keywords : droughts; land use; severe; devastating; natural hazards; torka; markanvändning; allvarlig; förödande; naturfaror;

    Abstract : Since ancient times, mankind has faced a constant battle against natural hazards. From the earlieststages of human communication, when human beings communicate by some sort of harsh gruntsand unintelligible words, people were struck by the awe-inspiring power of nature as floods, storms,earthquakes, and other events which reshaped their environment and way of living. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Body as a Grenade : Illness Metaphors, The Suffering of Others and Conservativism in Contemporary Sick-Flicks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Christian Gregory; [2023]
    Keywords : Cancer; Sick-Lit; Sick-Flicks; Cystic Fibrosis; CF; SCID; YA Literature; YA Films; The Fault in Our Stars; Five Feet Apart; Midnight Sun; Love Story; John Green;

    Abstract : Film has since its inception been a potent storytelling tool, and the concept of illnesses and death havebeen a critical element in the stories mankind has told through cinema since the beginning. While theearly years of film saw few titles which directly named or featured diseases such as cancer, the 1980’sand 1990’s saw a vast increase in illness narratives being produced. READ MORE

  4. 3. The application of financial analysis in business modelling : A case study of a public fast-charging station for electric heavy-duty vehicles in Sweden

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Ghaith Arfaoui; Thomas Leffler; [2023]
    Keywords : Financial analysis; Business model; Public fast-charging station; Electric heavy-duty vehicles;

    Abstract : Background: Climate changes and global warming call for behaviour changes from mankind and for new business models to introduce sustainable innovations. Financial analysis plays an important role in guiding the choice of these business models. READ MORE

  5. 4. Scaling up social enterprises to tackle environmental problems : A study exploring scale-up challenges, solutions, and opportunities of social enterprises tackling environmental problems

    University essay from

    Author : Karel Svoboda; Ahmed Naqvi; [2023]
    Keywords : social entrepreneurship; social enterprise; scaling up; environmental problems; scale up challenges; scale up solutions; scale up opportunities;

    Abstract : AbstractBackground: Among the biggest threats to mankind are various environmental problems which have been mainly triggered by human interference with the planet. There have been various ineffective efforts to mitigate these detrimental effects. READ MORE

  6. 5. ADHESION OF AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS AND STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS ANALYZED WITH DNA-BASED METHODS

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för odontologi

    Author : Jud Tirawiyeh; Fartun Ali; [2023]
    Keywords : A. actinomycetemcomitans; S. mutans; DNA-based qPCR; adhesion; epithelial cells; plant extracts;

    Abstract : Oral health is a part of general health and the two are connected in many ways as well as impact each other. Oral diseases are some of the most common chronic diseases of mankind. Diseases such as caries and periodontitis are two of the most common ones affecting the oral cavity. READ MORE