Essays about: "poor communities"

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  1. 1. Biokinetic Characterization of Methane Oxidizing Microbiomes Co-metabolizing Trace Organic Chemicals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi

    Author : Hugo Möller; [2024]
    Keywords : Methanotrophs; organic micropollutants; co-metabolism; biodegradation; applied microbiology; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in wastewater effluents is concerning, as they pose a threat to human and aquatic health. Biodegradation via methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) is an attractive option, as the method is cheap and effective. MOB can co-metabolize a variety of substrates, there among organic micropollutants. READ MORE

  3. 2. Connecting with and Supporting Grassroots Innovators - A Comparative Case Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Björn Jakobsson; [2023-07-20]
    Keywords : Grassroot innovation; innovation hubs; incubation; acceleration; supporting innovators; developing innovation systems;

    Abstract : This paper examined how innovation hubs are identifying and connecting with grassroots innovators, and how they can support grassroots innovators. Grassroots innovators are typically entrepreneurs from poor communities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Designing for Learning in Enterprise Software - An explorative case study investigating admin user needs for learning, instruction, and information retrieval.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Fredrik Horn; [2023-07-19]
    Keywords : Enterprise software; Employee Training; Admin Users; Learning; Instruction; Information retrieval; User-Centered Design; Innovation;

    Abstract : Enterprise software plays a vital role in an organization's path to operational excellence and competitiveness. Whether or not the company is able to reap the rewards of the enterprise software depends largely on the extent to which the software is adopted effectively, meaning used with a high level of proficiency by its users. READ MORE

  5. 4. Aunque les cueste la vida/ Even if it will cost them their life : A study of irregular migration between Guatemala and the United States of America and the effects it has on the Maya communities

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Paulina Åström; Esther Elgaard; [2023]
    Keywords : Guatemala; Irregular Migration; Maya Community; USAID; Corruption; IOM; NGO; Return migration;

    Abstract : Today, many Guatemalans flee the country and leave their home communities behind due to poor living conditions and high unemployment. Irregular migration involves many risks yet is for many seen as a necessity to live a purposeful life. READ MORE

  6. 5. Salesians in Cambodia: The Shore Remains The Case Study of Don Bosco Kep

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Mária Dominika Vanková; [2023]
    Keywords : religious peace-building; friendship; dialogue; poverty-alleviation; Salesians of Don Bosco; Catholicism; Buddhism; Cambodia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how Salesian Institutes are related to religious peace-building in post-colonial and post-conflict Cambodia. It examines if and how the Catholic-Salesian multi-religious educational mission system is able to peacefully co-exist in a Buddhist Cambodian society, and collaborate with other minority religions present – Protestant, Muslim, and non-religious in promoting education for poor children and demoting inequalities. READ MORE