Essays about: "protective measures"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 71 essays containing the words protective measures.

  1. 16. Detection of safety equipment in the manufacturing industry using image recognition

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Linn Hallonqvist; Mimmi Cromsjö; [2021]
    Keywords : Machine learning; Image recognition; Occupational safety; Personal Protective Equipment; Azure; Monitoring;

    Abstract : Safety is an essential part of the paper industry, as the industry can be very hazardous and accidents can lead to serious injuries for the people involved. In order to mitigate and prevent accidents, it has been shown that proactive measures are of great value. READ MORE

  3. 17. Established forest firefighting techniques: A qualitative review of practices among the Swedish fire services.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Muhammad Humza Khan; [2021]
    Keywords : Forest fires; firefighting techniques; Scientometric analysis; Effectiveness; Questionnaire; Direct attack; Indirect attack; Firelines; Prescribed burning; Aerial firefighting; Flanking; Hot-spotting; Cold trailing.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Methods and equipment used for fighting forest fires are different from the ones used in urban fires. Generally, the wildfires are intense, require more resources and tend to spread rapidly. READ MORE

  4. 18. A lynx in a sheep's pasture : environmental factors and hunting affecting lynx depredation on domestic sheep in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Marc Velling; [2021]
    Keywords : Lynx lynx; Scandinavia; conservation; human-wildlife conflict; depredation; spatial analysis; survival analysis; protective hunting; carnivore; lethal control;

    Abstract : Large predators have made a return in Europe in the past decades. In Scandinavia, the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) has expanded its distribution further south and recolonized past areas. Due to the recolonization, lynx management has become part of the public discourse in Sweden. One factor of this discourse is depredation on domestic sheep. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Community-Centered Solution to a Pandemic : Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Co-Production of Knowledge in Health Emergencies and Infodemic Context

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Antonio Palazuelos Prieto; [2021]
    Keywords : Risk Communication; Community Engagement; Co-production of knowledge; Public health emergencies; Infodemic; Outbreak response; Disinformation; Misinformation; Rumor management; Covid-19; Development Communication;

    Abstract : This research explores how community-centered solutions facilitate the success and ownership of the response actions to deal with a public health emergency, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. When an outbreak or a hazard impacts a group of people, there is a strong need for communication in order to be able to access to the right information that takes people to make the correct decision and thus to take a protective action to be safe. READ MORE

  6. 20. How have the grocery shopping practices of university students in Jönköping been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Melanie Fijnheer; Aqsaa Bidiwala; [2021]
    Keywords : Practice theory; consumption; grocery shopping; COVID-19; pandemic; consumer behavior; university students; Jönköping;

    Abstract : With the COVID-19 pandemic taking over the world faster than anyone had anticipated and creating a ‘new normal’, consumers had to adapt and get used to these changes. The pandemic caused lockdowns in several parts of the world, where businesses, schools, and stores had to shut their doors, although essential stores such as grocery stores remained open. READ MORE