Essays about: "risk domains"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 52 essays containing the words risk domains.

  1. 21. Polygenic risk for schizophrenia and non-pathological cognitive aging

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Nasimeh Naseri; [2020]
    Keywords : Schizophrenia; polygenic risk; ageing; cognition; Schizofreni; poly-genetisk risk; åldrande; kognition;

    Abstract : Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder associated with cognitive impairments. Polygenic risk for schizophrenia (SCZ-PGR) has been associated with poor performance in cognitive tasks, both in patients and in healthy individuals. It has also been suggested that schizophrenia is associated with accelerated aging. READ MORE

  3. 22. Potato farmers’ decision-making under uncertainty : a study about farmers’ reference points and domain specific risk preferences.

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Daniel Pettersson; [2020]
    Keywords : eckel and grossman method; experimet; farmers; potato cultivation; prospect theory; reference point; risk domains; risk preference;

    Abstract : Swedish agriculture has declined for several decades, and for potato cultivation, the decrease has been particularly dramatic. At the same time, Sweden has adopted a national food strategy that aims to increase the production of foodstuff in Sweden. If this strategy is to be realized, the trend of declining production must be reversed. READ MORE

  4. 23. Additive Manufacturing in Orthopedics and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery for the Development of High-risk Custom-made Implants : A Qualitative Study of Implementation Factors from a Multi-stakeholder Perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Antonia Evgenia Nioti; [2020]
    Keywords : Implementation; CFIR; custom-made implants; barriers; surgery; disruptive innovation; additive manufacturing; 3D printing; medical device regulation; ortopedics; craniomaxillofacial; Implementering; patientspecifika implantat; disruptiva teknologier; additiv tillverkning; ortopedi; käkkirurgi; kraniokirurgi; regelverket; hindrande och underlättande faktorer;

    Abstract :   Additive manufacturing (AM) has enabled the possibility for the hospitals to become their own implant producers developing implants that are tailored to patient’s anatomy. Despite the enormous potential of custom-made implants there are challenges that complicate the implementation of them into clinical practice. READ MORE

  5. 24. Replacing Trust: A study of blockchain applicability in maritime logistics

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Niklas Andersson; Johannes Leander; [2019-07-09]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Maritime; Logistics; Interfirm; Trust; Opportunism; Decentralise;

    Abstract : In situations entailing risk, trusting others can leave you vulnerable to opportunistic behaviour. This holds true in domains where organisations work in alliances and there is a need for interfirm trust. Blockchain technology aims to solve trust challenges by enabling transactional data sharing and decentralisation. READ MORE

  6. 25. The nexus between child protection and gender-based violence programming; the impact for displaced adolescent girls in Jordan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Victoria Sheppard; [2019]
    Keywords : Humanitarian; Emergency; Displacement; Refugee; Gender; Gender-Based Violence; Child Protection; Adolescents; Rights-Based Programming; Participation; Coordination; United Nations;

    Abstract : Gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children are pervasive and destructive globally, but the exacerbation of violence in emergency contexts makes addressing them an urgent priority in humanitarian action. However, despite recognition of overlapping risks and intervention opportunities, child protection programming and GBV programming have hitherto followed discrete trajectories, resulting in adolescent (aged between 10 and 19 years) girls falling between the domains, despite their heightened vulnerability to GBV. READ MORE