Essays about: "structural vulnerability"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 44 essays containing the words structural vulnerability.

  1. 11. Investigating correlations between chemical connectivity patterns and cancer mutations using machine learning

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

    Author : Gustav Lind; [2021]
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    Abstract : Proteins are a group of naturally occurring, highly versatile organic macromolecules which can perform a wide range of biological functions in living systems by folding into complex three-dimensional shapes. This thesis project deploys data science and machine learning methods in the study of protein structures with the aim to better the knowledge of the relation between structural and chemical properties of proteins and cancer mutations observed in humans. READ MORE

  3. 12. Dialogues for Care and Safety: The Role of Social Workers in Responding to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Unaccompanied Children

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Jasmina Haapanen; [2020-12-14]
    Keywords : unaccompanied children; sexual violence; gender-based violence; social work;

    Abstract : In the past years, Sweden has been faced with high numbers of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) who are fleeing war and turmoil from their home countries through Europe. These children are resilient but also face several protection risks throughout their migratory path, including risks for sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). READ MORE

  4. 13. “Even if they live a destructive life, at least they won´t die” A qualitative study of how social workers at housing facilities for individuals in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Vilhelmina Tuxen-Meyer; [2020-09-10]
    Keywords : Homelessness; Substance abuse; Housing facility; Shelter; Housing; Women; Violence against women; Intimate partner violence; Sweden.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is, from a Swedish point of view, to investigate and analyse how social workers at housing facilities for people in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women. Previous research demonstrates that women in substance abuse are more commonly subjected to violence than women without substance abuse. READ MORE

  5. 14. Seismic retrofitting assessment of historical churches : The reconstruction of The Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio after the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Angelika Hedenström; [2020]
    Keywords : L’Aquila; earthquake; reconstruction; church; Basilica; Santa Maria di Collemaggio; Collemaggio; historical; heritage; preservation; seismic; retrofit; SHM;

    Abstract : This study summarizes previous research to evaluate and verify the results of the extensive restoration of The Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio after the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. In addition, it aims at identifying the vulnerability factors and challenges in preserving these buildings. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Swedish exception : A postcolonial analysis of exclusion in the Swedish Covid-19 strategy

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Juan-Carlos Munoz; [2020]
    Keywords : Covid-19; ethnic minorities; structural vulnerability; postcolonial analysis; disaster response; environmental racism; institutionalized discrimination;

    Abstract : This essay seeks to understand the possible reasons behind the high rates of non-white ethnic minorities, such as the Somali-Swedish community among hospitalized Covid-19 patients in Sweden. It interrogates the possibility of a White middle-class bias in the Swedish government and the National Pandemic Group’s management of the covid-19 crisis. READ MORE