Essays about: "transmission of preferences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words transmission of preferences.

  1. 1. Dog owner knowledge and attitudes towards oral vaccination : a field study on canine rabies in Lao PDR

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elsa Holmström; [2023]
    Keywords : canines; zoonoses; vaccine prevention; vaccine preferences;

    Abstract : Rabies is a fatal viral disease causing around 59,000 deaths each year worldwide. Out of all deaths, 95% occur in Africa and Asia. In Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) rabies is endemic with dogs being the main virus reservoir. All mammals can be infected by the rabies virus but up to 99% of human rabies cases are transmitted by dogs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Optimizing Daylight Utilization in Nordic Homes: Enhancing Energy Efficiency, Well-being, and User Satisfaction through Design

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Katja Teinilä; [2023]
    Keywords : Daylight; energy efficiency; nordic architecture; well-being;

    Abstract : This thesis examines daylight utilization in Nordic home environments without artificial lighting. One of the aims is to save energy and create healthy living spaces that fully harness daylight benefits. READ MORE

  4. 3. MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS FOR FUTURE OFFSHORE WIND FARMS IN ITALY – A DEVELOPED METHODOLOGY TO EVALUATE OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Chiara Virano; [2023]
    Keywords : Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis; MCDA; Italy; Sardinia; offshore wind; PROMETHEE; wind power;

    Abstract : Despite currently having only one operational offshore wind farm, Italy holds a significant potential for the future development of this technology. The Global Wind Council placed Italy second in its ranking of the world’s 30 most attractive markets regarding the potential of future offshore development, attracting the attention of numerous developers. READ MORE

  5. 4. Status-Seeking and the Taste for Redistribution

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nils Fergin; [2016]
    Keywords : Preferences for redistribution; Status-seeking; Cultural transmission; Epidemiological approach;

    Abstract : This thesis follows an epidemiological approach methodology to study if cultural preferences for status-seeking has a positive effect on preferences for redistribution. I empirically evaluate a causal relationship predicted in a theoretical model, suggesting an alternative channel of cultural transmission through which preferences for redistribution are determined by cultural preferences for status. READ MORE

  6. 5. Intergenerational transmission of gender segregation : Parents’ Roles in Shaping Children’s Occupational Aspirations

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Lou Huuva; [2015]
    Keywords : occupational preferences; occupational aspirations; sex-role model; gender socialization; occupational gender segregation; intergenerational transmission;

    Abstract : Most men and women are employed in occupations largely dominated by people of their own sex. Since occupational aspirations have proven to predict future labor market behavior it is of importance to study young boys’ and girls’ occupational preferences. READ MORE