Essays about: "transport intervention"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 36 essays containing the words transport intervention.

  1. 16. Evaluating the efficiency of the Swedish government policies to control the spread of Covid-19.

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Mikrodataanalys

    Author : Runaj Khatiwada; Shweta Chalise; [2020]
    Keywords : Covid-19; public health intervention; hhh4 model; efficiency.;

    Abstract : Different public health interventions such as social distancing, quarantine, use of masks in a public place, airport, and public transport restriction, closing of school, college, and shops, or even city lockdown were implemented around the world to control the spread of the highly transmissible virus ‘‘SARS-CoV-2’’, which is responsible for the current pandemic of Covid-19 disease. Like other countries, Sweden also introduced policies like banning public gatherings, commencing distance learning, keeping social distance in public places, suspending flights to and from different countries, closing religious places, banning visits to elderly homes, and many more. READ MORE

  3. 17. Paratransit and Bus Rapid Transit Interaction Approaches and Corresponding Barriers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Messner Laura; [2020]
    Keywords : informal public transport; multi-regimes; socio-technical transition theory; stakeholder theory; Sub- Saharan Africa; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Public transport in many Sub-Saharan African cities consists of paratransit, mini-to-medium-sized buses, which provide public transport and operate demand-driven and unscheduled. This form of public transport is often seen as less safe, less dependable, and environmentally unfriendly. READ MORE

  4. 18. Design and development of a graphical user interface for the monitoring process of an automated guided vehicle fleet

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Johanna Paul; [2020]
    Keywords : Automated Guided Vehicle AGV ; Autonomous Mobile Robots AMR ; User Experience Design; Interaction Design; Usability; User Interface Design; Graphical User Interface;

    Abstract : Many different autonomously driving mobile robots are used for industrial transports of materials or  oods in the context of internal logistic processes because of different use cases. The problem for the users that need to monitor the robots is that each manufacturer provides its own graphical user interface (GUI) wi th different operating modes and visual designs, which requires different trainings and constant swi tching between software. READ MORE

  5. 19. Barriers affecting women’s decision to seek care during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period in rural Kenya

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Carolina Mikaelsdotter; [2019]
    Keywords : Barriers; Water; sanitation hygiene WASH ; Health seeking behaviour; Antenatal care; Postnatal care.;

    Abstract : Background: Antenatal care (ANC), facility delivery and postnatal care (PNC), are proven to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity in high burden settings. However, few rural pregnant women use these services sufficiently and it is essential to identify the barriers. READ MORE

  6. 20. Corridors to Opportunity: A Case Study of Johannesburg, South Africa

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Merve Demirel; Roshni Nandwani; [2019]
    Keywords : urban economics; gender; transport intervention; race; synthetic controls;

    Abstract : Transport equity is a powerful tool in the alleviation of transport poverty and has been gaining traction in policy discussion. Transport equity refers to the distribution of the costs and benefits of transport and the degree to which that distribution is fair or appropriate. READ MORE