Essays about: "venezuela"

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  1. 1. Evaluating reliability and limitations of disaster loss accounting databases

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Rebecca Crisanti; [2023]
    Keywords : Database; loss data; extreme event; natural hazards; measuring losses; Latin America; EM‐DAT; DesInventar.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Disaster loss accounting is an essential tool for assessing the effects of disasters and creating policies for disaster risk reduction that are supported by data. This study compares disaster data for two of the most used disaster loss accounting databases, EM-DAT and DesInventar in the context of six Latin American countries, namely, Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Venezuela. READ MORE

  3. 2. International Market Selection of Home Region Oriented MNEs : An Exploratory Case Study into Frameworks and Challenges in Today’s Business World

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Felix Flint; Moritz Winkelius; [2023]
    Keywords : Internationalization; International Market Selection; MNE; Home Region Oriented; Multicriteria Decision Making Framework;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore the factors, aspects, and trends considered in the International Market Selection (IMS) process. Consequentially, it develops a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by home region oriented multinational enterprises (MNEs) during international expansion. READ MORE

  4. 3. Predicting Protein Stability with Machine Learning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Biofysikalisk kemi

    Author : Lucas Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Protein Stability; Biophysical Chemistry; Thermodynamics; Machine Learning; Deep Learning; Protein Language Model; Biochemistry; Multiple Sequence Alignment; Bioinformatics; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Protein stability is a property of high importance and is of interest in a variety of fields. It determines if a protein has its native fold and can be of influence in certain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Failure of the ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign : A Social Conflict Analysis of how U.S. Sanctions Transformed Coalitional Struggles in Venezuela 2017 – 2022

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ruben Lind; [2023]
    Keywords : sanctions; Venezuela; U.S.; Social Conflict Analysis; social forces; political struggle; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite economic sanctions generally failing to achieve their intended goals, the global use of sanctions has increased dramatically since the end of the Cold war. A recent example of a sanctions regime unsuccessful in realizing its ostensible goal is that of the U.S. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Janus Face of Petroleum: Norway, Venezuela and Petrostate-led Development

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

    Author : Santiago Benavides García; [2023]
    Keywords : Petroleum; Petrostate; State intervention; economic development; political context; Transnational Oil Companies; natural resource trap; corporate independence; natural resource management.;

    Abstract : This paper examines the strategic management of natural resources in Venezuela and Norway,focusing on the role of the State in the petroleum industry and its implications for economicdevelopment. In Venezuela, the national oil company PDVSA experienced increased stateintervention, leading to a dependence on petroleum revenues and limited diversification. READ MORE