Sökning: "Earthquake"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 159 uppsatser innehållade ordet Earthquake.

  1. 21. Shaky Growth: Chile's earthquake and its effect on GDP. Did the 2010 earthquake change Chile's growth path? Evidence of a synthetic control study

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Santiago Benguria; [2022]
    Nyckelord :synthetic control method; quasi-experimental study; earthquake; Chile; natural disasters;

    Sammanfattning : This quasi-experimental study analyses the effects of the 2010 Chile earthquake and finds an effect GDP per capita in the years following the event, by using the synthetic control method. After the shock, the country experienced an increase of 7% on GDP per capita on average, an effect which is significant yet only transitory as Chile and its counterfactual catch up again 5 years after the event. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Beskrifning öfver en äfventyrlig resa: En analys av den historiska Johan Brelins olika identiteter och hans världsbild

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Historia

    Författare :Tim Lindstam; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Travelogue; reseskildring; Johan; Brelin; Äfventyrlig resa; fransmän; kineser; svenska; globalhistoria; mikrohistoria; global microhistory; Thell; Ghobrial; identity formation process; early modern period; tidigmodern period; kulturmöten; Canton; Kanton; Guangzhou; sjuårskriget; seven years war; east india company; ostindiska kompaniet; qing; nederländerna; dutch republic; trade; beskrifning öfver en äfventyrlig resa; min son på galejan; wallenberg; ekeberg; Cahman; Nils; Pehr; empirical; kunskap; knowing; global lives; reseskildringar; antisemitism; java; spisar; frihetstiden; metselaar; cornelis Metselaar; Dirks Klyn; Lelly Hof; Amsterdam; Lissabon; Lisbon; 1755; earthquake; göticism; gothicism; religion; christianity; kristendom; global history; microhistory; micro history; upplysningen; enlightenment; stockholm; gothenburg; sahlgren; Lehman; Angerstein; beskrifning; öfver; en; äfventyrlig; resa; ostindien; ost-indien; chinese; empire; History and Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : “Description of an adventurous journey – An analysis of the historical Johan Brelin’s different identities and his world view”. In the 1750s, the young Johan Brelin set sail on a Swedish East India Company ship heading towards Canton, modern day Guangzhou, China. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Influence of Foundation Modelling on the Seismic Response of a Concrete Dam

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Betongbyggnad

    Författare :Stella Harrison; Siri Nöjd; [2021]
    Nyckelord :concrete dam; earthquake; finite element analysis; free-field forces; mass foundation; betong dam; jordbävning; finita element analys; free-field forces; inkluderad bergsmassa;

    Sammanfattning : It is of great importance to ensure the structural safety of dams during earthquakes since a failure may cause catastrophic consequences. Conventional computation of the structural response of dams is based on a simplified approach where the foundation is considered as massless. LÄS MER

  5. 24. “I never doubted that I made a difference” : Personal experiences from physical therapists working after the earthquakes in Nepal.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Åsenlöf: Fysioterapi

    Författare :Mimmie Örn; Matilda Roempke Lindström; [2021]
    Nyckelord :physical therapy; experiences; earthquake; Nepal.;

    Sammanfattning : Background:  Earthquakes and other natural disasters have increased over recent years, more people around the world are living with disabilities. The physical therapists have an important role to increase function and restore quality of life. LÄS MER

  7. 25. The picture has changed, how about the frame? Media framing of nuclear energy in Japan before and after the Fukushima nuclear disaster

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Författare :Gabriela-Cosmina Gherghe; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Media framing; Framing analysis; Thematic analysis; Fukushima; Nuclear power; Japan; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake followed by a 15-meter tsunami and a nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi changed the normal course of events in Japan and far beyond it. Among other consequences, the events triggered a sudden increase in domestic and international media coverage. LÄS MER