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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 39 uppsatser innehållade ordet Fiji.

  1. 21. Residents’ perception regarding household preparedness in areas prone to sudden natural hazards

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Författare :Christian Dahl; Emil Persson; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this case study was to investigate residents’ perception regarding household preparedness in areas prone to sudden natural hazards. The study was conducted in Namacu, Koro Island, Fiji. The main method for data collection was through semi-structured interviews and observations. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Community Resilience and the Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Republic of Fiji : A qualitative field study on Mudu Village’s ability to recover from natural disasters

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Författare :Nathalie Sjösvärd; Julia Björkdahl; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Climate Change; Fiji; Resilience; Disaster Recovery; Adaptive Capacities;

    Sammanfattning : The ability to recover from the effects of climate change among communities is acknowledged in previous research, where focus is laid on disaster recovery through adaptive capacities and resilience. The objective of this study was to investigate a rural community’s ability to cope with natural disasters in in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston, by using the case of Mudu Village in Koro Island, Fiji. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Co-localization of CYP4F22 and CERS3 in HeLa and HEKn cells could point towards metabolic pathway interactions

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Författare :Albin Norman; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Transient transfection; Fiji ImageJ; mutagenesis; genodermatoses; acylceramide;

    Sammanfattning : The skin is the largest organ in the body. Its function is to protect the body from potential harm and to maintain homeostasis. The epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin. Stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the epidermis, composed of corneocytes and surrounding lipids. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Evaluation of methods to characterise the geochemistry of limestone and its fracturing in connection to heating

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Författare :Jessica Jennerheim; [2016]
    Nyckelord :geochemistry; limestone; Gotland; thermal properties; x-ray fluorescence; x-ray computed tomography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract: In 2011 Vinnova funded a joint project between Nordkalk AB, Kalkproduktion Storugns AB (KPAB) and the department of Geology at the University of Lund. The goal of the project is to increase the general knowledge of limestone and in extension, facilitate for the industry. LÄS MER

  7. 25. OFFSHORE WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT, SITE SUITABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY SELECTION FOR BLIGH WATERS FIJI USING WINDPRO

    Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Kunal Kushal Dayal; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Fiji; offshore wind resource assessment; site suitability; technology and economics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to carry out offshore wind resource assessment, site suitability and technology selection for Bligh Waters in Fiji, and perform energy calculations for a 10-12 MW model offshore wind farm as well as carry out a simple economic analysis. The objectives were achieved by assessing the offshore wind resources employing atmospheric reanalysis data from the WindPRO online database performing the data correlation using the Measure Correlate Predict (MCP) module of WindPRO. LÄS MER