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EXPLORING THE HIGH MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IN UGANDA A SYSTEM DYNAMICS SIMULATION APPROACH
(Master thesis, 2022-08-19)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the maternal mortality rate in Uganda, especially that they never decrease till now yet there have been efforts initiated by government and its partners, generally maternal ... -
Extending the household sector of MacroLab to improve the explanation of trend in personal saving rate in the U.S.
(Master thesis, 2012-05-31)MacroLab (Wheat 2007 a) is a system dynamics model of the U.S. economy. It was developed to improve understanding of macroeconomics. In particular, it helps students to learn about the dynamics of an economy. This study ... -
Fuzzy Logic Decision Making in Supply Chain Systems; An Approach to Mitigate the Bullwhip Effect
(Master thesis, 2017-11-01)The bullwhip effect has been known and existed for many years as an undesirable characteristic in supply chain. This phenomenon negatively impacts the performance of supply chain particularly in keeping stable inventory ... -
The Good Life does not come easily in Lithuania
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)The population of Lithuania has been declining for the last 25 years. This has mainly been caused by high emigration out of the country. In particular, of young adults seeking job opportunities abroad. This has made the ... -
Groundwater Level Declination in Bangladesh: System dynamics approach to solve irrigation water demand during Boro season
(Master thesis, 2017-07-06)Groundwater has been declining in Bangladesh since introduction of deep tube wells (DTWs) and shallow tube wells (STWs) in late 1970s. Seasonal variation of groundwater has been shifted upto 4 meters during last 34 years. ... -
Group model building and quantitative modeling applied to a supply chain problem
(Master thesis, 2012-06-29)The spare parts supply chain at heavy equipment distribution company presents two problems: high inventory and order instability. The goal of this thesis is to investigate their causes and inform on possible solutions. The ... -
Health Behaviour Theories and the Norwegian response to COVID-19: a System Dynamics Modeling approach
(Master thesis, 2020-08-12)The aim of this work is to investigate the coupled dynamics between infection and behavioural response at the population level in the case of the novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Norway. For this purpose, a System ... -
Heat Pump Adoption in Germany: A Model-based Study of the Influences on the Diffusion of Innovation in Space heating
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Heating accounts for two-thirds of the final energy consumption of private homes in Germany, with gas and oil heating dominating the market at a 65% share. Decarbonizing heating is crucial for achieving climate neutrality, ... -
"HELP WANTED!" An analysis of labor supply dynamics in booming North Dakota
(Master thesis, 2015-08-21)North Dakota's oil boom has lead to an increase in the level of vacancies, which has gained high attention at the level of state government and businesses. The general thought is that the high level of vacancies could be ... -
How wearing a mask and practicing physical ( social ) distancing is changing the shape of Covid-19 pandemics spread curve in Serbia? System Dynamics analysis
(Master thesis, 2020-09-01)Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel coronavirus, emerged in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China, in early December 2019. During the time of writing these lines, numbers of infected ... -
Hydro Investment (A Long-Term Policy to Mitigate Load Shedding in Nepal)
(Master thesis, 2019-06-21)Background: Nepal has been facing acute load shedding problem though it has a large potential for hydropower generations. It has more than 6,000 rivers with commercially exploitable hydropower generating potential of about ... -
The Impact of Engineering Process on the Construction Cost of HVDC Offshore Wind Energy Converter Station: A system dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2014-08-26)Aibel As, a Norwegian based service company, which has core businesses on the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, needed improved work performance with a reduced cost of construction. For the purpose the company requested ... -
The Impacts of governmental policies on the investment decision for renewable energies in the Swiss electricity market
(Master thesis, 2014-06-29)Switzerland faces two major challenges in the electricity sector. The existing nuclear power plants will be phased out and at the same time new renewable electricity sources should increase their share in production. These ... -
Importance of Financing for Nepalese Agriculture and Economic Development
(Master thesis, 2015-05-25)The agriculture sector in Nepal has not been growing as expected over the last decade. To understand the ongoing dynamics in the Nepalese agriculture sector, the study states a hypothesis that lack of effective and efficient ... -
Improving Potable Water Accessibility And Sustainability Through Efficient Management Of Pipe Water Supply System
(Master thesis, 2015-06-03)This paper discusses how to improve potable water accessibility and sustainability through efficient management of pipe water supply system a case study of Uganda, Kampala region. Kampala the capital city of Uganda still ... -
Incorporation of Ecosystem Services Valuation in System Dynamics Models: Case Study of Mekong Flooded Forest Landscape
(Master thesis, 2017-08-23)Aim of the thesis is to evaluate a monetary value of a flow of ecosystem services from forest area in rural tropical regions of Cambodia. Evaluation is used for deeper comprehension of costs and benefits of deforestation. ... -
Inequality dynamics: A study on income and political inequality in the United States (A conceptual virtual lab)
(Master thesis, 2019-08-30)Post-tax income inequality in the US has been rising since the mid-1970s at a rate higher than most industrial democracies. Government policy has contributed to, and failed to restrict this trend despite popular concern ... -
Integrated Systems Analysis: Belgium’s SDG performance under Business As Usual scenario
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)In 2015, Belgium confirmed their political willingness to commit to sustainable development by adopting United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals it undermines. While the deadline to achieve the ... -
Intergenerational PTSD transmission resulting from russian invasion of Ukraine
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)The merciless War against Ukraine, which started by a terrorist state – russia in 2014, has had a significant impact on the whole Ukrainian population. As a consequence of this invasion, not only hundreds, thousands, but ... -
Introducing Cultivated Meat to the Dutch Market
(Master thesis, 2022-08-19)