Sökning: "Tegucigalpa"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Tegucigalpa.

  1. 1. Insufficient water supply in an urban area - case study : Tegucigalpa, Honduras

    Författare :Zairis Aida Coello Midence Balthasar; Jan-Erik Gustafsson; Berit Balfors; Mats Lannerstad; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; water supply; Honduras; SANAA; Tegucigalpa; water utility;

    Sammanfattning : Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, has experienced an unsatisfied water demand during the last three decades. The state owned water utility in charge of the water supply of the country, SANAA, has faced this deficit by providing an intermittent water supply. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Use of Press Archives in the Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Rainfall-Induced Landslides in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1980-2005

    Författare :Elias Garcia-Urquia; Kristofer Gamstedt; José Cepeda; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; press archives; landslide database; urban landslides; critical rainfall intensity; antecedent rainfall; rainfall frequency contour lines; matrix method; landslide susceptibility index; Tegucigalpa; Honduras; Hurricane Mitch; Geovetenskap med inriktning mot miljöanalys; Earth Science with specialization in Environmental Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : The scarcity of data poses a challenging obstacle for the study of natural disasters, especially in developing countries where the social vulnerability plays as important a role as the physical vulnerability.  The work presented in this thesis is oriented towards the demonstration of the usefulness of press archives as a data source for the temporal and spatial analysis of landslides in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for the period between 1980 and 2005. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Taeniasis and cysticercosis in Honduras : epidemiological, serological, and clinical aspects

    Författare :Ana Lourdes Sanchez; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Taenia solium; taeniasis; cysticercosis; neurocysticercosis; porcine cysticercosis; computed tomography; enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot EITB assay; epilepsy; prevalence; epidemiology; Honduras;

    Sammanfattning : Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis are recognised as important and increasing public health problems in Latin America. These infections not only have a significant socio-economical impact due to chronic morbidity, decreased productivity of affected persons, high cost of medical diagnosis and treatment, but also cause economical losses due to the condemnation of infected pork meat. LÄS MER