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A major trend in economic development in recent years has been the increasing emphasis on political economy. Institutions, and the political environment they create, are now thought to be important not just for enabling effective government policy, but also for providing the env…

Introduction. Injuries are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide accounting for 5.8 million deaths, 32% more fatalities than tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV combined. In Pakistan, the burden of injury is significant, being the eleventh leading cause of pr…

With the continuous increase of the world population and technological needs, energy consumption dramatically increases in the world. The most used energy source, even though new investments are made to renewable energy sources, is still the petroleum crude oil. Because of the c…

This thesis seeks to analyse military and civilian loss from violence during contemporary armed conflict in order to facilitate understanding of the evolution of war and its impact on human behaviour. It comprises four chapters; the first two concentrate on the 2033 Iraq War whi…

Storm surge flooding in low-lying coastal cities is among the costliest and deadliest natural disasters. Sea-level rise due to global warming is expected to increase the intensity of coastal flooding. A quantitative understanding of flood hazards and vulnerability is necessary f…

City investments in bicycle infrastructure can improve residents' health and wellness, lower pollution, fight climate change, and reduce congestion. While transportation geography and planning have long focused on looking at how vehicles, goods, and services move across a region…

The overall aim of this study was to employ a biomolecular technique - ancient DNA (aDNA) - to study two ancient diseases that were endemic in Europe (and therefore Britain) during the medieval period: tuberculosis and leprosy. In humans, the diseases are caused by M. tuberculos…

The development of automated vehicle (AV) technology is suggesting a promising future of safer and more efficient transportation. However, there are still many challenges in ensuring the operational safety of AVs before their deployment. Scenario-based testing of AVs is an essen…

The opioid epidemic constitutes one of the worst drug crises in the history of U.S. State-level policies, in general, have done little to prevent prescription opioid abuse. A noteworthy exception to other clinical efforts to curb opioid abuse is marijuana. Despite preliminary ev…

The emergence of civilian democratic governance in Nigeria in 1999, which came after three decades of armed forces rule, has been a watershed in the nation’s five decade history. This period is associated with recurrent crises, including militancy and ethnoreligious violent conf…

Extant literature has demonstrated that having adverse childhood experiences (e.g., child maltreatment, domestic violence, etc.) would place trauma survivors at high risk for experiencing emotion dysregulation and violence later in life. While a sizable body of literature has in…