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Political discourse has been and remains a central topic of scholarly inquiry due to its role in shaping public opinion, ideologies, and social interactions. It constitutes a highly polysemiotic form of communication in which hand expressions play a central role in the organisation and interpretation of interactions. This thesis investigates hand expressions in televised political discourse from
A flame-spread model is incorporated into a zone model, the WPI/Fire Code. The external heat flux’s influence on the model is discussed and a tolerable value is calculated. The input parameters to the flame-spread algorithm are exposed to a simple sensitivity analysis. The algorithm is compared with two scenarios, Model A and Model B. Model A compares experimental data from a free burning test whi
Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att utvärdera implementeringen av Ready to Sell paketlösningar som del av IKEAs Lean Retailing strategi och jämföra denna med tidigare forskning inom Lean implementering och strategi implementering. Metod: Studien använder sig av en kvalitativ metod där intervjuer har genomförts. Denna metod har komplimenterats av en kvantitativ del som utgjorts av en enkät som i
This study aims at identifying and analysing the construct of a retailer’s store personality in consumer stories and how these stories relate to the retailer’s brand story on a global level. To fulfil the purpose and analyse a retailer’s store personality, a qualitative approach was chosen to analyse the empirical data provided by a case study of H&M through narrative analysis. The main theori
The dissertation is the result of an exchange year spent at the Department of archaeology at Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland. The direction was buildings archaeology and the course was called an M.phil. by research, a postgraduate degree. At the time, in 1996-97, it was somewhat equal to a Swedish magister degree. The object was St Mary´s priory and parish church of Monymusk, situated in Ab
The original task for our final thesis was to solve issues that are connected with exercise on the International Space Station, ISS. Those issues are mainly centered on the conflict between scientific and human needs perfect micro gravity conditions versus the needs to physically challenge the human body. Also psychological matters were central to the project exercise for the sake of science versu
Parallel kinematik machines are nowadays an important branch of investigation in the robotics field. Its design allows for high speeds, accelerations and tool forces as well as makes them ideals for faster cycle times and high repeatability works. TAU is a parallel kinematic machine from ABB Company with three degrees of freedom. Therefore, it can be positioned anywhere of the workspace but not or
Objective: The objectives set out for this Master Thesis were: · How should a coffee machine for home use be designed and which features should the machine provide? · How should an experimental prototype be manufactured? · How should an experimental prototype be tested? Method: The thesis is written as a product development report and essentially follows the methods described by Ulrich and Eppinge
Interference fit assembly is a state-of-the-art technology for mounting cylindrical shafts into bores. Due to its extreme cost-efficiency it is used even in high-tech applications such as one of Bosch’s gasoline flow controllers. The picture below shows the anchor-needle connection. Due to electromagnetic incitation the assembly oscillates over 55 times per second. In order for the assembly to wit
We employ a VAR-model to study the dynamics of inflation and the role of inflation expectations and other macro economic variables to the inflation process with annual data over the period 1880-2005 in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, The UK and The US. We divide the period into four sub-periods following the Lucas critique (1976). The periods under examination are: 1880-1913, 1914-1939, 1
This thesis aims to critically examine the unlawfulness of humanitarian interventions. It does so by theoretically adopting a legal positivist perspective, combined with a teleological approach. The thesis examines in detail the provisions of the Articles in the UN Charter relating to the prohibition of the use of force. Furthermore, it scrutinizes the central concept of sovereignty and provides a
Formula Student is an international inter-universities competition about designing and building a single-seater racing car. One of the most important parts in a car is the suspension system, from the tires to the shock absorbers. This Master Thesis’ report goes through all these parts, looking to theory, different design options, the constraints (rules, economical, packaging, etc) and the final de
After four years of independence, Kosovo continues to face severe social, political and economic challenges that pose several threats to the development and legitimacy of the new state. A field study was carried out in Kosovo in January–March 2012 with the purpose of creating a deeper understanding of the state-building process and test Alan Whaites’s theory of responsive and unresponsive state-
The use of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) as means of combating poverty has increased considerably the past decade. CCTs are safety net programs that transfer cash to targeted poor households, often to the mothers, on the condition that those households make pre-specified investments in the human capital of their children. The conditions are often criticised because the conditions only applies
Universities, the main providers of “local knowledge conduits, state-of-the-art science and technology”, and the Science Park, the main entity that stands behind the commercialization of knowledge and technology, are seen as central players that should be highly interconnected in order to determine the targeted economic growth of a region. Developing links between university and industry is seen a
Beer is one of the oldest and most beloved beverages in the world (Hampson 2008). According to the first records of brewing, beer was originally made in Mesopotamia over 8000 years ago (Hampson, 2008). Although, back then there was a religious side to it and beer was consumed in spiritual ceremonies to honour the gods. However, the enjoyment of drinking this infusion was even greeter and it soon b
European State Aid Law is rapidly becoming one of the most important area of law within the European Union. Since the beginning of 1970 the Commission and the Court have had to deal with more and more State Aid cases as it grew in correspondence with its growth. There has not been an extensive work done on State Aid until this Millennium with the works of Kelyn Bacon and Mark Heidenhain right up t
I denna uppsats har jag granskat tre aktuella debatter som spridit sig och framkallat starka reaktioner via internet och sociala medier. I samtliga debatter har en kvinna och hennes kropp hamnat i fokus och blivit temat för diskussionen på grund av att hon på något sätt avvikit från normen och den normativa bilden av kvinnlighet. Fallen är: Nakenprotesterna av Aliaa Magda Elmahdy och Golshifteh Fa
Rätten till utveckling antogs år 1986 och är idag en ”soft law” norm som syftar till att integrera mänskliga rättigheter och utveckling. Rättigheten har alltsedan den antogs varit en kontroversiell del i systemet om mänskliga rättigheter och har blivit hårt kritiserad på grund av dess vaga formulering. Även om den rådande uppfattningen fortfarande är att rätten till utveckling inte är avsedd för rThe Right to Development (RtD) was adopted in 1986 and is today a soft law norm that seeks to integrate human rights and development. Since its adoption the RtD has been surrounded by much controversy in the human rights framework and has been widely criticized for being too vague on its most basic concepts. Although the dominant view is still that the RtD is unsuitable for legal implementation, t
