Essays about: "Persia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Persia.

1. 1. Hauls of Horses : An analysis of the quantities and geographical distribution of horses taken as loot or tribute by Neo-Assyrian Kings

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Hampus Axberg Olli; [2022]
   Keywords : Horse; Equus; Mesopotamia; Neo-Assyrian; Assyria; loot; tribute; booty;

   Abstract : This thesis explored the potential patterns and connections which could be uncovered through careful analysis of the royal inscriptions mentioning horses as a form of plunder or tribute, dedicated to the kings of the Neo-Assyrian empire. This was accomplished by analysing all royal inscriptions attributed to Neo-Assyrian kings found within the RINAP and RIAo projects for passages that meet said criterium. READ MORE

3. 2. Design and Fabrication of a Kinetic Inductance Parameric Amplifier for multi-mode entanglement studies

   University essay from KTH/Tillämpad fysik

   Author : Sara Persia; [2022]
   Keywords : Parametric amplifier; kinetic inductance; superconducting NbTiN nanowires; Parametrisk förstärkare; kinetisk induktans; supraledanden NbTiN- nanotrådar;

   Abstract : Parametric amplifiers are essential for analyzing and measuring the weak signals generated byquantum circuits at cryogenic temperatures. This project aims to realize a low noise travelingwave parametric amplifier (TWPA) by exploiting the nonlinear current dependence of thekinetic inductance of superconducting NbTiN nanowires. READ MORE

4. 3. Desert garden techniques to ameliorate urban microclimates : an example of application in Granada, Spain

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Otto Lundberg; [2022]
   Keywords : climate change; Egyptian gardens; Persian gardens; Alhambra; urban heat island; desert gardens;

   Abstract : In this day and age we are faced with urban cores getting hotter, with the main drivers being climate change and the urban heat island effect. This gets even more complicated as the parts of Europe that have the largest need too cool down, i.e. the south, has the least amount of space available for interventions in the form of green space. READ MORE

5. 4. Persian Pixels : An Ethnography of the Iranian Video Game Industry

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Kamiab Ghorbanpour; [2022]
   Keywords : Computer games; Ethnography; The Islamic Republic of Iran; Persia; Video game industry; Persian; Iranian.;

   Abstract : There are several studies on the video game industry in Iran, and most of them are primarily focused on state-funded organizations which produce politically motivated games to push the geopolitical and domestic goals of the government. However, there is a lot more to the Iranian video game industry, one of which is the dichotomic nature of the private enterprises and their contrast with the mentioned state-funded products. READ MORE

6. 5. Zanzibar night light : a lighting plan for UNESCO World Heritage Zanzibar Stone Town

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Freija Carlstén; [2018]
   Keywords : light design; landscape architecture; planning for sustainability in developing countries; light design in the public space;

   Abstract : Where? Zanzibar is considered to be the centre of Swahili culture, found all along the east coast of Africa. The main city, Stone Town, has for over a millennium constituted an important trading port, merging east African Bantu with Arab culture, adding elements from Persia, India and Europe (NE, 2017). READ MORE