Essays about: "System Justification."

Showing result 16 - 20 of 69 essays containing the words System Justification..

1. 16. The carbon footprint caused by the oversizing of building service systems : A case study of an NHS Hospital

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Maria Hein; [2020]
   Keywords : Design; dimensioning; heating; cooling; boiler; chiller; pump; energy performance; environmental impact; mitigation strategy;

   Abstract : Energy usage in buildings is a main contributor to CO2 emissions and in order for the EU to reach the 2050 goal of carbon-neutrality, there is a great need to improve the energy efficiency in buildings, particularly commercial buildings that often are substantially overdesigned. Excess margins in the design process of building services result in an oversizing of these systems which has great environmental impacts, divided up as the operational and embodied carbon footprints. READ MORE

3. 17. Lebollo and Gender-Based Violence Perceptions of Men in Lesotho

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

   Author : Thapelo Mabale; [2020]
   Keywords : Gender-based violence; traditional male circumcision; Lebollo; women beating perceptions;

   Abstract : Gender-based violence (GBV) has reached a state of epidemic proportion globally and in particular in Africa. There have been a few studies that have been conducted on GBV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lesotho, situated in the heart of South Africa has one of the highest prevalence of GBV. READ MORE

4. 18. Analysis of challenges and critical success factors of ERP implementations – a multiple-stakeholder perspective

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS)

   Author : Kathrin Janshen; Jozef van Montfort; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background: Organisations use and implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with the intention to stay competitive or gain a competitive advantage. Yet, many organisations fail at implementing ERP systems successfully in terms of exceeding project scope, time and costs, and at delivering the expected benefits. READ MORE

5. 19. Swedish as a Second Language—a Parallel School Subject in Practice : A case study of multilingual students’ lived experiences of Swedish as one language but two school subjects

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för språkdidaktik

   Author : Angelica Granqvist; [2019]
   Keywords : Swedish as a second language; lived experience; pedagogical scaffolding; social and linguistic belonging; agency; Svenska som andraspråk; levda erfarenheter av språk; pedagogisk stöttning; social och språklig tillhörighet; agens;

   Abstract : Since 1995 the Swedish language has been taught as two different yet similar and parallel school subjects throughout the educational system: Swedish (SWE) and Swedish as a Second Language (SSL). Building on Hedman and Magnusson (2019a), this case study research focuses on multilingual students’ lived experiences of language and their decision to study SSL as opposed to SWE. READ MORE

6. 20. Catcalling – ‘It is not illegal’: a survey-based content analysis study regarding experiences of catcalling in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Emilie Naesgård; [2019]
   Keywords : Catcalling; Street harassment; Sexual harassment; Sweden; Swedish penal code; Law; Content analysis study; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : An article written by the Swedish Government in 2018 outlines that they are working towards a more equal society and describes how they are conducting prevention work regarding men’s violence towards women. Although recently media has portrayed street harassment and catcalling as something that has become an increasing problem for young women in Sweden. READ MORE