Essays about: "appearance"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 958 essays containing the word appearance.

  1. 11. Russia’s embrace : Crimean mythology in Putin’s public communications 2014-2022

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Dennis van der Laan; [2023]
    Keywords : Crimea; Putin; mythology; political communication; Russia; annexation;

    Abstract : This dissertation is aimed at investigating which elements from the Russian mythology about Crimea appear in Putin’s public political communications in the period 2014-2022, how they are used and for which reasons they are used. Crimea has been a crucial region in history-making throughout the past decade and has played an important role in Russian politics, Russian-Ukrainian relations and Russian-Western relations. READ MORE

  3. 12. Are mindless robots less threatening? : The role of transparency about robots’ lack of human-like psychological capabilities

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Emma Willyams; [2023]
    Keywords : social robots; threat to distinctiveness hypothesis; transparency; HRI;

    Abstract : The use of social robots is often seen as a solution for handling future challenges such as caring for a growing population of elderly people. However, previous research has shown that robots can be perceived as threatening and for a successful implementation of robots in society we are dependent on the public’s acceptance of the technology. READ MORE

  4. 13. Consumers’ willingness to pay for food safety attributes of nectarines : A discrete choice experiment in the Polokwane Municipality of Limpopo, South Africa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Kgodisho Tshipidi Mashego; [2023]
    Keywords : Food safety attributes; willingness to pay; discrete choice experiments; conditional logit; nectarines;

    Abstract : Consumer concerns about food safety are growing, and there is an increasing demand for quality fruits and vegetables. As such, fruit control procedures and standards should be based on understanding consumers’ choices and preferences. READ MORE

  5. 14. Serious Triviality : A Serious Societal Critique in a Trivial Setting in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Fredrik Zadig; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the late Victorian era, the British upper-class seemed to have set up their own standard of morals where truthfulness and religious conviction gave way for manners and appearance. Oscar Wilde was an outspoken socialist and talented author who shared his critique towards the ills of this society within his literary works. READ MORE

  6. 15. Ängar och estetik : steget från den konventionella gräsmattan till ekologiskt värdefulla ängsmarker

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

    Author : Malin Rydahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Urbana ängar; estetik; trivalent design; konventionell gräsmatta; biodiversitet; forskning med design; etablering; skötsel; Uppsala stadsträdgård;

    Abstract : För att säkerställa vår framtid behöver natur och ekosystemtjänster skyddas. I dagsläget riskerar vi att förlora flera ekosystemtjänster, bland annat pollinering av grödor. För att bevara tjänsten pollinering krävs insatser för att främja en större biologisk mångfald. READ MORE