Essays about: "everyday studies"

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1. 16. The Overachievers : Female Recruits’ Everyday Experiences of Gender Norms in the Swedish Armed Forces

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Selma Riemer; [2023]
   Keywords : Female conscripts; Swedish Armed Forces; Women and military culture; Gender norms and expectations;

   Abstract : The Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) have been making internal efforts to enrol more women through changes in legislation and mandatory conscription, since the adoption of Resolution 1325 in the Swedish Parliament at the turn of the century. Since the alterations, an upward trend of female recruits as well as women making careers and reaching high ranking positions, has been identified. READ MORE

3. 17. Moving Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy : Understanding New Energy Landscapes in the Urban Hinterlands through Embedded Community Perspectives in Southern Sápmi

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Wanda Käthe Krauss; [2023]
   Keywords : hinterlands; urban sustainability; new energy landscapes; green shift; indigenous knowledge; planetary urbanisation; urbana inlandet; urban hållbarhet; nya energilandskap; grön omställning; inhemsk kunskap; planetär urbanisering;

   Abstract : In recent years, we have seen that global, national, and local governments have put sustainability goals on their agendas. Thus, at different levels and in different sectors, efforts are underway to promote a ‘green shift’, including the energy sector. READ MORE

4. 18. Littering behaviors and communication: The case of Strängnäs municipality, Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Desirée Halvarsson Amberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Cognitive Dissonance; Litter; Pro-Environmental Behaviors; Social Norms; Social Practice Theory;

   Abstract : Consumption of everyday products is an unintentional behavior most individuals act out without thinking of it. These products can end up as litter discarded in nature. Littering is an important field to study in order to achieve a sustainable future. READ MORE

5. 19. An operator theoretic approach to the Riemann Hypothesis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik (naturvetenskapliga fakulteten); Lunds universitet/Matematikcentrum

   Author : Ramon Arjan van de Scheur; [2023]
   Keywords : Riemann hypothesis; Prime number theorem; Prime number theorem for arithmetic progressions; operator theoretic equivalent; compact operator; prime-counting function; Chebyshev function; Laplace transform; Fourier transform; convolution operator; weak topology; strong topology; compact perturbation; Tauberian theorem; Poisson kernel; holomorphic; self-adjoint; spectrum; trace; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : In 2023 an operator theoretic approach to the Prime Number Theorem was introduced by Olsen. In this thesis this approach is examined and applied to give a new, operator theoretic, proof of a different version of the Prime Number Theorem and of the Prime Number Theorem for arithmetic progressions. READ MORE

6. 20. Moving Cities of the Future : The Power of Anticipation Fiction Over Our Modern Social Imaginaries

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Laurine Avice; [2023]
   Keywords : social imaginaries; fiction; moving cities; future;

   Abstract : The future is constantly growing as a more and more significant matter of interest, both in the academic fields and in everyday conversations. This thesis focuses on a specific perspective of the future: what if cities were no longer static by nature, but cruising across the world? By analysing three works of literary fiction, the aim is to illustrate how fiction, and more specifically ‘anticipation fiction’, can participate in shaping our social imaginaries, the understanding we have of the world, both when it comes to our present and our future. READ MORE