Essays about: "janus"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word janus.

1. 1. Modeling competitive adsorption of binary mixtures of volatile organic compounds

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Michelle Janus; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Adsorption is a common technique for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from industrial waste streams. The multi-component adsorption on zeolites, particularly the interactions between VOCs and water vapor is sparsely understood and is yet to be described by empiric and full-physical models. READ MORE

3. 2. The Janus Face of Petroleum: Norway, Venezuela and Petrostate-led Development

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

   Author : Santiago Benavides García; [2023]
   Keywords : Petroleum; Petrostate; State intervention; economic development; political context; Transnational Oil Companies; natural resource trap; corporate independence; natural resource management.;

   Abstract : This paper examines the strategic management of natural resources in Venezuela and Norway,focusing on the role of the State in the petroleum industry and its implications for economicdevelopment. In Venezuela, the national oil company PDVSA experienced increased stateintervention, leading to a dependence on petroleum revenues and limited diversification. READ MORE

4. 3. Technology and the Value of Trust : Can Society Trust AI?

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Dominika Janus; [2022]
   Keywords : AI; trust; reliance;

   Abstract : Ensuring "public trust" in AI seems to be a priority for policymakers and the private sector. It is expected that without public trust, such innovations cannot be implemented with legitimacy, and there is a risk of potential public backlash or resistance (for example cases of Cambridge Analytica, predictive policing, or Clearview AI). READ MORE

5. 4. Nanoscale characterisation of model Ni-Mo catalyst active phases

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för analys och syntes

   Author : Jonas Elmroth Nordlander; [2022]
   Keywords : Ni-Mo catalysts; Hydrodeoxygenation; TEM; PXRD; Materials chemistry; Chemistry;

   Abstract : An important stepping stone in transitioning from a fossil-fuel based transportation system is the production of bio-fuels such as bio-oils. For bio-oils to be commercially viable, catalytic upgrading via hydrodeoxygenation is required, typically using Ni-Mo oxide or sulfide catalysts. READ MORE

6. 5. The Giving Up of Greer: The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the Janus-Faced Empire : Writing Back Against the British Imperial Discourse

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : David Woods; [2021]
   Keywords : postcolonialism; colonial discourse; mixed-race children; Caryl Phillips; Crossing the River;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to examine the tension at the heart of the British colonial discourse as it affects the relationship of Travis and Joyce in the chapter "Somewhere in England", in Caryl Phillips's 1993 novel, Crossing the River. The thesis of the essay is that the colonial discourse of the British insists on a racial signifier in the imagined community of the British, and thus resists the idea that a person can be both black and British. READ MORE