Essays about: "post tension"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 36 essays containing the words post tension.

1. 16. Is the time for leisure now? : The growth paradigm in the Finnish welfare debate

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Vera Lindström; [2020]
   Keywords : growth paradigm; post-growth; economic growth; Sustainability Science; steady-state economy; basic income; worktime reduction; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The government of Finland has the ambition of making Finland the first fossil-free welfare state in the world and reaching carbon neutrality in 2035. Simultaneously, worktime reduction and basic income have been matters of vivid political debate. READ MORE

3. 17. Do different levels of lactate have an impact on mTORC1-signal and protein synthesis induced by resistance exercise?

   University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskap

   Author : Rasmus Liegnell; [2018]
   Keywords : mtorc1; lactate; hypertrophy; muscle cell; resistance exercise;

   Abstract : Aim: To investigate the role of lactate as a potential signaling molecule, for the molecular mechanisms underlying acute resistance exercise adaptation in the muscle cell.    Method: Four women and four men recruited to perform two trials of unilateral leg extension exercise performed with either an infusion of sodium lactate or isotonic saline (placebo), in a randomized, blinded, crossover fashion. READ MORE

4. 18. Analysis of post-tensioned concrete box-girder bridges : A comparison of Incremental launching and Movable scaffolding system

   University essay from KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnad

   Author : Hamad El Hamad; Furkan Tanhan; [2018]
   Keywords : Movable scaffolding system; MSS; Incremental launching; post-tension; prestress; slen- derness; box-girder; Stockholm Bypass; Movable scaffolding system; MSS; Etappvis lansering; efterspänning; förspänning; slankhet; box-girder; Förbifart Stockholm;

   Abstract : When designing a bridge it is of high importance that the geometry for the cross section is optimized for the structure. This is partly due to the influence of the amount of material needed and its impact on the budget and environment. READ MORE

5. 19. Lifestyle change that matters: Introducing an ethics-as-politics approach to social change of consumer society in a Danish urban context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Emil Hageman Christensen; [2018]
   Keywords : Climate change; austainable lifestyles; critical discourse analysis; ethics-as-politics; community-based activities; transformations; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change is real and imminent, and mitigation and adaptation responses are vital and urgent. Denmark is renowned for its aspirations for sustainability and concerns in that regard, especially among its citizenry. READ MORE

6. 20. The European Union’s Human Security Approach: Transitioning from Childhood towards Adolescence. A tale of innocence and experience in the Sahel.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Fadi Daouk; [2017]
   Keywords : EU human security; CSS approach; principled pragmatism; Sahel interventionism; the liberal peace project.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines EU’s adoption of a human security approach and the extent to which it has been part of crisis management discourse as well as practice in the Sahel region of Africa. It tells the story of a maturing process for a core approach in EU security policy; that is, the story of human security and how the concept has evolved from a state of innocence to gradual experience and adolescence. READ MORE