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  1. 1. Audhumbla and Heidrun beyond gods and mead : Species selection for production of leather in Late Iron Age Scandinavia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Stella Carlson; [2023]
    Keywords : Leather; tanning; ZooMS; Vendel Period; Viking Age; Iron Age; craft; Valsgärde; Läder; garvning; ZooMS; Vendeltid; Vikingatid; järnålder; hantverk; Valsgärde;

    Abstract : Leather has been one of the most common crafting materials in human history. With its incredible versatility it has been used for clothes, shelter, books, armour, containers, decoration, and everything in between. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Knight(mare) in Shining Armour: A Foucauldian-Feminist Analysis of Sexsomnia Defence in Swedish Courts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Persmo; [2022]
    Keywords : Sexsomnia; Sexual behaviour during sleep; Foucault; Swedish court system; Sexual violence; Medico-legal field; and Feminist socio-legal theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years, several men in Sweden have been acquitted of different sexual offences because the courts deemed that it could have occurred in their sleep. According to a leading expert, several of the Swedish acquitting cases are based on incorrect or irrelevant arguments and reasoning regarding sexsomnia. READ MORE

  4. 3. Simulations of experimental crack development in ceramic material with notched specimen

    University essay from KTH/Hållfasthetslära

    Author : Clas Dahlin; [2022]
    Keywords : Solid Mechanics; Fracture mechanics; Ceramics; Dynamics; Ballistics; Hållfasthetslära; Brottmekanik; Keramer; Dynamik; Ballistik;

    Abstract : Low-density armour often uses ceramic materials, as their high compressive strength and relatively low weight make the material ideal for moving in the field. The ballistic protection works by redirecting the plastic flow of the projectile radially, which reduces penetration. READ MORE

  5. 4. With sword and mace? : Searching for blunt force trauma from the cranial material of the Battle of Good Friday

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Osteoarkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Author : Anniina Laine; [2020]
    Keywords : trauma; trauma analysis; Middle Ages; Uppsala;

    Abstract : The crania from a mass grave associated to the Battle of Good Friday (1520) in Uppsala were re-examined in this study. The total skeletal material has been analysed before, but blunt force trauma was excluded and therefore a comprehensive trauma pattern could not be presented. READ MORE

  6. 5. Numerical Simulation of Sabot Discard Projectile

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik

    Author : Karl Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : CFD; Sabot; Simulation; Fluid Mechanics;

    Abstract : When designing an armour piercing kinetic energy projectile with a discarding sabot, it is important to know how the projectile is affected by the sabot during the discard. If the projectile has no active guiding systems, small disturbances to the initial flight path of the projectile can result in a significant deviance from its intended target. READ MORE