Essays about: "Bur"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the word Bur.

  1. 1. Writing Your Way out of a Cage : Agency and Dehumanization in Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad

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

    Author : Alberto Ramos Vicario; [2024]
    Keywords : antiracism; slavery; American history; assimilationism; agency; discourse; antirasism; slaveri; amerikansk historia; assimilationism; agency; diskurs;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the conceptualization of agency as a form of resistance against dehumanizing slavery discourses present in the narrative The Underground Railroad (2016) by Colson Whitehead. For the historical contextualization and the theoretical background, the scholarly work Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi is used. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessing the effectiveness of siloxane-based flame retardants

    University essay from KTH/Kemiteknik

    Author : Josefin Eklund Wallin; [2022]
    Keywords : Polyhderal oligomeric silsesquioxane; POSS; PVC; TGA DSC; DSC; thermal properties;

    Abstract : Polyedrisk oligomer silsesquioxane (POSS) är molekyler som har en inorganisk ryggrad med organiska grupper fa ̈sta utan på. Själva kåren har en bur liknande form och har en hög termisk stabilitet tack vare kisel (Si) och syre (O) som den består av. READ MORE

  4. 3. Akut njurskada hos katt : monitorering och omvårdnad för inskrivna på djursjukhus

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Sandra Henriksson; Emma Niläng; [2022]
    Keywords : akut njurskada; djursjukskötare; intensivvårdsavdelningen; katt; monitorering; omvårdnad; vårdavdelningen;

    Abstract : Akut njurskada är ett relativt vanligt sjukdomstillstånd för katter och innebär att njurens funktion plötsligt försämras. Tillståndet kan uppstå av flera olika orsaker exempelvis toxiner, läkemedel och sepsis. Prognosen för katter med akut njurskada ser olika ut beroende på den primära orsaken till skadan. READ MORE

  5. 4. Development of a CFD Boundary Condition to Simulate a Perforated Surface

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Medet Kiflemariam; [2021]
    Keywords : Computational Fluid Dynamics; CFD; Boundary Condition; Bleed; Aerospace Engineering; Aeronautical Engineering; Physics;

    Abstract : In aircraft with jet propulsion engine intakes at supersonic speed, strong pressure waves referred to as shockwaves occur, which may interact with any present boundary layers along the intake surface. The adverse pressure gradients associated with Shock Wave-Boundary Layer Interaction (SWBLI) may cause boundary layer flow separation, which can result in disturbances of the flow that can be harmful to the device or decrease engine performance. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effects of spinal implant wear debris particles

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Tillämpad materialvetenskap

    Author : Cecilia Thomas; Eslam El Ammarin; [2021]
    Keywords : spine; implant; wear; debris; particles; ryggimplantat; implantatpartiklar; partiklar; implantat;

    Abstract : The goal of this literature study was to study the effects of spinal implant wear debris particles on the body in general, and on microglia cells in particular. The method of the literature study was searching for scientific peer-reviewed papers on the topic.  Spinal implants are used to fix spinal problems such as deformities or injuries. READ MORE