Essays about: "Derek"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word Derek.

  1. 1. Juice/JDC ion measurement perturbations caused by spacecraft charging in the solar wind and Earth’s magnetosheath

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för fysik och astronomi

    Author : Derek van Winden; [2024]
    Keywords : Juice; Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer; JDC; Jovian plasma Dynamics and Composition analyzer; Particle Environment Package; PEP; Jupiter; Ganymede; Callisto; Europa; solar wind; magnetosheath; spacecraft charging; Spacecraft Plasma Interaction Software; SPIS; charging; plasma; measurement perturbations; perturbation; distortion; particle detector; Institutet för Rymdfysik; IRF; Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies; DIAS; European Space Agency; ESA;

    Abstract :  In July 2031, a new chapter in the exploration of the Jovian system will begin with the arrival of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) at Jupiter. Launched on April 14 2024 as part of ESA’s Cosmic Vision programme, the mission aims to study Jupiter and its icy Galilean moons Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pax Mafiosa : A Comparative Study of the Camorra and the ‘Ndrangheta’s Transnational Expansions in 1990-2021

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Victor Heidenfors Armblad; [2022]
    Keywords : Organized crime; rational choice theory; offensive realism; ‘Ndrangheta; Camorra;

    Abstract : In this comparative study the aim is to test the explanatory value and what can be inferred from theory building of criminological rational choice theory and offensive realism on the transnational expansions of organized criminal groups. Two analytical models, based upon the works of Ronald Clarke, Derek B. Cornish and John J. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Consequentialist Strikes Back : A Discussion of Boonin’s Response to the Nonidentity Problem and Why a Consequentialist Approach is Preferable

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Artemis Lumarker; [2021]
    Keywords : Nonidentity problem; Boonin; Parfit; Repugnant Conclusion; consequentialism;

    Abstract : The nonidentity problem is the issue of how to justify the belief that it is wrong to bring a person into existence if they would have a flawed life, though still worth living, instead of bringing another, nonidentical person into existence who would have a better life. To have an impaired life that is worth living seems to be a good existence, at least for the person in question. READ MORE

  5. 4. Local Carbon Budgets as a Governance Tool for Sustainability Transitions : A Case Study from Västra Götaland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Derek Garfield; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Governmentality; Carbon Budgets; Climate Governance; Sustainability Transitions; Common-pool Resources;

    Abstract : A growing awareness of the severity of the climate crisis caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions has led to an increased effort to find governance strategies to transition society towards sustainable development. One recently adopted strategy is the adoption of local carbon budgets, derived from the so-called global carbon budget, within local governments across Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Hate U Give and Interpretive Communities : How Young Adult Fiction Can Strengthen a Political Movement

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Beata Gullberg; [2021]
    Keywords : The Hate U Give; Angie Thomas; Black Lives Matter; Stanley Fish; Affective Stylistics; Interpretive Communities;

    Abstract : In the wake of the guilty verdict of George Floyd’s murderer, police officer Derek Chauvin, there is hope for change in the pattern of police brutality against black people in the United States. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was published three years prior to George Floyd’s death, in 2017, and is a realistic fictional novel in the young adult genre that has gained attention for its relevant contribution in the debate of racism and police violence, as the fictional victim Khalil Harris, an unarmed black teenager, does not receive the same justice as George Floyd. READ MORE