Essays about: "Elin Björklund"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Elin Björklund.

  1. 1. The perceptions and experiences of urban dwellers, regarding the transition from an agrarian to an urban society : A qualitative interview study conducted in Urban Babati, Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Elin Björklund; Oscar Segermark Viström; [2023]
    Keywords : urbanization; agriculture; perceptions; Tanzania; Babati; Global South; sustainable development; Metabolic Rift Theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates how farmers, authorities, day laborers and full-time employees experience and perceive the transition from an agrarian to a more urban society in Babati, Tanzania. It is an interview-based essay, and an inductive thematic analysis method has been used to analyze the perceptions and experiences about the transition, and to profoundly examine the main environmental, social, and economic benefits and challenges that follows. READ MORE

  3. 2. Platoon Coordination of Electric Trucks at a Charging Station

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Elin Björklund; Ebba Lindstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : Platooning; Electric trucks; Truck coordination; E-platooning; Platoon matching; Integer linear programming;

    Abstract : Electric trucks and platooning technology are expected to be part of the transportation system in the near future. Therefore, it is important to develop platoon coordination strategies and study the potential of platooning for when trucks are electric. READ MORE

  4. 3. Metaphorical mountainscapes : Translating metaphors, similes and metonymy in an adventure travel guide

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Elin Maria Björklund; [2020]
    Keywords : Translation studies; metaphor; metonymy; simile; conceptual metaphors; translation strategies; personification;

    Abstract : This study examines the translation of an adventure travel guide from English to Swedish, focusing on the translation of conventional metaphors, original metaphors, metonymy and similes, with special attention to conceptual metaphors. The results show that most of the metaphors are reproduced in the target text, along with most of the metonymic segments and all similes. READ MORE

  5. 4. Enabling Testing of Lateral Active Safety Functions in a Multi-rate Hardware in the Loop Environment

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Fordonssystem

    Author : Fredrik Björklund; Elin Karlström; [2017]
    Keywords : Hardware in the loop; simulation; coupling-simulation; multi-rate simulation; vehicle simulation; vehicle steering model;

    Abstract : As the development of vehicles moves towards shorter development time, new ways of verifying the vehicle performance is needed in order to begin the verification process at an earlier stage. A great extent of this development regards active safety, which is a collection name for systems that help both avoid accidents and minimize the effects of a collision, e. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Co-Existence of Strategic Renewal and Strategic Inertia : A Case Study of an Innovative Firm

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Elin Björklund; Hanna Balkefors; Anna Carlquist; [2015]
    Keywords : Strategic Renewal; Strategic Inertia; Innovative firm; Cognition;

    Abstract : Problem: Today’s rapid globalization along with technological improvements force organizations to adapt its strategy to external changes. Companies may undertake strategic renewal in order to cope with these changes (Agarwal & Helfat, 2009). READ MORE