Essays about: "Heavy"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 2184 essays containing the word Heavy.

  1. 31. Distributed Artificial Intelligence Based on Edge Computing

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Rebecca Fagerström; Simon Neüman; [2023]
    Keywords : Internet of Things; IoT; Edge Computing; Distributed Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence; AI;

    Abstract : The future Internet is expected to be driven by the prevalence of the Internet of Things (IoT), where it is envisioned that anything can be connected. In the last decade, there has been a paradigm shift in IoT from centralized cloud computing to so-called edge computing in order to compute tasks closer to the source of data generation. READ MORE

  3. 32. Greening the grid of Indonesia - Second life application for Lithium-Ion Electric Vehicle batteries in Indonesia’s Energy System

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Felix Kruse; Paula Runsten; [2023]
    Keywords : electrification; battery repurposing; renewable energy; net-zero emissions; energy storage systems; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : With the increasing energy demand from urban electrification, the growing economy and global warming, Indonesia has some extensive challenges ahead. Additionally, growing demand for Li-ion batteries is causing shortages of virgin battery minerals in parallel with the increasing demand for energy storage to accommodate electrification. READ MORE

  4. 33. Multiscale & Multiphysics Modelling of Thrust Pad (Air) Bearings

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

    Author : Nipon Roy; [2023]
    Keywords : Finite element modelling; Air bearing; Multiphysics simulations; Air lubrication; surface texture; Topology optimization;

    Abstract : Without lubrication, machines are not imaginable to perform over a long period of time and complete their designated operations. With its omnipresent availability, the air is capable of functioning as a lubricant in long operations very efficiently. Moreover, thrust bearings support axial loads and transmit power at the same time under heavy loads. READ MORE

  5. 34. The Cost of Fence-Sitting: A counterfactual analysis of Ukraine’s non-integration with the EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Eric Hansen; [2023]
    Keywords : Exports; European integration; Ukraine; Synthetic Control Method; Difference-in-differences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper provides an estimate of the export flows that would have emerged from Ukraine to the European Union (EU) had Ukraine integrated with the EU. Using the 2004 enlargement of the EU as a quasi-natural experiment, this paper employs the Synthetic Control Method (SCM) to estimate the counterfactual Ukrainian export flows to the EU. READ MORE

  6. 35. A Heavy Burden - Coloniality and Exploitation of the Subaltern in Nepal’s Mountain Tourism Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Sara Frenning; [2023]
    Keywords : tourism; trekking; climbing; Subaltern; workforce equity; coloniality; Nepal; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the effects of mountain tourism on local people and communities in Nepal with a focus on three main questions: the equity of mountain jobs, the impacts of Western mountaineering’s dominance on local cultures, and the respect and lack of respect for local workers' lives. Despite repeated accounts of precarious and dangerous working conditions the adventure and mountain tourism industry continue to exploit some bodies on behalf of others. READ MORE