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1. The power of Kurdish women - A discourse analysis of the Kurdish Women's Movement in Rojava
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : The long-lasting tradition of women that tackles roles within the military in the Kurdish free- dom movement is now, in recent years, beheld for better or for worse. This thesis will im- merse into the Kurdish women's agency in the Kurdish Women's Movement and their work of change for a more democratized Rojava by examing the source material "Stateless democracy with the Kurdish movement" by Reneé In der Maur and Jonas Staal. READ MORE
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2. Practical evaluation of the viability of sensorsand algorithms to detect falling and burial by avalanche
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Avalanches kill on average 250 people per year. Fall detection algorithms have been used to detect many different types of falls. In this work, a robust humanoid test rigwas designed and built to investigate the use of proven threshold based fall detection algorithms during skiing. READ MORE
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3. Slab and Powder-Snow avalanche animation on the GPU
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Fakulteten för datavetenskaperAbstract : Background: The video game industry has yet to achieve a physically-based real-time avalanche simulation because of the sheer complexity of modeling the behavior of snow avalanches. An avalanche is made out of snow, meaning it would require a snow simulation which itself already shows to be complex. READ MORE
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4. Design of a UAV-based radio receiver for avalanche beacon detection using software defined radio and signal processing
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Signaler och SystemAbstract : A fully functional proof of concept radio receiver for detecting avalanche beacons atthe frequency 457 kHz was constructed in the work of this master thesis. The radioreceiver is intended to be mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone)and used to aid the mountain rescue teams by reducing the rescue time in findingavalanche victims carrying a transmitting beacon. READ MORE
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5. Layers of Office
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Some projects have lower status than others. Designing an en-tire custom building is an architectural opportunity while interior projects in existing, generic structures, have a tendency to leave architects disappointed. Instead of designing the whole we must contend with the existing, making a seemingly decorative addition. READ MORE