Essays about: "Luis Miguel"

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  1. 1. From Professional Engineers to University Lecturers : A Qualitative Inquiry about Motivations, Experiences, and Decision-Making Processes of Second Career-Changing Lecturers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Luis Miguel Dos Santos; [2023]
    Keywords : Australia; COVID-19; engineer; engineering education; second career changing teacher; self-efficacy; social cognitive career and motivation theory; social cognitive theory;

    Abstract : Background and Research Questions: The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the motivations, experiences, and decision-making processes of a group of professional engineers who decided to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age. Based on the Social Cognitive Career and Motivation Theory and Self-Efficacy Theory, the study was guided by a research question, why would professional engineers decide to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age, particularly in Australia? What are their motivations?  Methodology: In line with the general inductive approach, focus group activity, remarkable item sharing, and member-checking interviews were used to collect in-depth sharing and stories from six participants via the online platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  2. 2. Social Identity with Multiple Citizenship of First-Generation Immigrants in the European Continent and the European Union

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Luis Miguel Dos Santos; [2022-08-25]
    Keywords : dual citizenship; European Union citizen; first-generation immigrant; social identity; sociocultural experience;

    Abstract : Over the decades, the European continent and the European Union accepted more than a million immigrants from different parts of the world. However, many non-European heritage immigrants may face challenges in their social identity, sociocultural problems, and understanding. READ MORE

  3. 3. Application of Blockchain Technology in the Financial Services Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adnan Tuffaha; Luis Miguel Coronel León; [2022]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Financial services; Distributed ledger; Benefits; Uses.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose is to improve the understanding of the process of applying blockchain technology in the financial services industry through information published by the most representative companies and institutions in the global landscape. Methodology: Qualitative research has been conducted through secondary data, which has been analyzed by employing thematic analysis. READ MORE

  4. 4. Smart Hockey Goal

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för tillämpad signalbehandling

    Author : Miguel Moreira; José Luis Ruiz; [2017]
    Keywords : Hockey; Arduino; Kinect;

    Abstract : Context: ​Nowadays, the ice hockey is one of the main sports in Sweden and year by year the number of people that practice it is raising. For practicing the accuracy of the shot there are not a lot of devices in the market and the ones that already exist use high definition cameras and complex sensors which makes them very expensive to the amateur practice of the sport. READ MORE

  5. 5. CORROSION-FATIGUE TESTING ON STEEL GRADES WITH DIFFERENT HEAT AND SURFACE TREATMENTS USED IN ROCK-DRILLING APPLICATIONS

    University essay from KTH/Materialvetenskap

    Author : Luis Miguel Béjar; [2016]
    Keywords : corrosion fatigue; crack; rotating-bending; S-N curve; staircase method; fatigue strength; shot peening; case hardening; through hardening; fatigue; corrosion; rock drill; atlas copco; steel;

    Abstract : Corrosion fatigue is a common failure mechanism in rock drilling components and many othermechanical parts subjected to cyclic loads in corrosive environments. A crucial part in the design ofsuch components resides in the selection of the right materials for the application, which ideallyinvolves testing and comparison of their performance under working conditions. READ MORE