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  1. 1. Delivering sustainable energy transition : A techno-economic analysis on households, businesses and communities of the Keweenaw Peninsula

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Francesca Longobardi; Filippo Padovani; [2020]
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    Abstract : Energy security understood as the practice by which risks associated with interruptions to the energy supply are low, represents one of the main objectives of energy policies in many countries. In this context, Keweenaw County or Michigan's northernmost County is placed as locked in an unreliable, unsustainable and particularly wasteful energy system. READ MORE

  3. 2. Digital Twins in Industrial Product Realization - A Literature Study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Joar Haraldsson; [2020]
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    Abstract : Increased focus on sustainability in conjunction with larger demand for individualized and customized products are presenting the manufacturing industry with new challenges in production cycle management and sustainable processes. Digital Twin Technology is an emerging technology and could be an answer to these challenges. READ MORE

  4. 3. Advice giving : An investigation of teacher-student interactionwhen giving advice

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Marcus Sande; [2019]
    Keywords : Advice giving; linguistics; discourse analysis; conversation analysis; teacher-student interaction.;

    Abstract : Giving advice is an essential part of working as a teacher. However, advice-giving can be a sensitive topic depending on how the advice is delivered by the teacher. It remains to be seen what kind of approach teachers need to use to reach out and give advice to their students as successfully as possible. READ MORE

  5. 4. Petty Debt: A Comprehensive Examination of Michigan’s Deferred Presentment Industry and Its Growth between 2000-2018

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kevin Ryan Richardson; [2019]
    Keywords : payday lending; payday lender; deferred presentment; Michigan; economic history; Detroit; recession; fringe banking; overdraft; poverty penalty; working poor; urban; financial services; inequality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The payday lending industry in Michigan grew rapidly in the first decade of the 2000s, providing high-cost loans to borrowers with a damaged credit history and few other financial options. The typical clientele of payday lenders represents a specific socioeconomic demographic, wherein they are most often the ‘working poor’. READ MORE

  6. 5. Power asymmetry in classroom discourse : A study of turn-taking systems in teacher-student interaction

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Sara Hellman; [2019]
    Keywords : Institutional discourse; classroom discourse; MICASE; turn-taking systems; power asymmetry.;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore power asymmetry in the organisation of teacher-student interaction by looking at turn-taking systems and the restriction of participants. This is achieved by combining the frameworks institutional discourse, conversation analysis (CA) and critical discourse analysis (CDA) and by looking at sequences of teacher-student interactions at seminars. READ MORE