Essays about: "PRT"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 17 essays containing the word PRT.

  1. 6. Class Struggle or Capitalist interests? : The Driving Forces of Active Labor Market Policy and the Expansion of the Welfare State

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Måns Hellström; [2016]
    Keywords : political science; political economy; welfare state; active labor market policy; power resource theory; varieties of capitalism; regression analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine the causes of welfare state expansion, specifically the causes of welfare state expenditure of active labor market policy (ALMP). ALMP aims at reducing unemployment and increasing participation in the labor market. READ MORE

  3. 7. A 'welfarist' political economy of skills? : A study of Sweden's vocational education and training system, as an arena för welfare policies, 1946-1991

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Ekonomisk historia

    Author : Alexander Lindqvist; [2016]
    Keywords : Economic History; Vocational Education and Training; Sweden; Varieties of Capitalism; Power Resources Theory;

    Abstract : This study takes its starting point in the problematic relationship between skills and welfare policies. It poses Sweden’s vocational education and training (VET) as a case which has seen the kind of tripartite efforts that might help us better understand the dynamics underlying a highly developed mixture of social citizenship and efficiency. READ MORE

  4. 8. Energy Usage of Personal Rapid Transit Systems : Simulation of the SkyCab Concept

    University essay from KTH/Spårfordon

    Author : Alexander Vogel; [2015]
    Keywords : Energy usage; Personal Rapid Transit; tracked taxi; vehicle; guideway; simulation; Energieverbrauch; Personal Rapid Transit; Fahrzeug; Simulation; Parameter; Energianvändning; spårtaxi; fordon; bana; simulering; parametervariation;

    Abstract : Den globala situationen för person- och godstransporter visar att energianvändningen inom transportsektorn stadigt ökar och prognoser tyder på att den kommer att fördubblas till 2050. Den största ökningen förväntas ske i Asien där, Kina kommer att stå för över 12 % av den globala energianvändningen år 2050. READ MORE

  5. 9. Quo Vadis PRT? Review, Update and Outlook of an Innovative Mobility Solution in the Context of a Changing Urban Mobility Paradigm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Felix Tilmann Vahle; [2014]
    Keywords : Personal Rapid Transit; PRT; innovative mobility; sustainable transport; sustainable transit; automotive; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Urban mobility as we know it is changing. On the one hand, challenges persist ranging from climate change, increasing urbanization and demographic change. On the other hand, recent technological advances enable novel approaches to mobility altogether. READ MORE

  6. 10. Positive reinforcement training for laboratory mice

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Maija Cederwall; [2014]
    Keywords : Mouse; Positive reinforcement; Training; Procedures;

    Abstract : The mouse (Mus musculus) is the most commonly used mammal in biomedical research and can easily be restrained by both hand and by a device. Restraining animals causes stress that not only decreases the animal’s wellbeing, but may also influence the research results. READ MORE