Essays about: "kant,"

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  1. 21. Characterization methodology to assess the mechanical properties of delignified birch/PMMA transparent wood biocomposites

    University essay from KTH/Fiber- och polymerteknologi

    Author : Nicolò Arcieri; [2022]
    Keywords : Transparent wood; mechanical properties; fracture toughness; in situ experiments; cohesive zone model; Transparent trä; mekaniska egenskaper; brottsstyrka; in situ-experiment; modell för kohesionszonen;

    Abstract : Transparent trä biokompositer (TW) är en ny attraktiv klass av biokomposit. De är uppbyggda av delignifierat trä som impregnerats med en polymer med matchande brytningsindexet.  TW kan skräddarsys för inom ett brett spektrum av funktionella, optiska och mekaniska egenskaper. READ MORE

  3. 22. Simulations of experimental crack development in ceramic material with notched specimen

    University essay from KTH/Hållfasthetslära

    Author : Clas Dahlin; [2022]
    Keywords : Solid Mechanics; Fracture mechanics; Ceramics; Dynamics; Ballistics; Hållfasthetslära; Brottmekanik; Keramer; Dynamik; Ballistik;

    Abstract : Low-density armour often uses ceramic materials, as their high compressive strength and relatively low weight make the material ideal for moving in the field. The ballistic protection works by redirecting the plastic flow of the projectile radially, which reduces penetration. READ MORE

  4. 23. Context Sensitive Civic Duty : An Experimental Study of how Corruption Affects both a Duty to Vote and a Duty to Abstain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Simon Engström; [2021]
    Keywords : electoral turnout; voting; abstention; civic duty; civic duty to vote; civic duty to abstain; expressive voting; expressive non-voting; expressive abstention; rational choice; public choice; calculus of voting; utility maximization; rationality; Kant; kantianism;

    Abstract : In this thesis I explore a novel context sensitive conceptualisation of civic duty according to which the conduct (or misconduct) of elected officials affects whether eligible voters feel either a duty to vote (DTV) or a duty to abstain (DTA). Specifically, I argue that under conditions of corruption the norm of electoral accountability may override peoples’ sense of DTV in which case they instead feel a DTA. READ MORE

  5. 24. Who's there? : monologues on painting, indexicality and perception. A thinking process.

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för Konst (K)

    Author : Eva Spikbacka; [2021]
    Keywords : art; painting; contemporary; perception; labour; aesthetics; the sublime; Immanuel Kant; Rudolf Otto; ugliness; indexicality;

    Abstract : What we encounter in painting is not so much the authentically revealed self of the painter, but rather signs that insinuate that this absent self is somewhat present in it. /Isabelle Graw/ So, then what is a painting? Perhaps it is all about time, a certain amount of time in the constant murmuring stream of consciousness and the unconscious. READ MORE

  6. 25. Grandödens och andra faktorers effekt på aspens lavflora i Fiby urskog

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Tore Dahlberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Fiby; granbarkborre; lavar; asp; ljus;

    Abstract : Fiby urskog är sedan lång tid tillbaka känt för en stor biologisk mångfald med många hotade arter. Bland annat finns en intressant lavflora knuten till områdets gamla aspar. Under sommaren 2019 dog stora delar av områdets granar av granbarkborreangrepp. READ MORE