Essays about: "knit"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the word knit.

  1. 1. The German Imigrants in New Knoxville, Ohio

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Birgitta Sundell-Rånby; [2023]
    Keywords : Agriculture; German immigration; habitus; historic archaeology; landscape archaeology; Agrikultur; tyska immigranter; habitus; historisk arkeologi; landskaps arkeologi;

    Abstract : America is a nation of immigrants and all immigrants brought culture with them. There is not one American culture. Many Ohioans are descended from German ancestors, their German heritage is still present in the cultural and social landscapes. German immigrants came to America in search of farmland and independence. READ MORE

  3. 2. Policing in a small society : The 'closely-knit' and underresearched Faroe Islands

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Ingmar Berg Mikkelsen; [2023]
    Keywords : closely-knit; Faroese; Faroe Islands; Føroyar; Nils Christie; policing; small societies; Faroese; Faroe Islands; Føroyar; løgregla; Nils Christie; oyggjasamfelag; police; sambond; samfelag; smá samfeløg; smátjóðir; tætt knýtt;

    Abstract : The Faroes are a rural, ’closely-knit’ (Nils Christie 1982), and unexplored society. Hardly anyone is a stranger. Neither are police officers and offenders. How does this affect policing? Based on 6 interviews with Faroese police officers and 3interviews with Faroese offenders, the ’living law’ (i. READ MORE

  4. 3. 3D Knit fabrics : optimizing spacer knit fabrics for comfort and breathability in infant products

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Julia Svensson; Hanna Halldorf; [2023]
    Keywords : Spacer fabric; knitting; warp knit; circular knit; textile testing; ProCad Warpknit; infant product; comfort; mechanical properties.;

    Abstract : In this study we looked into an existing textile baby stroller seat and investigated whether there can be any advantage in changing the material to a spacer fabric from perspectives such as functionality, comfort, and sustainability. The subject of 3D knitting, and advanced knitting is being researched more and more because of its versatility in producing and changing parameters of knitted high quality products, but there is a lack of studies done on comfort for children when it comes to knitted spacer fabrics and not many studies have been done on spacer fabrics used for baby seats in strollers or other types of seats for children. READ MORE

  5. 4. Market life and the city (of Vienna) - The social infrastructure of attachment to place

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Ulrika Elina Stevens; [2023]
    Keywords : place attachment; public markets; Vienna; social infrastructure; production of space; emotional geography; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the relationship between people and places is investigated through examining how migrants in Vienna create place attachment to food markets in the city. A place attachment is understood as the emotional bond that forms between an individual and a specific space, the theoretical foundation of this thesis lies within emotional geography, a sub-field of human geography which examines the relationship between emotions and spatial practices. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mobile e-commerce application for the West African market

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Victor Annell; Kimiya Ata; Rohat Bedikanli; Aishwarya Gupta; Gustav Pettersson; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : I västvärlden finns det ett överflöde av e-handel applikationer där användare kan köpa och sälja olika produkter och tjänster, både nya och använda. En del av världen där dessa applikationer inte är tillgängliga i samma skala som västvärlden är Västafrika. READ MORE