Essays about: "local studies 2008"
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1. Investigation of Influential Contexts on Mining-front Seismicity at Kiirunavaara Mine
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/GeoteknologiAbstract : Mining at great depths has become the reality for the mining industry in Sweden, that faces challenges in terms of increasing seismic events and sometimes intrinsically related rock mass failure. Kiirunavaara mine is owned by LKAB (located at north Sweden) and the company has been dealing with seismicity in a daily basis once the mine has been regarded as seismically active since 2007-2008 and presently has the largest seismic monitoring system in the world. READ MORE
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2. SKIN IN THE GAME - Inter-ethnic cooperation despite political havoc?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Kosovo has throughout history been inhabited by several different minorities and its status as a sovereign country is still contested, despite its declaration of independence in 2008. The country has struggled with conflicts which culminated in armed warfare in 1999. READ MORE
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3. Literary masculinities in contemporary Egyptian dystopian fiction : Local, regional and global masculinities as social criticism in Utopia and The Queue
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och TurkietstudierAbstract : In the aftermath the 25th January Revolution of 2011, two Egyptian dystopian novels stand out as particularly relevant: Utopia (2008) by Ahmed Khaled Towfik, and The Queue (2013), by Basma Abdel Aziz. Due to the absence of studies that pay attention to how gender relations are portrayed in Arabic dystopian novels, this study focuses on the literary representation of men and masculinities in Utopia and The Queue. READ MORE
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4. A Case Study Evaluating the Performance of the NWP model HARMONIE in Simulating Convective Snowbands
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapsläraAbstract : Convective snow bands forming over the Baltic Sea can result in heavy precipitation along the Swedish east coast. Forecasting these events well is of great importance to prevent road traffic injuries, increased pressure at hospitals and cancelled bus traffic. READ MORE
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5. Location Decisions of Independent Schools in Sweden- Does ideology matter?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The Swedish school voucher reform in 1992 gave rise to independent schools and free choice of school for students. Since 1997, local governments have the opportunity to utter their opinion regarding the establishment of an independent school. READ MORE
