Essays about: "natural phenomenon"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 213 essays containing the words natural phenomenon.

  1. 21. Geomechanical testing of non-hardening grout : for determination of flowability and strength properties

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geoteknologi

    Author : Axel Barrdahl; [2022]
    Keywords : Non-hardening; Grout; Embankment dam; Repair; Fall cone; Uniaxial Compressive Strength; UCS; Triaxial;

    Abstract : Due to an increasing amount of aging tendencies in Swedish embankment dams, failures such as internal erosion has become a more common problem. Internal erosion is a phenomenon where certain soil material within the embankment dam is removed, often over a longer period of time. READ MORE

  3. 22. Assessing BERT-Style Models' Abilities to Learn the Number of a Subject

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Laura Januleviciute; [2022]
    Keywords : diagnostic classifier; subject number; linguistically-informed interpretability; Lithuanian; English; BERT; WikiBERT; mBERT;

    Abstract : There is an increasing interest in using deep neural networks in various downstream natural language processing tasks. Such models are commonly used as black boxes, meaning that their decision-making is difficult to interpret. In order to build trust in models, it is crucial to analyse their inner workings which lead to predictions. READ MORE

  4. 23. Community Perception of Flood Risk in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Beatrice Lundquist; [2022]
    Keywords : floods; risk perception; experience; Sweden;

    Abstract : Natural hazards, paired with affected communities’ exposure and vulnerability, have caused numerousfatalities and great economic losses worldwide in recent decades. Floods represent about one-third ofall natural hazards, and together with storms they comprise 77% of economic losses caused byextreme weather events from 1980 to 2006 in Europe and have been the main natural hazards inEurope for more than a century. READ MORE

  5. 24. HVAÐ ER LETI? A PHONETIC ANALYSIS OF LENITION IN MODERN, COLLOQUIAL ICELANDIC

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Caroline Brekkan; [2022]
    Keywords : Lenition; Icelandic; colloquial speech; Optimality Theory OT ; voiced fricatives;

    Abstract : The phonological phenomenon of lenition has typically been associated with laziness in pronunciation. The aim of this study was to look deeper into this ‘laziness’ to examine and analyze instances of lenition in colloquial Icelandic on modern speech. READ MORE

  6. 25. Deepening or Dampening the Resource Curse? The effects of Chinese lending on the resource curse in African countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Timothy Littorin Liljerehn; [2022]
    Keywords : Resource curse; Chinese lending; China; Africa; Natural resource dependency; Angola; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Natural resource abundant countries, especially ones rich in oil, tend to suffer from political and economical problems as an effect of their resource wealth. This phenomenon has been observed and studied by many scholars and has been labelled the “Resource curse”. READ MORE