Essays about: "palpable"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 30 essays containing the word palpable.

  1. 26. Takgårdar för barn : ett aktuellt stadsbyggnadsproblem?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Susanne Bergdahl; [2016]
    Keywords : takgårdar; takgårdar för barn; lekplats; friyta; lekmiljö; stadsplanering; barns rörelsefrihet;

    Abstract : Bakgrund och syfte: I dagsläget finns ingen gällande lagstiftning som garanterar barns rätt till utemiljö, det finns endast rekommendationer vilka är utfärdade av Boverket. Rekommendationerna specificerar dock inga minimimått för barns friyta. Studier visar att barn som är fysiskt aktiva mår bättre, både psykiskt och fysiskt. READ MORE

  3. 27. Noise reduction solutions for compact dishwasher

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Philip Haglund; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Electrolux are currently developing a new kind of compact dishwasher, distinctly different from conventional dishwashers. A key concern that emerged through the development process was noise. The sound was characterized as loud and annoying. READ MORE

  4. 28. The Diffusion of Shared Service Centers – Based on Rational Arguments or Trends? A Case Study of the Motives and Decision-Making Process at Four Organizations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : David Persson; Philip Göransson; [2012-06-08]
    Keywords : Shared Service Center; Centralization; Fad; Fashion; Trends; Efficient-choice; Abrahamson; Motives; Decision-making process;

    Abstract : Background and problem: A palpable trend in organizations today is to centralize several finance departments and create a shared service center (SSC). Few previous studies have examined the motives behind this, and those that have often seem to implicitly assume that the motives are based on rational decision-making. READ MORE

  5. 29. The Constant Butler : Role Strain and Role Confusion in Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Anton Altgård; [2012]
    Keywords : butler; Kazuo Ishiguro; role theory; role strain; relationships; psychotherapy;

    Abstract :  Although various approaches to psychotherapy have been applied to The Remains of the Day in the aforementioned analyses, none have linked it to Role Theory, as defined in the context of Psychodrama. However if the abnormal importance that Stevens attributes to becoming a perfect butler is taken into account, The Remains of the Day is practically saturated with textual evidence of how social role imbalance is the source of Stevens’ dilemmas both in the narrated and the narrating time. READ MORE

  6. 30. Changes in the Course of the River Komadugu Yobe during the 20th Century at the Border between Niger and Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Jenny Martinsson; [2010]
    Keywords : thalweg; Lake Chad basin; international boundary; GIS; semi-arid region; Komadugu Yobe; rivers; meander; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The river Komadugu Yobe in the Lake Chad basin is a seasonal river, about 370 km long and with an average highest flow of 34 m3/s during the time period of 1957 to 1976. The river is dynamic with plenty of meanders and oxbow lakes along its sides. READ MORE