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  1. 1. 'Oumuamua : An analysis of the the debate regarding the first interstellar visitor

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teoretisk astrofysik

    Author : Erik Westergren; [2022]
    Keywords : Oumuamua; asteroid; comet; Avi; Loeb; extraterrestrial; Pan-STARRS; interstellar; alien; vessel; Oumuamua; asteroid; komet; Avi; Loeb; utomjordiskt; PAN-STARRS; interstellär; farkost;

    Abstract : In the year of 2017 in October a strange object with a hyperbolic trajectory was observed in our solar system. There were several hypotheses that scientists used to try to explain what kind of an object it was, but no one could, according to the scientific community as a whole, perpetuate any of these explanations as accepted consensus. READ MORE

  3. 2. Play behaviour and maternal relationship between ewe and lambs in Urial sheep (Ovis vignei bochariensis)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Alicia Josefsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Urial sheep; play behaviour; social play; locomotor play; maternal behaviour; locomotor behaviour welfare; conservation; ex situ; zoo;

    Abstract : Ex situ conservation is done to alleviate the risk of threatened species going extinct and one major conservation aim is increasing the population size. One place working with ex situ conservation is the zoo Nordens Ark in Sweden, and one of their target species is Urials (Ovis vignei bochariensis). READ MORE

  4. 3. When Braneworlds Collide

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teoretisk fysik

    Author : Toivo Tuma Niemi; [2021]
    Keywords : physics; cosmology; parallel universe; dark energy; inflation; braneworlds; D brane;

    Abstract : This project is an investigation of a cosmological model consisting of a five dimensional AdS-vacuum with a flux. By discharges in the flux, four dimensional bubbles can nucleate in the vacuum and collide with each other while expanding. Our observable universe is considered to be localized on the membrane of such a bubble. READ MORE

  5. 4. Agamben's Aesthetic Framework and the Published Poetry of the Artist-Poet

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Estetik

    Author : Sebastian Rozenberg; [2020]
    Keywords : aesthetics; Agamben; art; artist-poet; Bernadette Corporation; Broodthaers; Hanne Lippard; Karl Larsson; Karl Holmqvist; poiesis; poetry; potentiality;

    Abstract : The main objective of this thesis is to formulate a practical aesthetic framework from Giorgio Agamben’s writings, and to use his concepts as an interpretative tool in relation to certain aspects of poetry in contemporary art. The specific category of printed poetry by artists is studied from a meta perspective, looking primarily at the gesture performed by writing poetry as an artist. READ MORE

  6. 5. Long-term morphological evolution of Cua Lo inlet, Central Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Nikita Tegenfeldt; Orio Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Inlet morphology; Sand spit; Water exchange; Numerical modelling; Cua Lo river mouth; Sediment transport; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Cua Lo river mouth is a coastal inlet connected to an estuary at the central coast of Vietnam. The area is valuable for maritime trade, fishing industries, and tourism development. Natural disasters during the monsoon period are a problem, causing seasonal flooding. READ MORE