Essays about: "process tracing"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 227 essays containing the words process tracing.

1. 11. Calibration and preparation of the data analysis of the DORN experiment on board the Chang'E 6 lunar mission.

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

   Author : Íñigo de Loyola Chacartegui Rojo; [2023]
   Keywords : Radon; lunar mission; alpha spectrometry; space instrumentation; performance testing and validation;

   Abstract : As part of the first agreement between the French (CNES) and the Chinese (CNSA) space agencies in terms of space exploration, the DORN instrument will fly on board the Chinese Chang'E 6 mission in 2024. It aims to measure the amount of Radon escaping from the lunar soil to better understand what governs the concentration of this noble gas which contributes to the endogenous origin of the lunar exosphere. READ MORE

3. 12. From Reassurance to Deterrence : Tracing Small State Influence Within NATO Decision-Making

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Jesper Lehto; [2023]
   Keywords : small states; international organizations; NATO; decision-making; power; influence; process-tracing; elite interviews;

   Abstract : This study investigates how small states can employ different strategies to overcome structural disadvantages and exert influence within NATO. To this end, the establishment of Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) has been used as case study to explore how the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – undertook deliberate efforts during the decision-making process to serve their long-time policy preferences. READ MORE

4. 13. Russia’s Arctic Economic Development : An Evaluation of the 2008-2020 Policy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Erik Mollestam; [2023]
   Keywords : demographics; geoeconomics; hydrocarbon resources; maritime traffic; Northern Sea Route; Russian Arctic;

   Abstract : This qualitative study has evaluated the economic development progression in the Russian Arctic over the 2008-2020 time-period. Departing from the qualitatively formulated official objectives in the Russian Federation’s Policy for the Arctic to 2020 (signed in 2008), this investigation sought to trace the implementation process and analyse the extent in which they have been met. READ MORE

5. 14. Fractal and entropy analysis of traditional and modernist building facades in street-level view : the case of Sweden’s growing cities

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

   Author : Alexis Ken Cartajenas; [2023]
   Keywords : fractal dimension; information entropy; street-level view; building façade; preference matrix;

   Abstract : This study presents a quantitative analysis of traditional and modernist building facades in urban environments, focusing on the assessment of their complexity and coherence. Fractal and entropy analysis techniques were employed to objectively evaluate the differences between the two architectural styles within the preference matrix framework. READ MORE

6. 15. Climate and Conflict in Somalia : Drought as an Exacerbation of State-Based Violence

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Sara Lahti; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; drought; armed conflict; state-based violence; Somalia;

   Abstract : As the effects of climate change grow more severe, scholars and policymakers have paid increased attention to the intersection of climate and conflict. This study examines one subset of that crossing: how drought leads to the exacerbation of state-based violence. READ MORE