Essays about: "rationale"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 322 essays containing the word rationale.

  1. 16. Improving proton therapy planning with photon-counting spectral computed tomography

    University essay from KTH/Fysik

    Author : Karin Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Proton therapy; Medical imaging; Computed Tomography; Protonterapi; Medicinsk avbildning; Datortomografi;

    Abstract : Proton radiation therapy is an alternative to conventional photon radiation therapy, which accounts for the majority of radiation treatments today. The rationale for using protons in radiation therapy lies in their dose deposition properties; photons deposit a radiation dose inversely proportional to the energy, and therefore tissue depth, while protons exhibit a sharp Bragg peak when traversing matter. READ MORE

  3. 17. Effects of the European Commission’s Democracy assistance to CSO’s : A quantitative study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Emma Påhlson; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : While the underlying political rationale for democracy support is predicated on its anticipated positive influence on democratization, the effectiveness of such support remains a subject of considerable debate. A less scrutinized dimension pertains to the employment of disaggregated metrics of democracy, with this dissertation placing emphasis on the specific category of aid directed towards civil society organizations. READ MORE

  4. 18. Escalation in Eastern Europe : An Analysis of the Variables That Led to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Paulius Bugys; [2023]
    Keywords : NATO; US; Russia; Offensive Realism; Balance of Power; Military; War; Process Tracing; Mearsheimer; Foreign Policy.;

    Abstract : This essay aims to find a link between NATO policy in Europe from 2014-2022 to Russia’sdecision to invade Ukraine in February 2022. A process tracing methodology is used in conjunction with an offensive realist framework to demonstrate NATO’s role in influencing Russian defense policy. READ MORE

  5. 19. Operationalizing a Market in Transit: How Multiple Accounting Calculations Mediate Multiple Rationales of the Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Hannes Högmark; Axel Jönsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Customer Accounting; Customer Costing; Market Orientation; Customer Orientation; Mediating Instruments;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand how accounting calculations are used to operationalize the market in an intra-organizational value chain. Building on a case study, TransportCo is followed in its efforts to go from a stable market towards meeting a new uncertain market. READ MORE

  6. 20. “Friends, Partners, Allies” at a Crossroad : A comparative analysis of Canada, the United States, and Islamic State-affiliated citizen repatriation from Northeast Syria

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Kaileigh Wenstrup; [2023]
    Keywords : foreign fighter repatriation; northeastern Syria; U.S.-Canada relations; Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis; sociological securitization;

    Abstract : Since the 2019 territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) in northeastern Syria, thousands of foreign nationals affiliated with the Islamic militant group have been detained in refugee camps and prisons in the region - the humanitarian conditions of which have come under increased scrutiny. As a result, the repatriation of these individuals has become a contentious migration-related policy issue and has led to diverse state responses. READ MORE