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1. Lost in the Metaverse - Navigating Privacy Challenges in the Jurisdiction of Virtual Worlds
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The Metaverse consists of a set of emerging technologies that could be as disruptive as the internet, enabling seamless integration of our digital and physical lives. While offering a wide array of exciting application areas, the technologies also allow for intrusions on our privacy at a higher level than has ever been possible. READ MORE
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2. A PRESENT STATE State capacity through state presence and the COVID-19 pandemic
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Why have some states been successful in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and preventing deaths caused by it, while others failed to do so? So far, research has largely overlooked the role of state capacity in explaining this. In particular, the role of the territorial presence of states remains understudied. READ MORE
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3. Methods for local energy and climate planning : A Case stuudy on the Urban Community of Dunkirk
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Energy management concerns were raised in France after the oil crisis in the 1970s. From then, the local actors developed policies to better control the energy production and consumption on the territories. Climate considerations and the need to limit greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions were then added to these energy issues in the early 2000s. READ MORE
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4. Complicity and Conflict Minerals: How did and could the European Union respond to its complicity in third countries in the case of the Conflict Minerals Regulation?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : For many years, the European Union has been aware that its trade with so-called “conflict minerals” has indirectly contributed to conflict and human rights abuses in third countries. In 2014, as a response to this contribution, the European Commission proposed a regulation aiming to control the products containing the minerals that enter the internal market. READ MORE
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5. Testing the Dear Enemy Hypothesis in a group-living cichlid fish : Dear Enemy relationships in Neolamprologus multifasciatus in Lake Tanganyika
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : The dear enemy effect is a widespread behavioral phenomenon that promotes selective pacifism in order to minimize costs of territorial defense. The dear enemy hypothesis predicts heightened aggression towards unfamiliar conspecifics compared to familiar neighbors where territorial boundaries are established. READ MORE