Search for dissertations about: "THESIS ON material groups"

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  2. 1. Material Hygiene : An EcoDesign mindset for recycling of products

    Author : Jan Johansson; Conrad Luttropp; Stephen Evans; KTH; []
    Keywords : TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : In recent years the end-of-life phase has come into focus. European Union directives have been issued regulating certain product groups and producer responsibility. Vehicles and electronic products are the first to be identified and targeted. EU environmental legislation acts as a driver for increased reuse, recycling and recovery. READ MORE

  4. 2. Development of Nanostructured Tungsten Based Composites for Energy Applications

    Author : Mazher Ahmed Yar; Mamoun Muhammed; Per-Olov Käll; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Tungsten; Nano-tungsten; ODS tungsten; W-La2O3; W-Y2O3; SPS; Plasma-facing materials; Armour material; fusion material;

    Abstract : Tungsten (W) based materials can be used in fusion reactors due to several advantages. Different fabrication routes can be applied to develop tungsten materials with intended microstructure and properties for specific application including nanostructured grades. READ MORE

  5. 3. Lives on Wheels : Caravan Homes in Contemporary Europe

    Author : Hege Høyer Leivestad; Bengt Karlsson; Tim Cresswell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Home; Materiality; Material Culture; Mobility; Europe; socialantropologi; Social Anthropology;

    Abstract : In the public imaginary the caravan has time and again been associated with stigmatised groups in society. Nevertheless, this vehicle-home has held a visible position in Western Europe’s leisure landscape in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries as a potent symbol of working-class tourism. READ MORE

  6. 4. Subcultures and Small Groups : A Social Movement Theory Approach

    Author : Ugo Corte; Mats Franzén; Michael Allvin; Adrienne Sörbom; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theoretical extension; White Power music; BMX; commercialization; creativity; collaborative circles; right-wing extremism; lifestyle sports; small groups; subcultures; social movement; ethnography; social psychology; mobilization; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : This dissertation uses social movement theory to analyze the emergence, activities and development of subcultures and small groups. The manuscript is comprised of an Introduction followed by three journal articles and one book chapter. READ MORE

  7. 5. Symbolic and Material Boundaries : An archaeological genealogy of the Urus of Lake Poopó, Bolivia

    Author : Virginia Sáenz; Frands Herschend; Paul Sinclair; Per Stenborg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Archaeology; Indians; Andes; Bolivia; Lake Poopó; Pampa Aullagas; Uru; ethnic groups; ethnic markers; Anthropology; History; Archaeology; Architecture; Linguistics; Sociology; multi-disciplinary approach; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : The thesis focuses on Bolivian Indians who are assimilated into ethnic groups as one of many consequences of the colonial past. An understanding of the complexity of this construction draws from disciplines such as Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Sociology, in an effort to expose the power relations behind the construction. READ MORE