Search for dissertations about: "Alternatives"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 1097 swedish dissertations containing the word Alternatives.
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1. No alternatives : The end of ideology in the 1950s and the post-political world of the 1990s
Abstract : In the 1950s, scholars in Europe and the United States announced the end of political ideology in the West. With the rise of affluent welfare states, they argued, ideological movements which sought to overthrow prevailing liberal democracy would disappear. READ MORE
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2. Alternatives to pickling : preparation of carbon and low alloyed steel wire rod
Abstract : A well established method for scale removal on hot rolled wire rod is pickling. To avoid pollution problems, the wire rod can be mechanically descaled. By this method, the removed scale can be recirculated to the blast furnace. In batch pickling considerable energy is necessary; e. READ MORE
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3. Norms and Alternatives : Logical Aspects of Normative Reasoning
Abstract : In this thesis, I develop and investigate various novel semantic frameworks for deontic logic. Deontic logic concerns the logical aspects of normative reasoning. In particular, it concerns reasoning about what is required, allowed and forbidden. I focus on two main issues: free-choice reasoning and the role of norms in deontic logic. READ MORE
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4. Objects and objectivity : Alternatives to mathematical realism
Abstract : This dissertation is centered around a set of apparently conflicting intuitions that we may have about mathematics. On the one hand, we are inclined to believe that the theorems of mathematics are true. READ MORE
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5. Improving alternatives assessment of plastic additives : exploring in silico tools to identify less hazardous flame retardants
Abstract : Alternatives assessment is applied for replacing hazardous chemicals with viable, safer substitutes. High quality experimental hazard data, however, are usually unavailable for this purpose, and obtaining in silico data is the only approach to fill in data gaps. READ MORE