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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden David Lee.

1. 1. Towards a sustainable automotive industry : experiences from the development of emission control systems

   Författare :David Bauner; Staffan Laestadius; Lee Schipper; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; evolutionary economics; environmental innovation; trajectories; co-evolution; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : From the mid-1970s and on, the contribution to air pollution of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides from gasoline passenger cars in the developed world has been reduced through co-evolution of regulation and commercial introduction of catalytic emission control technology, now part of hundreds of millions of cars, trucks and buses worldwide. This dissertation is a disaggregated study of the global introduction of catalytic emission control technology as a measure to reduce local air pollution. LÄS MER

3. 2. Living Simultaneity : On religion among semi-secular Swedes

   Författare :Ann af Burén; David Thurfjell; Åke Sander; Lois Lee; Södertörns högskola; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; simultaneity; semi-secular; liminal; secularity; religious incongruence; fuzzy fidelity; the subjective turn; lived religion; the inadequacy approach; religious and secular; Stockholm; Sweden; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis aims at contributing to a critical discussion on the supposedly far-reaching secularity of Sweden on the one hand, and on the incongruence and inconsistency of lived religion on the other. At the center are people referred to as semi-secular Swedes – a group that is often neglected in the study of religion. LÄS MER

4. 3. Visual Flow Display for Pilot Spatial Orientation

   Författare :Lars Eriksson; Claes von Hofsten; David Lee; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Optic flow; visual flow; peripheral vision; spatial orientation; spatial disorientation; postural control; somatogravic illusion; human centrifuge; flight displays; head-up display; head-mounted display; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi; Psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : Pilot spatial disorientation (SD) is a significant cause of incidents and fatal accidents in aviation. The pilot is susceptible to SD especially in low visibility when the visual system is deprived of information from outside the cockpit. LÄS MER

5. 4. Explaining Early Adoption : National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights

   Författare :Ian Higham; Jonas Tallberg; Thomas Sommerer; Mark Rhinard; David Vogel; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; early adopters; diffusion of innovations; business and human rights; regulation; human rights; international norms; public policy; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : Diffusion of innovations theory concerns the process by which innovations are communicated through the members of a social system. Previous research has shed significant light on how public policies diffuse across governments over time, but there is little understanding of why they diffuse. The answer may lie in the motivations of early adopters. LÄS MER

7. 5. Children helping children? : Values and concerns in corporate charity

   Författare :Yelyzaveta Hrechaniuk; Anna Sparrman; David Moats; Nick Lee; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Competitions for children; Children s drawings; Creativity; Soft toys; Child design; Play; Child perspective; Children s perspective; Consumption; Money; Tävlingar för barn; Barnteckningar; Kreativitet; Mjukdjur; Design; Lek; Barnperspektiv; Barns perspektiv; Konsumtion; Pengar;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to explore corporate children's charity in practice. This is achieved by examining empirically a campaign organized by the company IKEA in collaboration with the non-profit organization Save the Children. LÄS MER