Sökning: "Michael Smart"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Michael Smart.

  1. 1. Empirical Essays in Political and Public Economics

    Författare :Heléne Lundqvist; Matz Dahlberg; Eva Mörk; Michael Smart; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political careers; Ethnic heterogeneity; Income redistribution; Fiscal federalism; Intergovernmental grants; Public employment; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays. Essay 1: Despite the key role played by political payoffs in theory, very little is known empirically about the types of payoffs that motivate politicians. The purpose of this paper is to bring light onto this. I estimate causal effects of being elected in a local election on monetary returns. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Soft Intelligence : Liquids Matter in Compliant Microsystems

    Författare :Seung Hee Jeong; Zhigang Wu; Zhi-Bin Zhang; Michael D. Dickey; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Liquid; Elastomer; Cross-linking; Liquid alloy; PDMS; Adaptability; Compliance; Interface; Patterning; Printing; Surface energy; Wetting; Composite; Modulus; Stretchability; Viscoelasticity; Thermal conductivity; Contact resistance; Adhesion; Packaging; Integration; Microsystems; Microfluidics; Strain sensor; Thermoelectrics; Inductive coupling; Wireless communication; Stretchable electron-ics; Epidermal electronics; Skin electronics; Soft robotics; Wearable electronics; Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot mikrosystemteknik; Engineering Science with specialization in Microsystems Technology; Engineering Science with specialization in Materials Science; Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot materialvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Soft matter, here, liquids and polymers, have adaptability to a surrounding geometry. They intrinsically have advantageous characteristics from a mechanical perspective, such as flowing and wetting on surrounding surfaces, giving compliant, conformal and deformable behavior. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Variational Tensor-Based Models for Image Diffusion in Non-Linear Domains

    Författare :Freddie Åström; Michael Felsberg; George Baravdish; Reiner Lenz; Christoph Schnörr; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; image diffusion; variational formulation; denoising; tensor; non-linear;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation addresses the problem of adaptive image filtering.Although the topic has a long history in the image processing community, researchers continuously present novel methods to obtain ever better image restoration results. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Extracellular matrix mimetic multi-functional scaffolds for tissue engineering and biomedical applications

    Författare :Ranjithkumar Ravichandran; Jaywant Phopase; Anthony Turner; Ann-Christine Albertsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Sammanfattning : Regeneration of functional tissues or complex organs via the combination of viable cells, biomimetic scaffolds, morphogenic factors, and external biophysical cues are the principle aims of Tissue Engineering (TE). TE relies on the use of artificial 3D scaffolds that can mimic the microenvironment of native tissue to harness the regenerative potential of cells. LÄS MER