91 research outputs found
Integration of Bamboo Forestry into Carbon Markets
No full textINBAR (International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation) Working Paper. This policy brief provides an introduction to how bamboo forestry projects can be integrated into carbon markets.Environmental Technology and Desig
The role of self-healing coatings on soft polymer fibers
No full textThesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2015.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (page 32).Mussel byssal threads exhibit unique self-healing mechanical properties. This study designed a synthetic system modeled after the byssal thread structure in order to isolate the origins of their unique self-healing mechanical properties. PDMS fibers were coated with metal-coordination bonds crosslinked PEG gels and their mechanical properties were tested with uniaxial tension tests. The synthetic system achieved a similar behavior to that of the natural mussel fibers, showing that a thin stiff coating on a soft polymer fiber can have a dramatic effect on its mechanical behavior. The coated fibers were much stiffer at small strains than the uncoated PDMS. The linear elastic region was followed by a distinct yield stress, which indicated the coating beginning to fracture. At high strains, when the coating had failed catastrophically, the PDMS behavior dominated. The coatings were healed though hydration in a humid environment and were then able to recover their stiffness similar to mussel byssal threads.by Inbar Yamin.S.B
Carbon sequestration and carbon emissions reduction through bamboo forests and products
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Bamboo product commercialization in the European Union. An analysis of bottlenecks and opportunities
No full textDesign for Sustainabilit
We Love to Hate Each Other. Mediated Football Fan Culture
No full textFootball fans are often portrayed as enthusiastic, loyal, critical and sometimes violent. But what is it about football that appeals to them? How do the media – newspaper, radio, TV, blogs and web forums – accommodate the needs of fans, and what connections – if any – is there between the imagined community of football fans and the broader society? These are the questions explored by 20 well-known and merited researchers from 8 countries in this anthology about the mediation of football fandom. We Love To Hate Each Other should be useful to scholars and students who are engaged in sports journalism and popular culture in both the old and new media. CONTENT: Acknowledgements Thore Roksvold, Roy Krøvel Introduction Hans K. Hognestad What is a Football Fan? Raymond Boyle Social Media Sport? Journalism, Public Relations and Sport I. Mediated Fan Culture in Newspapers Peter Dahlén An Exemplary Model. The Religious Significance of the Brann 2007 Norwegian Football Championship as Told by the Media Thore Roksvold A Hundred Years of Football Reporting in Norwegian Newspapers Rune Ottosen, Nathalie Hyde-Clarke, Toby Miller Framing the Football Fan as Consumer. A Content Analysis of the Coverage of Supporters in The Star During the 2010 World Cup Hugh O’Donnell Scottish Football Fans. Hame and Away II. Social Media and Mediated Fan Culture Harald Hornmoen Battling for Belonging. How Club and Supporter Identities are Created in the Mediation of an Oslo Derby Aage Radmann The New Media and Hooliganism. Constructing Media Identities Deirdre Hynes “Jaysus! Is Janno a Bird?” A Study of Femininity and Football Fans in Online Forums Steen Steensen Conversing the Fans. “Coveritlive” and the Social Function of Journalism Andreas Ytterstad Football Nationalism in the Blogosphere. Carew, Riise and the Frames of Common Sense Roy Krøvel Communicating in Search of Understanding. A Case Study of Fans, Supporters and Islam III. Documentary Film and Television Alina Bernstein, Lea Mandelzis, Inbar Shenhar Documenting the Narrative of Arab Identity in a Jewish State Through Football. Between National ‘Multi-Existence’ and its Impossibility Britt-Marie Ringfjord Learning to Become a Football Star. Representations of Football Fan Culture in Swedish Public Service Television for Youth David Rowe, Stephanie Alice Baker “Truly a Fan Experience”? The Cultural Politics of the Live Site The Author
Para além dos pontos cegos: uma análise contextual das práticas LGBTQ+fóbicas no contexto escolar
No full textThe following article presents some reflections on the relationship between the school system and LGBTQ+phobic violence practices in schools, using as a basis for reflection the author\u27s experience as a primary school teacher, as well as thoughts articulated from debates and speeches within and outside the LGBTQ+ movement.O artigo a seguir traz algumas reflexões a respeito das relações entre o sistema escolar e as práticas de violência LGBTQ+fóbica na escola, usando como base para reflexão a experiência da autora como docente do ensino básico bem como pensamentos articulados a partir de debates e falas dentro da militância LGBTQ+ e fora dela
Bamboo in the Circular Economy: The potential of bamboo in a zero-waste, low-carbon future
No full textIn short, bamboo offers an available, scaleable circular solution to current, linear models of production and consumption. This report should provide policy makers, donors and business investors with a greater understanding of bamboo’s huge potential in the circular economy.Environmental Technology and Desig
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No full textElizabeth Bowen: Impressionism and Characterization
No full text[missing pages 34-45]Elizabeth Bowen's merit as a writer lies in her style. She depicts people and places and British upper middle class life impressionistically. The impressionistic quality of her characterization and description is the central concern of this thesis. Bowen's use of the subject of love and marriage as a theme is explored and is approached by dividing the broad topic into certain more specific themes. The author's use of death as an impressionistic tool, her description of environment, and the uniqueness of her language, provide additional topics for investigation. Although the small body of criticism on Elizabeth Bowen deals extensively with her treatment of character and her descriptive style, nothing to my knowledge has been said about how her impressionistic technique relies on a sense of isolation. The way characters, author, and reader function in isolation from each other is a consideration that underlies this dissertation's examination of Bowen's fiction.Master of Arts (MA
The Environmental Impact of Industrial Bamboo Products: Life-cycle Assessment and Carbon Sequestration
No full textThis report gives a Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint analysis on a selection of industrial bamboo products. The LCA is made for cradle-to-gate, plus the end-of-life stages of the bamboo products. For end-of-life it is assumed that 90% of the bamboo products are incinerated in an electrical power plant, and 10% will end-up in landfill, which is considered to be a realistic scenario for the Netherlands (NEN 8006) and Western Europe. In addition to the standard LCA (ISO 14040 and 14044), the sequestration (capture and storage) of CO2 has been taken into account. The report provides a comprehensive explanation how such a calculation on carbon sequestration must be made within the general logic of the LCA methodology (and the general logic in science), since there is a lot of confusion regarding this issue. This LCA has been performed for the specific production chain of industrial bamboo products of the company MOSO International BV following best practice and can therefore not be perceived as being typical for the production chain of other industrial bamboo material manufacturers. The overall result of the calculations is that, if production parameters are optimised, industrial bamboo products can have a negative carbon footprint over their full life cycle (from cradle till grave), i.e. the credits through carbon sequestration and energy production in the end-of-life phase in an electrical power plant outweigh the emissions caused by production and transport.Design EngineeringIndustrial Design Engineerin
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