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The paper deals with the use of visual stereotypes in virtual pedagogical agents and its potential impact in digital learning environments. An analysis of the concept of visual stereotypes is followed by a discussion of affordances and drawbacks as to their use in the context of traditional media. Next, the paper explores whether virtual pedagogical characters introduce anything novel with regard
Grade changes in polyethylene reactors, i.e., changes of operating conditions, are performed on a regular basis to adapt to market demands. In this paper, a dynamic optimization procedure is presented built upon the Modelica language extended with Optimica constructs for formulation of optimization problems. A Modelica library for the Borstar R multistage polyethylene reactors at Borealis AB, cons
Social movements are series of sustained interactions and collective actions, contentious performances, displays and campaigns by ordinary people outside established political institutions. Yet, why do certain movements persist over a significant period of time while some do not? How do those that persist, sustain themselves and overcome constraints over time, especially those imposed by non-liber
This thesis consists of two parts. The first part deals with building integrated solar energy, mainly from an architectural point of view. It is based on a literature review and discusses solar energy, the building as a system, the concept building integration (definition, motives, criteria, examples) and the relation between architecture and solar energy. The second part presents a novel design o
Five universities from three different continents held a legally-oriented conference in Vietnam on the subject of Sustainable Technology Transfer. The event was one of the final elements of a twelve yearlong project financed by the Swedish Development Agency (SIDA) under the title ‘Strengthening Legal Education in Vietnam’ and carried out by the Faculty of Law of Lund University. Over the course o
Abstract in UndeterminedWith an outset in the example of street art, the presentation discussed the challenges institutions face when wanting to support the areas of cultural production which are based on precisely their status of being on the outside of the institutional system.Apart from discussing the difficulties, I also argued that a munificipality (or other institution) supporting/challengin
The project's main thesis is to verify the existence of local colours and colouring. The research is done in the rural areas of southern Sweden at dwellings from the 19th century. The results are supposed to show the different kind of colours used and to indicate orders for how the colours were combined during different times and in various geographical areas. To find out of the local traditional
