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Pre-established Destiny through Patriarchal Forces in Elfriede Jelinek`s Die Liebhaberinnen
(2017-11-23)
The writer Elfriede Jelinek, winner of the Nobel Academy award in 2004, has demonstrated throughout her career how a piece of writing can go deep into people’s consciousness and make them reflect about class injustices and ...
An approach to the boundaries drawn by the 'Patriotic Left' and their evolution over time
(2022-12-20)
[EN] The aim of this research project is to explore the symbolic boundaries drawn by the successive ‘Patriotic Left’ parties and their social base, taking into consideration the scenario of political violence and subsequent ...
Design and implementation of an immersion 3D scanner. Development of the scanning technique and machine manufacturing
(2022-12-20)
[EN] In this research, an underdeveloped 3D scanning technology is presented. It consists of immersing an object in a liquid, and using Archimedes' principle to get its volume. Measuring many times the volume of different ...
Development of an immersion microscopy technique on ice
(2022-12-20)
[EN] Despite of being called the blue planet, fresh water constitutes just a small fraction of all water available on Earth. About three quarters of this fresh water is stored as ice and snow all around the globe, mainly ...
Physical principles in option pricing: analysis and valuation based on the Black-Scholes model
(2022-12-20)
[EN] This project explores an application of physics to the study of financial systems. Particularly, it analyses the physical principles in option pricing. The main objective is to establish a connection between physics ...
The never-ending myth: revision of the western frontier in U.S. contemporary dystopias
(2020-11-24)
Even though dystopian literature transports the readers into futuristic fictional scenarios, its undertone mirrors the concerns and fears of the authors’ time of existence. Thus, the genre does not describe the incoming ...
Survival in an uninhabitable place: Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
(2020-11-24)
Literature and art have always been reflections of the reality of each era. By analysing
them we can become acquainted with the socio-political circumstances of the time, or
even explore the concerns and fears of the ...
Beyond stereotypes: the image of basque immigrants in Robert Laxalt's "The Basque Hotel" and Martin Etchart's" The Last Shepherd"
(2022-03-07)
Early attempts to bring the Basque-American experience to literature were not rewarded until the success of Robert Laxalt, whose recognition helped to organize the public display of the Basque identity and culture in the ...
Testing the performance and feasibility of Bluetooth communications in pervasive systems
(2014-10-15)
Smart and mobile environments require seamless connections. However, due to the frequent process of ''discovery'' and disconnection of mobile devices while data interchange is happening, wireless connections are often ...
Challenging traditional religious views of sexual identity: "Angels in America" by Tony Kushner
(2022-03-07)
Angels in America’s success represents recognition and visibility for LBTQ+
communities in mainstream American drama. The paper aims to explore the interaction
between religion and sexuality in Tony Kushner’s play, ...