This master's thesis approaches the heroes in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire", analyzing the journeys of Eddard Stark, Quentyn Martell, Jon Snow, and Daenerys...
Narrative, Genre And Ideology In Video Games: An Analysis Of Gender Roles And Structures Of Power
This book sheds light on gender politics and structures of power that can be found in new media, as a single structure that can be found in any game. This book brings to the...
Democratic Governance In Sports
The ability of sports federations to self-regulate is a profession of faith in the governance of global sports, even as a defense measure against attempts at political...
A Plasma Chemistry Study On Global Model For Argon Gas As A Propellant To Electrostatic Gridded Ion Thruster: Accounting The Effects Of Metastable Species And Implementing New Terms In The Gas Power Balance
Electric propulsion optimizes propellant mass and meets new propulsion device demands. These devices adjust satellite orbits and enable long missions. Among various thrusters,...
Masterstroke: The 48 Most Powerful Negotiation Tactics
A practical guide that will deeply change the way you negotiate and make decisions in a negotiation!Who has never felt vulnerable after a negotiation after realizing that they did...
Information Systems Architecture For University Hospitals
The implementation of the Information Systems (IS) Architecture is one of the steps in the construction of the Enterprise Architecture (EA), according to The Open Group...
The Bolsa Família Case: A Road To The Unconditional Basic Income
The theory of the Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) has been debated for centuries. However, one of the major obstacles to the implementation of the UBI is lack of empirical...
Supermarkets And Private Standards Of Sustainability: The Responsibility To Protect Without Protectionism
The current international economic scenario is characterized by the presence of an increasing number of multinational enterprises, the formation of global value chains and the...
Enhancing Deep Learning Performance Using Displaced Rectifier Linear Unit
Recently, deep learning has caused a significant impact on computer vision, speech recognition, and natural language understanding. In spite of the remarkable advances, deep...
"cuidado!" In Urban Brazil: An Auto Ethnographic Discussion Of Fear And Safety In Public Space
"Cuidado! (Be careful)" is one of the most frequent sayings I received along my urban life in Brazil. This dissertation focuses on analyzing the safety advice and warnings that I...
