In this thesis, I investigate permanence through exploring tattoo consumption in terms of the social-historical context … an analysis of how permanence occurs in terms of tattoo consumption, with particular interest in the physical permanence … is twofold, firstly to illustrate the ability of using tattooing as an instrument to investigate permanence within CCT …

concern the dynamics of technological change. They are analyzed considering the diffusion and implications of e …

adopted FiT legislation and others not? I test the primary model for state policy adoption - the integrated diffusion of … dependency, wealth, ideology, and interest group pressure - as well as spatial diffusion to understand the determinants of FiT … legislation adoption. My results suggest that regional effects strongly influence FiT diffusion in Europe, while internal …

-empirical model, based on gas diffusion into solids, to predict the performance of the getter pellets under various conditions. The …

notable exceptions, there has been little diffusion of technology from the R&D collaborations to industrial efforts and little …

the interface between the public and private sectors in promoting the transfer and diffusion of new technologies. Our … and diffusion by various disciplines and from numerous perspectives. Unfortunately, the policy implications of those … among the disciplines with respect to technology transfer and diffusion by summarizing the perspectives presented in the …