Essays about: "extension of meaning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words extension of meaning.

1. 1. Transforming Consumption Practices: A Social Practice Theory Analysis of Repairability and Lifetime Extension of Smartphones

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Ester Ósk Gestsdóttir Waage; Marite Putna; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: smartphones; sustainable consumption; social practice theory; degrowth; environmental impact; repair; lifetime extension.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The lifetime extension of smartphones is seen as a prominent way to reduce the environmental impacts caused during the production of the devices. Smartphones may be small devices, but their impact is no longer small as for the past years e-waste has been the largest growing waste generated globally. READ MORE

3. 2. Low-power Implementation of Neural Network Extension for RISC-V CPU

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Dario Lo Presti Costantino; [2023]
   Keywords : Artificial intelligence; Deep learning; Neural networks; Edge computing; Convolutional neural networks; Low-power electronics; RISC-V; AI accelerators; Parallel processing; Artificiell intelligens; Deep learning; Neurala nätverk; Edge computing; konvolutionella neurala nätverk; Lågeffektelektronik; RISC-V; AI-acceleratorer; Parallell bearbetning;

   Abstract : Deep Learning and Neural Networks have been studied and developed for many years as of today, but there is still a great need of research on this field, because the industry needs are rapidly changing. The new challenge in this field is called edge inference and it is the deployment of Deep Learning on small, simple and cheap devices, such as low-power microcontrollers. READ MORE

4. 3. A Machine Learning Approach to Skin Cancer Delineation on Photoacoustic Imaging

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Alice Fracchia; [2023]
   Keywords : Skin cancer; carcinoma; photoacoustic imaging; ultrasound imaging; machine learning; dimensionality reduction; sandpiles algorithm; active contour; multilayer perception MLP ; convolutional neural networks CNN ; autoencoder; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Skin cancer is a growing public health concern due to its prevalence among the population. Current clinical procedures require high invasiveness and multiple surgeries, which are responsible for patient discomfort and high medical expenses. READ MORE

5. 4. Narratives in Conversation : A Study of Russia’s Strategic Narratives and Internarrativity

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Ludwig Modin; [2023]
   Keywords : Strategic narratives; master narratives; Russia; history; discourses; narrative analysis; international relations; internarrativity;

   Abstract : In general, previous research on Russia’sstrategic narratives has assumed that Russian narratorsinstrumentally refer to other narratives to enhance the strategic narratives’ persuasiveness.Consequently, the implication is that the Russian narrators are unconstrained by their sociocultural situatedness since they are supposedly free to exploit other narratives for reasons of strategic benefit. READ MORE

6. 5. Courtyards, an urban lifeline?

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Alice Hellberg; [2023]
   Keywords : courtyard; yard; outdoor environment; residential environment; density; densification; bostadsgård; gård; utemiljö; bostadsmiljö; täthet; förtätning;

   Abstract : Even if the courtyard as a specific area lacks a clear description within PBL, there is a relatively unified view of what the courtyard is within research and academic work. The view of the courtyard as an extension of the living room has been repeated by several and suggests that the courtyard is a place that should accommodate and enable uses connected to the home. READ MORE