Essays about: "meaning of local study in thesis"

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1. 6. The Social Sustainability of Digital Information Services in Sub-Saharan Africa : a Social Practice Perspective on Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services for Agricultural Development in Kenya

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Alvar Gonzalez Bujedo; [2023]
   Keywords : ICT; Pro-Poor Innovation; Knowledge Processes; Social Practice Theory; Human Capital; Social Capital; Sustainability Transitions; Participant Observation;

   Abstract : Nowadays, mobile phone-enabled services are reaching the rural poor farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with digital information for agricultural development. These digital services consist of access to social networks and customised information that are expected to enhance farm management due to knowledge exchange and learning. READ MORE

3. 7. Evolutionary Properties of Neural Networks: Exploration of Robustness and Evolvability in the Genotype-Phenotype Map

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

   Author : Daesung Cho; [2022]
   Keywords : robustness; evolvability; genotype-phenotype map; canalization; Bayesian inference; simulation-based inference; information theory; neural networks; pyloric rhythm; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Evolution is a fundamental and crucial part of life that hinges on two central properties: robustness and evolvability. Robustness is required to maintain essential traits despite mutations while evolvability produces novel traits that might prove beneficial in survival. READ MORE

4. 8. Novel Technology in a Retail Space: A study of how IKEA retail space influences adoption of smart technology for the home

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Ramona Engdahl; [2022]
   Keywords : Novel technology; adoption; smart homes; retail space; customer experience; retail atmospheres; social practices; material; competence; meaning; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to understand how a retail space could facilitate a broader adoption of a novel technology. I aim to respond to the following questions, (i) ‘What characterises the practice of operating a smart technology for the home?’, (ii) ‘Which are the main barriers to reaching out to a broader range of customers, as opposed to only the technology interested customers?’, and (iii) ‘What in the retail space would need to change to facilitate broader adoption of a novel technology?’. READ MORE

5. 9. "If they win, we disappear": An interview study of local mining opposition in northwestern Ecuador

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : John Jederlund; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Anthropology; Mining; Extractivism; Cultural politics; Ecological imaginary; Development; Social fabric; Social Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : In the contemporary globalised era, social and economic development is being increasingly associated with extractivism. Opening up resource markets to multinational extractive industries is a common strategy used by Latin American states for promoting economic growth and reducing poverty. READ MORE

6. 10. Att skapa historia genom engagemang : en studie om hur engagerade människor skapar och omskapar Stabergs kulturmiljö i Falun

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Malin Lindberg; [2022]
   Keywords : världsarv; sociala fält; historiska trädgårdar; engagemang; kulturreservat; platsidentitet;

   Abstract : En kulturmiljö är en lämning, bygd eller område som påverkats av mänsklig verkan och är en del av ett kulturarv. Den här uppsatsen syftar till att förstå varför det sker socialt engagemang i Stabergs kulturmiljö och vad denna plats har för betydelse för de engagerade. READ MORE