Essays about: "role of media in science and technology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words role of media in science and technology.
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1. Digital Front End Algorithms for Sub-Band Full Duplex
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknikAbstract : Sub-band full duplex is a new communication scheme technology, where a single frequency band is partitioned into sub-bands for downlink (DL) and up-link(UL) transmissions, and both can take place simultaneously. The idea behind the sub-band full duplex development is to improve the throughput, and coverage and reduce the latency of the UL communication by allowing the UL reception during the DL transmission. READ MORE
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2. Buffer modification: A case study with polystyrene beads, DU145-, and MCF7 cell lines
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknikAbstract : Separation of cancer cells gives advantages in understanding the disease, guiding treatment decisions, and facilitating drug development. Overall, separation plays an important role in biological research. Acoustophoresis is a technique that utilizes acoustic waves to separate particles and cells suspended in a buffer medium. READ MORE
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3. Citizens resisting Smart Cities’ initiatives : The case of Concepción (Chile) and the R+D PACYT project.
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : Parque Científico y Tecnológico (PACYT, Science and Technology Park) is a large-scale R+D project that seems to be framed in a Smart City plan for Concepción, Chile, which the media has presented as “the Chilean Silicon Valley” (Araus, 2015; Tele13, 2019) and promises to bring not only research and development opportunities for the city but also thousands of direct and indirect jobs (Estudio Interdiseño, 2018; la Tercera, 2015) carried out by PACYT Corporation. Nonetheless, voices have raised to question the construction of the 91 hectares initiative, and some of them have even organized in citizen groups targeting the creation of the urban complex, which actively share information contesting the PACYT through social media, and coordinate activities to protest and spread the word. READ MORE
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4. Motivation to donation
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)Abstract : Today, the world contains a large number of important non-profit organizations (NPOs) that seek to maintain the welfare of people and animals and to preserve the natural world. NPOs are extremely dependent on funds from the public which has resulted in severe competition between these organizations. READ MORE
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5. Vision and visibility of women in technoscience : On the participation of women in the social imaginary of technoscience and popular media
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : After situating my interest in issues of women’s participation in technoscience, starting withmy experiences in the 1970s, this thesis turns to consider women’s visibility in more recenttechnoscience, in the light of European Commission figures indicating a slower progressionfor women into the more prestigious positions in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineeringand Mathematics) than the Commission had hoped.Two media case studies are presented focusing on the visibility of women in the EuropeanUnion (including the United Kingdom). READ MORE