Essays about: "uppsala hockey"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words uppsala hockey.

1. 1. An investigation into the contract year phenomenon : Evidence from the NHL

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

   Author : Linus Rönnlund; Felix Abrahamsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Contract year; Fixed effect regression; NHL; Contract year phenomenon;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates whether players in the National Hockey League overperform during the last year of their contract. This phenomenon is called the contract year phenomenon and suggests that players have financial incentives to perform better during this specific season. READ MORE

3. 2. Cold War Politics and Sports : Ice Hockey Competitions and the Image of the USSR in Western Mass Media

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Oscar Angestav; [2022]
   Keywords : Sports; Politics; Cold War; Ice hockey; Soviet Union; USA; Canada; Critical Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : The notion that politics and sport should not be mixed together have been a common notion throughout the 20th century. Nevertheless, the fact that sport is political has continuously been revealed and apparent, in particular during the period of the Cold War. READ MORE

4. 3. Red Lines & Hockey Sticks : A discourse analysis of the IPCC’s visual cultureand climate science (mis)communication

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Thomas Dawson; [2021]
   Keywords : Climate Change; IPCC; Data Visualisation; Information Aesthetics; Science Communication;

   Abstract : Within the climate science research community there exists an overwhelming consensus on the question of climate change. The scientific literature supports the broad conclusion that the Earth’s climate is changing, that this change is driven by human factors (anthropogenic), and that the environmental consequences could be severe. READ MORE

5. 4. Application and Further Development of TrueSkill™ Ranking in Sports

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

   Author : Julia Ibstedt; Elsa Rådahl; Erik Turesson; Magdalena vande Voorde; [2019]
   Keywords : TrueSkill; ranking; machine learning; Gibbs sampling; message passing;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore the ranking model TrueSkill™ developed by Microsoft, applying it on various sports and constructing extensions to the model. Two different inference methods for TrueSkill was constructed using Gibbs sampling and message passing. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring the Use of Augmented Reality in the Experience Industry : A Study on Technological Innovation through Prototyping

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

   Author : Alberto Catalán; Frida Gidlöf; [2018]
   Keywords : ar; augmented reality; experience industry; front end of innovation; innovation process; prototype; prototyping; prototypes; edward de bono; thinking hats; idea generation; concept development; brainstorming; designing prototypes; magic leap; holo lens; ice hockey; upplevelseindustri; innovationsprocess; ar-glasögon; arglasögon; förstärkt verklighet; ishockey;

   Abstract : This master thesis is a case study, in the experience industry, of prototypes in the early stage of the innovation process – the front end of innovation. The innovation is augmented reality (AR) that adds digital made graphics or information in the user's environment. READ MORE