Essays about: "volunteers."

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  1. 6. Violence, Resistance and the Border Regime: Shedding Light on the Reality at the Patras Settlement : Daily Struggles of People on the Move Through the Eyes of Volunteers

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Alexia Rebeyrolle; [2023]
    Keywords : Migration; Patras; Greece; Legal Limbo; Borderscape; Refugee camp; Volunteering; Borders; Violence;

    Abstract : The securitisation and externalisation of Europe's borders have had devastating consequences for people trying to cross them. As Greece is on the periphery of the European Union, its role in this process and in the journey of people on the move is crucial. READ MORE

  3. 7. "Taking by Giving" - The Contradiction of Volunteer Tourism: A critical analysis of the possible impacts of volunteer tourism in the Global South

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hanna Rydén; [2023]
    Keywords : Volunteer tourism; voluntourism; post-colonialism; discourse; white savior complex; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : During recent decades there has been a rapid growth of volunteer tourism whose nature and impact are increasingly questioned in both literature and media. This study aims to critically compare the intended positive impacts with the potential negative consequences of volunteer tourism. READ MORE

  4. 8. Towards a feedback system for upper body bodyweight exercises using multiple inertial measurement units : A user-centred approach

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Panagiota Papadopoulou; [2023]
    Keywords : IMU sensors; bodyweight training; machine learning; real-time feedback; push-ups; tricep dips; plank;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the feasibility of developing an affordable and easy-to-use feed- back system that leverages information from multiple inertial measurement units (IMUs) to identify mistakes during upper body bodyweight training and provide real-time feedback to the user. To develop the system, a human-centered approach was used, which involved conducting semi-structured interviews with movement ex- perts and a workshop with targeted end-users to understand their needs. READ MORE

  5. 9. Cybersickness in a Virtual and Mixed Reality Flight Simulator With a Video See-Through Head-Mounted Display

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

    Author : Christian K. K. Lindberg; [2023]
    Keywords : cybersickness; virtual reality; mixed reality; flight simulator; military; cybersjuka; virtuell verklighet; blandad verklighet; flygsimulator; militär;

    Abstract : The Swedish Air Force Combat Simulation Centre (FLSC) is investigating how immersive technologies can be used with flight simulators. Cybersickness is sickness-like effects experienced when immersed in virtual environments using head-mounted displays. READ MORE

  6. 10. Closing Doors or Building Bridges : Organizations as Gatekeepers of Volunteering for Asylum Seekers in Wallonia

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Damaris Deba; [2023]
    Keywords : Asylum seekers; volunteering; organizations; Belgium; inclusion; exclusion; obstacles;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at exploring the role of organizations in asylum seekers' access to volunteering in Wallonia, Belgium. In Belgium, volunteering has been allowed for asylum seekers since 2014. Studies made after 2014 in Wallonia have shown that volunteering can benefit asylum seekers. READ MORE