Essays about: "Davies"

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1. 1. Change in the Meaning of the Word Cool : A study comparing the 1890s, the 1950s and the 2010s

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Sandra Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : Lexical semantics; meaning; synonyms; semantic widening; metaphor; metonymy;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study change in the meaning of the word cool, comparing the 1890s, the 1950s and the 2010s. Examples where the word cool was used were obtained from the Corpus of Historical American English, which is created by Mark Davies, and analyzed in terms of in which senses and text types they were used. READ MORE

3. 2. Hackneyed Phrases : Intertextual and Linguistic Migrations in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to The North

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

   Author : Adnan Mahmutovic; [2023]
   Keywords : Tayib Salih; migration; language; hybridity; postcolonial;

   Abstract : Tayeb Salih’s world-literary classic Season of Migration to The North (1967) has been read widely in Arabic as well as multiple world languages. Primarily examined in terms that pertain to the postcolonial field of study, it showcases all the well-rehearsed topics such as coloniser- colonised, identity, nationality, culture, hybridity, literature, language, gender, sexuality, historiography, and most importantly for this thesis: migration. READ MORE

4. 3. Finding co-workers with similar competencies through data clustering

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Artificiell intelligens och integrerade datorsystem

   Author : Oskar Skoglund; [2022]
   Keywords : Data analytics; data clustering; k-modes; DBSCAN; ROCK;

   Abstract : In this thesis, data clustering techniques are applied to a competence database from the company Combitech. The goal of the clustering is to connect co-workers with similar competencies and competence areas in order to enable more skill sharing. READ MORE

5. 4. Analysis of Electricity Usage Time Series with K-means Clustering

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

   Author : Göran Iliev; [2022]
   Keywords : electricty usage; office; residential; time series; clustering;

   Abstract : As the amount of collected and analysed data for electricity usage from buildings is increasing it becomes an important component in energy efficiency efforts. A huge problem when developing algorithms fordetection of anomalous electricity usage series is the lack of data setswith annotated normal usage series for training and evaluation purposes. READ MORE

6. 5. Solubility of arsenic in untreated and ZVI-treated contaminated aquifer material

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Oscar R. Davies; [2022]
   Keywords : Hjältevad; zerovalent iron; phosphate extraction; Oxalate extraction; Visual MINTEQ; geochemical modelling;

   Abstract : Arsenic (As) is a toxic element to all life and exists in nature both naturally and anthropogenically. Naturally As contaminated soils are formed due to high geogenic background As concentrations which is released when bedrock is eroded. Asia is a continent with a high amount of naturally As contaminated soils and groundwater. READ MORE