Essays about: "E books"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 125 essays containing the words E books.

1. 1. Policing in a small society : The 'closely-knit' and underresearched Faroe Islands

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Ingmar Berg Mikkelsen; [2023]
   Keywords : closely-knit; Faroese; Faroe Islands; Føroyar; Nils Christie; policing; small societies; Faroese; Faroe Islands; Føroyar; løgregla; Nils Christie; oyggjasamfelag; police; sambond; samfelag; smá samfeløg; smátjóðir; tætt knýtt;

   Abstract : The Faroes are a rural, ’closely-knit’ (Nils Christie 1982), and unexplored society. Hardly anyone is a stranger. Neither are police officers and offenders. How does this affect policing? Based on 6 interviews with Faroese police officers and 3interviews with Faroese offenders, the ’living law’ (i. READ MORE

3. 2. Children’s Rights in Brazilian Schools: A Living Law Informed Ethnography

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Alexandre Soares De Carvalho; [2023]
   Keywords : sociology of law; living law; Children’s rights; Convention on the Rights of the Child; school setting; education; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Children's rights are a crucial area of research since children are among the most vulnerable groups in every society. The state laws, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), set out the rights of children and prescribes the obligations of governments and adults to ensure their protection, provision for their needs and grant them the right to participate in the decisions which affect their lives. READ MORE

4. 3. Embracing the Digital Shift : An Empirical Analysis of Attitudes towards E-books among Pupils in Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Sebastian Stålnacke; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital books; E-books; E‐book lending; School libraries; Upper secondary schools; Young adults; Reading preferences;

   Abstract : As digital reading has become ubiquitous in society it is reasonable to expect it in schools. Digital reading has not been without its controversies though. Using a sociocultural perspective this thesis examines attitudes, perceptions, and access to digital books among Swedish upper secondary school pupils, focusing on e-books. READ MORE

5. 4. Recommending digital books to children : Acomparative study of different state-of-the-art recommendation system techniques

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

   Author : Malvin Lundqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Recommendation Systems; Collaborative Filtering; Matrix Factorization; Multi-Layer Perceptron; Neural Network-based Collaborative Filtering; Implicit Feedback; Deep Learning; Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency; Rekommendationssystem; Kollaborativ filtrering; Matrisfaktorisering; Flerlagersperceptron; Neurala nätverksbaserad kollaborativ filtrering; Implicit data; Djupinlärning; Termfrekvens med omvänd dokumentfrekvens;

   Abstract : Collaborative filtering is a popular technique to use behavior data in the form of user’s interactions with, or ratings of, items in a system to provide personalized recommendations of items to the user. This study compares three different state-of-the-art Recommendation System models that implement this technique, Matrix Factorization, Multi-layer Perceptron and Neural Matrix Factorization, using behavior data from a digital book platform for children. READ MORE

6. 5. Admissibility of the principle of exhaustion of the right of distribution in the European digital environment for e-books after the UsedSoft case and the Tom Kabinet case

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Volha Nikalayeva; [2022]
   Keywords : exhaustion doctrine; digital exhaustion; exhaustion theory; exhaustion principle; e-books;

   Abstract : The debate of recognition or non-recognition of the digital exhaustion doctrine of the right of distribution for the copyrighted objects other than computer programs has been actively carrying on within the last decades in the EU. The explosive growth of the electronic versions of works and digitalization of the traditional copyrighted objects leads to new questions and challenges about its dissemination and usage by consumers. READ MORE