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1. 1. Sustainable environmental vs. sustainable social development : Tendencies of carbon colonialism and green authoritarianism when implementing renewable energy strategies on indigenous peoples’ territories

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Religionsvetenskap

   Author : Jonas Bergman; [2020]
   Keywords : Indigenous peoples; renewable energy; ILO 169; UNDRIP; Sami people; wind power;

   Abstract : The intention with this essay is to illustrate the conflicts that might occur when states implement renewable energy strategies on lands that have traditionally belonged to indigenous peoples. To do so I have analysed case studies from Sweden as well as Latin America regarding renewable energy projects in areas that could be claimed to belong to indigenous groups and compared the conclusions from these studies to what the existing legal framework on the topic of the rights of indigenous peoples dictates. READ MORE

3. 2. Line Graph Utility : A software module for routing

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Jonas Bergman; [2015]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This project was about building a line graph utility, a software module that should read mapdata from a PostGIS database and transform that information into a line graph (edge based graph) that the calling software could use to perform routing decisions. This outer calling application is part of a project (by an anonymized company) for flexible public transportation, that is meant to manage and direct a fleet of vehicles to where the customers actually are, instead of idling at bus stops. READ MORE

4. 3. Donations to beggars: investigating the impact of an increasing number of donation alternatives.pdf

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonas Bergman; Christoffer Persson; [2015]
   Keywords : altruism; choice overload; beggars; dictator game;

   Abstract : The presence of poverty on the streets in the form of begging is a growing social dilemma, and understanding what factors that influence our willingness to help the poor is of importance. This paper examines altruistic behaviour in the context of street begging. READ MORE

5. 4. Ontology Slice Generation and Alignment for Enhanced Life Science Literature Search

   University essay from Linköpings universitet; Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Jonas Bergman Laurila; [2009]
   Keywords : Ontologies; Alignment; Graph mining; Adjacency matrix;

   Abstract : Query composition is an often complicated and cumbersome task for persons performing a literature search. This thesis is part of a project which aims to present possible queries to the user in form of natural language expressions. The thesis presents methods of ontology slice generation. READ MORE