Essays about: "Keenan"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Keenan.

  1. 1. Where’s Waddan? Missing Maps and cross-cultural voluntary engagement in ICT4D initiatives

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Joanna Keenan; [2019]
    Keywords : Communications; Development; ICT4D; Volunteering; Slacktivism; crowdsourcing; data; humanitarian; mapping;

    Abstract : In the wake of the Haiti earthquake response in 2010, crowdsourced humanitarian mapping has taken off, and today is considered an essential tool by many humanitarian agencies providing assistance in disaster-affected and under-resourced countries and contexts. But what happens when there is no information on a map to help agencies decide how to respond? If they cannot find roads to take to get there? If they do not know how many houses are in a village? What if the map is – missing?In response to this all-too-common problem, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), American Red Cross, British Red Cross and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) created and launched Missing Maps in 2014. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Do you want to help them" Analyzing the representation of African Americans in Expressen's news reports of 53 youths from Chicago visiting Stockholm in 1966

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Keenan Allen; [2019]
    Keywords : Representation; African Americans; Swedes; Stereotype; Discourse;

    Abstract : This study is a qualitative content analysis, aiming to analyze the representation of African Americans in reports made by the Swedish newspaper Expressen, covering a journey with 53 youths from Chicago to Stockholm in 1966. This study has a critical approach to understanding how preferred meanings were reproduced in Expressen’s representation of the African American participants. READ MORE

  4. 3. Propagation Modeling and Performance Evaluation in an Atrium Building

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)

    Author : Yao Lu; [2014]
    Keywords : Indoor propagation; 3D path loss modeling; atrium building; the Keenan-Motley model; the recursive diraction model; cell splitting; DAS;

    Abstract : In this thesis electromagnetic wave propagation is investigated in an indoor environment. The indoor environment is a furnished office building with corridors, corners and rooms. Particularly, there is an atrium through the building in the center. For the study there were measurements available from real building in the 2. READ MORE

  5. 4. Indoor Path Loss Modeling and Measurements at 2.44 GHz

    University essay from KTH/Elektroteknisk teori och konstruktion

    Author : Alaleh Mashkouri Najafi; [2012]
    Keywords : indoor propagation; indoor propagation modelling; indoor path loss;

    Abstract : In this thesis it is investigated to what extent it is possible to accurately model path loss in indoor environments using a simple empirical approach. Two kinds of radio access antenna deployments are investigated: 1) standard dipole antennas and 2) leaky cables. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sintidsutfodringens påverkan på kons hälsa : en studie av den upplevda förändringen efter införande av Keenans rådgivningssystem

    University essay from SLU/Rural Buildings and Animal Husbandry (until 121231)

    Author : Kristin Davidsson; Madeleine Karlsson; [2011]
    Keywords : sinkor; Keenan; parés; acetonemi; utfodring;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE