Essays about: "Mechanical objectivity"

Found 5 essays containing the words Mechanical objectivity.

  1. 1. Making the Invisible Visible: A Study of Exoplanet Visualisation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Ankita Sharma; [2022]
    Keywords : exoplanet; visualisations; scientific representations; TRAPPIST-1; objectivity; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Exoplanets are planets found around other stars in the Universe. Although astronomical studies have found and confirmed the existence of exoplanets, they are too far away to be photographed directly, so there are dedicated visualisation scientists who use the data collected on them to create hypothetical visualisation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Simulating Wildlife Experiences: A History of Natural History in the BBC

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Michael Støen; [2021-02-25]
    Keywords : BBC; Walking with Dinosaurs; Wildlife documentaries; Natural history films; Circulation of knowledge; The linear model; Mechanical objectivity;

    Abstract : This study places the BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) in the context of the history of wildlife filmmaking in the BBC, which began in the 1950’s. Despite Walking with Dinosaurs’s use of digital animation, as opposed to mechanical objectivity, a comparison of the intentions and epistemic notions of the creators of the program to those of their predecessors reveals a historical continuity in epistemic values, as well as in ideas regarding what positions natural history programs should hold in the circulation of knowledge between the scientific community, television, journalists, and the public. READ MORE

  4. 3. Managing Risk and Uncertainty in the Mortgage Loan Process : A Case Study of Private Advisors’ Decision-Making Behavior in a Swedish Bank

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ylva Lindén; Nathalie Palmaer; [2015]
    Keywords : Risk; Risk Management; Credit Risk; Credit Default Risk; Operational Risk; Exogenous Risk; Decision-Making; Uncertainty; Heuristics; Intuition; Mortgage Loan; Subjectivity; Objectivity; Banking System;

    Abstract : Monitoring credit risks in an effective way is crucial, and Swedish banks can to a great extentuse their own models and terms in the evaluation process of an individual’s creditworthiness.There is however a lack of transparency in decision-making process of mortgage loans. READ MORE

  5. 4. An assessment model for external auditor’s reliance on internal auditor’s work in the light of structure and professional judgment practices : A case of Swedish Auditing firms

    University essay from Avdelningen för företagsekonomi

    Author : Muhammad Saleem Khan; Irfan Ullah; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study is one of the first research works of its kind on the effectiveness of internal auditing work. This issue is being recently started to be explored as an area to be studied in detail. The reason behind this is the dependence of external auditors, due to codes, on internal auditors in terms of utilizing their work. READ MORE

  6. 5. Tryckalgometri hos friska hästar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Ninnie Löfqvist; [2007]
    Keywords : algometri; tryckalgometer; smärta; smärtbedömning; smärttröskel; häst;

    Abstract : There are no reliable, objective and simple methods today for measuring pain in horses. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and describe measuring of mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) values with a pressure algometer in clinically pain free riding horses at the riding school of Strömsholm. In this study there were 24 horses. READ MORE