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1. 1. Across the Øresund: A narrative case study of the connections between national borders and national sentiments in a European cross-border region

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Denise Nilsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Cross-border; National Sentiments; Narrative Policy Framework; Regional narratives; Borders; Cross-border integration; Territoriality; Øresund; Greater Copenhagen; European Studies; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Within the field of border studies, a common theoretical assumption is that national borders and national sentiments are interconnected. Some even argue that national boundaries are a precondition of national sentiments (Anderson & O'Dowd, 1999; Paasi, 1998 (b)). READ MORE

3. 2. Analysis of radio surveillance in search of missing persons - An empirical study of Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi characteristics

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Mikael Fredriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : Search and rescue; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth Low Energy; Wi-Fi probes; Bluetooth Low Energy advertisements; wireless sniffing; smartphones; antenna directivity;

   Abstract : Development of technical and methodological support has been identified as a key area for future research and development within the search and rescue (SAR) of missing persons in Sweden. Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using Wi-Fi signals to locate a missing person, and also developed hardware and software for SAR systems based around Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). READ MORE

4. 3. Artificial Resources : An Artistic Exploration of Material Subjectivity

   University essay from Konstfack/Ädellab

   Author : Tuva Widén; [2020]
   Keywords : : Resources; Instrumentality; Fragility; Vulnerability; Care; Dependence; Empathy; Nature; Culture; Body; Subjectivity;

   Abstract : This essay investigates questions concerning the illusion of control and how a change of attitude can counteract an irreversible deterioration of our living environment. The key question is how an artistic practice can help to challenge contemporary attitudes and the assumption that the living planet is an inexhaustible and limitless resource. READ MORE

5. 4. How Worldly is the World Digital Library? : Postcolonial Critical Discourse Analysis of the Library of Congress Subject Headings

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   Author : Woody Oliphant; [2019]
   Keywords : Postcolonialism; Global North; Localization; KOS; LCSH; Metadata; African cultural heritage; World Digital Libra;

   Abstract : Based on previous researchers’ criticism of Euro-American bias inherent to universal analogue and digital knowledge organisation systems, this combined qualitative and quantitative postcolonial critical discourse analysis investigates the constructed meanings behind the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) controlled vocabulary hosted by the Word Digital Library’s (WDL) metadata scheme. This is done with a sample of metadata pertaining to their African cultural heritage collection. READ MORE

6. 5. How Worldly is the World Digital Library? : Postcolonial Critical Discourse Analysis of the Library of Congress Subject Headings

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   Author : Woody Oliphant; [2019]
   Keywords : Postcolonialism; Global North; Localization; KOS; LCSH; Metadata; African cultural heritage; World Digital Library;

   Abstract : Based on previous researchers’ criticism of Euro-American bias inherent to universal analogue and digital knowledge organisation systems, this combined qualitative and quantitative postcolonial critical discourse analysis investigates the constructed meanings behind the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) controlled vocabulary hosted by the Word Digital Library’s (WDL) metadata scheme. This is done with a sample of metadata pertaining to their African cultural heritage collection. READ MORE