Essays about: "Oz..."

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1. 1. Don’t be unfair, Mr Bot! : An empirical study exploring the perception of fairness in non-work settings for human-agent interactions

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : August Bäckström; William Ekenberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Fairness; Anthropomorphism; Experiment study; Social interaction; Agents; Intelligent agents; User enactment; Wizard of Oz.; Experience prototyping; Focus group;

   Abstract : This study aimed to explore the implementation of fairness in intelligent agents to enhance their interactions in our social space. Two distinct investigations, an experiment, and a focus group, were conducted to examine the impact of unfair treatment by non-anthropomorphic and anthropomorphic agents, where we sought to answer the research question: How does experiencing unfair treatment from agents with different appearances influence individuals' perceptions, satisfaction, and trust? The experiment encompassed four experimental conditions combining fair and unfair behaviours with agents displaying human-like or non-human-like appearances. READ MORE

3. 2. Good Witches and Bad Witches and Wily FemaleProtagonists - Oh My! : Dispelling notions of feminism in L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Eimear Shannon; [2023]
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4. 3. The Role of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contaminated food for male infertility : A Scoping review

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV)

   Author : Tehseen Kamran; [2023]
   Keywords : Per-or polyfluoroalkyl substances; diet; food; male infertility;

   Abstract : Background: The trend of male infertility is increasing and it correlates with industrial development which has introduced various industrial contaminants in the environment and human life. PFASs are one of those contaminants. Humans are exposed to PFAS through various routes and sources, especially through food and diet. READ MORE

5. 4. Frighteningly Female - Subversion of horror film tropes in Oz Perkins’ Gretel & Hansel

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Sofia Lövgren Hansson; [2022-04-13]
   Keywords : Feminism; Horror; Gretel Hansel; Subversive; Women;

   Abstract : This essay aims to examine the portrayal of the reproductive and aging female body as horrific in Oz Perkins’ Gretel & Hansel (2020). It proposes that the reinterpretation of the Grimm brothers' classical fairytale as a feminist coming of age story, centering Gretel as the protagonist and the witch as a mentor, allows for a subversion of horror film tropes pertaining to the reproductive female body. READ MORE

6. 5. Identification of mRNA expressions as biomarkers of environmental pollutants in the great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Johanna Eriksson; [2022]
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   Abstract : The great pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis is considered a sensitive species to environmentalpollution and is used in ecotoxicology testing. The snail is naturally found in the environment inthe Holarctic realm in Europe, northern America and Asia but also in some parts of Australia. READ MORE