Essays about: "Setting of The study of a thesis sample"
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1. An Empirical Survey of Bandits in an Industrial Recommender System Setting
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknikAbstract : In this thesis, the effects of incorporating unstructured data—images in the wild—in contextual multi-armed bandits are investigated, when used within a recommender system setting, which focuses on picture-based content suggestion. The idea is to employ image features, extracted by a pre-trained convolutional neural network, and study the resulting bandit behaviors when including respective excluding this information in the typical context creation, which normally relies on structured data sources—such as metadata. READ MORE
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2. What difference does a week make? : An empirical analysis evaluating the effect of induction of labor in gestational week 41 among births in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the relationship between gestational age and stillbirths, focusing on the effect of maternal age. Prolonged pregnancies have been associated with an increased risk of stillbirth, prompting the exploration of labor induction as a preventive measure. READ MORE
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3. Predicting Nordic Takeover Targets: A Binary Logit Analysis
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis aims to investigate if certain firm characteristics increase the likelihood of a company being acquired and if these factors can successfully predict which firms become subjects to takeovers in the Nordic setting. We compare data on a sample of Nordic targets and non-targets between the years 2012 and 2021, and test hypotheses regarding firm and industry characteristics, as well as market sentiments through binary logit models. READ MORE
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4. Horrific images in East and West : A qualitative and comparative analysis of the visual representation of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees in three Swedish news outlets
University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMKAbstract : This thesis compares the visual representation of Syrian refugees during the 2015 refugee crisis and Ukrainian refugees during the Russian invasion 2022 in news outlets Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dabladet and Aftonbladet. The aim of the study is thus to investigate how ethnic groups are framed in a photojournalistic setting. READ MORE
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5. Effectiveness of audio in games as a learning tool for improving memory retention
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskapAbstract : This thesis researches the impact of audio in video games as a tool for enhancing memorization through an experiment. Existing research has found that videogames have the potential to be used as learning tools, however there's a lack of research exploring what aspects of video games make them useful in a learning setting. READ MORE