Essays about: "Uses o"

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  1. 1. THE NEW ERA OF HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY? LIFESTYLE, FREEDOM AND COMMUNITY; A social anthropological study about how living in a co-housing building can affect the elderly’s quality of life and freedom.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Teresita Stamm Alfredsson; [2023-09-27]
    Keywords : Co-housing; Elderly; Quality of life;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the elderly’s choice to change their housing situation and their option to move to a co-housing building. Cohousing is a type of housing arrangement that promotes social contact and community between the neighbors. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ready, set, regenerate! : A design study about affecting driver behaviours through gamification elements.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Albin Qvist; Philip Johansson Subiabre; [2023]
    Keywords : Gamification; In-Vehicle Information Systems; IVIS; Regenerative braking; Simulator;

    Abstract : The automotive industry plays a significant role in global CO2 emissions. A transition towards electric vehicles is part of the solution to lower CO2 emissions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Living among gods – The Capacocha children : A hermeneutic analysis of the Chakana philosophy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Frida Ekberg Toscano; [2023]
    Keywords : Capacocha ritual; Huacas; Chakana; Inca world belief; sacred landscape; offerings; phenomenology theory; hermeneutic spiral;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to study the Capacocha, which is an Inca ritual where children were offered to their gods in the sacred places called Huacas (places of origin) and offered artefacts together with the children links to the Inca's sacred symbol, the Chakana, which in turn it is the life philosophy of the Inca culture. This thesis uses this philosophy to understand the phenomenon and the elements that define Huacas and the Capacocha ritual. READ MORE

  5. 4. Estimating Poolability of Transport Demand Using Shipment Encoding : Designing and building a tool that estimates different poolability types of shipment groups using dimensionality reduction.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Marvin Kërçini; [2023]
    Keywords : Poolability; Transport networks; Autoencoder; Dimensionality reduction; Vehicle Routing Problem; Raggruppabilità; Reti di trasporto; Autoencoder; Riduzione della dimensionalità; Vehicle Routing Problem; Poolbarhet; Transportnätverk; Autokodare; Dimensionsreduktion; Fordonsdirigeringsproblem;

    Abstract : Dedicating less transport resources by grouping goods to be shipped together, or pooling as we name it, has a very crucial role in saving costs in transport networks. Nonetheless, it is not so easy to estimate pooling among different groups of shipments or understand why these groups are poolable. READ MORE

  6. 5. Media Objectivity and Bias in Western Coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Henry O. Fisher; [2023]
    Keywords : peace journalism; objectivity; media bias; Russian-Ukrainian war; BBC; CNN;

    Abstract : The present study seeks to identify if journalistic objectivity is compromised in the coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian war and how the various media bias practices are incorporated into news reports. It provides a critical analysis of the portrayal of conflicting sides of the conflict in Western mainstream media, examining how the "us" versus "them" narratives were constructed and how the produced discourse aligns with the principles of peace journalism. READ MORE