Essays about: "action selection"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 89 essays containing the words action selection.

  1. 31. The Game of Success : Educational Strategies among Greek middle class parents in the education market of parapaedia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Dimitra Pappa; [2020]
    Keywords : Pierre Bourdieu; strategies; private investments; middle class parents; Greece;

    Abstract : The selection process in tertiary education in Greece is characterized by a competitive and grade-oriented system that lays the foundations for the extensive use of private educational services. Family inclination towards private expenditure in education raises arguments for the conversion of public education into a private commodity. READ MORE

  3. 32. Predictive gaze in action selection within virtual reality

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Elpida Bampouni; [2020]
    Keywords : predictive gaze; virtual reality; eye focus; eye gaze; grasp; reach; action selection; VR; virtual grasp; proactive gaze; cognitive science; prediktiv blick; virtuell verklighet; ögonfokus; greppande; handlingsväljande;

    Abstract : The human gaze is pivotal in motion planning and control. Gaze is typically directed at visual target sites prior to physical interactions with them. This proactive gaze (PEG) behavior has been observed in a multitude of physical situations. However, PEG has not been examined in virtual reality (VR). READ MORE

  4. 33. The art of ebook cover design : An analysation of covers from Amazon kindle and a guideline to avoid the worst of them

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Datateknik och informatik

    Author : Julia Palm; [2020]
    Keywords : Electronic books; Cover design; Design Principles
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    Abstract : Today’s society is becoming more digitalised. Moving traditional printing to screen is becoming the new normal. Since the selection of ebooks is becoming larger and larger the publishers and authors must start thinking about their design to have better prerequisites than their competitors. READ MORE

  5. 34. Double Trouble : An analysis of the UNDRR’s inclusion of vulnerable groups in dual crises following natural hazards and COVID-19

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Louise Nordling; [2020]
    Keywords : Dual Crises; Natural hazard; COVID-19; Pandemic; Vulnerable Groups; Disaster Risk Reduction; Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction;

    Abstract : In 2020, the world and foremost vulnerable groups are facing “new” challenges. Dual crises of coexisting hazards like natural hazards occurring amid the COVID-19 pandemic has become more than a prediction. Hence, this thesis is a case study of dual crises and of how organisations and actors act upon those crises. READ MORE

  6. 35. Consumers’ choice of grocery store in Umeå : A quantitative study on how healthy food and nudging can affect consumers’ choice of grocery store

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Augustine Iranyongeye; Laura-Maria Toivanen; [2020]
    Keywords : nudging; nudge; consumer decision-making; consumer behaviour;

    Abstract : Nowadays, consumers are being exposed to a large selection of food alternatives with an aim of helping with health matters. For that reason, the consumption of healthy food has been increasing among people, but at the same time, the consumption of unhealthy food has expanded. READ MORE