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  1. 1. What’s the Point of State-of-Nature Models?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Adam Nyman; [2024-03-20]
    Keywords : theoretical philosophy;

    Abstract : Practical explanations are tools which aim to clarify the evolution and function of our conceptual practices. There is current discussion about how we ought to construct and interpret practical explanations, and more specifically if state-of-nature models are useful when doing this. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pornography – a supernormal stimulus of the modern age. A correlation study about problematic pornography consumption and personal self-concept.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Adam Havasi; Nicholas Róbertsson; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : pornography; self-concept; consumption; psychology;

    Abstract : Sometimes called the drug of the new millennium, pornography with its intensity, privacy and availability, has all the conditions for being problematic and even addictive. The purpose of this study was to investigate problematic pornography consumption (PPC) and how it might be connected to self-concept. READ MORE

  4. 3. Messages from the deep: A reception study of Denis Villeneuve's Dune

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Hegemony; Production Reception; Discourse; Dominant Negotiated Oppositional; Dune; Representation; Reception study; convergence culture; science fiction; participation culture; fandom;

    Abstract : This essay uses Pierre Bourdieus habitus, symbolic capital, Social fields, Stuart Halls representation theory and Encoding/Decoding system, as well as Henry Jenkins concept of convergence culture and media convergence, to conduct a reception study of Denis Villeneuves 2021 adaption of the science fiction movie Dune. The material collected for the reception study is collected in the form of reviews and features from experts in cinema, juxtaposed against material collected from YouTube in the form of reviews, reaction videos and video essays from social groups sectioned around cinephiles and science fiction fandom. READ MORE

  5. 4. The power of visual storytelling in documentary filmmaking : a case study on how visual storytelling is used in the documentary Dear Zachary

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Journalistik

    Author : Nicki Jose Farschi; [2024]
    Keywords : Visual storytelling; Documentary filmmaking; Journalism; Dear Zachary; Case Study; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze the use of creative techniques in documentary: Dear Zachary through visual storytelling. As well as analyze how the use of visual storytelling in Dear Zachary relates to theoretical boundaries within documentary filmmaking and the concerns from the journalistic field. READ MORE

  6. 5. Predictive Modeling of Pipetting Dynamics. Multivariate Regression Analysis: PLS and ANN for Estimating Density and Volume from Pressure Recordings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Lisa Linard Pedersen; [2024]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Thermo Fisher Scientific manufacture automatic pipetting instruments for diagnostic tests. These tests are sensitive to abnormalities and changes in e.g. volume or density could potentially lead to less precision or other issues in the pipetting work flow. READ MORE