Essays about: "fixed function"

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  1. 1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
    Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE

  3. 2. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

    Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2023-07-06]
    Keywords : conservatism; liquid modernity; Bauman; Yellowstone; sociology through literature;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. READ MORE

  4. 3. Smart Tracking for Edge-assisted Object Detection : Deep Reinforcement Learning for Multi-objective Optimization of Tracking-based Detection Process

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

    Author : Shihang Zhou; [2023]
    Keywords : Tracking-By-Detection; Deep Reinforcement Learning; Multi-Objective Optimization; Spårning genom detektion; Djup förstärkningsinlärning; Multiobjektiv optimering;

    Abstract : Detecting generic objects is one important sensing task for applications that need to understand the environment, for example eXtended Reality (XR), drone navigation etc. However, Object Detection algorithms are particularly computationally heavy for real-time video analysis on resource-constrained mobile devices. READ MORE

  5. 4. Neutron Veto Inefficiency Studies with FLUKA for the LDMX Hadronic Calorimeter

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Partikel- och kärnfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Jaida Raffelsberger; [2023]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Dark matter accounts for about 85% of all matter in the Universe, yet its particle nature remains unknown. The Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX) is a proposed fixed-target missing-momentum experiment that intends to probe the predominantly experimentally uncharted MeV-GeV mass range for "light dark matter". READ MORE

  6. 5. There is still a long way to go: An exploratory study on the factors contributing to the inclusion and exclusion of female character representation in video games

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erika Lybe; Arantxa Rufrancos Luna; [2023]
    Keywords : Inclusion; Diversity; Video Games; Female characters; Representation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Thesis Purpose: This thesis aims to explore the complex phenomenon of female character representation, both quantity and portrayal, in video games and which factors either inhibit or enhance the creation and how. Methodology: A qualitative study with an inductive approach, designed to answer the research question “How do different factors contribute to the inclusion or exclusion of female character representation in video games?”. READ MORE