Essays about: "fringe"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the word fringe.

  1. 1. Retaining Lawyers : A study on employee retention across Swedish business law firms

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Erdmann; Erik Hylander; [2023]
    Keywords : talent management; employee retention; motivational forces; compensation; fringe benefits; work-life balance; knowledge-intensive firms; law firms;

    Abstract : High rates of employee turnover in the legal sector are an internationally recognized problem. Despite persistent efforts from business law firms, many lawyers choose to leave their employer. This suggests these business law firms struggle with talent management and employee retention. READ MORE

  3. 2. Camera Distortion Calibration through Fringe Pattern Phase Analysis

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Datorseende

    Author : Karl Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : fringe-pattern; distortion; monogenic signal; phase analysis;

    Abstract : The goal of this thesis is to use fringe-pattern phase analysis to calibrate the distortion of a camera lens. The benefit of using this method is that the distortion can be calculated using data from each individual pixel and the methodology does not need any model. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Quiet Part Out Loud - Conspiracy theories and the rhetoric among activists in Sweden related to the Coronavirus pandemic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Felix Adolfsson; [2022]
    Keywords : anti-vaccination; Covid-19; digital environments; stigmatized knowledge; democracy; far-right ideology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with a set of organized activist movements during the harshest restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. These groups protested both online and offline against imposed restrictions and vaccinations, displaying a critical attitude towards recommendations and restrictions such as by gathering in large crowds. READ MORE

  5. 4. Incels: Frustrated and Angry due to Deprivation of Intimacy : A Case Study of the Radicalisation Trajectories of an Online Community on a Fringe Social Media Platform

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS

    Author : Aron Kiss; [2022]
    Keywords : fringe social media platforms; echo chambers; marginalised groups; unfulfilled masculinity; polarisation; radicalisation; incel; NLP;

    Abstract : Technological advancements and affordability enable voicing of social injustice, feelings of deprivation, and oppression. Spatial barriers no longer pose obstacles to connecting with like-minded (or dissimilar) others to define and refine ingroup and outgroup. READ MORE

  6. 5. Simulation of road traffic flow in Hangzhou

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Louise Brandt; Anders Holmberg; [2022]
    Keywords : simulation; road traffic flow; traffic flow; traffic; sumo; netedit; dlr.de; zju; hangzhou; zhejiang; china; queue; queuing system; control; automatic control; tls; tli; phase time; cycle time; traffic light signal; traffic light intersection; pedestrian crossing; idling time; optimize traffic flow; traffic jam; un global goal; mfs; minor field study; sida; reduce emissions; emission; vehicle; pcu; matlab; python; xml; json; algorithm; variance; deviation; comparison; ratio; case; evacuation; scenario; green; detector; taz; traffic assignment zone; environment; carbon dioxide; randomtrips; flow; fringe; mingap; speeddev; departspeed; sigma; lanechangemodel; sl2015; commuter; public transport; busstop; osm; openstreetmap; sumocfg; traci; driving pattern; road lane; street lane; lane change; u-turn; intersection; junction; teleportation; teleport; route; depart; arrive; collision; street occupancy; occupancy; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Is it possible to increase traffic flows and decrease stand stills in rush hour traffic by tweaking existing traffic light signals? A vehicle’s engine running on idle is not useful in physical terms and emits unnecessary exhausts. By investigating and observing signal phase times on site in Hangzhou, China, an effort was made to find out if it was possible to get better flow and thus lower emissions by changing the traffic signal programs. READ MORE