Essays about: "human needs"

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  1. 21. Unconditional cash transfers to single mothers effective for child education? – Using a historical policy experiment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Unconditional cash transfers; needs-based cash grants; welfare targeting; human capital development accumulation; skill formation technology; regression kink design;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I examine whether unconditional cash transfers to poor femaleheaded households have an effect on children’s educational attainment. Using a historical Swedish child allowance policy that targeted unconditional cash transfers to widow mothers with an income below a poverty threshold, I lay out a credible identification strategy, to test the hypothesis with a regression kink design. READ MORE

  3. 22. Considerations When Visualizing Information for a Non-interactive Dashboard : A study about what aspects to keep in mind when designing a non-interactive dashboard

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Elina Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : information visualization; accessibility; non-interactive dashboard; color vision deficiency; color blindness;

    Abstract : In this project a dashboard was created on behalf of the company Combitech who wanted to visualize a part of a workgroup’s information flow in hope of improving their communication. The only restriction was that it could not be interactive. READ MORE

  4. 23. Effortless Charging: Enhancing Usability in Electric Car Mobile Applications

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Frida Aringskog; [2023]
    Keywords : Usability; Mobile applications; Electric vehicles; Charging;

    Abstract : In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the environment, and various efforts has been made in order to reduce human impact upon the planet. One such effort is transitioning the transport industry from using fossil-fuels to more sustainable fuels, such as electricity. This has led to a heightened interest in electric vehicles. READ MORE

  5. 24. Identification and evaluation of solutions for long-haul electric road freight.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Logistik- och kvalitetsutveckling

    Author : Amanda Lundström; Gustav Lindén; [2023]
    Keywords : Electric road freight; long-haul; TCO; Tripple bottom line;

    Abstract : Road freight transportation is important for the development of the global economy and, at the same time, one of the most destructive businesses when it comes to the environment and human health. As societies evolve, the need for freight transportation increases and the transport demand cannot in a sustainable way be fulfilled with the use of diesel trucks as it is done today. READ MORE

  6. 25. Understanding the Robustnessof Self Supervised Representations

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Johan Rodahl Holmgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Self-Supervision; AI; Robustness; Computer-Vision;

    Abstract : This work investigates the robustness of learned representations of self-supervised learn-ing approaches, focusing on distribution shifts in computer vision. Joint embedding architecture and method-based self-supervised learning approaches have shown advancesin learning representations in a label-free manner and efficient knowledge transfer towardreducing human annotation needs. READ MORE