Essays about: "international comparison"

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1. 1. A Comparative Analysis of Whisper and VoxRex on Swedish Speech Data

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

   Author : Max Fredriksson; Elise Ramsay Veljanovska; [2024]
   Keywords : ASR; Automatic Speech Recognition; Swedish Speech Recognition; Speech Recognition Models; Speech-to-Text; Whisper; VoxRex; Wav2Vec; Model Comparison; Transformer Models; Neural Networks; Machine Learning; WER; Word Error Rate; Transcription;

   Abstract : With the constant development of more advanced speech recognition models, the need to determine which models are better in specific areas and for specific purposes becomes increasingly crucial. Even more so for low-resource languages such as Swedish, dependent on the progress of models for the large international languages. READ MORE

3. 2. Domestic & International Development Funding: A comparison of the Appalachian Regional Commission and USAID’s budget justifications

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Otto Mickels; [2023]
   Keywords : Domestic Development; International Development; Appalachian Regional Commission ARC ; United State Agency for International Development USAID ; Securitization; Foreign Policy tools; Budget Justification; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This Bachelor’s thesis attempts to provide a better understanding of how US government-funded development agencies justify their funding, how that process is conducted, and in what ways it relates to the actual practice of development. Namely, the study looks at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the United States Agency for International Development. READ MORE

4. 3. Teacher authority and the hidden curriculum in the classroom : A comparison of a municipal school, an independent school, and an international school in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Joaquim Forgas Anaya; [2023]
   Keywords : Teacher Authority; Hidden Curriculum; School Climate; Classroom Management; Values Education; Sweden.;

   Abstract : In educational research, the concept of school climate has been linked to quality teaching, teacher-pupil relations, and explicit values education, among others. In Sweden, despite showing positive teacher-pupil relations, critiques towards classroom management and a lack of teacher authority, which affect its school climate, have been made. READ MORE

5. 4. Carbon Capture from Biomass Boiler Flue Gas Emissions using Microalgae : A Case Study

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Graham Kirn; [2023]
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   Abstract : Capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) is expected to play an important role in climate change mitigation efforts intended to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), in which carbon is captured during energy generation from sustainably sourced biomass fuels, is of particular interest in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. NOT IN MY LIMHAMN : Investigating the implications of social mixing in an affluent area, through the case of Limhamns Sjöstad

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Ella Klausen; [2023]
   Keywords : Urban planning; social mixing; diversity; local opposition; NIMBYism;

   Abstract : In 2020, reports were made of local opposition directed towards the development of public housing in a new residential area called Limhamns Sjöstad (Limhamn's seaside town), located in one of the most affluent districts of Malmö, Sweden. The reports of the local opposition initiated a media debate regarding the municipal housing provision and aim to promote social mixing to counteract segregation within the city. READ MORE