Essays about: "modernizing"

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1. 21. Meeting the Challenges for Increasing the Share of Variable Renewable Energy in the Generation Mix of Mauritius

   University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

   Author : Rakesh Kumar Dhununjoy; [2014]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), Mauritius is exceptionally vulnerable. It faces similar threats to its survival as other SIDS, which include, inter alia, a strong reliance on a depleting natural resource base, loss of biodiversity and degradation of essential components of the ecosystem, and a heavy dependency on fossil fuels and other imported commodities that support society. READ MORE

3. 22. Modernizing Millennia: 3D Models as Ethical Progress in Museum Practice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Freya Roe; [2014]
   Keywords : 3D modeling; museum studies; ethics; cultural heritage preservation; digital archaeology; accessibility.; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : Practical knowledge of how to use digital technologies for archaeological purposes are rapidly becoming an in-demand skill set. Why we should use these technologies, however, is a subject of somewhat less discussion. READ MORE

4. 23. The Future of COBOL : Modernizing Bolagsverket’s COBOL applications

   University essay from Avdelningen för informations- och kommunikationssystem

   Author : Stefan Åhman; [2013]
   Keywords : COBOL; Visual COBOL; Micro Focus; Bolagsverket; SALT; Oracle; JCA; TUXEDO; Java EE; COBOL; Visual COBOL; Micro Focus; Bolagsverket; SALT; Oracle; JCA; TUXEDO; Java EE;

   Abstract : COBOL is an old programming language that, despite its age, is still used in many different areas, such as financial and insurance administration. The Swedish Companies Registration Office, also known as Bolagsverket is no exception. This agency administers information regarding Swedish companies and associations. READ MORE

5. 24. Online Brand Repositioning : A case study of Halens

   University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande

   Author : Anna Sokolowski; Viktoria Sandström; [2012]
   Keywords : marketing; branding; brand; brand image; positioning; repositioning; e-commerce; distance selling;

   Abstract : This thesis was carried out during Spring semester 2012 at Södertörn University in collaboration with the Swedish distance selling company Halens. Halens is one of Sweden’s leading e-commerce companies with a significant history in distance selling. READ MORE

6. 25. A Critical Reading of the Scholarly and ICT Industry’s Construction of Ambient Intelligence for Societal Transformation of Europe

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

   Author : Simon Elias Bibri; [2012]
   Keywords : AmI; ICT; AmI vision; AmI discourse; construction; discourse analysis; power; ideology; social transformation; society; citizens; ISTAG; ICT industry; scholarly; European; social; critical; Foucault;

   Abstract : Ambient Intelligence (AmI) refers to a vision of the information society where everyday human environments will be permeated by intelligent technology: people will be surrounded and accompanied by intelligent interfaces supported by computing and wireless networking technology that is ubiquitous, embedded in virtually all kinds of everyday objects. These computationally augmented, smart environments - composed of a myriad of invisible, distributed, networked, connected, interactive, and always-on computing devices - are aware of human context; sensitive to people's needs; adaptive to, and anticipatory of, their behavior; personalized to their requirements; and responsive to their emotion and presence, thereby intelligently supporting their daily and social lives by providing limitless services in a seamless and unobtrusive way. READ MORE