Essays about: "posit"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 53 essays containing the word posit.

  1. 11. To Empower or To Help? : Analyzing Sida's Conceptualization of "The Local Population"

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Klara Petersson; [2022]
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    Abstract : The relationship between the Global North and the Global South is a complicated one, tainted with guilt, exploitation and the dilemma of if and how to help. Critically analyzing Global North activity in the Global South is of importance in further determining what role Global North actors should have in Global South development. READ MORE

  3. 12. Who can “I” or “we” be without Gender? An online ethnographic study to understand identity inside the alchemy of agender

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Felicity Markdal; [2022]
    Keywords : Agender; Non-binary; Phenomenology; Genderqueer; Alchemy; Eidetic reduction; Queer theory; Husserl; Braidotti; Irigaray;

    Abstract : This research is a curiosity for the spaces outside the gender binary, the spaces where an “I” and a “we” could manifest unencumbered by this hierarchical binary[1]. The binary is often in gender research considered a system of understanding sexed peoples in this world based on their differential position in relation to one another. READ MORE

  4. 13. Probability Distortion in the relationship between Depression and Problem Gambling: A Mediation Analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Chi Nguyen; David Johansson; [2021-08-04]
    Keywords : problem gambling; depression; probability distortion; mediation; probability weighting function; prospect theory;

    Abstract : We posit that people with depressive symptoms are prone to problem gambling, and explore whether one possible driver of this is that depression increases misperception of probabilities. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a self-report survey on 230 regular gamblers recruited from Prolific. READ MORE

  5. 14. The elephant in the protest march: socially organised denial within climate movements at the UNFCCC

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Frances Mills; [2021]
    Keywords : UNFCCC; climate change; environmental activism; social movements; NGOs; cultural hegemony; NGOization; socially organised denial; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2011, Kari Norgaard detailed how socially organised denial facilitates inaction on climate change, even among individuals who express concern. Here, I expand on Norgaard’s theory by exploring how a form of this denial could exist even among those who centre climate activism in their personal or professional lives. READ MORE

  6. 15. Assessing Differences in Precision with Posit Floating Point Format compared to IEEE 754

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

    Author : Timmy Lindholm; Olof Jonnerby; [2021]
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    Abstract : Choosing the correct floating point representation can greatly impact the performance and precision of floating point operations. The current floating point representation standard is IEEE 754. A recent floating point representation which seems to yield a greater precision for the same number of bits is called Posit. READ MORE