Essays about: "representation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 2387 essays containing the word representation.

  1. 1. A treemap-based interactive clustering algorithm

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Andreas Lindström-Åberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Treemap; Visual analytic; Clustering; Interactive algorithm;

    Abstract : In this thesis, a treemap-based interactive clustering algorithm is implemented and evaluated. The treemap's rectangles present scatterplots of dimensionally reduced renderings of clusters. READ MORE

  3. 2. Smart Alarm- On the performance characteristics of linear, multi-linear and non-linear tensor models for alarm prediction in multi-sensor data.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Chandraprakash Sahu; Ahamed Buhari; [2022]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Tensor Regression; Deep Learning; Multivariate Time Series;

    Abstract : Information and modern computing technology advancements have led to a rise in the importance of maintenance, particularly in areas where a single components failure could have a significant impact on the overall systems performance. Numerous industries, including Alfa Laval, are operating on conditional-based systems that provide warnings only when a machine fails. READ MORE

  4. 3. The past in video games? : Perception of archaeological information amongst Twitter users based on video games.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Lennard Armstrong; [2022]
    Keywords : archaeology; pop-culture; death of the author; accuracy; authenticity; video games; Twitter; public perception;

    Abstract : Archaeological communication often seeks avenues to take in order to convey information to a public. One of these is video games, yet many articles do not delve into the effect that games have on people, taking for granted that people will learn something. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sexy 16-Year-Old Baby-Eater: Gendered, Sexualized, and Racialized Discourses in Exalted, Second Edition

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Niels-Martin Ström Josefsen; [2021-11-26]
    Keywords : Roleplaying games; Exalted; feminist post-structural discourse analysis; representation; geek culture; race; gender; sexuality; Dungeons Dragons; discourses; White Wolf; misogyny; fantasy; genre subversion; social constructivism; media tropes; monstrous women; monstrous motherhood; infantilization; trans representation; sexualization; animalization;

    Abstract : Previous research finds roleplaying games, as well as the wider spectrum of geek culture thatthey exist within, to be defined by discourses favoring a white, heterosexual, cis-maleviewpoint, drawing up and reproducing stereotypes and tropes that are inherently misogynist,homophobic, and racist. Heretofore, research into discourses of gender, sexuality, and race inroleplaying games has focused overwhelmingly on market leader Dungeons & Dragons (1971-ongoing), largely neglecting to scrutinize other well-established titles that may adhere to orbreak from the same tendencies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Decentralization - a route towards gender balance in municipal politics? Decentralization and wider women representation in municipal assemblies: evidence across countries

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lali Dvali; [2021-11-23]
    Keywords : Women s political representation; fiscal decentralization; municipal level; gender and politics;

    Abstract : This paper explores the relationship between the level of decentralization and women's political participation in local politics. Using the OLS regression analysis I ask whether fiscal decentralization fosters more gender-balanced politics at the municipal level and whether the quality of public service serves as a mechanism through which the relationship works. READ MORE