Essays about: "reproduction"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 545 essays containing the word reproduction.

  1. 16. Rising Temperatures and the Damselfly Shrinkage

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Ernie Hacko Haglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Damselfly; Body; Size; Body Size; Temperature; Reproduction; Eggs; Egg; Egg Count; Flicksländor; Kropp; Storlek; Kroppsstorlek; Temperatur; Reproduktion; Ägg; Äggräkning; Antal Ägg;

    Abstract : Body size governs how temperature affects an organism. As temperature vary on different geographical scales, it mediates activity based on size. READ MORE

  3. 17. Mathematical Unconcealment and the Surveying of Proofs

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Jim Skog Pirinen; [2023]
    Keywords : philosophy of mathematics; Heidegger; Wittgenstein; surveyability; unconcealment;

    Abstract : Ever since the advent of computerized methods for solving mathematical problems, the concept of surveyability has played a central role in the debate surrounding what constitutes a mathematical proof. Ordinarily, it is by surveying the argument presented that the mathematician ascertains the truth of the conclusion, but with the advent of computer assisted technologies, there are mathematical conclusions known to be true without anyone ever having been able to survey the argument in its entirety. READ MORE

  4. 18. Visual Bird's-Eye View Object Detection for Autonomous Driving

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Datorseende

    Author : Erik Lidman; [2023]
    Keywords : computer vision; machine learning; neural networks; deep learning; autonomous driving; autonomous systems; datorseende; maskininlärning; neuronnät; djupinlärning; autonom körning; autonoma system;

    Abstract : In the field of autonomous driving a common scenario is to apply deep learningmodels on camera feeds to provide information about the surroundings. A recenttrend is for such vision-based methods to be centralized, in that they fuse imagesfrom all cameras in one big model for a single comprehensive output. READ MORE

  5. 19. The state of the state of education : An analysis of the development of Dutch educational discourse and its reflection of the formulation, reinforcement, and reproduction of meritocratic ideology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Steijn van de Peppel; [2023]
    Keywords : Meritocracy; Education; Discourse; The Netherlands; Inequality;

    Abstract : This study uses critical discourse analysis to assess how the annual report of the Dutch education system, de staat van het onderwijs, formulates, reinforces, and reproduces meritocratic ideology. A comparison of the 2010/2011 and 2020/2021 editions highlights the development of the discourse and provides a strong foundation for critical analysis. READ MORE

  6. 20. Exchanging 'Life' for Money? Overtime work culture and professional women's fertility intentions in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jinxuan Lu; [2023]
    Keywords : Fertility intention; Overtime work; PLS-SEM; Vignette experiment; Theory of Planned Behavior; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the context of China’s concerning decline in fertility rates and the widespread normalization of the ‘996’ overtime culture, the connection between overtime work and fertility assumes considerable importance. This research is firmly grounded in the theoretical framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991), which investigates the complex relationship between overtime work and fertility intentions among working women of reproductive age in urban China. READ MORE