Essays about: "signifying"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the word signifying.

  1. 1. Environmental Activism- a Threatening Outside? A Discourse Analysis of a Non-violent Civil Disobedience Protest in Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Kandra Wahlgren Eales; [2023-11-08]
    Keywords : securitisation; discourse analysis; non-violent civil disobedience; poststructuralism; hegemony; deliberative democracy; neoliberalism;

    Abstract : This study examines the identity construction of environmental activists in discourse following a political protest in Stockholm, Sweden. More specifically it aims to understand how environmental activists have been subjected to securitisation, and what underlying ideology supports this perception. READ MORE

  3. 2. GPU-Based Path Optimization Algorithm in High-Resolution Cost Map with Kinodynamic Constraints : Using Non-Reversible Parallel Tempering

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

    Author : Daniel Greenberg; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis introduces a GPU-accelerated algorithm for path planning under kinodynamic constraints, focusing on navigation of flying vehicles within a high-resolution cost map. The algorithm operates by creating dynamically feasible initial paths, and a non-reversible parallel tempering Markov chain Monte Carlo scheme to optimize the paths while adhering to the nonholonomic kinodynamical constraints. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exogenous Fault Detection in Aerial Swarms of UAVs

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Maja Westberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Exogenous Fault Detection; Local Outlier Factor; Aerial Swarm; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Behavioral Feature Vector; Outlier Detection; Cluster Analysis; Exogen Feldetektering; Local Outlier Factor; Drönarsvärm; Obemannad Drönare; Beteendevektor; Avvikelse-Analys; Kluster-Analys;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the main focus is to formulate and test a suitable model forexogenous fault detection in swarms containing unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs), which are aerial autonomous systems. FOI Swedish DefenseResearch Agency provided the thesis project and research question. READ MORE

  5. 4. Segmenting Countries in the Food Packaging Market: A Cluster Analysis Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ninda Atikah Mawaddah; Aksaraphak Nijsathorn; [2023]
    Keywords : Unsupervised Machine Learning; Clustering; K-Means Clustering; Hierarchical Clustering; Principal Component Analysis; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The food packaging market has been witnessing substantial growth due to changing consumer lifestyles, urbanization, increased purchasing power, and growing environmental sustainability awareness. This growth presents significant opportunities for companies operating in this market. READ MORE

  6. 5. Conservatism in Credit Ratings: A Comparative Study of Time-Varying Credit Rating Standards in Europe and the US, 1997-2023

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Ebba Bogfors; Elsa Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Credit ratings; Rating quality; Rating conservatism; Rating standards;

    Abstract : Our paper reveals increased conservatism in credit ratings in both Europe and the US from 1997 to 2023, with the effect stabilizing after the financial crisis. On average, ratings have declined by more than three notches in Europe, signifying that a firm rated AAA in 1997, with constant financial characteristics, would receive a rating of AA- in 2023. READ MORE