Essays about: "the effect of discrimination"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 102 essays containing the words the effect of discrimination.
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1. Gender Bias in Machine Learning : The Effect of Using Female Versus Male Audio When Classifying Emotions in Speech Using Machine Learning
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : To avoid discrimination between the genders and to improve the performance of machine learning, it is important to evaluate how different test data can impact how accurate machine learning models can be. This study investigates if the distribution between women and men in the training data affects how accurately different machine learning models can classify emotions used in the speaker’s tone of voice. READ MORE
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2. Legal rights for queer people in Japan: How the LGBT Understanding Promotion Bill was shelved in 2021
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för japanskaAbstract : The fight for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people in Japan has in recent years led to efforts to enact a law to promote understanding. After intense debates and revisions in the spring of 2021, the bill was shelved just before the Olympics, despite pressure from national and international organizations such as the International Olympic Committee. READ MORE
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3. Mildly nutritious or mild and nutritious : a study on the effect of low phenolic content in wheat and rye kernels and its sensory effect on whole grain breads
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Recent studies on the dietary habits of the Swedish population show that only 30% reaches the recommended levels of dietary fibres. As a high fiber intake is associated with health benefits and a decrease in the risk of developing lifestyle disease, there may be a need for new types of fibre and wholegrain products. READ MORE
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4. How Could an Understanding of Diverse Personalities Improve Employee Engagement?
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Organizations are today working actively with diversity management in alignment with the regulations from Riksdagen to reduce discrimination against employees based on their "Gender, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and age". Previously most focus has been put on the surface-level attributes of diversity such as age, gender and ethnicity but more emphasis and concern should be put on the deeper-level diversities such as personality. READ MORE
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5. Prediction of Persistence to Treatment for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis using Deep Learning
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Rheumatoid Arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease that is one of the most common autoimmune diseases in the world. The treatment usually starts with a first-line treatment called Methotrexate, but it is often insufficient. One of the most common second-line treatments is Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitors (TNFi). READ MORE
