Sökning: "assimilation of IT"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 118 avhandlingar innehållade orden assimilation of IT.

1. 21. Immigration, security and the public debate on US language policy : A critical discourse analysis of language attitudes in the United States of America

   Författare :Soraya Tharani; Anna-Brita Stenström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; national identity; societal security; language policy; ethnolinguistic conflict; human rights; language rights; ethnicity; multilingualism; immigration; critical discourse analysis; language attitudes; English language; Spanish language; United States;

   Sammanfattning : The narrative of the United States is of a "nation of immigrants" in which the language shift patterns of earlier ethnolinguistic groups have tended towards linguistic assimilation through English. In recent years, however, changes in the demographic landscape and language maintenance by non-English speaking immigrants, particularly Hispanics, have been perceived as threats and have led to calls for an official English language policy. LÄS MER

3. 22. Space-Time Prediction of Ocean Winds

   Författare :Anders Malmberg; Matematisk statistik; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Statistics; operations research; image warping; thin-plate splines.; near-surface ocean winds; variogram parameters; Space-time Kalman filtering; real-time assimilation; residual wind speed; actuarial mathematics; programming; Statistik; operationsanalys; programmering; aktuariematematik;

   Sammanfattning : The topic of this thesis is inspired by an experiment in which a vessel, laying a submarine cable, was provided with forecasts overlaid with satellite observations of significant wave height. During the operation, the vessel was close to an adverse weather area and the personnel on board could confirm that the forecast was not as close to the "ground truth" as the satellite observation was. LÄS MER

4. 23. Cross-cultural knowledge development : the case of collaboraitve planning in Egypt

   Författare :Zeinab Noureddine Tag-Eldeen; Inga Britt Werner; Nabeel Hamdi; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :Cross-cultural transfer of knowledge; Knowledge development; dual role action research practitioner; social learning; Zifta context; Egyptians social philosophy; role of the planner; SRA - E-vetenskap SeRC ; SRA - E-Science SeRC ;

   Sammanfattning : Planning has lent legitimacy to the development of society through the application of different theories and practices. With its embodied concepts and values, planning influences the direction of change that a society may achieve. LÄS MER

5. 24. The Finland-Swedish Wheel of Migration : Identity, Networks and Integration 1976-2000

   Författare :Charlotta Hedberg; Göran Hoppe; Solveig Mårtensson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; Cultural migration; Integration and assimilation; Ethnic identity construction; Networks; Spatial identities; Finland Swedes; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines the role in the migration process between Sweden and Finland of the Swedish-speaking minority group, the Finland Swedes. The causes underlying migration, as well as the integration of the group in Sweden, constitute the main focuses of the study. LÄS MER

7. 25. A Study of Polar Ozone Depletion in the Lower Stratosphere. -Dynamical assimilation of O3 and N2O data from Odin/SMR and ENVISAT/MIPAS

   Författare :JOHN RÖSEVALL; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SMR; O3; stratosphere; Odin; data assimilation; transport modelling; atmosphere; NO2; ozone depletion; MIPAS;

   Sammanfattning : For more than 20 years, a hole in the ozone layer has formed each spring over Antarctica when sunlight returns to the polar region. Similar albeit far less extensive ozone destruction has also been observed in the Arctic polar vortex after colder than average winters. LÄS MER