Sökning: "Tom Andersson"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Tom Andersson.

1. 1. Air pollution and dementia in a low exposure setting : the role of noise, olfaction, and theapoe gene

   Författare :John Andersson; Maria Nordin; Anna Oudin; Anna Sundström; Tom Russ; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Air pollution; Road traffic; NOx; dementia; APOE; Alzheimer’s disease; Apolipoprotein E; olfaction; particulate matter; vascular dementia; odor identification; odor detection; Psychology; psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : Previous research indicates an association between air pollution exposure, and risk of dementia. Still, a number of factors that may play a role in this association remain to be explored. LÄS MER

3. 2. Tillsammans : Bidrag till den etniska boendesegregationens geofilosofi

   Författare :Kenny Jansson; Roger Andersson; Irene Molina; Tom Mels; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Etnisk boendesegregation; etnicitet; geofilosofi; Gilles Deleuze; William James; Henri Lefebvre; radikal empirism; integration; non-representational theory; rytmanalys; Rinkeby; Stockholm; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; kulturgeografi; Social and Economic Geography;

   Sammanfattning : What happens if geography itself is posed as a question instead of as a mere framework for other, geographical, questions? What about the geography of ethnic residential segregation? If we did not start out by postulating individuals, ethnicities, neighbourhoods, nation-states or other geographies, what would it be? This thesis is an attempt to investigate the geography of ethnic residential segregation as a question of radical empiricism. It begins in the observation that ideology, in the broadest sense, permeates the question of ethnic residential segregation, both politically and scientifically. LÄS MER

4. 3. På AI-teknikens axlar : om kunskapssociologin och stark artificiell intelligens

   Författare :Peter Kåhre; Gunnar Andersson; Tom Ziemke; Lunds universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gregory Bateson; James Wertsch.; Yrjö Engeström; Katherine N. Hayles; Lucy Suchman; Hubert Dreyfus; John Searle; David Bloor; Lev Vygotsky; Niklas Luhmann; Chinese room; Turing test; socionics; darwinism; emergence; relativism; posthumanism; environmentalism; situationism; social communication; second order cybernetics; systems theory; sociology of knowledge; connectionism; Strong artificial intelligence; distributed artificial intelligence; Sociology; Sociologi; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation is concerned with Sociology’s stance in the debate on Strong Artificial Intelligence, i.e. such AI that is able to shape new knowledge without human interference. There is a need for sociologists to realize the difference between two approaches to constructing AI systems: Symbolic AI (or Classic AI) and Distributed AI – DAI. LÄS MER

5. 4. Essays on Nonlinear Pricing and Welfare

   Författare :Tommy Andersson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; Monopoly.; Welfare; Budget-balance; Redistribution; Envy-freeness; Nonlinear pricing;

   Sammanfattning : The price of a good is said to be nonlinear if the unit price not is constant but depends on some aspect of the quantity (or quality) purchased. This form of pricing is commonly used in many industries, e.g. the electricity and water industries, and has many desirable properties. LÄS MER

7. 5. Economics of Migration

   Författare :Peter Karpestam; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Time; Simulations; Remittances; Panel Data; Multiplier Effects; Migration; The Labor Market; Education; Informal and Formal Sectors;

   Sammanfattning : Abstract Population movements are more substantial today than at any other point in human history. If managed effectively, migration can be beneficial for all aspects of social and economic life. This thesis contains four papers, all of which are related to the economic consequences and determinants of migration, within and across countries. LÄS MER