Sökning: "contexts and interpretation"
Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 146 avhandlingar innehållade orden contexts and interpretation.
6. People, Climate, and Inclusive Infrastructure : A thesis on design and planning in underserved neighbourhoods
Sammanfattning : This thesis is concerned with the processes of design and planning of infrastructure in rapidly urbanising cities that can lead to a more just and sustainable trajectory of urban development in the context of a changing climate. The thesis draws on case studies, panel surveys, interviews, and participant-observation of both top-down and bottom-up planning processes for infrastructure development and flood risk management in the context of urban informal areas, with a particular focus on the large informal neighbourhood of Kibera in central Nairobi, Kenya. LÄS MER
7. Metaphor as a mode of interpretation : An essay on interactional and contextual sense-making processes, metaphorology, and verbal arts
Sammanfattning : This essay is an attempt to assess the oddity and importance of metaphor, both viewed as inseparable, internal aspects of the metaphorical sense-making activity. To outline the "challenge" of metaphor, arguments are made against the traditional approaches to metaphor, namely the idea that metaphor is a thing, an entity out there in the discourse or text, whose meaning is embedded within its discrete units and parts. LÄS MER
8. Pointwise Maximal Leakage : Robust, Flexible and Explainable Privacy
Sammanfattning : For several decades now, safeguarding sensitive information from disclosure has been a key focus in computer science and information theory. Especially, in the past two decades, the subject of privacy has received significant attention due to the widespread collection and processing of data in various facets of society. LÄS MER
9. Socio-technical Transformations in Care Practices : Investigating the Implementation of Social Alarm Systems in Nursing Homes
Sammanfattning : The worldwide shortage of qualified care workers along with the increasing need for elderly care services has restrained the capacity of nursing homes to offer their residents high-quality care services. Along with digitalization, policymakers believe that technological advancements can improve the efficiency of care and streamline care work, thus helping to alleviate the challenge above. LÄS MER
10. Läsa, förstå, analysera : En komparativ studie om svenska och franska gymnasieelevers reception av en narrativ text
Sammanfattning : Syftet med avhandlingen är att bidra till en ökad kunskap om hur litterär socialisation genom undervisning i olika kontexter påverkar elevers sätt att förhålla sig till en narrativ text och vilka konsekvenser den litterära socialisationen får för olika aspekter av litteraturreception, såsom tolkning, förståelse och begreppshantering. I denna komparativa studie används Sverige och Frankrike som exempel. LÄS MER
