Search for dissertations about: "crowd"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the word crowd.

  2. 1. Streetlife in Late Victorian London : The Constable and the Crowd

    Author : Peter Andersson; Historia; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; London; Victorian London; streetlife; nineteenth century; urbanism; urban history; policing; police constable; performativity; everyday life; behaviour; interaction; traffic; dress; manners; class; crowd;

    Abstract : This study examines the streetlife of London at the end of the nineteenth century from the perspective of behaviour and practice. In reaction to the large number of works on the Victorian city based on a study of literary sources, this thesis takes the approach of analysing social interaction in the street. READ MORE

  4. 2. Navigating the Cellular Crowd : Physicochemical Properties of Protein Surfaces as Evolved Interaction Guides

    Author : Eloy Vallina Estrada; Mikael Oliveberg; Erik Lindahl; Gideon Schreiber; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; protein interactions; inteins; physicochemical properties; protein surfaces; evolution; cellular crowding; electrostatics; Biophysics; biofysik;

    Abstract : The cellular interior is characterised by high concentrations of macromolecules. Compared with dilute conditions, the crowd modifies proteins' ability to fold, diffuse and, ultimately, carry out their biological functions. Cellular fitness depends on ensuring an adequate balance between interactivity and diffusivity. READ MORE

  5. 3. Equity Crowdfunding: What about the Crowd?

    Author : Camilla Civardi; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Behavioural finance; Start-up; Equity crowdfunding; Shareholder activism; Investment Motivation; Investment Behaviour; Investment Satisfaction; Entrepreneurial finance; early stage financing;

    Abstract : This thesis is about equity crowdfunding (ECF), and the crowd that makes its existence possible. ECF is a financing method for start-ups and firms that need equity capital to grow their businesses. During an “equity crowdfunding campaign”, entrepreneurs raise funds from a diverse crowd on an online platform, offering shares in return. READ MORE

  6. 4. Wisdom of the Crowd for Fault Detection and Prognosis

    Author : Yuantao Fan; Thorsteinn Rögnvaldsson; Sławomir Nowaczyk; Olga Fink; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Monitoring and maintaining the equipment to ensure its reliability and availability is vital to industrial operations. With the rapid development and growth of interconnected devices, the Internet of Things promotes digitization of industrial assets, to be sensed and controlled across existing networks, enabling access to a vast amount of sensor data that can be used for condition monitoring. READ MORE

  7. 5. Self-organization and Intervention of Nonlinear Multi-agent Systems

    Author : Yuecheng Yang; Xiaoming Hu; Torkel Glad; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; multi-agent system; linear system; nonlinear system; opinion dynamics; crowd dynamics; leader-follower based model; optimal control; Tillämpad matematik och beräkningsmatematik; Applied and Computational Mathematics;

    Abstract : This dissertation concerns the self-organization behaviors in different types of multi-agent systems, and possible ways to apply interventions on top ofthat to achieve certain goals. A bounded confidence opinion dynamics modelis considered for the first two papers. READ MORE