Search for dissertations about: "Hype"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word Hype.

2. 6. Potential therapies and biomarkers for LAMA2-CMD. Does the microRNA hype deliver?

   Author : Bernardo Moreira Soares Oliveira; Muskelbiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; muskeldystrofi; genetic-markers; Small non-coding RNAs;

   Abstract : Laminin α2 chain-deficient muscular dystrophy, or LAMA2-CMD, is a very severe disease caused by mutations in the LAMA2 gene. Skeletal muscle is the most affected tissue, with patients presenting symptoms such as hypotonia at birth, joint contractures and progressive muscle wasting. READ MORE

4. 7. Code begets community : On social and technical aspects of managing a virtual community

   Author : Daniel Pargman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mud; community; virtual community; virtual environments; adventure muds game; hobby; hackers; open source; software engineering; Virtuell verklighet; MUD; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : What is reality beyond the hype of virtual communities on the Internet? This Ph. D. thesis is based on three and a half years of studies in a Swedish-speaking adventure mud - a text-based virtual reality system. The focus is not primarily on the players, but on the administrators and on the work to make this virtual community work. READ MORE

5. 8. #InFlux. Journalists' adoption of social media and journalists' social roles

   Author : Ulrika Hedman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; journalism; journalists; journalistic roles; normalizing; appropriation of technology; accommodation of social media logic; social media logic; social news media logic; social media; Twitter;

   Abstract : #InFlux investigates journalists’ adoption of social media and social network sites (SNS) from the theoretical perspective of journalistic roles. It shows how the social roles of journalists are situated along the axes of formal– personal and news media logic–social media logic: skeptical shunners and activists, lurkers and networkers, news hubs and celebrified marketers, coordinators and ambassadors, professional marketers and pragmatics, entrepreneurs and journalists in incognito mode. READ MORE

6. 9. Doing Things in Relation to Machines : Studies on Online Interactivity

   Author : Anders Olof Larsson; Pär Ågerfalk; Stefan Hrastinski; Else Nygren; Mark Aakhus; Uppsala universitet; []
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   Abstract : The Internet is often discussed in conjunction with various notions of interactivity. Recently, conceptualizations of a “Web 2.0″, mainly focusing on harnessing user-generated content, have grown increasingly common in both public discourse and among researchers interested in the continued growth and transformation of the Internet. READ MORE

7. 10. Smart, Fast and Beautiful : On Rhetoric of Technology and Computing Discourse in Sweden 1955-1995

   Author : Magnus Johansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : rhetoric of technology; computing history; technological discourse; technological frame; actor network; STS; social construction; computerisation; information technology; computer science; government policy; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Ever since the computer was introduced some 50 years ago, its role in society has been increasing. From being a tool for scientists and technicians, the computer has become a concern for everyone. Different actors engaged in introducing — or denouncing — this technology, have used many strong words for winning others to the cause. READ MORE