Search for dissertations about: "Shanghai"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the word Shanghai.

  2. 16. Imagineering Place : The Branding of Five Chinese Mega-Cities

    Author : Emma Björner; Per Olof Berg; Ali Yakhlef; Xiucheng Fan; Mihalis Kavaratzis; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; China; Chinese mega-cities; city branding; fieldwork; ideology; imagery; images; imaginaries; imagineering; language; multiple case-study; place branding; power; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : Cities, regions, nations and other places have in recent decades become active participants in the global competitive economy, and now operate in a global marketplace, competing with other places all over the world for investors, tourists, residents and workforce. As a result, places use marketing and branding strategies and practices to gain reputation and competitive advantage. READ MORE

  4. 17. Change Detection Using Multitemporal SAR Images

    Author : Osama Yousif; Yifang Ban; Lorenzo Bruzzones; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Change detection; ENVISAT ASAR; ERS-2 SAR; image denoising; Kittler-Illingworth algorithm; MAP-MRF classifier; modified ratio; multitemporal SAR images; nonlocal means NLM ; SAR speckle; urbanization;

    Abstract : Multitemporal SAR images have been used successfully for the detection of different types of environmental changes. The detection of urban change using SAR images is complicated due to the special characteristics of SAR images—for example, the existence of speckle and the complex mixture of the urban environment. READ MORE

  5. 18. Use of novel statistical methods in assessing particulate air pollution and evaluating its association with mortality in China

    Author : Xin Fang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Particle matter (PM) has been associated with numerous adverse health effects including cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer in experimental studies and observation studies. The close and quantitative relationship between exposure to high concentrations of coarse particles (PM10) and fine particles (PM2. READ MORE

  6. 19. Urban Change Detection Using Multitemporal SAR Images

    Author : Osama Yousif; Yifang Ban; Lorenzo Bruzzone; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Change detection; High resolution; Image denoising; Kittler-Illingworth; MAP-MRF; Multitemporal SAR images; Nonlocal means; Object-based; Otsu; Outlier detection; Remote sensing; SAR speckle; Urban; Geodesy and Geoinformatics; Geodesi och geoinformatik;

    Abstract : Multitemporal SAR images have been increasingly used for the detection of different types of environmental changes. The detection of urban changes using SAR images is complicated due to the complex mixture of the urban environment and the special characteristics of SAR images, for example, the existence of speckle. READ MORE

  7. 20. The role of genetic variation and DNA methylation in human glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes

    Author : Tina Rönn; diabetes och endokrinologi Genomik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gene expression; oxidative phosphorylation; GWAS; SNP; DNA methylation; epigenetics; type 2 diabetes;

    Abstract : The incidence of diabetes is increasing worldwide, with the most prevalent form being type 2 diabetes. Two fundamental processes contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes: insulin resistance in target organs and insufficient insulin secretion from the pancreatic beta-cells. READ MORE