Search for dissertations about: "collective benefits"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the words collective benefits.

  2. 1. Modeling Collective Decision-Making in Animal Groups

    Author : Boris Granovskiy; David J. T. Sumpter; Mary R. Myerscough; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; collective animal behavior; collective intelligence; swarm intelligence; wisdom of crowds; mathematical modeling; stochastic modeling; agent-based modeling; Markov chain models;

    Abstract : Many animal groups benefit from making decisions collectively. For example, colonies of many ant species are able to select the best possible nest to move into without every ant needing to visit each available nest site. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Institutional Root of China's Rural Industry and Gradual Reform

    Author : Xiaolin Pei; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; inter-specific resources; collective benefits; management of common property; township-village governments TVGs ; township-village enterprises TVEs ; rural industry; household responsibility system HRS ; China s gradual transition from plan to market; larger rural sector; the collective land system; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia;

    Abstract : China's transition from planned to market economy is at present one of the topics most discussed among researchers. According to almost any version of mainstream property rights theory, the rapid privatization or what has been described as the "East European model" basically represents the correct approach to transformation, while the gradual transition, or the "Chinese model", should represent a recipe for economic disaster. READ MORE

  5. 3. Sensor Data Sharing in V2X Communications : Protocol Design and Performance Optimization of Collective Perception

    Author : Quentin Delooz; Andreas Festag; Alexey Vinel; Maben Rabi; Ana Aguiar; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; V2X; sensor data sharing; vehicular communications; Collective Perception; data congestion; Decentralized Congestion Control;

    Abstract : Sensor data sharing involves exchanging sensor data among multiple devices, systems, or platforms through various means, such as wired or wireless communication, cloud storage, and distributed computing. In Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication, sensor data sharing is known as Collective Perception (CP). READ MORE

  6. 4. Generalized trust and the collective action dilemma of immunization

    Author : Björn Rönnerstrand; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Collective action; immunization; pandemics; A H1N1 ; generalized trust; reciprocity; social capital; Sweden; United States;

    Abstract : Immunization is one of the most cost-efficient medical treatments available. But the potential for societies to secure the public health benefits generated by vaccinations can be reduced by the collective action dilemma of immunization. READ MORE

  7. 5. Ages of liberty : social upheaval, history writing, and the new public sphere in Sweden, 1740-1792

    Author : Peter Hallberg; Peter Burke; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; historiography; civil society; public sphere; public opinion; diffusion; collective; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates how different social groups used history as a political instrument in Sweden during the second half of the eighteenth century (1740-1792). More specifically, it analyzes how representations of the past were used to influence behavior, legitimize claims to power, mould opinion and forge collective identities. READ MORE