Search for dissertations about: "iconic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the word iconic.

  2. 1. Pictorial Primates: A Search for Iconic Abilities in Great Apes

    Author : Tomas Persson; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; match-to-sample; comparative cognition; categorization; Pan paniscus; Gorilla gorilla; signs; reference; iconicity; symbols; pictures; primatology; object-choice-task; enculturation;

    Abstract : Pictures and other iconic media are used extensively in psychological experiments on nonhuman primate perception, categorisation, etc. They are also used in everyday interaction with primates, and as pure entertainment. READ MORE

  4. 2. Fragments from a mountain society : tradition, innovation and interaction at Archaic Monte Polizzo, Sicily

    Author : Christian Mühlenbock; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Monte Polizzo; Sicily; Colonization; Elymians; Archaic Age; Iconic order; Identity; Interaction; Pottery; Architecture; Human Practice; Post-colonial theory; Traditionalism; Wine; Feasting.;

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  5. 3. Evolutionary Progression of the Iconic Australasian Kangaroos, Rat-Kangaroos, and their Fossil Relatives (Marsupialia: Macropodiformes)

    Author : Wendy den Boer; Benjamin Kear; Christine Janis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; macropodiforms; kangaroos; rat-kangaroos; fossil ancestors; post-cranial; eco-morphology; systematic; phylogeny; Earth Science with specialization in Historical Geology and Palaeontology; Geovetenskap med inriktning mot historisk geologi och paleontologi;

    Abstract : The exceptionally diverse macropodiform’s (kangaroos, rat-kangaroos and their fossil allies) currently have a fossil record that spans from the late Oligocene to the Holocene with an Australasian widespread fossil occurence. The origins of the macropodiforms are believed to have been during the Eocene possibly having split from the Phalangeridae. READ MORE

  6. 4. The value of simplicity : image browsing techniques and tests

    Author : Anna Hedman; Karl W. Sandberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
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    Abstract : Image browsing is involved in many different types of tasks, such as interacting with a desktop and file system, viewing digital photo albums, etc. Different techniques are available for different types of tasks, but results from image browsing tests have been varied. READ MORE

  7. 5. Browsing techniques for mitigating display-size constraints

    Author : Anna Hedman; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Dependable Communication and Computation Systems; Kommunikations- och beräkningssystem;

    Abstract : One of the many challenges with interface design concerns how to present and retrieve information on a display. The smaller the display is, the bigger the challenge. A typical task that requires a lot of screen space is image browsing. Several studies have been conducted in the past, but with conflicting results. READ MORE