Search for dissertations about: "information searches"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 78 swedish dissertations containing the words information searches.

2. 1. Making sense of spatial, sensor and temporal information for context modeling

   Author : Jose Antonio Monteagudo; Ramón David Jiménez; Dr. Marcelo Milrad; Mathias Hedenborg; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; mobile devices; temporal information; context; content; ubiquitous computing; sensor data; mobile web server; Information processing; Informationsbehandling; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

   Abstract : Context represents any information regarding the situation of entities, being these a person, place or object that is considered relevant to the interaction between a user and an application. The results obtained permits an user to save context information attached to a picture in a database, as well as retrieve pictures from that database and show it in a web interface with its context information associated. READ MORE

4. 2. Optimal strategies and information in foraging theory

   Author : Emma Sernland; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Bayesian foraging; information use; public information; prior information; negative binomial distribution; group foraging; decision-making; information updating; leaving strategy; Ecology; Ekologi; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; Other biology; Övrig biologi; Naturvetenskap; Natural sciences; information use; Bayesian foraging; public information; prior information; negative binomial distribution; group foraging; decision-making; information updating; leaving strategy; Ecology; Ekologi;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I present both theoretical and empirical work where we have studied how humans and animals use information in situations where they need to continually update their information on the density of a resource. We have found that the amount of information, and the way the information is presented, are important factors for how well decisions are adapted to current circumstances. READ MORE

5. 3. Subject retrieval in web-based library catalogs

   Author : Koraljka Golub; Jadranka Lasić-Lazić; Department of Information Science Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; British university libraries; Croatian university libraries; Indexing and retrieval systems; Online library catalogs; Subject access points; Subject retrieval; User interface; User search behavior; WebPACs; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis has been motivated by past research, problems and realizations that online library catalog users frequently perform subject searches – using keywords, subject headings and descriptors – and these searches have yielded unsatisfactory results. Web-based catalogs or WebPACs (Web-based Online Public Access Catalogs), belonging to the so-called third generation of online catalogs and providing a wide variety of search options, remain largely underutilized despite the continuous advancement of information retrieval systems. READ MORE

6. 4. PERSPECTIVES ON DESIGN FOR WEB-BASED SUPPORT IN LESS STRUCTURED CONTEXTS - the needs and views of young carers

   Author : Mikael Elf; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Young carers; Support needs; Participatory design; Web-based; Internet; Support system; Publics.;

   Abstract : DEGREE OF LICENTIATE IN PSYCHOLOGY ABSTRACT Elf, M (2011). Perspectives on design for web-based support in less structured contexts: the needs and views of young carers. Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. READ MORE

7. 5. Agency in the Spanish language classroom : Student and teacher choices, actions and reports when students search for information online as part of a theme

   Author : Lisa Källermark Haya; Rakel Österberg; Leena Kuure; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ICT and foreign language education; agency; resources; information searches; group work; design for learning; activity systems analysis; språkdidaktik; Language Education;

   Abstract : Students’ and teachers’ own choices and actions – their agency – are an integral part of language education, yet we know little about agency in specific classroom contexts. One such context is when students search for information online as part of their foreign language education. READ MORE