Search for dissertations about: "invisible tools"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words invisible tools.

  2. 1. The Invisible Tools of a Timber Framer - A survey of principles, situations and procedures for marking

    Author : Ulrik Hjort Lassen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; timber framing; marking; procedures; procedural description; scribing; craft skills; craft research; working methods; layout; developed drawing; compound joinery; invisible tools; practice-led;

    Abstract : My thesis focuses on the marking procedures when building timber frames, from the idea of a construction to the cutting of the timbers. The marking procedures are essential parts of the building process, and without markings you don’t know where to cut. READ MORE

  4. 2. Testing Pills, Enacting Obesity : The work of localizing tools in a clinical trial

    Author : Petra Jonvallen; Boel Berner; Claes-Fredrik Helgesson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Invisible work; contract research organisation; standardization; articulation work; production tasks; enactment; evidence based medicine; clinical trials; clinical research protocol; rationalizing tools; obesity; pharmaceutical production; clinical practice; medicalisation; Övervikt; klinisk prövning; Technology and social change; Teknik och social förändring; Genus och teknik;

    Abstract : This study examines tools and practices involved in a large scale and multi-sited clinical trial of a potential drug against obesity. Two tools are in focus: a clinical research protocol and a computer control system. READ MORE

  5. 3. Towards Measuring Apps' Privacy-Friendliness

    Author : Nurul Momen; Lothar Fritsch; Tobias Pulls; Audun Jøsang; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Mobile OS; Apps; User data; Transparency; Privacy; Computer Science; Datavetenskap;

    Abstract : Today's phone could be described as a charismatic tool that has the ability to keep human beings captivated for a considerable amount of their precious time. Users remain in the illusory wonderland with free services, while their data becomes the subject to monetizing by a genie called big data. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Common Thread, Textile Production during the Late Iron Age and Viking Age

    Author : Eva Andersson; Arkeologi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Haithabu; Birka; Scania; Viking Age; Late Iron Age; household production; textile valuables; sail cloth; bone needle; loom weight; textile production; spindle whorl; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Abstract : The initial aim of the present PhD thesis was to develop the method of classification for textile tools to facilitate the study of textile production in an archaeological context. The thesis consists of five separate projects and a concluding summary. The study covers the late Iron Age, mainly the Viking Period. READ MORE

  7. 5. Wind energy siting: Challenges in applying spatial multi-criteria for planning support

    Author : Deepa Manolan Kandy; Mörtberg Mörtberg; Gesa Geissler; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Mark- och vattenteknik; Land and Water Resources Engineering;

    Abstract : Increasing emissions of greenhouse gases and subsequent impacts on environment and societypronounces the need for transition into renewable energy globally. Sweden aims to achieve 100 %renewable electricity by year 2040 with a major share expected to come from wind power. READ MORE