Search for dissertations about: "prominence"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 65 swedish dissertations containing the word prominence.
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11. Effects of online advertising on children's visual attention and task performance during free and goal-directed internet use : A media psychology approach to children's website interaction and advert distraction
Abstract : This dissertation consists of four eye-tracking studies that investigate how salient online advertising and children's level of executive function contributes to their advert distraction. In Study 1, children aged 9 were instructed to surf freely on the internet while all advert material appearing on-screen was registered. READ MORE
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12. Rhythm and Intonation in Halh Mongolian
Abstract : This dissertation provides the first comprehensive account of the prosody of Halh (Khalkha) Mongolian as spoken in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of the Republic of Mongolia. The phonological description is based on acoustic analysis of speech data collected from nine Mongolian-speakers. READ MORE
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13. Differentiation, didactics and inequality: How rich and poor populations are educatied for sustainability
Abstract : In recent decades, education for sustainable development (ESD) has gained prominence as an urgent educational imperative. Although ESD is championed by UNESCO as contributing to a just, and sustainable future, the question remains open whether it is possible to address all of humanity in a just and equitable manner in a highly unequal world. READ MORE
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14. Lexical and Acoustic Modelling of Swedish Prosody
Abstract : Prosody and intonation are very important ingredients of human speech. In speech technology, text-to-speech (TTS) and automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems must incorporate prosodic models in order to reach acceptable performances. READ MORE
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15. Social Policy of Our Time? : An Inquiry into Evidence, Assumptions, and Diffusion of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America
Abstract : This dissertation presents an inquiry into existing evidence, underlying assumptions, and the rapid diffusion of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) in Latin America. Equally concerned with empirical research on CCTs’ assumed capabilities and the programmes’ political economy and social policy contexts, this inquiry combines systematic analyses and case studies from field work in Uruguay and Guatemala. READ MORE