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6. Evaluating Speech-to-Text Systems and AR-glasses : A study to develop a potential assistive device for people with hearing impairments
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktionSammanfattning : Suffering from a hearing impairment or deafness has major consequences on the individual's social life. Today, there exist various aids, but there are some challenges with these, like availability, reliability and high cognitive load when the user trying to focus on both the aid and the surrounding context. LÄS MER
7. Lassa fever epidemic outbreak causing maternal mortality on pregnant women : A statistical and systematic review on prevalence and occurrence of maternal mortality in Nigeria
Magister-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknikSammanfattning : Introduction/background: Epidemics of infectious diseases (ID) are re-occurring now more often and spreads faster into many different parts of the world due to globalization. The increasing evidence of climate change and man-made events have shown impacts to increase the emergency and re-emerging of animal- borne IDs. LÄS MER
8. Utveckling av en kroppsburen taktil hörenhet
Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap och fysik (from 2013)Sammanfattning : The report “User adaptation of tactile hearing aids” written by Anton Mellgren describes a product development project in the course: Bachelor thesis for the engineering program innovation technology and design MSGC12 at Karlstad University. The work follows the product development process in the phases project planning, feasibility study, specification, concept generation, concept selection, construction and project completion have been completed. LÄS MER
9. Litteratursamtal i kontaktzonen : Praktik, identitet och språk i en teckenspråkig bokcirkel
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMSammanfattning : The purpose of this master’s thesis was to study literacy practices in a reading group of nine women discussing fiction in Swedish sign language. The following research questions were examined: What patterns of action have taken form in this practice and what meaning is attributed to these patterns? How can this reading group be understood in the light of Päivi Fredäng’s research on identity and cultural changes in the Swedish Deaf world? How do the participants handle using two different languages and modalities during the discussions, and to what extent can this be understood using Mary Louise Pratts concept contact zone? Finally, the last question aims to explore the reasons behind the very scarce number of reading groups in Sweden discussing fiction in sign language. LÄS MER
10. Tillgängligheten till folkbibliotek : Enkätundersökning om dövas användning och förväntningar till folkbibliotek
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och ITSammanfattning : Previous studies have shown that deaf people are a difficult group for libraries to reach. The purpose of this study is to generate more knowledge about deafs’ usage and expectation of libraries. LÄS MER
