Essays about: "Joel Persson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Joel Persson.

1. 1. Stockholm's Primary Cycle Paths - Are They for Everyone? : A study of How the Design of the Cycling Infrastructure Affects Perceived Safety and Comfort

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Elin Carlsson; Joel Persson; [2023]
   Keywords : traffic planning; bicycle planning; bicycle typologies; bicycle infrastructure; trafikplanering; cykelplanering; cykeltypologier; cykelinfrastruktur;

   Abstract : The bicycle as a means of transport is an important part of a more transport-efficient society as well as to reach Sweden's and the world's climate goals. It also has other advantages, it is a healthy, flexible, and surface-efficient means of transport that does not cause noise and thus provides socio-economic benefits. READ MORE

3. 2. Factors for Sustainable Services : Managing Service Sustainability for Municipal Companies within the Swedish Energy Sector

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Isak Norberg; Joel Persson; [2022]
   Keywords : Services; Sustainability; Sustainability Performance; Business Development; Tjänster; Hållbarhet; Hållbarhetsprestanda; Affärsutveckling;

   Abstract : The energy sector faces massive challenges regarding climate change. Simultaneously, the energy sector is amid a servitization process oftransitioning and creating new value-offerings to meet customer demand. READ MORE

4. 3. Enduring Together : Psychosocial Support for Involuntary Family Separation in the Wake of Migration

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Joel Persson; [2021]
   Keywords : social work; psychosocial support; family separation; migration; ambiguous loss; resilience; narrative theory; narratology; coping; universalism; cultural-relativism; community; professional support; civil society;

   Abstract : Background Involuntary family separation due to forced migration is a particular form of suffering to which contemporary methods of psychosocial support seem scarce. It has been shown to cause mental and physical impairments that are often misdiagnosed for pathologies. READ MORE

5. 4. Variable Selection for Estimating Optimal Sequential Treatment Decisions Using Bayesian Networks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

   Author : Joel Persson; [2020]
   Keywords : decision theory; causal inference; variable selection; graphical models; causal discovery; dynamic treatment regimes; dynamic programming; reinforcement learning; observational study; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : We propose a variable selection method for estimating decision rules of optimal sequential treatment assignments when the decision-relevant variables are unknown. Standard variable selection methods are insufficient in this setting since they choose covariates that are predictive of the outcome, not those that interact with the treatment on the outcome and are therefore relevant for decision-making. READ MORE

6. 5. Counterfactual Prediction Methods for Causal Inference in Observational Studies with Continuous Treatments

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

   Author : Joel Persson; [2019]
   Keywords : Causal Inference; Observational Study; Treatment Effects; Continuous Treatments; Dose-Response Function; Optimization; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : We develop methods for estimation, inference and optimization of causal effects from observational data with continuous treatments. We present a counterfactual prediction method based on the potential outcomes framework that estimates the expected value of a potential outcome given a treatment level and confounders. READ MORE