Essays about: "Nas"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 54 essays containing the word Nas.

  1. 16. Pyrolysis as a business for heat-requiring industries : A case​ study of biochar production in connection to an asphalt plant

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Charlotte Malmén; [2020]
    Keywords : pyrolysis; industrial symbiosis; circular economy; renewable energy; asphalt plant; environmental management; sustainable products; biochar;

    Abstract : The expectations on companies to introduce better business models to enhance environmental performance are increasing. Sweden is aiming at becoming climate neutral in 2045 which requires methods to capture and store carbon in addition to decrease emissions. Research has shown that biochar production can be one way to support the target. READ MORE

  3. 17. Investigating minimal Convolution Neural Networks (CNNs) for realtime embedded eye feature detection

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Wei-Hong Sung; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : With the rapid rise of neural networks, many tasks that used to be difficult to complete in traditional methods can now be solved well, especially in the computer vision field. However, as the tasks we have to solve have become more and more complex, the neural networks we use are becoming deeper and larger. READ MORE

  4. 18. Bayesian Optimization for Neural Architecture Search using Graph Kernels

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Bharathwaj Krishnaswami Sreedhar; [2020]
    Keywords : Neural architecture search; Bayesian optimization; Graph kernels; Graph convolutional networks; Neural architecture search; Bayesian optimization; Graph kernels; Graph convolutional networks;

    Abstract : Neural architecture search is a popular method for automating architecture design. Bayesian optimization is a widely used approach for hyper-parameter optimization and can estimate a function with limited samples. READ MORE

  5. 19. Location decisions regarding forest plantations in Brazil : Which aspects are important to actors in the Brazilian tree industry?

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Katarina Nilsson Lannerstedt; [2020]
    Keywords : Eucalyptus; sustainable development; land use; decision-making; policy; legislation; independent forest certification; economic sustainability; environmental sustainability; social sustainability;

    Abstract : Brazilian productive forest plantations and sustainability is a continuous subject of debate, since such forest plantations constitute an increasing proportion of the Brazilian forest cover, and because of documented instances where some establishments have resulted in negative impacts on local ecosystems and communities. Meanwhile, balancing economic, environmental and social sustainability is becoming an important concern in industrial decision-making given the increasing importance of the global sustainability goals. READ MORE

  6. 20. Sustainable life, not sustainable development - “Other” epistemologies in sanitation policy in Rural Brazil : The case of Brazil’s National Program for Rural Sanitation

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Layla Nunes Lambiasi; [2020]
    Keywords : sanitation; rural; Brazil; PNSR; decolonization; political ecology.; saneamento básico; rural; Brasil; PNSR; decolonização; ecologia política;

    Abstract : Despite decades of global efforts to provide the whole of the world’s population with appropriated water and sanitation, these remain one of the biggest challenges of our time, with the gap being even greater in rural areas. Commonly dominated by technological and managerialist solutions, the field of water and sanitation have been subject, since its origins, to rationalities grounded in western knowledge. READ MORE