Essays about: "Utility"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 894 essays containing the word Utility.

  1. 1. What’s the Point of State-of-Nature Models?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Adam Nyman; [2024-03-20]
    Keywords : theoretical philosophy;

    Abstract : Practical explanations are tools which aim to clarify the evolution and function of our conceptual practices. There is current discussion about how we ought to construct and interpret practical explanations, and more specifically if state-of-nature models are useful when doing this. READ MORE

  3. 2. Navigating the Remote Landscape: Practices and Perceptions of Remote IT Team Leaders : A Survey-Based Study on Team Leaders Working Remote in the European IT Industry

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Athanasios Pailas; [2024]
    Keywords : Remote; Virtual; Work; Team; Leaders; Leadership; Project; Management; Issues; Effects; Technostress; Anxiety; Practices; Perception; Productivity; Effectiveness; Software;

    Abstract : The increasing prevalence of remote/virtual work arrangements, facilitated by advancements in technology, necessitates a deep understanding of the unique dynamics involved in managing remote teams. This master's thesis explored the role of leadership within remote/virtual working setups in the Information Technology industry in Europe. READ MORE

  4. 3. Multicriteria Evaluation in Real Estate Land-use Suitability Analysis: The case of Volos, Greece

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Panagiotis Dimitrios Tsachageas; [2024]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Real Estate; Multicriteria Evaluation; Fuzzy; AHP; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into real estate analysis has long been considered an interesting interdisciplinary pursuit, but has yet to become mainstream. Despite the increasing academic focus over the last twenty years, this endeavour has mostly been approached from the scientific side of Geography. READ MORE

  5. 4. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Land use efficiency; Sustainability indicators; Agricultural productivity; Food production;

    Abstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE

  6. 5. Where to Fuse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Lukas Petersson; [2024]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates fusion techniques in multimodal transformer models, focusing on enhancing the capabilities of large language models in understanding not just text, but also other modalities like images, audio, and sensor data. The study compares late fusion (concatenating modality tokens after separate encoding) and early fusion (concatenating before encoding) techniques, examining their respective advantages and disadvantages. READ MORE