Essays about: "AMANDA"

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  1. 16. Selected PFAS in the water treatment at the waste-to-energy plant in Umeå : Investigating concentration and composition of selected PFAS in different water treatment steps

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Amanda Carlund; [2023]
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    Abstract : The present study investigated the changes in concentration and composition of five selected PFAS substances in the water treatment at the waste-to-energy plant in Umeå. The five PFAS were PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFHxS and PFOS. As PFAS exists in a variety of consumer products, they will to some extent end up in waste incineration. READ MORE

  3. 17. Can an alternative cosmovision challenge the market hegemony? : an analysis of article 6.8 in the Paris agreement

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Amanda Björksell; [2023]
    Keywords : climate negotiations; Paris agreement; Buen Vivir; ; Vivir Bien; article 6.8; climate justice; Bolivia; non-market approaches;

    Abstract : A rising global temperature and increased emissions, in combination with the slow progress of the yearly climate negotiations shows that there is something hindering the radical improvement needed to protect both the planet and humanity. The outset for this thesis is to study the UN climate negotiations and the alternative discourse that can question the hegemony. READ MORE

  4. 18. Biochar and district heating : The path to negative emissions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Amanda Widlund; Thomas Norström; William Isaksson; Andreas Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : biochar; pyrolysis; climate impact; carbon sink; district heating;

    Abstract : Uppsala Kommun is developing a new city district called Sydöstra staden (SÖS) as an innovative and transformative city district. A technical supply system that aligns with the district’s goals is pyrolysis. Pyrolysis is a process where biomass is heated without the supply of oxygen. READ MORE

  5. 19. Tänka kan man göra på fritiden : närbyråkratens handlingsutrymme i miljöbedömningar för vindkraft

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Amanda Viberg; [2023]
    Keywords : närbyråkrat; tillståndsbedömningar; avvägningar; policy;

    Abstract : Denna studie har undersökt hur tjänstemän på länsstyrelsen tolkar och arbetar med tillstånd för vindkraft utifrån policy. Studien fokuserar på hur avvägningar görs mellan rennäringen och vindkraftens intressen inom en ansöknings- och prövningsprocess. READ MORE

  6. 20. Active learning for text classification in cyber security

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

    Author : Amanda Carp; [2023]
    Keywords : Interactive machine learning; Active learning; Cost-effective active learning; Cyber environment; Interaktiv maskininlärning; Aktiv inlärning; Kostnadseffektiv aktiv inlärning; Cyberdomänen;

    Abstract : In the domain of cyber security, machine learning promises advanced threat detection. However, the volume of available unlabeled data poses challenges for efficient data management. This study investigates the potential for active learning, a subset of interactive machine learning, to reduce the effort required for manual data labelling. READ MORE