Essays about: "Domestic Consumption"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 190 essays containing the words Domestic Consumption.
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1. Long-term Forecasting Heat Use in Sweden's Residential Sector using Genetic Algorithms and Neural Network
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhetAbstract : In this study, the parameters of population, gross domestic product (GDP), heat price, U-value, and temperature have been used to predict heat consumption for Sweden till 2050. It should be noted that the heat consumption has been considered for multi-family houses. Most multi-family houses (MFH) get their primary heat from district heating (DH). READ MORE
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2. What new practices emerged following VAR in football among spectators, and how do these practices relate to potential value co-creation and co-destruction?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Technological tools are widely used in all industries. In football, Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has been implemented and is becoming more common in nearly all domestic leagues and international organizations. Previous research has shown how VAR affected the game objectively, as well as people's perspectives toward this new technology. READ MORE
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3. A European Material Kuznets Curve
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This bachelor thesis investigates the correlation between 28 European countries’material footprints (MF), as proxied by their Raw Material Consumption (RMC)per capita, and the environmental impact indicated by their carbon dioxide (CO2)emissions per capita, respectively, with their economic development, measured bytheir purchase power parity adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) per capita,during the period of 2008 to 2019. Specifically, through the theoretical frameworkof the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and by utilizing Fixed EffectsOrdinary Least Squares regression models as well as Pooled Mean Groupestimation, the thesis asks whether or not evidence can be found for the possibleexistence of an EKC, an inverted-U shaped relationship between environmentaldegradation and economic development, within this European context. READ MORE
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4. EcoBot : study design and development of a persuasive FSM-free Chatbot for energy saving
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : This study presents the development and evaluation of a conversational agent, EcoBot, designed to inform users about their energy habits and persuade them to save more energy when at home, to help fight climate change and energy waste. To reach this goal, three persuasion strategies were first identified: Feedback, to give users personalized suggestions based on their habits, Goal Setting, to set and track consumption goals for the user’s domestic appliances, and Social Comparison, to compare the user’s consumption with that of others. READ MORE
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5. Forecasting CO2 Emissions in Sweden with a Bayesian Neural Network
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main constituent of greenhouse gases whose increasing concentrations creates a multitude of different environmental problems. Developing an effective predictive modell for forecasting CO2 is therefore of great importance for future policymakers. READ MORE
