Essays about: "Kuhn"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 essays containing the word Kuhn.

  1. 6. Construction of monotone smoothing splines using a branch and bound method

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Malte Larsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Monotone smoothing splines; optimization; Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions; curve fitting; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this report is to investigate a branch and bound algorithm designed to construct monotone smoothing splines. The splines are defined as the solution of a minimization problem, where one wants to find a curve with non-negative derivative everywhere, that fits a data set consisting of points in the plane, while also being sufficiently smooth. READ MORE

  3. 7. Portfolio Optimization using the Entropic Value-at-Risk: An Investor Preference Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Kevin Fabian Kühn; Polina Kuznetsova; [2020]
    Keywords : Mean-variance framework; entropic value-at-risk; utility functions; risk preference; portfolio optimization; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : It is very important for an investor to choose an accurate and effective risk measure when optimizing a portfolio of different assets. Recently, in addition to the standard risk measures such as variance or Value-at-Risk (VaR), more developed risk measures have emerged and one of them is the entropic Value-at-Risk (EVaR). READ MORE

  4. 8. “And God saw that it was good”: ecotheology and ecclesial environmental work

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Philipp Kuhn; [2019]
    Keywords : ecotheology; anthropocentrism; creation; Catholic Church; Christianity and nature; human ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Theology has, also as result of the critique directed at it, undergone an ecologization that takes shape in ecotheology. It is theology’s attempt to deliver answers to the ecological crisis. READ MORE

  5. 9. Beyond romantic love – an analysis of how the dilemma of closeness vs. autonomy is handled in relationship anarchy discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Ricardo Guillén; [2019]
    Keywords : relationship anarchy; paradigm; discourse analysis; love; closeness; autonomy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years, romantic love has been problematized and questioned by sociologists and activists. Part of this questioning comes from relationship anarchy, a phenomenon which can be described partly as a critical school of social philosophy, partly as a comparably small-sized social movement. READ MORE

  6. 10. Architecture of the Forest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Jonathan Hellsten; [2018]
    Keywords : Architecture Forest Milano; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Sunlight is filtered through the web of branches giving an airy feel to the forest stroll. A soft floor and a light ceiling supported by majestic pillars encloses us in one of the most spectacular places nature has to offer. A homogeneous place, yet with variations in scale, texture and spaces. READ MORE