Essays about: "catastrophe"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 65 essays containing the word catastrophe.

1. 6. Remembering how to walk - Using Active Dendrite Networks to Drive Physical Animations

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

   Author : Klas Henriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : reinforcement learning; deep learning; physical animation; deep reinforcement learning; multi-task learning; multi-task reinforcement learning; machine learning; neural networks;

   Abstract : Creating embodied agents capable of performing a wide range of tasks in different types of environments has been a longstanding challenge in deep reinforcement learning. A novel network architecture introduced in 2021 called the Active Dendrite Network [A. Iyer et al. READ MORE

3. 7. The Impact of Financial Crises and Natural Disasters on the US Catastrophe Bond Market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Martina Scaroni; Felicitas Gesa Lore Elisabeth Schulze-Steinen; [2022]
   Keywords : Catastrophe Bond; Atlantic Hurricanes; Natural Disasters; Financial Crisis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Catastrophe (CAT) bonds bring the needs of (re)insurance companies and investors together: They insure against natural disasters by transferring risk to the capital market while at the same time promising high returns and a certain detachment from financial markets. Being an alternative investment class that has been on the rise only in recent years, academic research on CAT bonds is comparatively limited. READ MORE

4. 8. How to Rise from Ashes : A Comprehensive Guide to Finally Understand Canonical Quantization and Build Quantum Mechanics from Scratch

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Materialteori; Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi

   Author : Karl Herlin; [2022]
   Keywords : Quantum mechanics; History of quantum mechanics; Canonical Quantization; double-slit experiment; The Photoelectric Effect; Compton Scattering; Matter Waves; Bohr’s Atomic Model; Old Quantum Theory; Heisenberg-Born-Jordan Matrix Mechanics; Schrodinger’s Quantum Wave Mechanics; equations of motion;

   Abstract : In this review essay, we account for the historical development of canonical quantization. By a detailed review of The Ultraviolet Catastrophe, The Photoelectric Effect, Compton Scattering, Matter Waves and Bohr's Atomic Model we learn about Old Quantum Theory. READ MORE

5. 9. The Role of Public Innovation on Water Governance in Brazil

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Isabel Gennaro; Panagiota Christodoulou; [2021]
   Keywords : water governance; public sector innovation; social innovation; interactive governance; system change; cross-sector stakeholder engagement;

   Abstract : It is impossible for the world to exist without water, then why do socio-political systems treat it like an unnecessary, disposable resource?  Currently, there is a water crisis happening globally, and specifically in Brazil it encompasses tremendous socio-ecological, political, cultural and economic injustices and challenges. The water resources management and the national infrastructures are inadequate to conserve and treat this valuable commodity. READ MORE

6. 10. Shrinkage amid Growth

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : QI WANG; [2021]
   Keywords : urban; apocalypse; resurgence; redemption;

   Abstract : In general, the project I am going to present has two parts, the first part was finished in my first master year (2020.05) and further improved during past days, while the second part is what I have been focused on during the thesis. together, they worked as a complete circle in the project. READ MORE