Essays about: "intensive margin"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words intensive margin.

  1. 1. Getting Wealthier and Healthier? Evidence From the Spanish Christmas Lottery

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marcus Rundström; [2023]
    Keywords : Health; Birth weight; Wealth; Lottery; Difference-in-Difference; Causal; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper uses the Spanish Christmas Lottery to provide new evidence about the relationship between wealth and health for adults and infants. Using a difference-in-difference design across provinces and time, I explore how overall health status, hospitalization rates, neonatal health, and alcohol consumption are affected by lottery outcomes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Local Planning for Unmanned Ground Vehicles using Imitation Learning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för reglerteknik

    Author : Johan Henningsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Mobile robotics is an expanding field worldwide leading to the need for advanced path-planning algorithms that can traverse various environments. Current state-ofthe- art path-planning algorithms used at the Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, tend to be inflexible and parameter dependent. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluation of the Industrial Feasibility of Hydrogen Production with Small Modular Reactors : With insights from a case study in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Elias Ljunggren; [2023]
    Keywords : Small Modular Reactors; SMR; Hydrogen; Levelized Cost of Hydrogen; Hydrogen Purchase Agreement; Små Modulära Reaktorer; SMR; Vätgas; Utjämnad Kostnad för Vätgas; Vätgasköpavtal;

    Abstract : This report conducts an in-depth examination of the potential for Small Modular Reactor (SMR)-based hydrogen production in Sweden's emerging nuclear market. Aligned with Sweden's ambitious targets of achieving carbon dioxide neutrality by 2045 and transitioning its steel and industry sectors to fossil-free production by 2035, the report explores the unique value proposition that a focal company can offer. READ MORE

  5. 4. Design and evaluation of a novel Transillumination SFDI system for quantitative assessment of tissuesections for rapid, label-free cancer margin detection

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

    Author : Merel Younan; [2023]
    Keywords : SFDI; transillumination SFDI system; tissue-conserving surgeries; thin layers; tissue analysis; skin cancer;

    Abstract : This study investigates the potential of Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) as a non-invasive imaging technique for tissue analysis in the context of Mohs surgery, a standard procedure for skin cancer removal with margin control. The current practice of performing multiple histopathologic sections during the procedure is time-consuming and labor-intensive. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluating Visual Quality of Secondary Motion Simulation Techniques : A Survey on Stylized 3D Game Character Cloth and Hair

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Adam Burman; [2022]
    Keywords : computer graphics; secondary motion simulation; physics simulation; game character animation; visual quality evaluation;

    Abstract : Background. Secondary motion is a principle of animation, it is movement that occurs as a result of other movement, such as swinging hair or clothes. In 3D animation, such as in games, it is often simulated instead of animated manually. READ MORE