Essays about: "power extraction"
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1. Peace Without Peace? The Colombian Quest to an Everyday Without Violence
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Environmental peacebuilding (EP) as a field of study has attempted to transition from Western notions of peace and development by including ecological rights. By looking at the case of the Colombian Peace Agreement 2016 that followed EP premises, this thesis aims to question the liberal approaches to human rights and peacebuilding. READ MORE
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2. Shareholder Advantage and Short-Term Leverage
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : We find a correlational relationship between proxies of shareholder bargaining power and liquidation costs (indicating the value extraction ability of shareholders from debtholders in reorganization in default) and short-term leverage. Theoretical literature suggests to us that firms with higher shareholder advantage will reduce their short-term leverage to a greater extent than those with lower shareholder advantage (due to shareholders disliking commitment to rollover risk) in a systemic shock to bond market liquidity, i. READ MORE
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3. Deep Reinforcement Learning in Games Based on Extracted Features
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : FlappyBird is a popular mobile game that captured many people's attention because itwas easy to understand but difficult to perform --- players were often right on the edge ofsucceeding, which led to a strong desire to play again. The purpose of this project is to investigatethe possibility of using a neural network trained with reinforcement learning to play the game usingextracted features rather than raw images. READ MORE
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4. A Simulation-Based Decision Support Tool for Circularity : Remanufacturing of an Electric Machine Case Study
University essay from KTH/ProduktionsutvecklingAbstract : Over the last years, environmental concerns have grown regarding the pressure manufacturing activities exerts on natural resources. Many materials have been classified by the EU as scarce, rare earth elements found in magnets are amongst critical materials with high supply risk. READ MORE
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5. Production of natural pigments from A. platensis grown on wastewater from local treatment facility.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi; Lunds universitet/BioteknikAbstract : Although microalgae have been considered for the biological treatment of wastewater since the 1950’s, their potential to efficiently remove pollutants from various streams remains largely untapped and is yet to be utilized at large scale. The production of algal biomass and extraction of high-value compounds has, however, become increasingly popular with large scale farms and biorefineries around the world producing many promising alternatives to petroleum-based products and processes. READ MORE
