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1. 6. Essays on Smallholder Diversification, Industry Location, Debt Relief, and Disability and Utility

   Författare :Sven Tengstam; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Zambia; agriculture; income diversification; structural change; poverty; global clothing industry; new economic geography; comparative advantages; industrial agglomeration; HIPC; debt relief; debt overhang; investment; incentives; disability; mobility impairment; marginal utility; hypothetical lotteries; risk.;

   Sammanfattning : Essay 1 Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty? This paper investigates the relationship between income diversification (combinations of farm income, agricultural wage work, non-agricultural wage work, and own-business income) and income within Zambian smallholder households. Shifting to a higher degree of diversification is found to be associated with getting higher income per laborer. LÄS MER

3. 7. Model-free execution monitoring in behavior-based mobile robotics

   Författare :Ola Pettersson; Alessandro Saffiotti; Lars Karlsson; Joachim Hertzberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Datavetenskap; mobile robotics; execution monitoring; fault detection and isolation; diagnosis; data- och systemvetenskap; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Computer and Systems Science; Data- och systemvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : In the near future, autonomous mobile robots are expected to assist us by performing service tasks in many different areas, including transportation, cleaning, mining, or agriculture. In order to manage these tasks in a changing and partially unpredictable environment, without the help of humans, the robot must have the ability to plan its actions and to execute them robustly and in a safe way. LÄS MER

4. 8. Reinforcement Learning for Improved Utility of Simulation-Based Training

   Författare :Johan Källström; Fredrik Heintz; Erik Herzog; Julian Togelius; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Team training in complex domains often requires a substantial number of resources, e.g. vehicles, machines, and role-players. For this reason, it may be difficult to realise efficient and effective training scenarios in a real-world setting. LÄS MER

5. 9. Numerical Study on Combustion Features of Gasified Biomass Gas

   Författare :Xiaoxiang Zhang; Torsten Fransson; Jeevan Jayasuriya; Reza Fakhrai; Truls Liliedahl; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kinetic model; gasified biomass gas; premixed combustion; laminar flame speed; ignition delay time; Biotechnology; Bioteknologi; Energiteknik; Energy Technology;

   Sammanfattning : There is a great interest to develop biomass combustion systems for industrial and utility applications. Improved biomass energy conversion systems are designed to provide better combustion efficiencies and environmental friendly conditions, as well as the fuel flexibility options in various applications. LÄS MER

7. 10. Equity in welfare evaluations : the rationale for and effects of distributional weighting

   Författare :Gunnel Bångman; Lars Hultkrantz; Fredrik Carlsson; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; weighted cost-benefit analysis; equity; distributional weights; social welfare; income distribution; risk aversion; social marginal value of income; altruism; paternalism; marginal utility of income; social inequality aversion; stated preferences; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses the issue of weighted cost-benefit analysis (WCBA). WCBA is a welfare evaluation model where income distribution effects are valued by distributional weighting. The method was developed already in the 1970s. The interest in and applications of this method have increased in the past decade, e. LÄS MER