UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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An explorative study of smaller LLMs: Pushing performance in a factuality assessment task using Prompt Engineering and Direct Preference Optimization
(2024)The automatic summarization of texts is time- and cost-efficient compared to manual summarization. However, models used for summary generation oftentimes ‘hallucinate’ information, meaning that the generated summary contains ... -
Enhancing Data-to-Text Systems with Neural-Symbolic Methods: An Exploration of Large Language Models as Text Scorers
(2024)Data-to-text generation converts structured data into natural language text, simplifying complex data interpretation and reducing manual effort. Traditional rule-based and neural approaches each offer distinct strengths ... -
Resultatives in word embeddings
(2024)Verbs can be categorised into classes based on the syntactic frames and alternations they can and cannot participate in (Levin, 1993). This study investigates whether pre-trained language model (PLM) word embeddings can ... -
Market-Driven Adoption of Agroforestry Systems
(2024)This review study suggests that despite initial decreases in production, agroforestry systems can achieve higher overall profitability compared to conventional monoculture practices, most strongly evidenced for the dairy ... -
Epitope-Based HLA Matching in Allogeneic Transplantation: A Literature Review on Computational Methods to Reduce Antibody-Mediated Rejection
(2024)Long-term success in allogeneic transplantation currently relies on the precise matching of donor and recipient HLA alleles to minimise immune-mediated complications. These complications can occur when either B- or T-cell ... -
Improving the Player Experience of Collaborative Multiplayer Games for Visually Impaired Children
(2024)Visually Impaired (VI) children face barriers when it comes to social engagement and integration, and engage in less cooperative play compared to sighted children. Collaborative multiplayer computer games can be used as a ... -
Procedural Content Generation in Mirror’s Edge using Markov Chains
(2024)This research presents a novel map generation system for a parkour-based game, called Mirror’s Edge, that operates outside the constraints of a grid, allowing for more organic level design. While the system enables flexible ... -
Identifying Xanthomonas recruitment genes in the soil-borne legacy
(2024)The plant microbiome can help the plant mitigate biotic stress. Hpa associated microbiota (HAM) are beneficial bacteria for which it is proven that Arabidopsis thaliana can actively recruit them in response to infection ... -
A Multifocal Approach: Toward the Production of Complement-activating MMN Patient-derived Anti-GM1 Antibodies
(2024)Multifocal Motor Neuropathy (MMN) is a rare, chronic, primarily inflammatory complement-mediated polyneuropathy. It is characterized by progressive distal limb weakness. The exact pathophysiology of MMN remains unknown, ... -
Investigating climate change impacts in mountainous regions on the local level using a hybrid data approach - A case study of Neustift im Stubaital, Tyrol, Austria
(2024)Mountains are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Few efforts have focused on developing concrete and transferable procedures for optimizing the complementarity of different data sources, although the value of ... -
The Significance of Mate Choice: Exploring its Role in Captive Animal Welfare
(2024)The ability to express normal behavior is crucial for animal welfare. While behaviors such as foraging are often recognized as critical to animal welfare, reproductive behaviors – including mate choice – are generally ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Online Learning Platforms Using Embedded Experiments in Real-World Settings
(2024)As online learning platforms become increasingly integrated in educa tion, there is a growing need for scalable methods to evaluate their effective ness in fostering learning. Traditional evaluation methods, such as pre-post ... -
Risk-Averse Predictive Maintenance Scheduling with Distributional Reinforcement Learning using Data-Driven Probabilistic Prognostics
(2024)Maintenance scheduling for complex industrial systems, such as turbo jet engines, is critical for ensuring operational efficiency and safety. While data-driven prognostics have shown potential for improving predictive ... -
Tiny Object Detection in Video with Transformers using Temporal Context
(2024)Tiny object detection in video footage using computer vision models has a wide range of applications. Following an overview of relevant deep learning methods and related work done in this field, this paper explores the ... -
How can the application of fungi enhance sustainable agricultural practices, and what are the potential benefits for crop yields, soil health, and ecosystem resilience?
(2024)This review explores the potential of fungi to enhance sustainable agricultural practices, through increasing crop yield, improving soil health, and providing ecosystem resilience. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi play a pivotal ... -
Structural Similarity in Inverse Problems
(2024)This thesis provides a theoretical basis for applying structural similarity to joint inverse problems with gradient-based variational regularization. This study develops an over-arching formulation for these types of ... -
Complications after major abdominal surgery significantly reduce long-term survival
(2024)Objectives: We evaluate the relationship between postoperative complications and long-term survival in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Secondarily we research the relationship between the severity and number ...