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Countering Radicalization in Europe
(2012)ICSR ReportSince the mid-2000s, European countries have developed counter-radicalization strategies, seeking to de-radicalize committed militants and preventing the radicalization of vulnerable populations. What do these strategies entail? Where do they differ, and what do they have in common? How successful have they been? "Countering Radicalization in Europe" describes the genesis, main characteristics, aims, underlying philosophies and challenges ...Report -
Stopping Criteria for First-Order Methods
(2012)Technical ReportThis technical note introduces and evaluates stopping criteria for convex optimization. The emphasis is put on criteria that are `cheap' to evaluate if first-order methods, such as gradient projection or the fast gradient method, are applied. We investigate three different criteria which are based either on the complexity results of first-order methods, a property of the gradient mapping or on conjugacy, which to the best of the authors' ...Report -
Carbon Tax Revenue and the Budget Deficit
(2012)Joint Program Report SeriesBush-era tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of 2012, leading to interest in raising revenue through a carbon tax. This revenue could be used to either cut other taxes or to avoid cuts in Federal programs. There is a body of economic research suggesting that such an arrangement could be a win-win-win situation. The first win—Congress could reduce personal or corporate income tax rates, extend the payroll tax cut, maintain spending ...Report -
An Analysis of Investment Decisions for Energy-Efficient Renovation of Multi-Family Buildings -
(2012)Final Report to the Federal Office of Energy, SwitzerlandReport -
Monte Rosa Hütte
(2012)Heute werden in der Gebäudetechnik gut bewährte Einzelkomponenten eingesetzt, welche in ihrer Funktion weitgehend optimiert sind. Das vorhandene Energiesparpotenzial lässt sich nur ganz erschliessen, wenn auch eine Optimierung des Zusammenspiels dieser Komponenten durchgeführt wird. Ziel dieses Projektes ist es deshalb, Methoden und Werkzeuge zu entwickeln, mit denen das Energie- und Stoffmanagement in modernen Gebäuden optimiert und ...Report -
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