Packing up the Past: Vicki Baum’s Quest for Heimat

the quest for an hiv vaccine

The Quest for Arterial Recanalization in Acute Ischemic Stroke-The Past, Present and the Future

Ischemic stroke is one of the major causes of mortality and long-term disability. In the recent past, only very few treatment options were available and a considerable proportion of stroke survivors remained permanently disabled. However, over the last 2 decades rapid advances in acute stroke care have resulted in a corresponding improvement in mortality rates and functional outcomes. In this r...

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

The past climate change heats up.

Split Packing: An Algorithm for Packing Circles with up to Critical Density

In the classic circle packing problem, one asks whether a given set of circles can be packed into the unit square. This problem is known to be NP-hard. In this thesis, we present a new sufficient condition using only the circles’ combined area: It is possible to pack any circle instance with a combined area of up to ≈53.90% of the square’s area. This area condition is tight, in the sense that f...