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Delningsekonomi för hållbar stadsutveckling- En studie som undersöker förutsättningarna för lönsam delning

Delningsekonomi är ett koncept som har utvecklats för att frångå det så kallade ”slit- och slängsamhället”. Givet konceptets innebörd, att dela underutnyttjade tillgångar istället för individuellt ägande, finns det svårigheter att bedriva en verksamhet och samtidigt ha ekonomisk bärighet. Det beror bland annat på individers beteende samt betalningsvilja för att dela istället för äga, och därmed ocSociety intends to become more sustainable and in the work towards becoming more sustainable, circular models have a contributing role in the transition. Combining sustainable consumption with the sharing economy concept could help to tackle challenges such as: the growing amount of waste and climate change by reducing the extractions of resources and regenerated materials within the economic syst

A Research on Market Driving Strategies in the Context of SMEs

Thesis purpose: By investigating how market driving strategy applies to the context of smaller companies we intend to be able to extend the existing knowledge about market orientation and market driving strategy, and provide practitioners with insights on strategic planning and working with brand identity. We hope that this in turn can help more SMEs survive and be long term profitable. Methodol

Design of a Temperature Insensitive Fiber Interferometer for Long-Term Laser Frequency Stabilization using Metal Coated Fibers

This work presents the design for a temperature drift-free path imbalanced ber interferometer for long-term laser frequency stabilization using coated bers with different thermal drift. For this purpose, single acrylate, dual acrylate, copper and aluminum coated bers are analyzed theoretically and experimentally regarding the thermal sensitivity of their optical path length. Experimental results w

Microarray Quality Control using Artificial Neural Networks

Det finns många komplexa sjukdomar som i dagsläget är mycket svåra att diagnostisera. Det är inte ovanligt att när dessa sjukdomar slutligen diagnostiseras så är det för sent för att kunna göra någonting åt det. Men med en ny teknik kan det bli möjligt att ställa diagnoser i tid. Tekniken grundar sig i att, från ett vanligt blodprov, identifiera vilka proteiner som finns i blodet varpå sedan låta When using antibody microarrays to diagnose diseases, the process of quality control of the microarray data is an important step. Currently, a part of this process is performed manually by visual inspection. In this master project, we aim to automate the quality control in order to make it reproducible, as well as to find out which properties of the data that have the most to do with its quality.

Outnyttjade byggrätter för flerbostadshus - Förekommer det och varför?

I den statliga utredningen, Ett snabbare bostadsbyggande, undersöktes hur utnyttjandet av byggrätter kunde effektiviseras. Underlaget var dock tämligen begränsat, vilket skapade idén till den här rapporten. I vilken utsträckning förekommer outnyttjade byggrätter och varför utnyttjas de isåfall inte? Syftet med denna rapport är att utreda om det finns outnyttjade byggrätter med ändamål flerbostadsIn the public report, Ett snabbare bostadsbyggande, a research was made to find out how the utilization of undeveloped building rights could be made more efficient. However, the material on which the research was based was found insufficient, which created the idea for this report. To what extent do undeveloped building rights occur and what are the reasons? The purpose of this report is to exami

​Text mining into customers’ minds

Examensarbetets titel​: Text mining into customers’ minds Seminariedatum​: 4 juni 2019 Ämne/kurs​: FEKH29, Examensarbete kandidatnivå i marknadsföring, 15 högskolepoäng Författare​: Viktor Alfredsson, Jakob Ferenius & Rebin Naderi Handledare​: Burak Tunca Fem nyckelord: Varumärkesassociationer; varumärkesassociationsnätverk; text mining​; k​undrecensioner; maskininlärning Syfte​: Att utvTitle: ​Text mining into customers’ minds Seminar date: ​4 June 2019 Course: ​FEKH29​ ​Business Administration: Bachelor Degree Project in Marketing Undergraduate Level, 15 credits Authors: ​Viktor Alfredsson, Jakob Ferenius & Rebin Naderi Advisor: ​Burak Tunca Keywords: ​Brand associations; brand association networks; text mining; customer reviews; machine learning Purpose: ​To develop

Yogans ambivalenser: en genusvetenskaplig analys av yogans uttryck i Sverige genom postkolonial feministisk teori

The purpose of this essay is to understand the way yoga is practiced in Sweden through postcolonial feminist theory. The ambivalence of the form yoga takes in a swedish context between the positive aspects it provides for many practitioners in relation to the colonial history and the commodification of the practice is examined through the theoretical and political debate regarding the word cultura

Can changes in social trust be explained by inequality?

This paper aims to investigate the development of social trust over time globally, as well as separately for continents and countries. This is done by using data from six different surveys and through an interpolation method making the survey measures comparable, resulting in a long and continuous data set. Consequently, with Gini measures from the new Standardized World Income Inequality Database

Direktör-effekten

Syftet med studien är att undersöka om det finns något signifikant samband mellan den verkställande direktören och företagets prestation efter börsnotering. Författarna hoppas studien kan bidra med ny kunskap och inspirera för framtida studier på området. Datan består av 777 företags noteringar på de nordiska handelsmarknaderna Nasdaq Stockholm, Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Oslo Børs, FirstThe purpose of the study is to evaluate whether there is any relationship that is statistically significant between the CEO and the long-term performance after an IPO. The authors wish that this study can contribute with new knowledge and insights and inspire others to conduct further researches regarding the CEO and long- term performance. The data consists of 777 IPOs in the Nordic regions, incl

Energy Firm’s Financial Distress, Industry Shock and the Price of Oil and Gas Assets

A sample of 107 asset sales completed globally from October 2006 to January 2019 has been investigated to find the average discount at which the assets of distressed energy companies are liquidated. In the next step, the difference in difference approach has been used to explore the oil price crash in the fourth quarter of 2014 so as to find the difference in the average discount on the assets of

Dynamics of a high-eccentricity planet in a large planetesimal disc

Ända sedan 1781, när William Herschel upptäckte Uranus, så har astronomer letat efter planeter som ligger ännu längre ut. Solsystemet är ett stort ställe, så om man vill hitta någonting så krävs lite vägledning till var man ska leta. 2016 publicerade astronomerna Konstantin Batygin och Mike Brown en studie om små objekt utanför Neptunus, där de hade upptäckt att många av de här himlakropparnas banClustering of orbital characteristics for distant Solar System objects has been proposed to indicate the presence of a ninth planet. Simulations show that the planets orbit would have to have a mass of 5–10 Solar masses, a semi-major axis of 400–800 AU, an eccentricity of 0.2–0.5 and an inclination of 15–25°. Simulations of a planet scattering off a giant planet into a highly eccentric orbit, show

Ensemble Green's Function Theory for Interacting Electrons with Degenerate Ground States

Elektroner, fast de inte kan ses med blotta ögat, har en grundläggande betydelse i vår vardag. Inom vår natur finns många exempel på system av elektroner som interagerar med varandra, så kallade flerelektronsystem: från materialet i elektronikkomponenter ner till några av de minsta beståndsdelarna i vår natur, atomer. Vi har utvecklat en Greenfunktion-teori för att beskriva material och flerelektrAn ensemble Green's function theory for many-electron systems with degenerate ground states, based on the von Neumann density matrix formalism, is proposed. The formalism is constructed without an assumption of an adiabatic connection. An ensemble analogue of Hedin's equations and the GW Approximation (GWA) is constructed. The formalism is applied to four model systems within GWA: a three-

Citizen Participation in Local Economic Development Initiatives in Ntungamo District of Uganda

This thesis examines Citizen Participation in Local Economic Development (LED) in Ntungamo District of Uganda. The LED approach is increasingly becoming an alternative strategy that aims at achieving the local dimension in the development process. LED identifies with local resource mobilization, allocation and use. As governments adopt the Private sector led development strategy, Public Private Pa

The Effect of Credit Rating Announcements

The purpose of this study is to further deepen the knowledge surrounding credit rating announcements and their impact on companies’ stock prices. Furthermore, the authors want to investigate whether the potential impacts differ between the US market and the European market, as well as previous to the financial crisis compared to post the financial crisis of 2007- 2009. The methodology used is an e

Deprotonation of Tyrosine 164 in Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) intermediates

I dagens samhälle är ett hållbart alternativ till fossiltbränsle högt efterfrågat. Biobränsle är ett alternativ, men om detta alternativ ska vara optimalt, måste det härstamma från ett billigt och lättillgängligt material, som t.ex. cellulosa. Cellulosa finns i bl.a. växtcellväggar och är uppbyggd av sockerenheter (glykos) i en väldigt stabil struktur vilket är en bra egenskap när den sitter i växIn this thesis the enzyme Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) is investigated. The LPMOs have captured the interest of the biofuel industry due to their ability to boost the breakdown of cellulose. Researchers have progressed in mapping out the mechanism behind this oxidative reaction. However, there are still many uncertainties concerning the intermediates involved and the role of certain a

M-SCAPE: PHYSICAL AND IMAGINATIVE TOOLS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION

It has been proven that music education can have many benefits to the development of children. It can improve communication, reasoning, memory, coordination, spatial intelligence and mathematical skills as well as enhancing emotional and intellectual development. The current market provides a broad range of instruments and professional devices, but it lacks creative tools useful to educate in musi

Att brinna eller att brännas, det är frågan

Denna studie syftar till att öka förståelsen för hur mellanchefer ser på arbetsrelaterad utbrändhet bland anställda samt hur de uppfattar sin roll i sammanhanget. Mellanchefernas syn på arbetsrelaterad utbrändhet är relevant att undersöka eftersom detta i sin tur torde påverka hur de utformar sitt ledarskap. Vidare syftar uppsatsen till att bidra med kunskap inom ämnet eftersom detta är ett relatiThis study aims to increase the understanding of how middle managers view work-related burnout among employees and how they perceive their own role in this context. It is relevant to examine the middle managers’ view on work-related burnout since their view may affect their leadership. Furthermore, this study aims to contribute with new knowledge to the existing literature since research in this a

Modular Brewing System for Entry Level Users

The purpose of this thesis has been to challenge the idea of how the existing market for brewery equipment should look by creating a modular brewery. Hopefully this could reduce both shipping and costs in the future, as many who buy a brewing system for home use already have a vessel to brew with. The execution has followed Ulrich and Eppinger's product development methodology. By breaking dow

Applicability of bio-based polymer packaging in the meal kit context - A case study with HelloFresh

Bio-based plastics are increasingly considered as sustainable alternatives to fossil-based plastics. Up until now, their application in the food packaging industry has been limited. The purpose of this study is to investigate the applicability of bio-based polymer packaging films for bakery products, herbs and spices in the meal kit industry context and to assess their contribution towards a more

Interdependence of Controls - A multiple case study on management control systems and the interdependencies of its elements in the sharing economy

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the use of management control systems in companies operating in the sharing economy and to analyze the interdependencies between the different elements of the system. The empirical research is guided by the Malmi and Brown (2008) framework incorporating relevant criticism and other important factors. The research approach of this study is qualitative, emplo