The age structure and its impact on economic growth is a current issue that concerns all countries in the world. For Sri Lanka, the issue lies within an ageing population and the economic implications of the growing share of elderly. Thus, this paper strives to investigate how the age structure in Sri Lanka affects the economic growth, mainly looking at the ageing population. A time series regress

In the 1930s, a boat-grave was found in Sutton Hoo, England. Soon after, it was noted to have several similarities to swedish boat-grave from the region of Mälardalen, specifically Vendel and Valsgärde. These graves are from the same period as the Sutton Hoo ship burial, in Sweden known as the Vendel period (550-750 AD). Since then there has been an ongoing discussion concerning how the Sutton Hoo

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a promising new tool in the field of conservation management, which can contribute to non-destructive species determination as well as improved data on species occurrence. Still, it is important to gain knowledge on how eDNA works compared to conventional monitoring methods in order to evaluate the detection efficiency. In this study, I have investigated the use of eDN

The number of devices connected to the Internet grows constantly. This information entity has been labeled the Internet of Things (IoT). One important aspect of this is the industrial applications, sometimes labeled the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Collecting and analyzing the massive amounts of data that industry generates will only become more and more important as technology and the ne

Denna undersökning har med hjälpt av investeringsstrategin Dogs of the Dow testat om det går att uppnå en riskjusterad överavkastning på Storbritanniens aktiemarknad under perioden 2002–2017. Detta trots att den effektiva marknadshypotesen motsätter sig överavkastning på aktiemarknaden. Undersökningen har skett på Storbritanniens marknad med Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) som marknads- och

In the field of educational psychology are two type of learning approaches commonly mentioned; deep learning and surface learning. These two learning approaches contains methods used by the students, for instance, memorizing (surface learning) and hypothesize (deep learning). Several previously performed studies showed a connection between a high academic level, good grades and a high usage of the

Lime-hemp concrete is an old insulation material, made out of hemp shiv and lime, making its way back onto the market. This thesis focuses on the usage of lime-hemp as an alternative insulation material for restoration of older wooden buildings in the town of Visby in Gotland, Sweden. The aim of this report is to investigate fire resistance properties of lime-hemp concrete and to compare it to oth

The purpose of this study is to examine students experiences and participation in Lund university studentunions. The methodological approach in doing this has been by four interviews with förmän at student unions that goes under the name nation. By using Bourdieus theories about class, habitus and culture, analysis of how the students different backgrounds has shaped their carriers at nations has

This paper studies the high-frequency behavior of the USD/SEK currency pair on the arrival of macroeconomic news emanating from Sweden and the United States. By using exchange rate data sampled at one minute-by-minute quotations and market expectations from the Bloomberg Terminal, the study finds systematic effects of news on exchange rate returns. The majority of news is immediately incorporated

Eftersom det är svårt att utföra utrymningsövningar på sjukhus då patienters liv och hälsa är i fara är det svårt att veta vilka faktorer som påverkar utrymningssituationen i störst utsträckning. Detta arbete utreder de faktorer som påverkar assisterad sjukhusutrymning. Målet är att genom litteraturstudien identifiera problem som kan uppstå vid sjukhusutrymning. Därefter undersöka om de problem Evacuation exercises in hospital is effortful to perform due to patients’ health issues. Therefore, it is difficult to identify which factors that affect an evacuation situation to the utmost extent. This work investigates the factors that affect assisted horizontal evacuation in case of fire in hospital. The aim is to identify, through the literature study, problems that may develop regarding a

Genealogy is a rapidly growing and popular hobby in Sweden and all over the world. This thesis is an ethnological study based on five qualitative interviews and fifteen questionnaires answered by genealogists. The aim and purpose of the study is to find out how genealogists define ”history” in relation to their own family history. How they produce their own history through their research and how i

I denna uppsats undersöks effekten av ett EU-medlemskap avseende de 13 senaste medlemsländerna för att se om medlemskapet bidragit med en handelseffekt. År 2004, 2007 och 2013 integrerades totalt 13 central/östeuropeiska länder till det dåvarande homogena EU, vilket ansågs vara en utmaning. Undersökningen i denna uppsats görs genom gravitationsmodellen där data ifrån samtliga EU länder insamlats.

Bakgrund: En ökad åldrande befolkning leder till att fler lever med demenssjukdom. Merparten av personer som lider av demenssjukdom står i risk för negativa effekter gällande psykosociala symtom. Syfte: Syftet med litteraturstudien var att belysa djurinterventioners påverkan på psykosociala symtom bland äldre med demenssjukdom. Metod: 12 vetenskapliga artiklar inkluderades efter en systematisk sök

Subsistence farmers in the developing world are one of the most vulnerable groups to the impacts of climate change. Strengthening their adaptive capacity requires information to inform their climate and agricultural-related decisions. Climate information services offer great potential to inform farmers’ decision-making, enabling households to strengthen their ability to manage climate-related risk

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether fire safety training using virtual reality (VR) is a viable method compared to more traditional methods of fire safety training. One part of the Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) was built as a VR model. Fire safety information was implemented into the model based on a folder used for fire safety training. The study was conduct

I Sverige idag har vi ett elkraftsystem som befinner sig i förändring. Med utgångspunkt i de uppsatta energi- och klimatmålen har nyttjandet av stamnätet börjat förändras med följder för underliggande regionnät. Situationen är speciell då dessa två nät är hårt parallellkopplade till varandra, men drivs av olika företag. E.ON som regionnätsägare i södra Sverige märker av att i många avseenden drabbIn Sweden today we have an electric power system which is changing. In context of the set energy- and climate goals the use of the transmission grid has started to adjust with consequences for the underlying sub-transmission grid. The situation is special since these two grids are firmly interconnected to each other, but are run by different companies. E.ON who is the operator of the sub-transmiss

To ensure safety on upper stage rockets, the fluid dynamic phenomenon known as sloshing in the liquid propellant tanks needs to be understood. CFD is a relatively cheap tool, but studies by Schmitt [7] suggest that models currently used for simulations do not predict the flow behavior.To verify computational models, experiments are setup on a cylindrical tank. The time for thefluid to become stead

Abstract Acknowledging the macro- and microeconomic importance of foreign direct investment (FDI), this paper aims at examining the determinants, in particular how the agglomeration forces determine the inward FDI in Africa. A comprehension of these determinants is important in order to maintain the positive development and improve the performance of attracting FDI in Africa. Results from my cross

This report covers a project for the Division of Product Development at Lund University to build and further develop a plastic shredder. It was based on open-source blueprints from the Precious Plastic machine series, a nonprofit project by Dave Hakkens to reduce plastic waste. Its purpose is to shred common plastic waste so that the shreds can be remelt to create new products by students in the s

‘Bread from Scratch’ is a reaction to the fact that many people don’t know how food is made anymore. Fast foods and other kinds of processed foods determine our daily life. Affected by industrialised food production and peoples eating behaviour, the knowledge of basic food production slowly disappears. Bread is one of humans oldest foods and even today it is one of the most essential and univers