I många däggdjurs hjärnor pågår en process som kallas "synaptic pruning", som går ut på att göra sig av med hjärnans mindre använda kopplingar. Likt detta kallar man processer för ta bort överflödiga objekt från neuronnätverk för "pruning". Ett av de ursprungliga sätten att åstadkomma detta var det så kallade "optimal brain damage", som definierade ett sätt att sorterIn this study, the efficiency of various pruning algorithms were investigated, with an emphasis on regularization methods. Pruning is a method which aims to remove excess objects from a neural network. In particular, this included the LASSO (Least Asbolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator) and the extensions derived from it, which were compared with other methods, including optimal brain damage an

Currently, a series of events initiated by globalization and its effects have interfered on how people live and how they face the “other,” the “outsider.” Through a series of theories and concepts, countries are analyzed, and their reactions towards these occurrences scrutinized. Recently in Denmark and Sweden, high-developed nations where everything functions almost flawlessly, episodes have some

Indigenous women suffer wide discrimination, exploitation and victimization in their societies. This study focuses on the experiences a group of Aymara women have of violence and discrimination, and what strategies they use to cope with these oppressive acts. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 Aymara women living in the city of El Alto in the country of Bolivia. The theoretical fram

The goal of this Master's Thesis is to successfully detect and classify humans in a LiDAR data stream. The focus of the Thesis is on the detection and classification, not on the LiDAR technology. To classify humans machine learning was used and to train the machine learning model we collected our own data and annotated it. A custom software was made for speeding up the annotation process.

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of newly educated social workers having spent their first time working in the Swedish social services. The method chosen for this study was qualitative. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five professional social workers, who had spent three to nine months working with social assistance in Malmö Stad. When analysing the results, Mich

I rapporten utvärderas the Waste Management Planning System (WAMPS), som är ett förenklat LCA-baserat verktyg för att jämföra avfallsscenarion utifrån miljömässiga aspekter. Syftet med studien var att hitta bristfälliga områden i modellen som behöver förbättras/uppdateras. Utvärderingen genomfördes genom att jämföra modellens struktur med liknande modeller samt genom att jämföra de resultat som beThis report evaluates the model Waste Management Planning System (WAMPS), which is an LCA-based tool used to compare different waste management scenarios from an environmental perspective. The aim of the study was to find deficient areas in the model that needed to be updated or improved. The evaluation was conducted by comparing the structure of the model to the structure of similar models and by

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka Damallsvenskans varumärke utifrån ett legitimitetsperspektiv för att få djupare förståelse av hur legitimitet kan påverka ett varumärke. Metod: En kvalitativ undersökning har genomförts med ett hermeneutiskt perspektiv. Studiens forskningsansats är abduktiv och rör sig därför mellan empiri och teori för att få förståelsen att växa fram successivt. TeorPurpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate Damallsvenskan's brand from a legitimacy perspective in order to gain a deeper understanding of how legitimacy can affect a brand. Methodology: A qualitative study has been conducted with a hermeneutic perspective. The study's research approach is abductive and thus alternates between empirical theory and theory in order to gain underst

Title: Drug overdose strategies. A qualitative study about the significance of the Naloxone Take Home Programme. Supervisor: Mats Hilte Assessor: Alexandru Panican The purpose of this study was to depict and analyze how patients in Swedish methadone maintenance clinics deal with overdose. The aim of the study was also to depict and analyze how the newly implemented Naloxone Take Home Programme i

High staff turnover and difficulties in recruiting and retaining experienced social workers is an ongoing dilemma in the social service child welfare. The unions request the social service offices to review the pay system and consider what social workers with long experience should reasonably earn, since the difference between the lowest and highest salaries today is small. In the public sector, i

This report presents and discusses the status quo of Chinese ricewine culture. It’s unfortunate to note that many Chinese young people prefer beer/red wine rather than our own wines because they think it is out of date, from the wine packaging to drinking utensils. I use five main methods for the research: history reviewing/ interview/ field trip/ mind-mapping/ gesture video. Findings sho

Examensarbetets titel: Fördel för försiktiga? Seminariedatum: 3/6 2019 Ämne/kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete kandidatnivå i finansiering, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Jesper Lindgren, Philip Nossmy och Adam Persson Handledare: Anamaria Cociorva Fem nyckelord: Kreditbetyg, betingad konservatism, redovisning, Standard & Poor’s, regressionsanalys. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka om det finTitle: Advantage for the cautious? Seminar date: 3/6-2019 Course: FEKH89, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS‐cr) Authors: Jesper Lindgren, Philip Nossmy and Adam Persson Advisor/s: Anamaria Cociorva Keywords: credit rating, unconditional conservatism, standard & poor’s, accounting, regression analysis

Post-Partum Depression, PPD, is a condition where emerging parents experience depressive symptoms. PPD is expressed through mood swings, anxiety, tiredness and an unwanted desire to harm one’s offspring. PPD may have a harmful effect on the psychological and cognitive development of children whose parents are affected. In Sweden, public childcare centres are responsible for detecting symptoms for

The East Asian region shows an interesting contrast when it comes to economic and technological development: on the one hand, North East Asia is more developed, on the other hand, Southeast Asia is less developed. Japan and Malaysia are both good examples of this contrast. Both of those countries’ governments have issued policies concerning how innovation can help the respective countries in achie

I byggbranschen förekommer ett stort antal material vilka används i 50 000 olika byggvaror. Materialets estetik samt fysiska egenskaper är faktorer som beaktas vid materialval och ett material som till stor del tillfredsställer många krav är betong. Betong består i huvudsak av cement, vatten och ballast men eftersom tillgången på ballast är begränsad finns det ett intresse i att undersöka alternat

Denna studie har genomförts på Tetra Pak för att studera deformation i vätskekartong under vikning. När en förpackning formas i fyllmaskinerna viks kartongen enligt biglinjerna. Det finns ett stort intresse av att studera vikprocessen då den är avgörande för den slutgiltiga kvaliteten av förpackningen. Matematiska modeller används för att simulera kartong men dessa kräver verkliga mätningar och dThis study has been conducted at Tetra Pak to study deformation in liquid packaging paperboard during the folding process. When a package is formed in the filling machines, the paperboard is folded according to the crease lines. It is of great interest to study the folding process since it is crucial to the final quality of the package. Mathematical models are used for simulation of paperboard bu

Myggburna virussjukdomar är ett stort problem i många tropiska och tempererade delar av världen. I olika delar av Sydamerika sprider myggarten Aedes aegypti bland annat denguefeber och artens utbredning i området har länge studerats av en särskild arbetsgrupp på Buenos Aires universitet. Idag finns det många metoder för att förhindra spridningen av mygg. Tyvärr innebär de flesta stora problem - Aedes aegypti is the well-spread main vector of dengue and other viral diseases and in means of mosquito control, it is important to understand adaptation and variability within the species. This study has considered eggs of Ae. aegypti from two close regions in the area of Buenos Aires. The aim was to increase understanding in environmental and genetic characteristics in food intake. From a long-

After decades of convergence, income inequality has increased substantially in many European countries, as well as in the US. Additionally, a similar pattern has been observed for regional income disparities as well. This thesis examines the extent to which the top income shares and regional income disparities have moved in tandem on a national level during the 1900-2010 period, in both Europe and

The aim of this thesis is to study the self-images built on the social media Instagram by the re-elected Mayor Ko Wen-je and the second place Ting Shou-chung in 2018 Taipei mayoral election. Through conducting a qualitative content analysis as the research method and applying Goffman’s dramaturgy theory as the theoretical framework to analyse every Ko and Ting’s Instagram posting in the duration o

This study’s aim is to investigate the digital aspects of camming and what possibilities, risks and threats cam-girls face. Furthermore the study intends to examine the feministic possibilities and aspects of camming and if pornographic material produced by cam-girls can be considered feminist porn. Therefore several feminists and their approaches to technology, sex work and pornography are discus

Young mothers experiences of parents’ support groups and the sence of coherence The aim of this study was to examine how young mothers experienced support groups for young parents in the aspects of health enhancing and wellbeing. The data was collected through qualitative interviews with five participants in the age spectrum of 20 to 25 years. The interviews took place partly at a young parent s