This report presents a master degree project in industrial design from Lund University. The title, Lingering Impressions, relates to the way humans affect their shared environments, consciously and unconsciously, and the cumulative effects of these behaviours over time. With these effects as the starting point and main inspiration, theproject aimed to design less static products for public environ

South Koreans today take a remarkably liberal attitude towards plastic surgery, as the highest per capita consumers of plastic surgery in the world. This rise in surgery has accompanied dramatic change in the Korean attitude towards the body and advanced a new attitude, one that was rare as recent as in 1990. Moreover, this contradicts the long held Confucian attitude towards the body. Originating

In China today, an increasing number of unintended teen pregnancy has raised public concerns of sexual reproductive health of teenagers. The aim of this thesis was to reduce unintended teen pregnancy through collaboration between government, schools and unintended teen pregnancy aid centres in China. This study reviewed previous research on the following aspects: teenagers’ attitudes towards sex b

The question whether Sweden should ratify the UN Convention ILO 169 on indigenous people’s rights, is a central part of the discourse on Sami rights and policy today. In this study, we analyze an official report of the Swedish Government; SOU 1999:25, The Sami - an indigenous people in Sweden. The question of Sweden's ratification to the ILO Convention No. 169. The aim of the study, is to exam

Toleransproblematiken är ett omtalat ämne inom tillverkningsindustrin, där det är allmänt känt att snäva toleranser medför höga kassationer och kostnader. Konstruktörer och utvecklare använder sig av ett traditionsbaserat tänk vid toleranssättning, då kunskapen kring området är lågt och då kunskapen kring kostnader kopplat till olika toleransintervall saknas. Detta medför att onödigt hårda krav stThe area of concern is an up to date subject within the manufacturing industry, were it is well known that high tolerance-requirements contributes to increased costs and scraps. Improved knowledge regarding the area of concern may be an asset within the market of competition, and will also reduce the costs. The purpose of the master thesis was to describe the area of concern regarding toler-ance

Debt is commonly used by firms as a way of financing. Factors driving stock return have been the subject of numerous studies. Investors are constantly seeking ways to better understand stock return, which is where financial statements may provide them with relevant information. The presented research paper focuses on explaining whether there is a significant relationship between stock return and l

Purpose: Investigate how the corporate brand can play a strategic role within the cargo port industry through affecting the choice of cargo port from the customer’s perspective. Methodology: A qualitative method with an abductive approach has been used. The research design is based on semi-structured interviews. Theoretical approach: The theoretical foundation complies theory from the strategic

Jag har undersökt vilka strategier som kan kompensera musiklärares problem i yrkesrollen från ADHD. Fokus ligger på lärarnas berättelser om att skapa lösningar för att få en fungerande vardag. Resultatet togs fram genom fyra kvalitativa intervjuer med lärare som själva har ADHD. Studien visar exempel på vad som kan vara svårt och hur lärarna själva kan göra för att kompensera detta. Faktorer som kI have examined strategies which can compensate problems that music teachers diagnosed with ADHD meet in their professional role. Focusing on the teachers’ stories of creating solutions to get a functioning professional life, the results were produced by four qualitative interviews with teachers who themselves have ADHD. The study shows examples of how the teachers cope with their difficulties. Th

Kan man tjuvlyssna på bakteriers kommunikation? - I infektioner finns ofta flera olika sorters bakterier och de kommunicerar med varandra. Detta kan förvärra infektionen och leda till antibiotikaresistens. Nya metoder behövs därför för att ta reda på mer om de signalmolekyler som bakterier använder för att kommunicera.Deepening our knowledge about bacterial infections is of high priority in the work against antimicrobial resistance. Many infections are as well polymicrobial, and the different bacterial species are able to affect each other by cell-cell communication. This is a phenomenon that in several cases is known to enhance the virulence and the severity of the infection. Therefore, new approaches to study

The purpose of this study is to construct price indices from price observations. The study objects are five goods that can be separated into groups of ecological and non-ecological, creating ten new product groups. The secondary aim of the study is then to create chained five sets of time series comparing the goods price change over time. The hypothesis of this study is that the price change of ec

This thesis discusses the definition of relevant market in both European Union and China under horizontal merger control. The AML was published in 2008 and took EU Competition law as an important reference. Comparing to the EU, the legislation and law enforcement of merger control in China is relatively limited. What can China learn from the EU and its abundant experience in Competition law? How t

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the ICF sensitivity changing along with the deteriorating internal and external financing conditions for 23 steel companies listed in Shenzhen and Shanghai Stock Exchange markets in China.The paper found that there is a positive relationship between investment and cash flow which is in line with previous researches. We also found a sharp ICF sensitivit

Syftet med studien är att undersöka om det finns samband mellan den ekonomiansvariges karaktärsdrag och dennes uppfattning om prestationsmätning samt dess användningsområden. Uppsatsen är en kvantitativ studie med utgångspunkt i Upper Echelons teori som bygger på att individers karaktärsdrag påverkar beslut som tas i organisationer. Studien genomfördes genom en surveyundersökning där resultaten a

Purpose: To investigate whether there is a correlation between consumers’ knowledge about the phenomenon of Big Data and their attitude towards it, and also if the attitude is reflected in their behaviour. Furthermore, the purpose is to find out how different companies usage of Big Data affects consumers’ attitude towards those brands, in a situation where they know what Big Data means. Methodolo

Minskad övergödning och återcirkulation av näring från dräneringsvatten Övergödning är ett av de största miljöproblemen i Skånska vatten där jordbruket står för det största bidraget. En väg för överflödig näring att nå vattendrag och vidare till sjöar och kustområden är via dräneringsledningar från jordbruksmark. Vilka möjliga vattenvårdsåtgärder kan appliceras för att reducera denna transport samEutrophication is one of the biggest environmental problems in Scanian waters, where agriculture has the largest input. Through soil cultivation and usage of fertilizers, nutrients are added and released. If no uptake occurs nutrients can be further transported to watercourses through surface runoff or the drainage system. This study investigates three measures to reduce and reuse nutrients from d

Crowdfunding has witnessed growing interest within academia in recent years, despite the underlying motivations for entrepreneur engagement in crowdfunding activities receiving little attention. The purpose of this study is to explore the motives that influence entrepreneurs when using crowdfunding and how these motives are related to each other. This will then provide a deeper understanding of ho

Issue: With today's increasingly stringent demands for reduced energy consumption for buildings, many choose to build so-called low-energy or passive houses. These houses have that in common that they are well insulated and advantageous from an energy perspective but alongside this more prone to moisture damage. In this work, a passive house was designed and energy calculations were executed.