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Construction of Crises : Climate, Terror and the Eiffel Tower

This work investigates visualizations of two crises; terrorism and climate change. Focus lies on mediated images concerning Paris 2015, where terrorist attacks had an impact on the following UN climate change conference (COP21). The symbol of the Eiffel Tower was used to portrait both issues and will be studied through a semiotic analysis. Terrorism and climate change are argued to be interlinked,

Ionizing Radiation Effects on Image Sensors: Method on Evaluation from an Image Quality Perspective

Surveillance cameras are vital in the nuclear power industry where the reactor equipment must constantly be kept under surveillance to maintain safety. Constant monitoring is however difficult due to the highly radioactive environment, which cause cameras to malfunction and eventually break. Malfunction typically manifests itself as quality degradation of the image from the cameras. Initially, tem

Screening for adsorptions of Calbindin D9k and Monellin proteins to Silica nanoparticles

Mötet mellan nanopartikel och protein Uttrycket ”god kemi” används som beskrivning för möten mellan människor som kommer bra överens, de som interagerar väl med varandra. Faktorer som personlighet och andra egenskaper spelar stor roll för att ”god kemi” ska uppstå. Likadant är det vid mötet mellan nanopartiklar och proteiner. Skillnaden är att det sker på nanoskalig nivå och att det är, istället Although nanoparticles (NPs) are very small, their field in science is currently growing very large. There are several biological, medical and technical applications possible for NPs when bound to proteins. Protein-NP interactions are difficult to predict and therefore a lot of fundamental research is yet to be completed. This study is an attempt to contribute with the aim to explore the interacti

Polystyrene nanoparticles interactions with Calbindin D9k and Monellin

Nanomedicine and the use of nanoparticles (NPs) are growing like never before. It is therefore important to investigate the interactions in the nano world and the possible hazards. Proteins in organisms can adsorb to NPs and change the proteins structure and therefore their functions. This could be a potential danger and thus an interesting research field. Here, we explore how the proteins Calbind

Analysis of human neural cells’ phenotype and behavior grown on Polycaprolactone nanosubstrate with different topographies

Brain diseases’ despair “Please save my grandma!” A rather saddening expression to hear is it not? This is a sentence that not a lot of people say every day, maybe once or twice in one’s lifetime for most of us. Imagine this, your beloved grandma who has been by your side ever since you were born suddenly becomes senile. Her memory gets worse by the day and before you even know it, she does not r

Teachers’ and students’ beliefs about foreign language anxiety

The aim and purpose of this essay was to investigate if the students of the chosen school, experience foreign language anxiety. Then the answers from the students was used to investigate what teachers’ beliefs was concerning this issue of foreign language anxiety. At the same time this study investigated whether teachers know the difference between general anxiety and foreign language anxiety, and

Experiments of protein-protein interactions in vivo by the BACTH system

Understanding the puzzling network of proteins inside cells For the last 20 years scientists has struggled to completely understand the intricate network of proteins inside cells, and recently new methods to analyze protein interactions has been invented. A protein can “fit” into other proteins like pieces of a puzzle, which can in turn create a reaction within the cell. A single protein can poss

The Acquirer’s Multiple - En empirisk studie på historisk data och dess potential att generera riskjusterad överavkastning.

Syfte: Denna studie syftar på att studera ifall investeringsstrategin The Acquirer’s Multiple kan generera överavkastning på stockholmsbörsen under perioden 2000-03-01 till 2016-03-01. Metod: En studie i form av en kvantitativ metod baserad på Tobias E. Carlisle formel The Acquirer’s Multiple med data extraherad från Thompsons Reuters Datastream. Teori:För att utvärdera strategin har teorierna oPurpose: This study’s purpose is to examine if it’s possible through the Value Investing strategy The Acquirer’s Multiple to generate riskadjusted excess return during the period 2003-03-01 to 2016-03-01. Method: A study in the form of a quantitative method based on Tobias E. Carlisle formula The Acquirer’s Multiple with data extracted on a monthly basis from Thompson Reuters Datastream. Theory

Mapping tree canopy cover in the semi-arid Sahel using satellite remote sensing and Google Earth imagery

Tree vegetation is an essential element in the daily life of the people in the Sahel region of Africa. It is also considered as a robust indicator of the Sahel ecosystem status and health. In this thesis, a method to estimate tree vegetation was developed and used in mapping the tree canopy cover in semi-arid Sahel. The developed method utilized Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) as the

Servicesektorn i litteraturen. En studie i samtida arbetarlitteratur.

I denna uppsats undersöks hur servicesektorn framställs i litteraturen inom ramen för den samtida arbetarlitteraturen. Förklaring ges också till varför servicesektorn fått en framträdande roll i litteraturen under senare år. Tre böcker, "Jag ska egentligen inte jobba här" av Sara Beischer, "Kallskänken" av Jenny Wrangborg och "Tjänster i hemmet" av Marie Hållander, an

”Visa mig hur du bygger och jag ska säga dig vem du är”: en analys över 1500-talets högstatusbyggnader och dess val av positionering längs Malmös medeltida huvudgata

It is my belief that one must understand a city’s history to understand its present. A town should be seen as an ongoing process, and its streets, blocks and architecture is to be seen as important actor in the course of events. A building is in many ways an expression of personality and sociality, and each new resident is a major player in its development and appearance. The ongoing process. To u

Match made in IT-heaven? En studie om onormal aktieavkastning och effektivitetsnyckeltal vid företagsförvärv i USA

Syftet är att undersöka utvecklingen hos IT-företag som förvärvar IT-företag utifrån ett aktievärdeperspektiv och ett effektivitets- perspektiv. Detta uppnås genom att studera skillnaden samt relationen mellan onormal aktieavkastning och effektivitetsnyckeltal. Uppsatsen använder sig av sekundärdata och är av kvantitativ karaktär samt antar en deduktiv ansats. Testerna som har utförts är bland ann

Intressenters inflytande på standardsättningsprocessen

Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att redogöra för vilken möjlighet IASB:s intressenter har att påverka utformandet av en ny redovisningsstandard. Detta kommer att undersökas med framtagandet av IFRS 15 som fallstudie. Uppsatsen syftar vidare till att förklara varför eventuella skillnader mellan hur IASB beaktar olika intressentgruppers åsikter uppstår. Metod: Studien byggde främst på kvalitativPurpose: The purpose with the study was to see what ability different stakeholders have in affecting the standard-setting. The study did also aim to explain why any differences in how the IASB considerate different groups of stakeholders occurred. Methodology: The study was mainly based on qualitative data. The data was primarily Comment Letters sent in by stakeholders. They were analyzed with a

Den Nya Revisionsberättelsen

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka om introduktionen av SBO kan ge mer relevant information till institutionella investerare samt om SBO kan minska förväntnings- och informationsgapet mellan institutionella investerare och revisionen. Studien ämnar bidra till debatten kring de nya ändringar av revisionsberättelsen och hur SBO kan bidra till att minska förväntningsgapet samt informationsgapet ut

Reconstruction of NDVI Data with Normal Variance-Mean Mixture Noise using Stochastic Gradient Methods

Satellite data is useful for making inference on large areas, but there are plenty of problems associated with the technology. The observation errors need to be carefully modelled in order to make inference from the data. In addition, the large data-sets involved makes straight-forward computations infeasible. This thesis explores a non-Gaussian noise structure, and implements a modified EM algorit

As fast as you like: an explanatory case study of differentiated ESL teaching in a Swedish upper secondary school

If the individual characteristics and background of each learner affect their ability to optimally learn the teacher must be flexible and willing to adapt in order to optimally teach. The aim of this study was to observe and document operationalized differentiated English as a second language teaching in one upper secondary school in the southwest of Sweden. The method used was that of an explanat

Modelling and Forecasting Electricity Load in Secondary Substations

In the energy sector a transition towards smart grid is now taking place as a step towards a sustainable energy distribution. In addition to many other solutions, this transition will depend upon extended measurements and data management to increase the knowledge about load flows (i.e electricity use) in the network. This thesis will concentrate on data management and statistical analysis of measur