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This report covers the design process of a master thesis project with the aim of developing concepts for diffusers. Diffusers are objects that have the ability of spreading the sound energy evenly in a room. The diffusers were to be suitable for use as interior objects in “ordinary rooms” (schools, hospital wards, and offices). The diffusers should, through their aesthetic expression, attract arch

Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) is an important component in solving the problem of autonomous navigation — allowing machines such as selfdriving cars and mobile robots to find their way in the world without human instruction. Though there is a steadily growing body of literature in the field of SLAM, far fewer works currently address using hardware acceleration to speed up this compu

This paper is a case study analysis of the region of Gotland, and it investigates how Gotland as a tourist dependant region can improve their resilience. I analyzed two different regional development plans “Vision Gotland 2025” and “Vårt Gotland 2040”, look at key differences between these and also look at employment data in Gotland from 2005-2018. This is done with the following research question

As the Arab-Israeli conflict heated up during May 2021, this content analysis applies framing theory on published articles from Jerusalem Post and Al Jazeera around the time of the ceasefire. This paper contains an analysis that look to identify frames used in news articles. It is visible that both newspapers stick to a more traditional routine where Jerusalem Post legitimize Israel and Al Jazeera

This study examines two Swedish EFL textbooks, Viewpoints 2 and Blueprint B, aimed at the English 6 course in Swedish upper secondary school. The aim of the study was to investigate the cognitive levels of reading comprehension questions accompanying literary excerpts in the two examined textbooks. This was done by categorising the reading comprehension questions into the cognitive levels of the r

The accuracy of inflation forecasts is, and has been, important for economic agents such as governments, central banks, companies, and the general public. Historically it has mainly been conducted with traditional statistical models that limits the usage of bigger datasets. This thesis will examine the performance of the machine learning model called Random Forest by forecasting Swedish inflation

Elevators could be an important alternative means of egress when it comes to evacuation. This report is the result of a model developed to calculate the efficiency of elevator evacuation in different scenarios in deep underground facilities. The model is an Excel-tool designed to be applicable in different tailor-made scenarios for analysis and comparison. This report includes four different cases

Hydrogen use increase and so does the knowledge about its risks, but not necessarily about how to handle these risks. Limited literature is available about risk mitigation for hydrogen use, the objective of this thesis is to increase this knowledge. Risk reduction measures that could be relevant for hydrogen leakage were reviewed and their potential for further assessment was qualitatively consid

Denna studie ämnade att undersöka effekten av anisktsattraktivitet på rekryterares bedömning av arbetssökandes kompetens (hårda och mjuka färdigheter) samt anställningsbarhet. Det undersöktes också om betydelsen av attraktivitet skiljer sig mellan män och kvinnor i dessa sammanhang. För undersökningen konstruerades en enkät som inleddes med ett fiktivt personligt brev och en ansiktsbild på den “söThis study aimed to examine the effect of facial attractiveness on recruiters’ assessment of applicants' competence (i.e., hard and soft skills) and employability. It also examined if the importance of attractiveness differs between men and women in these contexts. A survey was constructed that began with a fictitious cover letter and a face photo of the “applicant”. While the letter was the s

Background Introducing services for manufacturing companies can lead to improving customer satisfaction and new revenue streams as well as creating a more sustainable business. However, the current understanding of how this can be done in practice is limited. Purpose This master’s thesis investigates how a manufacturing company can generate sustainable value through the introduction of new repair

De riskreducerande åtgärder som ska införas när byggnader placeras nära farliga riskkällor verkar ibland kunna förändras eller till och med försvinna innan byggprojektet är färdigt. Detta kan bero på svårigheter med kommunikation, men det finns även andra orsaker. I ett samhälle kan det finnas industrier som sysslar med giftiga kemikalier eller godståg som fraktar farliga ämnen. Detta kan medfBuildings are sometimes raised in the vicinity of risk objects such as hazardous industries and routes used for transportation of hazardous goods. To compensate for the increased risk level risk reducing measures can be implemented. However, the planning and construction process is long and complex, and for these measures to be implemented they must somehow be conveyed through this process. The pu

There was a need for a questionnaire measuring acute stress, early responses to traumatic experiences, in adults in Swedish. The first version of the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire (SASRQ) is thoroughly validated and has been updated to follow the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition. We translated the Stanford Acute Stress Re

Detective stories are a common part of our society today through literature and television, and the most famous detective of all is undoubtedly Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes stories narrate several mysteries set in the late 19th to mid 20th century, and through the mysteries a large number of men and women are presented. During the late 19th century, the women’s movement for more equal righ

Syftet är att jämföra svenska sjuksköterskestudenters inställning till läkarassisterat självmord, och undersöka om det finns skillnader i inställningar mellan studenter i termin 4, 5 och 6. Studien är av kvantitativ metod och syftet har undersökts genom en digital enkät. Resultatet påvisar att en majoritet av sjuksköterskestudenterna är för läkarassisterat självmord, vilket flertalet grundar i res

Mellan Kristianstad och Bromölla finns Ivö, Skånes största ö som i nuläget är okänt utanför närområdet. På öns norra spets reser sig en urbergskulle 134 meter över havet, så kallad Ivö Klack. Området är idag ett naturreservat, med en rik historia av mytologier, torparlämningar, unika fossilfynd, gammal bokskog och industrilämningar från när Ifö-verken, keramikindustrin, utvann sin råvara på ön. IBetween Kristianstad and Bromölla is Ivö, Skåne's largest island, which is currently unknown outside the region. On the northern tip of the island, a primary rock rises 134 meters above sea level, so-called Ivö Klack. The area is today a nature reserve, with a rich history of mythologies, croft remains, unique fossil finds, old beech forest, and industrial remains from when Iföverken, the cera

This study investigated how individuals combine information learned across temporally separate events in order to make novel inferences through memory integration, utilising EEG to provide a novel investigation with high temporal resolution. Participants completed an associative inference task (Zeithamova & Preston, 2010) modified for EEG across three experiments, during which they learned st

Det är viktigt för försäkringsbolag att kunna förutspå framtida stora utbetalningar och även den totala utbetalningen per år för en specifik försäkring. Detta underlag kan försäkringsbolaget sedan ta hjälp av vid premiesättning och vid köp av återförsäkring. I denna uppsats används extremvärdesteori, en gren inom matematisk statistik där extrema händelser studeras, för att uppskatta storleken av fPredicting future large claims, as well as the total cost, of a specific insurance is essential for insurance companies, for example when setting premium levels or purchasing reinsurance coverage. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if extreme value theory can be applied to construction defect insurance claims. Data is provided by an insurance company offering construction insurance and

This study examines the relationship between exchange rater regimes and economic growth for a sample of sixty countries during the period 1970-2016. This pooled sample is divided into an industrialized sample and a non-industrialized for additional analysis. For the empirical investigation, the exchange rate regimes were represented by a dummy variable based on a de facto exchange rate classifi

Irländsk folkmusik är ett globalt fenomen, och är liksom på andra ställen, välkänt i Sverige. Forskning om irländsk folkmusik finns i massor, men material om den irländska folkmusikens betydelse och mening i en svensk kontext är något som kan vara svårt att hitta. Det finns många band bestående av svenskar som spelar irländsk folkmusik, och denna uppsats ämnar att ta reda på varför irländsk folkmu