The term “phoenix man” is often used by the Internet users to describe the man who grew up in the rural areas but later studied or worked in the cities. The purpose of this research is to analyze how the “phoenix man” is understood by the online public and what social facts or implications reflected by this term. The research employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative method: online obs

Amadeus IT Group provide revenue management systems for the airline industry. The concept of overbooking has been known and applied within the industry since the middle of the 20th century, thus playing a large role in a revenue management prospect. The passengers booking data is something that could improve the forecasting of the rate at which passengers don’t show up or cancel their respective fl

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the relationship between Free Trade Agreement and the Environment. To do so, the thesis uses a case study on the Asean China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to analyse how free trade agreements can produce negative externalities on the environment. It will enquire on how free trade agreements exacerbate levels of re

The aim of this study is to unveil and present different notions of ideals of motherhood in Denmark during the first half of the 20th century which appear in medical guidelines for parents and parents to be, emphasizing on the way motherhood has been idealized and regulated and how power has been exerted over mothers and women’s lives and bodies. The study takes a look at earlier existing ideas ab

This text aims at describing an archaeology of relations. Methodologically many approaches are being tested, through a multiple-angled discourse analysis. Relational archaeology studies the interactive middlegrounds in between two actors, or between smaller components that exist within one single actor. What is of relevance here is then how to define and outline the »actor«. This thesis demands th

Increased population and living standards promotes an unsustainable usage of natural resources. In recent years, increased focus has been put on the bio-refinery industry which shows promising attributes where 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) is a prominent platform chemical. In this project, production of HMF from fructose using primarily acid silica under benign reaction conditions was investigate

Prebiotics are non-digestible carbohydrates that selectively stimulate the growth and activity of health promoting bacteria in the colon, resulting in homeostasis to the gut environment. It is considered to be the solution of many health-related diseases such as type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Arabinoxylooligosaccharides, the hydrolysis product of arabinoxylan from plant cell w

The current Syrian crisis has pushed over 4.8 million people to seek asylum abroad, mainly in the neighbouring countries. In Jordan urban refugees, who represent 82% of registered refugees, lack visibility and help. Women are in a particularly difficult situation due to their multiple burdens as caregivers and homemakers. Yet, Syrian forced migrant women settled in the capital city of Amman demons

This thesis explores the right to access employment for persons with disabilities under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It seeks to ascertain what entitlements and for whom this right entails. Given the central conceptual role disability and equality play in the Convention, this thesis explores the prevailing models of understanding of both disability and equality. Af

Godstransporter på väg står för ungefär 7 % av Sveriges totala växthusgasutsläpp och godstransportarbetet förväntas öka med drygt 65 % till år 2040, delvis till följd av ökad globalisering. Enligt IPCC:s senaste rapport är transportsektorn ett prioriterat område för att begränsa miljöpåverkan och den statliga utredningen om fossilfri fordonstrafik pekar ut minskad användning av fossila bränslen ocHeavy transport accounts for about 7 % of total Swedish greenhouse gas emissions and freight activity is expected to increase by more than 65 % in 2040, partly as a result of globalization. According to the latest report from IPCC, the transport sector is a priority to limit the environmental impact and the government report on fossil fuel independence proposes reduced use of fossil fuels and incr

Den svenskproducerade filmtrilogin Snabba cash utkom under åren 2010-2013 och fick stor spridning. Handlingen utspelas huvudsakligen i Stockholm och tar avstamp i karaktärernas jakt på pengar genom kriminalitet. Föreliggande studies två frågeställningar är hur svenskhet och vithet representeras i filmtrilogin, samt hur dessa representationer anknyter till rasism i Sverige. Det teoretiska ramverket

År 2016 var det 16 procent av Sveriges sjuksköterskor som hade besvär till följd av stress och psykiska påfrestningar från sitt arbete. På grund av de konsekvenser som arbetsrelaterad stress orsakar kan vårdpersonals upplevelse av stress på arbetsplatsen leda till utbrändhet och sjukskrivningar. En litteraturstudie genomfördes för att sammanställa befintlig forskning vilken belyser faktorer som bi

Många sjukdomar kan kopplas till en svag länk i en av kroppens kemiska reaktionskedjor. En sådan svag länk kan vara ett protein. Ibland går det att lösa problemet genom att ett läkemedel binder in till, likt en nyckel i ett nyckelhål, och stoppar proteinets funktion. Frågan är: vilken molekyl kan binda in till proteinet, och hur? Kunskap om hur en liten molekyl binder in till ett protein är viktiA computational method is described and tested for prediction of ligand-binding poses between the human farnesoid X receptor and a set of 36 potential agonists, provided by the D3R Grand Challenge 2016. Using tools such as Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamics, Reconnaissance metadynamics and cluster analysis, the method is an attempt to predict the binding pose without being biased by experimenta

Klimatförändringen förväntas orsaka 20-25% kraftigare regnoväder i Sverige vilket, tillsammans med urbaniseringen, ökar sannolikheten för översvämningar i urbana områden. En översvämningen kan innebära stora materiella skador och kostnader för samhället. För att förebygga dessa behövs mer kunskap om vilka områden i staden som är mest utsatta. Information om var och när stora vattenmängder väntas kClimate change is expected to cause 20-25% heavier rainfall in Sweden which, in combination with the ongoing urbanization, increases the probability of flooding in urban areas. These floods may cause large infrastructural damage and economical costs. Therefore, adequate models for overland flow are needed to identify high-risk areas where mitigating actions should be performed. In this thesis a ne

Now everything is different. Uncertain in a way. We have no idea where we’re going. It seems as if the explanatory models at our disposal aren’t even able to explain where we are today. The world is changing in a pace unprecedented in history. It seems extremely hard to understand how we’re supposed to orient ourselves in such a world. How are we supposed to dream? And what should we dream about?

The usage and potential usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in our society grows rapidly and therefore an interest of how to design such a craft was sparked. The ability of an autonomous flight is valuable in many applications and requires that the craft is equipped with a GPS-module. If the connection is lost the UAV’s itinerary may differ from the predetermined one. Because of this an altern

Syfte: Studien syftar till att undersöka om blankning påverkar aktieavkastning på den svenska börsen. Metod: Data, hämtad från Thomson Reuters Datastream, Nasdaq OMX Nordic samt Finansinspektionen, har sammanställts i Microsoft Excel. Regressioner har sedan körts i EViews med den bearbetade datan. Datan testas som en multipel regressionsmodell med paneldata. Tre kontrollvariabler inkluderas. TePurpose: The study aims to investigate whether short selling is affecting the stock return on the Swedish stock market. Methodology: Data, collected from Thomson Reuters Datastream, Nasdaq OMX Nordic and FSA, have been compiled in Microsoft Excel. Regressions were carried out in EViews with the processed data. Data is tested as a multiple regression model with panel data. Three control variables

Denna studie har som syfte att ur ett nätteknisk- såväl som affärsmässigt perspektiv undersöka hur tekniken Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) kan jämna ut effekttoppar och minska belastningen i högt belastade lokalnät. Detta genom att låta elbilens batteri fungera som ett energilager med tvåvägskommunikation mellan bil och hushåll. Projektet har utformats tillsammans med E.ON Elnät i Malmö och behandlar ett eThe aim of this study is to investigate the potential of Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) for reduction of power demand in the local grid during peak hours. Both the technical aspects as well as the economics behind it will be examined. The project has been performed together with the grid operator E.ON in Malmö and covers a grid scenario which is expected in 2030.

One of the most promising alternatives to reduce global CO2 emissions is the replacement of fossil fuels by biofuels in the transportation sector. Production of biofuels from energy crops or residues arises as an answer, but the technology is still costly to be implemented at commercial scale. This project proposes reducing bioethanol production costs by using animal bedding as feedstock. The main