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Heme binding to protein nanospheres

The studied protein exists naturally in the human body and can self-assemble into nanospheres at certain physiological conditions. Recently, these nanospheres was found able to bind free heme, the highly reactive gas binding component in hemoglobin which can cause severe tissue damage if in free form in the body. Due to prior experiments, the hypothesis was that the protein-heme binding site conta

Region of Interest Prediction in Football Using Artificial Neural Networks

Traditional broadcasting of sport events, such as football or icehockey games, require continuos attention of a camera operator in order to capture the area which is of interest to a viewer. In many cases, however, this is not a practical solution, due to e.g. costs, and an automated solution is preferable. The first step of such an automated algorithm is to determine what part of the scene, calle

En fallstudie om kvalitén på matavfall i flerfamiljshus

Matavfall, hur svårt är det egentligen att sortera rätt? Under de senaste åren i Sverige har det blivit allt viktigare att vi källsorterar vårt matavfall. Ett initiativ som har genomförts i syfte att minska den miljöpåverkan som orsakas av livsmedelsproduktionen. För att detta ska fungera krävs att vi sorterar vårt avfall rätt. Idag gör vi inte detta, utan vi slänger allt från plast, kattsand, tOne of the top priorities today in Sweden is to minimize the environmental impact caused from the food production. Swedish municipalities are therefor currently working to influence households to reduce their amount of food waste and increase the source separation. Relatively new statistics from municipalities has shown that the recycling ratio and the quality is significantly higher in single hou

Exploring Needs and Possibilities of mHealth Services for Persons with Chronic Disease

Antalet personer som lever med en kronisk sjukdom ökar, detta som en konsekvens av bland annat en snabbt ökande äldre befolkning. Kroniska sjukdomar orsakar inte bara mänskligt lidande, utan är också en ekonomisk börda för samhället. För att lindra lidandet och minska kostnaderna kopplade till kroniska sjukdomar kan användandet av digitala hälsotjänster vara en möjlighet. För närvarande är förväntThe amount of people living with chronic diseases is increasing. Chronic diseases do not only induce human suffering, it is also an economic burden on society. To ease the suffering and reduce the costs connected to chronic diseases, the usage of digital health services might be a possibility. Currently, the expectations on such services are high, but not met. To better meet the expectations, this

Daylighting in environmentally certified buildings. Subjective and objective assessment of MKB Greenhouse, Malmö, Sweden

What could be considered an adequate level of daylight in buildings has become a debated question in the Swedish building industry. The current daylight requirements are often found difficult to meet in practice, especially in combination with other requirements regarding energy use. Outdated daylight requirements in the national building code combined with limited knowledge about the subjective i

Influencing the Front-End of Innovation: A Study of Resource Challenges in The Banking Sector

Abstract Title: Influencing the Front-End of Innovation: A Study of Resource Challenges in The Banking Sector Date of Hand-in: 17/05/2017 Course: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Internship and degree project ENTN 39 (Master’s Thesis 15 ECTS) Author: Adam Kachra-Johansson and Ross Mckinlay Supervisor: Joakim Winborg Examiner: Sotaro Shibayama Keywords: Resources, Resource challeng

The Effects of Financial Openness on Innovation: An Empirical Study

Using data from 33 OECD countries for the years 1980-2014, we estimate the effects of financial openness on innovation through the use of fixed effects panel data regression. After establishing innovation as a core factor in technological growth, we derive, with the help of Schumpeterian models of growth, an argument that the financial system has a significant role in the development of innovation

Does investment and deregulation of the ICT sector lead to growth?

The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and the level of deregulation of these markets do have a positive impact on economic growth. Furthermore, the purpose is to analyse whether the lower economic performance in southern Europe may possibly be explained by lower levels of investment in ICT and slower deregulation of the ICT ma

Catering Architecture For Migrating Societies

Over the past 30 years, globalization emerged as a trend and has completely taken over the world we live in now. According to UN data sources, there were 244 million international migrants - 20 of which are forced refugees, living abroad worldwide in 2015. Hypermobility, standardisation od space and distance are the some of the consequences of globalization. Detachment from something familiar, los

"Man vänjer sig vid att torka blod" : En kvalitativ studie om det professionella arbetet med självskadebeteenden på HVB-verksamheter för ensamkommande flyktingbarn

The aim of this study was to examine the work with self-harm within residential care homes for unaccompanied refugees. Furthermore, we wanted to determine how professionals look upon their own competence and the residential care’s ability concerning self-harm. In addition to this we wanted to distinguish different professional approaches within the work. Through semi-structured interviews, we spok

Till Europas försvar? : En analys av flyktingdiskursen i Visegrád-länderna

The current refugee crisis in Europe has led to an increased presence of the subject in the European debate. In many countries, refugees are met with suspicion and hatred as a result of widespread islamophobia, and this particular movement is clearly visible in Central Europe. The Visegrád group, an alliance between Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary originally formed to accelerate the

”Svenska tjejer skall inte ge sig i lag med en grupp invandrare!” En fallanalys av Färjemålet.

In the beginning of 2016 there were a relatively well noted case in Sweden where a woman reported that she had been group raped during one of Silja Galaxys student cruises. Four men got suspected for the crime and the whole story went up online at a discussion website called Flashback Forum, where members discussed the case. Due to the fact that media started reporting frequently about the event,

Business Intelligence Systems: Assessing the benefits of business intelligence use within an organization

The Business Intelligence (BI) systems are increasingly becoming an important piece of the puzzle for the success of organizations. That being so, it is important to acknowledge the benefits that can be obtained from the use of such systems. Furthermore, for those who hesitate in investing in BI systems this research presents how the organizations operating in different business fields are using t

Expected value premium: Evidence from combined Nordic markets

Accumulated empirical research has evidenced the existence of value premium, which refers to the return gap between value and growth stocks. Our paper aims to investigate this phenomenon for Nordic market by estimating expected return from its fundamentals, dividends and earnings. Our study covers analyses of expected returns from 1998 to 2016 for 141 companies. We use dividend approach to calcula

Främjande av källkritisk kunskap vid de offentliga arkiven : en jämförande analys av det arkivpedagogiska arbetet vid fyra offentliga arkiv

This Master’s thesis aims to examine how the archive educators whitin the public archives in Sweden mediate knowledge about source criticism for pupils in elementary- and upper secondary schools. Internet sites like Wikipedia and the social network site Facebook have been the primary inforamtion resource for children och young adults for many years. Previous Research and scrutiny have also shown t

"Vi är fortfarande generationen som testar, och man vet inte. Det är jättesvårt." : En kvalitativ studie om mödrars resonemang kring hur de hanterar sina barns internetanvändande

The purpose of the study was to analyze mothers’ understanding of their children’s internet usage to create a profound understanding of how they can and cannot regulate the child´s internet usage. We conducted eight semi-structured interviews with mothers whom have children in the ages 9 to 17 in Skåne. This empirical material was analyzed based on relevant previous research and theoretical concep

Do Good and Do Well: An Empirical Study of the MSCI World

The purpose of our study is to examine the effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Corporate Financial Performance. We initially perform a multiple linear regression using Ordinary Least Square on an academically recurring model, and then apply cross sectional fixed effect to account for heterogeneity. Our panel data is composed of approximatively 1500 companies over a five year span, totaliz

Miljöinformation i vardagen : representationer av luftföroreningar på den kinesiska mikrobloggsajten Sina Weibo

This study explores how micro-bloggers on the Chinese social media site Sina Weibo have come to represent air pollution. By bringing visual and textual narratives on social media to the forefront, the aim of my study is to highlight an understudied everyday information aspect of pollution – the digital flow of visual and textual representations – which citizens encounter and co-produce in their ev

Avtalsfrihetens gränser i Kina - en komparativ studie i avtalsfrihet

Efter Mao Zedongs död tog Deng Xiaoping makten över kommunistpartiet. Han genomförde en rad ekonomiska reformer för att ta Kina ur det tillstånd av ekonomisk efterblivenhet landet befann sig i. Slutligen kom landet att införa en socialistisk marknadsekonomi. De ekonomiska reformer som genomförts har gett medborgarna i Kina ekonomiska rätt- och friheter. Traditionellt sett har rättigheter för indiAfter the death of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping seized power over the communist party. After which he installed economical reforms to aid china in recovering from its state of economical backwardness. China finally came to establish a socialt market economy. The economical reforms have given citizens in China a degree of economical freedom. Traditionally though, rights have not existed in China given