This thesis examines the state-of-the-art 2D super-resolution technique alternating descent conditional gradient (ADCG) method's ability to accurately localize fluorophores in diffraction-limited single molecule images (SMI) and analyze the impact of pre-processing and post-processing modules on ADCG's fluorophore localization. A synthetic dataset obtained from the 2013 Grand Challenge loc

Fokus på offentliga diskussioner och vetenskapliga utforskningar som berör intim human-robot-interaction blir alltmer framträdande. Likväl saknas det psykometriska instrument avsedda för explorationen av intim social kontakt mellan människa och social robot. Det övergripande syftet med denna studie var att utveckla ett nytt psykometriskt test, Robot Intimate Receptiveness Scale (RIRS) för undersökPublic discussions and scientific inquiries centered around human-robot relationships are rapidly gaining momentum. As artificial intelligence integrates into new social landscapes, corresponding scientific explorations are called for. As of today, there are no psychometric instruments tailored to measure intimate social contact within human-robot contexts. In the light of this gap, the primary ob

Examensarbetet behandlar skyddet för jordbruket i 3 kap. 6 § FBL där fastig-hetsbildning inte får medföra någon olägenhet för jordbruksnäringen. Vad olä-genhet för jordbruksnäringen innebär är dock inte direkt definierat utan ska styras av rådande livsmedelspolitiska inriktning och omständigheterna i det sär-skilda fallet. Det finns dock några särskilda situationer angivna som återfinns i prop. 19Master of Science thesis addressing the protection rule for agriculture in the pro-perty formation law, 3 kap. 6 § Fastighetsbildningslag (1970:988). The report aims to investigate and clarify when inconvenience arises for the agricultural industry and to determine whether a calculation tool developed by the Swedish Board of Agriculture is a suitable method to base the definition of when an agric

Läkemedel som består av skräddarsydda proteiner används idag för att behandla bland annat diabetes. De ges traditionellt som injektioner och detta misstänks vara kopplat till skapandet av skadliga partiklar. Sprutan och nålen är ofta silikoniserade för att underlätta hantering och deras användning utsätter det känsliga proteinet för mekaniska krafter. Detta tros leda till bildandet av partiklar i This work developed a method for the investigation of how medical devices, such as syringes and needles, affect the formation of subvisible particles in a protein drug without excipients. Protein-based pharmaceuticals are well known to be sensitive to different kinds of stress, and exposure to stress during the use of this device is unavoidable. To study this phenomenon, an in-house built probe fo

Surveillance cameras are used for video monitoring. To complement the video stream, different external accessories can be attached to a camera. The addition of external accessories brings certain limitations in terms of aesthetics and functionality. To overcome these limitations, an internal platform for connecting accessories would enable the creation of better and more future-proof products. Thi

In the Gambia, Osusu has helped women to be resilient to various types of precarity for a long time. Though the country has recently recognized the importance of financial inclusion by adopting a National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS), the informal practice of Osusu continues to exist and evolve. Through 20 semi-structured interviews with women who are members of Kafoos that operate Osusu, t

Robots are nowadays present and essential in a wide range of applications, and robot arms in particular are capable of performing various tasks such as inspection, material handling, and welding. They can be classified into several types, depending on their structure and purpose. This project focuses on two collaborative robot arms, a type that is designed to work in the presence of human interact

Objective Second language learning continues to be a field of growing interest both in academia and everyday life. As such, a more comprehensive understanding of the best learning methods remains an important area of focus. This study aimed to investigate single-session vocabulary acquisition and neural underpinnings of language learning through Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), in relation to immer

Rapid coastal urbanization and declining marine biodiversity rates are complex problems that require broad, integrated sets of solutions. Although isolating nature from human impact prevails as the standard conservation approach, social-ecological systems require more holistic solutions. Coastal cities have the opportunity to encourage human interaction with nature – while still achieving positive

Current plastic management is unsustainable as large amounts of plastic end up landfilled or in the ocean, necessitating an expansion of waste management infrastructure. Pyrolysis is a viable chemical recycling option, and in this report a pyrolysis model is constructed in Aspen Plus. The model is a stoichiometric pre-sorted polyethylene feed and is based on experimental pyrolysis results. Product

This study investigates the possibility of implementing a machine monitoring system on IBAS2, a production machine responsible for aligning an optical lens with an image sensor. A machine-monitoring system could possibly reduce downtime, costs, and production recalls. After examining IBAS2, vibration analysis emerged as a promising monitoring approach. The research aimed to capture the natural vib

Cykeln är en avgörandefaktor för en uppnå en samhällseffektiv och långsiktigt hållbar transportförsörjning där en mer attraktiv cykelinfrastruktur kan ge upphov till att fler väljer att resa med cykel i stället för bil. Överflyttningseffekterna från biltrafiken skulle innebära en reduktion av avgasutsläpp, icke-avgaspartiklar från vägtrafik, bulleremissioner och mindre trängsel i staden. SamtidigtBicycles are a prerequisite for a long term sustainable transportation service, where a more attractive infrastructure would contribute to a more sustainable transport mode such as cycling in favour of using motor vehicles. Success in changing the main mode of travel from cars to bicycles would result in reduction of greenhouse gas and exhaust emissions, non-exhaust emissions, noise pollution and

Titel: Ett par jeans eller dricksvatten i 10 år? - En kvalitativ studie om “skavet” som generation Z upplever när deras attityder inte reflekteras i deras konsumtionsbeteende. Författare: Ebba Linder-Aronson och Rebecca Keef Handledare: Carina Sjöholm Frågeställningar: För att kunna besvara studiens syfte har vi formulerat två frågeställningar: Vad har representanterna från Generation Z för a

Women around the world are constantly being denied their land rights due to discriminatory practices. Widowed women are particularly at risk. This prevents advancing women’s empowerment and women’s equal opportunities for participation and leadership at all levels of decision making processes. Through a qualitative case study within the Chagga community in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, this thesis’ aim i

This thesis treats the problem of finding optimal parameters for first-order optimization methods. In part, we use the Performance Estimation Problem (PEP), a framework for convergence analysis of first-order optimization methods. The fundamental idea of the PEP is to formulate the problem of finding the worst-case convergence rate of a first-order optimization algorithm, as an optimization proble

Misinformation is a major global issue and presents major negative impacts on many aspects of our lives. One of the factors facilitating misinformation belief is the illusory truth effect, the phenomenon of how repeated exposure to information can increase subjective truth. This occurs when processing fluency, caused by repeated exposure to an item, is misattributed to the truth status of an item.