Internet of Things är ett koncept som har diskuterats flitigt inom IT-branschen sedan uttrycket myntades av Kevin Ashton år 1999. En etablering och implementering av IoT-produkter spås få ett stort genomslag i samhället. Dock har röster även höjts för att det kommer stanna vid att vara endast ett buzz-word och att dess användning i praktiken inte når upp till förväntning- arna. Utmaningarna vid ut

GaSb semiconducting nanowires attract significant attention due to their potential application as quantum devices, single-hole transistors and solar cells. However, the synthesis of high-quality nanowires is quite complex and needs further investigation. In this project the growth mechanism of Sn-seeded GaSb nanowires on {111}A GaSb substrates is studied. Nanowires grown by metal-organic vapor pha

Syftet med den här studien är att studera tillväxten under perioden 1992 fram till våren 2016 för andra generationens granskog efter tidigare genomförd kalkning. Skogen och skogsproduktionen är och har länge varit en stor och viktig del i Sveriges utveckling och ekonomi. Att studera tillväxten av skog är därför av stort intresse för många aktörer inom svenska skogsindustrin. I slutet av 1960-taletThis study aims to investigate the growth of a spruce forest, where the soil has been treated with lime before planting. The study period reaches from 1992, when the spruces were planted until 2016. In Sweden, the forest industry plays an important role of the country´s development and economic conditions. A study of forest growth is therefore of large interest for many actors within the Swedish f

This project concerns the contemporary situation of niche films on video on demand platforms operating in Denmark. The research draws upon mostly primary sources through interviews with Danish distributors and is being analyzed with the Long Tail theory by Chris Anderson to determine niche films greatest challenges. This study argues that the proposed initiatives to solve the problems are not adeq

One of the overall main purposes for a structural engineer is to design structures and structural elements so that they meet society’s safety requirements, yet use as little material as possible. In order to do so, the designer has to understand and simplify a complex reality. The strut-and-tie method is such a simplification model which allows engineers to design reinforced concrete structures wh

Over the last decades sustainability reporting has developed as a global trend among international corporations as the debates regarding global warming and sustainable development have been heating up. International organisations and governmental institutions are setting the agenda for the development by introducing goals and regulations on a global, regional and national scale. The EU’s introduct

The European Nations foresees a growing population and a trending urbanization which, pose significant health, environmental and social concerns. Municipal decision makers attempt to leverage the smart city concept as a means to maintain the prepossessed living standard in the city because they cannot manage the radical change themselves. However, the smart city concept force municipalities outsid

Hur en privatinvesterare ska agera för att lyckas generera god avkastning på fondmarkanden är något som har intresserat många. En strategi för att generera god avkastning kan vara att investera i de fonder som tidigare år har uppvisat god prestation och hoppas på att så kallad Persistence of Performance existerar. Denna uppsats ämnar undersöka om det föreligger en skillnad i investeringsstrategierHow a private investor should act to obtain high return on the fund market is a subject that has been of interest to many. One strategy to gain high returns could be to invest in funds that have performed well in previous years and hope that so-called Persistence of Performance exists. This study aims to investigate if there is a difference in investment strategies based on high and low historical

Den virtuella vårdmottagningen är en växande lösning för distansvård och utvecklingen leder till oundvikliga förändringar för en medarbetares arbetssätt och för hur distanssjukvårdsrådgivning kan skötas med hjälp av videokonsultation. För att förstå värdet av virtuella vårdcentraler är det angeläget att undersöka vilka fördelar respektive nackdelar det finns utifrån medarbetares perspektiv. Denna

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine and contribute with some practical insights on how Management Control Systems (MCS) can be used by companies to control their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Methodology: A qualitative research method has been used to collect data. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with four different companies in the food industry and i

One of the central features of a successful decision support system is the interface. What to provide and how to provide information that later will support the users to make a decision is crucial. With the emergence of mobile business intelligence, the concern about how this technology could increase its user performance in the decision making context and how to deliver these capability to the wo

The aim of this project was to assess the microbiological safety of twelve beer starter cultures produced by four different manufacturers by screening for microbial contamination. Enumeration of microorganisms was done on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA), Rogosa agar, Reinforced Clostridial Agar (RCA), Baird- Parker agar, HiCrome agar and VRBD agar. The Enterobacteriaceae count was below the detection limit

Purpose - The purpose of this research is to investigate how the business network develops, when habitual entrepreneurs enter into a different industry context. How these entrepreneurs expand their existing networks, and how they build new networks, when entering new industry context. Design - Qualitative analysis. Findings are primarily based on semi-structured interviews with ten habitual entr

The purpose of this study was to analyze the current discourse in Swedish press regarding how men and women with eating disorders are produced. The question formulations that we have used to answer our purpose were as follows: - How are eating disorder constructed in the selected articles? - How are men and women with eating disorders constructed in the selected articles? To find empirical data,

Dagens svenska vänsterrörelse präglas av motsättningar med längre teoretiska rötter, där marxistiska föreställningar konkurrerar med poststrukturalistiska influenser. Dessa premisser påverkar hur politiska projekt, gemenskaper och konfliktlinjer byggs upp. Ett begrepp som är förhållandevis nytt i den svenska kontexten, och som existerar i skärningspunkten mellan vänsterns teoretiska motsättningar

This master’s thesis presents relevant research articles within helping behaviour answering why we help, when we help and whom we prefer to help. In addition, a quantitative and qualitative analysis is performed on an online survey answering whom we prefer to help, who is more likely to help, what people need help with and who is more likely to need help. All of these findings are then incorporate

Purpose: There has been a lot of research about city rebranding, however in the realm of tourists and businesses as stakeholders. The aim of this study is to investigate the involvement of residents in the city brand as part of rebranding. This is an explicit and explorative research in how residents co-create their city during Amsterdam’s rebranding. Materials and Methods: Data for this research

This study investigates the barriers that high-skilled Asian immigrant entrepreneurs have in the process of starting their entrepreneurial ventures outside of Asia. The study interviewed eight high-skilled Asian immigrant entrepreneurs from Sweden, Germany, France, and USA. The study uses five theoretical frameworks to investigate the barriers, which are: cultural barriers, social capital, human c