This bachelor thesis was conducted through a quantitative study on the relationship between board gender diversity in publicly listed companies active in the EU and said firms’ dividend payouts. It also investigated how this relationship seemed to have been influenced by country-specific factors that were not accounted for through the chosen explanatory variables. It hypothesizes that there would

Problem Statement: Company Pie is planning for a new centralised distribution centre, as part of a reorganisation of their distribution network. This entails consolidating volumes from several existing facilities, and another company named Company Rho, when setting up a distribution centre configuration. Company Pie wants a second set of eyes to create a configuration, including operations, and de

Past research on the determinants of voter turnout have focused on the socioeconomic conditions of electorates, institutional environments and electoral systems of countries. A neglected area of research has been the relationship between voter turnout and welfare expenditure. This paper examines the relationship between voter turnout and welfare expenditure within and between 31 OECD member countr

Event generators are useful for simulating collision experiments in high-energy particle physics. In the event generator PYTHIA 8, parameters may be varied to compare competing models against experimental data. It is then beneficial to employ reweighting techniques to explore the results for multiple parameter values with only one simulation. This study aims to develop and implement a reweighting

Att filma blodflöden med MR-kamera kan vara ovärdeligt för patienter med ett enkammarhjärta. Denna studie visar att magnetkamera kan bli ett värdefullt verktyg för att övervaka och hantera möjliga komplikationer hos barn födda med hjärtfel, vilket i sin tur kan förbättra deras hälsa och livskvalitet. Barn som föds med ett defekt hjärta där en av hjärtats sidor inte funkar som det ska, behöver ofThe treatment for children born with only one functioning ventricle culminates in a Fontan procedure, which aims to create a total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC), i.e. where the superior and inferior vena cava has been connected to the pulmonary arteries, bypassing the right atrium and ventricle. The blood flow to the right and left lung plays an important part in preventing pulmonary arterioveno

Genom intervjuer med användare visar den här studien hur geografiska tillgänglighetsmått bör utformas för att optimera funktionaliteten i olika kartbaserade webbapplikationer. Utgångspunkten har varit befintliga tillgänglighetsmått som ofta används idag. Kartbaserade webbapplikationer kan idag innehålla stora mängder geografiska data. Med hjälp av verktyg i applikationerna kan användare enkelt uThe purpose of this study is to find out how accessibility measures for geographical data describing population and infrastructure should be designed to best meet the needs of users. As a starting point, ready-made applications have been used, developed by Tillväxtverket. The work began with a literature study on how accessibility measures are designed and what possibilities and variations is used

Övergödning är ett utbrett problem i alla Sveriges sötvattendrag, men störst är problematiken i södra Sverige. En kostnadseffektiv åtgärd för att få kontroll på övergödningen är att anlägga miljödammar och våtmarker i anslutning till åkermark. Dessa fångar upp och binder fosfor och kväve från gödselläckage innan det når ut i andra större vattendrag. För att dessa våtmarker ska göra nytta i längdenRegulations regarding management of dredged sediment from the maintenance of artificial ponds and other wetlands are ambiguous. Currently in Sweden, compliance with guidelines concerning pollutants is often prioritized over the climate impact associated with the transportation during disposal of these sediments. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the applicability of current guidelines to dre

Quantum metrology is a rapidly growing field of quantum information science that aims to exploit the counter-intuitive properties of quantum systems to estimate physical quantities with better-than-classical precision. The field primarily deals with the problem of estimating system parameters, which may or may not directly be associated to an observable. A prominent result of quantum metrology is

The purpose of this research paper is to explore and gain a deeper understanding of consumer attitudes towards brands that embrace minimalism as the design aesthetic for their logos, uncovering the nuances and intricacies of this trend.

Understanding the pH sensitivity of proteins and enzymes across intracellular compartments is crucial for fundamental research. Lizatović et al. [1] aimed to design a peptide incorporating a specific amino acid to form a hexamer structure and lacking it to form a pentamer structure. Unexpectedly, two distinct structures emerged based on pH. At pH 6, a hexamer structure formed, albeit with a surpri

Samtliga företag i Sverige bör se över sin verksamhet och göra en säkerhetsanalys för att bedöma om de är av betydelse för Sveriges säkerhet. I dagsläget befinner sig Europa och Sverige i det allvarligaste säkerhetspolitiska läget sedan andra världskrigets slut. Säkerhetsprövningen syftar till att bedöma om en arbetstagare kan utgöra en säkerhetsrisk för verksamheten vid en säkerhetsklassad befattFollowing the increase that has led to the greatest security threat to Europe and Sweden since the end of World War II, all companies in Sweden are expected to review their business and conduct security analyses, to assess their organisation's risk of having security breaches. As part of this, security vetting is conducted to determine if an employee might pose a security risk to the organisat

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate thought leadership and its potential as a strategic tool for brand positioning for B2B industrial corporations. The study aims to enhance the understanding of how thought leadership can be defined, how it can be implemented and measured, and why it might be used for brand positioning. Methodology: We conduct a qualitative multiple embedded cas

Background: Healthcare systems across the globe face challenges with staffing shortages and unsustainable expenditure, intensified by an aging population requiring more long-term care. Mixed home care, combining formal and informal care at home, is a growing market, where Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) solutions offer opportunities for efficiency and personalized care. Purpose: To identify, un

Laddskenor är en ny teknik som medför att fordon kan laddas i farten. Detta görs genom att fräsa en längre linje i vägbanan, där ett flertal laddskenor kan placeras, för att i bruk överföra ström till eldrivna fordon. Idag är laddskenor i ett utvecklingsstadie där underhållet sker separat från vägens underhåll. I följande rapport kommer en mindre väg med laddskena samt en större motorväg med planeCharging rails are a new technology that allows vehicles to be charged while in motion. This is done by milling a long line in the roadway where multiple charging rails can be placed to transfer power to electric vehicles. Currently, charging rails are in a development stage where maintenance is conducted separately from road maintenance. In the following report, a minor road with a charging rail

Insurance fraud data is highly imbalanced and it can be difficult to define what constitutes fraud within the data. In addition, the labeling process of insurance claims occurs as a result of fraud investigations, where only highly suspicious claims are investigated. As a result, the collected data can be categorized as a positively labeled and unlabeled dataset, where positively labeled data poin

In pursuit of sustainable development within the building industry, there is a shift towards design strategies that are energy efficient and environmentally friendly. The European Commission has a goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050 and the United Nations has also developed Agenda 2030 to aid in the reduction of the environmental impact. The city of Malmö has also developed a local plan for a

Till följd av hur samhället länge präglats av androcentrism, där kvinnan är perifer till den centrala mannen, har forskning identifierat ett problem i hur läran om brott otillräckligt uppmärksammat kvinnor, kvinnlig brottslighet och kvinnlig rehabilitering. Ny forskning har satt kvinnan i fokus vid utvecklingen av könsspecifika insatser inom rehabilitering på fängelser runtom i världen, forskning

I ett nedlagt kalkbrott i Skultorp, Västergötland, finns Lokaformationen, som är ett tunt kalkstenslager från sen-ordovicisk tid. Dess avsättning är samtida med de klimatförändringar och massutdöende som ägde rum under hirnantetagen. I den nedersta delen av mellersta Lokaformationen förekommer det mineralkorn vars ursprung väcker intresse. Syftet med detta arbete är att utförligt beskriva och kara

Our world is facing major challenges and the built environment plays a major role in both adapting to, and, challenging the current situation. As urbanization advances and densification takes place, more people reside in cities with an estimated 68% of the world’s population expected to live in urban areas by 2050. Urban areas confront mounting challenges due to population growth, resource constra

Stock markets around the world bear one thing in common, the presence of stock companies of different sizes, whereby two common representatives of size are small- and large-cap stocks. As of late, newspapers and financial institutes have reported a on a divergence in performance between these assets, associated with the increasing interest rates. The aim of this paper was to further explore the re