The main theme of this project is approaching the entire design process with logic thinking and feasible solutions at the core. Starting off with green house gas mitigation as the leading motivator, using relatively simple technology - to solve a high importance issue. The result is a system based on widely available technology, re-imagining grid level energy storage system as a mechanical and hig

Avian influenza constitutes a remarkable threat to global health. Interaction between wild and domestic ducks in the natural wetlands has been considered one of the potential risk factors for the rapid spread of the avian influenza virus. Tanguar haor is one of the vital wetlands in Bangladesh, a wintering place of millions of migratory birds. At the same time, native farmers raise their domestic

Purpose: To explore the positioning of tobacco-free snus as a new category in the disruption of the market. Theory: Positioning, Disruption, Blue Ocean Strategy, New Category Creation Methodology: This paper uses a qualitative and exploratory research method. Primary data on the positioning of tobacco-free snus as a disruptive new category in the market was gathered through two semi-structured int

The purpose of this paper is to study and compare the underpricing and long-term performance of Initial Public Offerings of companies backed by Private Equity-firms to Initial Public Offerings of companies not backed by Private Equity-firms on the Nordic stock exchanges between 2007-2018. The sample consists of 92 companies that have went public on any of the Nordic stock exchanges between 2007-

This thesis investigates the phonological history of three languages spoken in southern New Caledonia: Ajië, Tîrî, and Xârâcùù. New Caledonia is an overseas special collectivity of France, located in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, which is home to a remarkable linguistic diversity, with around 28 distinct indigenous languages varieties spoken today. These languages, known as Kanak languages, are mem

Climate change impacts global agricultural systems through changes in average temperature, precipitation quantity and timing, and extreme weather events. Climate change adaptation (CCA) for agricultural systems will be based on changes to farms’ day-to-day operations and long-range planning, governmental policies and regulations, and broad changes in supply chains. The purpose of this thesis is to

Fallow, understood as a period where no crop is cultivated during a growing season, is an important crop management practice. Fallow plays an important role in pest and disease management, and monitoring the presence and duration of fallow can have implications for understanding the extent and effectiveness of this agricultural practice. Therefore, fallow period mapping using remotely sensed data

Dagens samhälle kräver mycket energi för att fungera. Solljus är en fantastisk förnyelsebar energikälla och med solceller går det att ta till vara på denna energin och använda den i form av elektricitet. När solljus träffar en solcell absorberas dess energi i materialet, detta genererar laddningsbärare som är positiva (hål) och negativa (elektroner) som kan driva en ström. Eftersom de olika laddniSolar cells are a potent and renewable alternative to generate electricity. Through absorption of energetic photons electrons are excited generating electron-hole pairs or charge carriers and through separation of these charge carriers a current can flow through the device. In this project Molybdenum oxide (MoOx) is tested as a hole selective contact in n-i-p Indium phosphide (InP) nanowire solar

The aim of this thesis is to explore how the agency of women who take part in surrogacy arrangements is addressed in the political discourse on surrogacy in Sweden. Surrogacy is and remains a both controversial and ethically complex issue that is intensely discussed on the public agenda in Sweden. Surrogacy arrangements are not permitted within the Swedish health system but is otherwise unregulate

Plastics pollution is increasing every year in aquatic ecosystems and with it, an ever-increasing number of micro- and nano-sized plastic particles. It has been shown that these particles find their way into the food-chain after being consumed by organisms at lower trophic levels, such as the zooplankter Daphnia magna. Previous studies have shown negative effects on the reproduction, development,

Wildfires pose a significant safety issue, especially when they interact with urban areas, known as wildland urban interface (WUI) fires. As wildfire numbers are rising and developments near wildlands are increasing, there is an increased need to model all types of evacuation in order to prepare and inform evacuating authorities and evacuees. There is currently no research on the requirements need

Gluten in bread can cause severe health problems in patients with celiac disease. However, gluten-free substitutions often show impaired quality characteristic like a liquid dough because of a missing gluten-network or accelerated staling due to the high amount of gluten-free starch. Therefore, hydrocolloids are considered to improve gluten-free bread quality characteristics. The idea of this degr

Förevarande examensarbete undersöker den sakrättsliga regleringen av specifikation i svensk respektive tysk rätt utifrån två distinkta typfall. Syftet med studien är dels att öka kunskapen om specifikation som rättsligt fenomen, dels att underlätta en utveckling av den svenska rätten genom att undersöka förutsättningarna för en transplantation från den tyska rättens Verarbeitung-institutet. FrågesThis master’s dissertation examines the legal regulation of the original mode of acquisition specificatio in Swedish and German law. The purpose of the dissertation is in part to deepen the knowledge of this important original mode of acquisition, and in part to further the development of Swedish Law by either facilitating or ruling out a transplantation of elements from German Law. The research q

Informal settlements, or unplanned sectors of the city, are vital for providing shelter for low and middle income households in the developing world. In the case of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, informal settlements have a long history dating back to the early colonial beginnings and today provide housing to over 70% of the city. In these densely populated environments of the informal sector, resident

I denna uppsats har en kvalitativ metod bestående av dokumentanalys och intervjustudier använts för att studera ekosystemtjänster i Brunnshög. Syftet har varit att studera hur väl de kulturella ekosystemtjänsterna integrerats i Brunnshög, samt hur de uppfattas av personer som rör sig i området. Till hjälp har ett teoretiskt ramverk med avstamp i miljöpsykologi tillämpats, där relationen mellan ind

Seminar date: 2021-06-03 Course: BUSN79 - Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Tobias Scheufele and Sebastian Hofstedt Supervisor: Håkan Jankensgård Examiner: Marco Bianco Key words: currency effects on revenue, investor attention, market efficiency, portfolio strategies, alpha Purpose: investigate the relationship between reported currency growth on revenue and subsequent stock