Crowd modelling tools have been used over the last years to reproduce human behaviour in different large-scale evacuation scenarios, especially in stadia, arenas or buildings. However, little research has been made in outdoor festivals where a high amount of people may gather. Although some studies have tried to explain evacuation behaviours occurring during festival incidents, further research on

Increases in global mean temperatures have caused the climate to change, affecting the frequency and magnitude of extreme events. Series of daily minimum temperatures for the period 1951-2014 has been analyzed in Sweden. It was found that cold extremes such as frost days, cold spells and annual minimum temperatures all show significant warming trends with a statistical significance of 90%. Frost d

Mining bauxite and producing aluminium causes severe sustainability challenges. Although the usage of these non-renewable resource is inherently unsustainable, the global economy fosters an increased use of supposed “eco-friendly” aluminium. German industry is an important user of aluminium and a key player in the aluminium industry. The production of aluminium causes many sustainability challenge

In recent years, land acquisition has escalated due to increased global demand for food and fuel driven by population growth, urbanisation, and growing energy demand. Mozambique is ranked as one of the world’s top 10 countries with available land for agriculture, forestry and livestock production. Low labour costs and land taxes may further increase the interest in Mozambican land. In particular,

Problem Formulation: The return on invest and value of a business incubator is usually calculated through financial figures from the incubators alumni companies. However, an incubator does not coach companies; it coaches people. Thereby it would be more interesting to measure value of the persons, the alumni entrepreneurs, who went through the incubation program. Purpose: Explore how an incubator

The Khumbu region of northeast Nepal has experienced dramatic socio-economic change along with the rise of tourism. The mountainous villages have developed and abandoned traditional lifestyles as tourists from all over the world come to experience the dramatic scenery of the Himalayas and ascent its peaks. The mountaineering industry thrives and does provide employment for the local inhabitants. H

Title: Analysis of the Credit Spread on Corporate Bonds – A Study within the Swedish Credit Market Seminar Date: 3 June 2015 Course: NEKH01, Financial economics: Bachelor essay Authors: Philip Robertsson and Niklas Carlson Advisor: Bujar Huskaj Keywords: Corporate bonds, Credit spread, Credit market, Credit rating, Yield Purpose: The purpose is to examine which factors that might be affecting the

Konsekvenserna av ett oprofessionellt bemötande från sjuksköterskan kan utsätta den våldtagna kvinnan för en sekundär traumatisering eller en andra våldtäkt. Syftet med studien var att belysa våldtagna kvinnors erfarenheter från vårdmötet med sjuksköterskan, i det akuta skedet, samt hur sjuksköterskans omhändertagande kan leda till ett bra vårdmöte. Metoden var en litteraturstudie där sju kvalitat

Denna studie ämnar skapa förståelse för hur big data förstås och används av kon-sulter inom fältet public relations. Studien använder en hermeneutisk analys där konsulter på kommunikationsbyråer har deltagit i kvalitativa intervjuer. Genom att se till digitala processer utifrån i grunden sociologiska förhållningssätt såsom neo-institutionalism, skandinavisk institutionalism och actor-network theorThis study aims to give insight on how the phenomenon big data is understood and applied amongst consultants within the field of public relations. The analysis was conducted through hermeneutics, where consultants from communication agencies participated in qualitative interviews. By looking at digital processes from a sociological approach, incorporating Neo-institutionalism, Scandinavian institu

I och med de utmaningar som mänskligheten idag står inför, med stora klimatförändringar, ökad urbanisering och en global ekonomi kan städer komma att spela en central roll i hållbarhetsarbetet. Det är av vikt att beslutsfattare i städer kan förstå, hantera och styra på ett sätt att städerna utvecklas till hållbara samhällen med hållbara processer. Frågan är hur väl beslutsfattarnas sätt att hanterWith the challenges facing humanity today, with rapid climate changes, an increased urbanization and a global economy, cities can play a central role in sustainable development. It is important that decision-makers in the cities can understand, manage and govern in a way that cities develop into sustainable communities with sustainable processes. The question is how well the decision-makers' w

Kanelbulle och katalysator: Temperaturerna som förändrar världen Temperatur är något som de flesta av oss talar om dagligen. Det må handla om vädrets föränderlighet eller värmepannans oförmåga att värma upp huset; oavsett vad så är temperatur en faktor som diskuteras. För en katalysator i en kemisk omvandling är korrekt temperatur avgörande, och kan spela stor roll för framtidens utvecklingar inoAccurate temperature measurements using thermocouples inside a catalysis reaction chamber is problematic due to the difficulties to attach the thermocouple to the catalysis sample. It is also of interest to accurately know the pressure inside the reaction chamber. In this work, thermographic phosphors have been utilized in order to determine the temperatures occurring inside a catalysis reaction c

This thesis seeks to investigate the tension between public participation and the aspect of efficiency in the spatial planning process, by studying the planning process of Rosens Röda Matta, a site for social, cultural and physical activity, in Rosengård, Malmö. Rosens Röda Matta was planned by Malmö municipality in collaboration with thirteen young women living in area. The aim of the thesis is

Bakgrund: Den tredje vanligaste vårdrelaterade infektionen är postoperativ sårinfektion. Trots kunskapen om vikten av följsamhet av hygienrutiner är det fortfarande ett problem inom hälso-sjukvård med bristande följsamhet. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka personalens följsamhet till nationella hygienrutiner på ortopedisk operationssal. Metod: Kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie där data samlad

I dagens samhälle är vi alltmer ivriga att dokumentera och dela våra upplevelser och vår vardag med andra genom sociala medier. Ett nytt sätt att göra detta har utvecklats av Narrative som med sin smidiga kamera, vilken kan fästas på dina kläder, erbjuder dig ett verktyg att dokumentera händelser utan att du behöver anstränga dig. Men om man vill presentera bilderna som en video, går det? Det är fThere are several methods that one can use to visualize image sequences. One such method, called timelapse, is based on synthesizing a video from the image sequence. One sub category of timelapses is the so-called hyperlapse, which is defined as a timelapse with a camera movement over great space. A problem with combining camera movement with speeding up the frame rate per second is that camera sh

Vetenskapliga studier kring användandet av yoga har visat sig ha god effekt för att lindra ångesttillstånd. Däremot studier som beskriver medicinsk yoga som en arbetsterapeutisk intervention inom palliativ vård samt patienternas upplevelse av behandlingsmetoden har inte gått att finna. Syftet med studien var att beskriva upplevelsen av aktiviteten medicinsk yoga som en arbetsterapeutisk interventi

Stressrelaterad ohälsa är ett stort samhällsproblem som innebär personligt lidande. Få studier har undersökt upplevelser av arbetsterapeutisk intervention för personer med stressrelaterad ohälsa. Syftet var att undersöka hur personer som hade drabbats av stressrelaterad ohälsa och/eller aktivitetsobalans skattade och upplevde arbetsterapeutiska interventioner som de genomgått samt eventuella förän

This thesis examines the different views on the phenomenon ”negrophilia” that existed in Paris in the 1920s. It's precise meaning is ”love for the black culture” and the art illustrations analysed are originated by the french artist Paul Colin. These posters with black people posing were designed as commercials for different theatre productions. During the time they arised they were an express

A given to share equally when daddy wants to The aim of this study was to investigate parents who have decided to equally share their parental leave and how they came up to this decision. The aim has also been to see which effect the sharing of parental leave has had upon them in their everyday life. The study was based on qualitative interviews with both parties of three couples that had chosen