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Accounting for 10 million deaths and 20 million new cases every year, cancer is one of the most common causes of death. The interest in trying to understand this lethal disease using mathematical models has increased steadily for many decades. Methods for boosting the immune system to better fight cancer (immunotherapy) have also been long present. However, the full potential of immunotherapy me
Thesis Purpose: We aim to research the relationships consumers build with subscription services and how those influence the totality of the consumer-brand relationship. Methodology: We adapted a qualitative research methodology with semistructured interviews and an abductive research approach. Theoretical Perspective: To research consumer relationships with everyday product subscriptions, we app
Localization of multiple sound sources from a microphone array is a challenging task that has been a research topic for decades. The challenges stem from the diversity of acoustic contexts due to reverberation and disturbances. Therefore, recent approaches that impose structure on the sound sources, rather than on the noise, have shown promising results. The offline method HALO was proposed in 201
Titel: Fallstudie för Kombohus – Ett framgångskoncept för framtidens byggande eller inte? Författare: Karl Thorngren & Hannes Johansson Handledare: Stefan Olander Examinator: Radhlinah Aulin Syfte & mål: Studien har haft som huvudmål att skapa en bild av intresset för dagens marknad gällande byggnation och användning av Kombohus och studera det i jämförelse till utvecklingen av industTitle: Case study for Kombohus, a success concept for future construction or not? Author: Karl Thorngren & Hannes Johansson Supervisor: Stefan Olander Examiner: Radhlinah Aulin Aim & goal: The main goal of the study was to create an image of todays market regarding construction and usage of Kombohus, and to study it in comparison to the evolution of industrialized construction. The in
I Sverige jobbar tusentals människor som gymnasielärare och av dessa lämnade 7% yrket under 2019. En anledning är stress. Tidigare forskning visar att lärare löper 50% högre risk att drabbas av stressrelaterad utmattning jämfört med andra yrkesgrupper och ett skäl till detta är bristande balans mellan arbete och privatliv. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur gymnasielärare själva uppleverIn Sweden, thousands of people work as high school teachers and of these, 7% left the profession in 2019. One reason is stress. Previous research shows that teachers are 50% more likely to suffer from stress-related fatigue compared to other occupational groups and one reason for this is a lack of balance between work and private life. The purpose of this study is to investigate how high school te
After observing cases of financially distressed firms engaging in diversifying acquisitions, the motivation for this thesis was found. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role played by diversification through cross-border and/or cross-industry acquisition in change in financial distress of the acquirer. This research is implemented through a quantitative approach utilizing univariate
For people with blindness or visual impairment, everyday life risks being characterized by mental problems, loneliness and low mobility. At the same time, research shows that social interaction and movement in particular contribute to a higher quality of life. That is why the aid Audomni is currently being developed at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. Audomni uses a Time-of-Flight ca
Det råder en global kontinuerlig teknikutveckling som präglar internet med nya innovationer. Många onlinetjänster på internet bedriver sina verksamheter med hjälp av datainsamling av de digitala konsumenterna. Teknikutveckling kräver en insats från både onlinetjänster som behöver vara fortsatt anpassningsbara och digitala konsumenter som behöver begripa vilka konsekvenser utveckling har. Datainsam
Studiens syfte är att ur ett sociologiskt perspektiv belysa nutida föräldrars upplevelser av föräldraskapets normer och förväntningar. Den syftar också till att belysa eventuella upplevda skillnader mellan förväntningar mot mammor respektive pappor. Studien görs mot en bakgrund av tidigare forskning, statistik och föräldraskapslitteratur som belyser förekomsten av föräldraskapsnormer, att mammor o
The current Lithium Era of Chile shares many similarities with the Saltpetre Era that took place in the country decades ago. To understand whether there is a historical mirror between both, this paper uses a synthetic control method to carry out a regional comparison of the effect of saltpetre mining, and several forecasts to anticipate what to expect from the development of the lithium sector in
While the popularity of cryptocurrencies has seen a dramatic uptick as of late, the general phenomenon still carries with it a high level of novelty. The inception of cryptocurrencies began with Bitcoin in late 2008, making its first appearance on a cryptographic community forum, posted by a yet to be identified entity carrying the pseudonym Satoshi Nakomoto. The phenomenon has since grown tremend
Title A quantitative study on the buying behaviour of Generation Z Keywords: Consumer credit, BNPL, consumer behaviour, generation Z, impulsive buying Background: The Buy now, pay later service has been developing rapidly in recent years and is being regarded as one of the fastest-growing modes of digital payments. There is an increasing number of online retailers and platforms partnering with p
Titel: WELL- certifieringen i praktiken Författare: Amanda Khouri & Mohammad Almushref Denna rapport analyserar WELL-certifieringen. Rapporten undersöker problemformuleringarna: Hur fungerar WELL- certifiering och vad baseras den på? Hur upplevs WELL- certifieringen hos brukare? Hur kan WELL- certifieringen anpassas för att passa det svenska samhället bättre? Inledningsvis beskrivs kort Title: WELL-certification in practice Authors: Amanda Khouri & Mohammad Almushref This report analyzes the WELL certification. The report examines the problem formulations: How does WELL certification work and what is it based on? How is WELL certification experienced by users? How can WELL certification be adapted to better suit Swedish society? Initially, the need for the certification i
Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur svenska konsumenter mellan 18 år och äldre förhåller sig till hållbara last mile-leveranser vid användandet av e-handel, för att med utgångspunkt i konsumenternas värdeskapande använda detta som underlag för huruvida teorin om the seven rights of logistics borde uppdateras för att inkludera ett bredare hållbarhetstänk. För att kunna undersöka detta består up
Bakgrund: Personer med psykisk ohälsa upplever ofta svårigheter i att finna mening och värde i aktiviteter. Dock är dessa typer av subjektiva upplevelser viktiga för god hälsa. Vardag i balans (VIB) är en arbetsterapeutisk gruppintervention som ämnar främja upplevelsen av mening och värde i aktivitet. Trots att forskning visar att sociodemografiska aspekter kan frambringa skillnader i värdeuppleve
In recent years, more than 2000 jurisdictions worldwide have declared a climate emergency, which covers over 1 billion people. While such declarations have been found to have the potential to spark transformative climate action, the scholarly knowledge of this emerging phenomenon remains limited and there is much disagreement about the merits and effects of climate emergency framings. Moreover, no
The EU-US Privacy Shield Decision on data transfers between the EU and the US was found invalid by the CJEU Schrems II ruling on 16 July 2020. After Schrems II, discussions among scholars and practitioners on legal challenges of international data transfers resulting from the case has gained much tension during the past years. Given the significant amount of data that flows between organizations a
De senaste årtiondets förändringar i arbetslivet har lett till nya sätt att organisera arbete, vilket i stor utsträckning har påverkats av den globalisering och digitalisering som har skett världen över. I dagens samhälle är det viktigt för verksamheter att kunna anpassa sig till en omvärld som ständigt är i förändring. Utvecklingen har bidragit till ett behov av nya kompetenser på arbetsmarknaden
This thesis examines the Satanic cult in horror film – historically and in contemporary horror films. A quantitative analysis of horror films with themes of Satanism and Satanic cults is presented, in which three particular upswings in the themes are seen – one in the 1970s, one in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as one from the mid 2010s and onwards. In the thesis’ second part, The Conjur
