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In this thesis top quark decays to a charm quark and a (CP even) Higgs boson are investigated in a general two-Higgs-doublet model (2HDM) allowing flavour-changing neutral currents. The theory behind 2HDMs is introduced and the specific choice of 2HDM is put to test under theoretical constraints that require the potential in the Lagrangian density of the model to satisfy vacuum stability, tree-lev
This thesis utilizes content analysis and the method of theory triangulation to explore how leisure dancing is connected to other societal tendencies. Its focus is contemporary leisure dancing in Sweden and its connections to history, capitalism and international tendencies. This is managed by juxtaposing the following themes: First, dancing is an integral part of leisure, ritual and festivities.
Since the Twilight series publication and later the Twilight Saga film adaptions, the vampire romance of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen has turned into a worldwide phenomenon. This One-Year Master’s degree thesis will address the way in which the vampire ethics is depicted in the Twilight Saga by the character of Edward Cullen. My purpose is to analyze the vampire character of Edward in accordance w
This study aims to compare the different welfare provisions in the form of parental leave benefits and entitlements, and their effect on FLFP in Sweden and Japan. Evidence of a welfare based glass ceiling in the case of Sweden, and a glass ceiling, based on the lack of family welfare in Japan, is found. However Swedish women’s position on the labor market is stronger, when compared to Japanese wom
Catharism, in southern France, was one of many Christian movements in the thirteenth century that was classified as heretical because it did not conform to current church regulations. The image of the Cathars, given mainly from the Catholic Church's point of view, has been negative and distorted. For many, Catharism is relatively unknown and the aim of this study is to introduce the reader to
Med ett ökat fokus från allmänheten och med större utrymme i forskningen har hållbarhet blivit ett måste för många företag. Trots detta stöter transportbranschen på stora svårigheter pga. svåra konkurrensförhållanden från en avreglerad marknad och ökade transportvolymer som följd av en globaliserad värld. Även om mycket forskning har gjorts inom hållbarhet och logistik saknas fortfarande forskning
Titel: Zucchinipasta och yogabyxor - en studie om varumärkesutvidgning mot hälsorelaterade produkter. Författare: Olivia Jörgensen och Gabriella Mattisson Nivå: Kandidatuppsats i Service Management, VT 2015 Handledare: Elin Bommenel Universitet: Lunds Universitet, Campus Helsingborg, Institutionen för Service Management. Syfte: Syftet är att beskriva och analysera hur kunders attityder till en v
The main goal with this thesis was to investigate the possibility to reduce the number of blades in a high pressure gas turbine row. The reason for this study was the interest to reduce the amount of cooling air needed within the blade row by reducing the wetted area, hopefully without losing efficiency. Another reason for reducing the number of blades was to reduce the costs. A new design of an
Syftet med studien är att undersöka den anormala avkastningen hos börsintroduktioner på Stockholmsbörsen, mellan år 2000 och 2011, jämfört med ett relevant branschindex. Författarna undersöker sedan huruvida det finns något signifikant samband mellan ett antal utvalda variabler och erhållen BHAR. Förhoppningen är att studien kan bidra med ny kunskap inom aktuellt område, samt fungera som inspirati
Marknaden för kontor är till stor del beroende av läget av fastigheterna. Det finns stora skillnader i hyresnivåer mellan olika lägen och vad som gör att företag har en högre betalningsvilja för vissa lägen beror på flera lägesfaktorer. Syftet med studien är att identifiera lägesfaktorer som har betydande påverkan på hyresnivåer. Vidare är syftet att kvantifiera och analysera värdepåverkan. Genom The market for offices in urban environments is largely dependent on the location of the properties. There are differences in the level of office rents depending on location, characteristics and attributes in the location. The purpose of the study is to identify the location attributes that have a significant impact on rental levels. Furthermore, the aim is to quantify and analyse the impact value
Continuation statements and polar questions in conversational French are typically both produced with final rising intonation. This study shows that several pitch, duration, and intensity cues can distinguish the two utterance types over chance level. Nevertheless, we see a lot of phonetic overlap between the two. Rather than assuming two distinct rising intonation contour types for French, we pro
Av regeringsformens portalparagraf framgår att den svenska folkstyrelsen inte bara förverkligas genom ett representativt och parlamentariskt statsskick utan också genom kommunal självstyrelse. Begreppet ”kommunal självstyrelse” är emellertid så vagt att det ger utrymme för olika tolkningar. Uppsatsens syfte är därför att med tillämpning av den rättsdogmatiska metoden ut-reda vad som avses med kommChapter 1 art. 1 of the Instrument of Government declares that Swedish democracy is realised through a representative and parliamentary form of government and through local self-government. However, the term “local self-government” is vague and thus allows for differing interpretations. The initial purpose of this essay, therefore, is to explain the meaning it is given in the preparatory work and
The aim of this diploma work was to investigate whether the use of silver in coatings can be an alternative to the biocidal products available on the market today, as well as if silver in coatings for indoor use may be an option to reduce the spread of infections in hospitals. The thesis has been made as a literature study in which facts about microbial growth has been compiled. Furthermore, resea
Syfte: Att beskriva och analysera reaktiva försvarsstrategiers effektivitet och förekomst vid fientliga bud i Sverige år 2003-2014. Metod: Metoden utgår från uppsatsens syfte med en deduktiv ansats och en kvantitativ metod. Data som behandlas har hämtats från NASDAQ Stockholms hemsida samt Mediearkivet. Datan bearbetas vidare i Excel och statistikprogrammet SPSS där binära logistiska regressioner
This study has focused on challenges encountered when setting up a weather-network for agricultural purposes (e.g. linking temperature to the suitability of crops and pest incidence) with only low-cost sensors and materials. The study included a set of experiments in a meteorological station and a one-month period of observations in a large coffee plantation with a complex terrain in Costa Rica. T
There are multiple dimensions pertaining to the sustainability of the public pension systems. The old PAYG DB schemes were typically more focused on income adequacy than financial sustainability. The current public pension systems of Austria, Germany, Finland and Sweden are the result of recent reforms undertaken in response to a universal phenomenon. The aging of the population promised to put a
Allegations of human rights violations have haunted Frontex, the border agency of the EU, from its very existence in 2004. Although in 2011, the agency became subject to a comprehensive human rights “overhaul”, such infringements continue to take place. This thesis sets out to explore this puzzle by applying principal-agent theory. The argument is that Frontex’s establishment represents an outlier
Non-stationary signals are very common in nature, consider for example speech, music or heart rate. Using the concept of time-frequency analysis this thesis studies the performance of different time-frequency distributions of both simulated and real non-stationary signals. The signals studied are linear and non-linear frequency modulated (FM) signals. Two methods are studied to increase performanc
The objective of this thesis is to give a general account of the MCMC estimation approach dubbed data cloning, specically performing maximum likelihood estimation via Bayesian Monte Carlo methods. An account of the procedure will be given, and it will applied to four dierent maximum likelihood estimation problems: simple linear regression, multiple linear regression, a stochastic dynamical model (
