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The demand from the aircraft industry of light and stiff structures along with fast manufacturing processes has increased through the last decade. This master thesis is carried out at Saab Aeronautics with purpose of developing a new concept for the horizontal stabilizer to the turboprop aircraft SAAB 2000. To specify the project, only the torsion box, including spars, ribs and skins are considere

Hemodialysis is today the main treatment used for patients with renal impairment, a serious medical condition. Hemodialysis treatment handles a very delicate system which is why it is of the utmost importance that the dialysis machine has got a reliable safety monitoring system that can detect severe complications during treatment. A new such system is currently under development at Gambro, Lund,

The evolution of World Wide Web (WWW) into semantic web is happening with the aid of standards like Resource Description Framework (RDF), SPARQL and a few others from World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Over the years, semantic data management technologies have been introduced as software platforms commonly known as RDF stores. Lately these RDF stores have been tested for processing and maintenance o

Environmentally safe disposal of urban waste is a global concern that recently gained a new dimension through the lens of Environmental Justice, with a growing literature showing correlation between the placement of waste facilities and disadvantaged groups in society. This thesis seeks to verify whether landfills in the city of São Paulo are located in regions where socially and economically vuln

Accelerator programs that support enterprises in their early stages are growing in numbers, acknowledged by many as an important organizational form for achieving economic growth. However, focusing solely on economic growth has proven to be detrimental for the environment and not enough to solve the challenges of our current social systems. As a response, accelerators and social enterprises that f

As passive investing has grown in popularity, the number of available passive investment strategies have risen as well. This paper strives to investigate one of these investment strategies, namely fundamental indexation. More specifically, the aim of this study is to investigate if fundamental indices are more mean-variance efficient compared to capitalization-weighted indices. Given that the supe

Background: Under a background of increasingly competitive environment in global sourcing e-tailing industry, companies have an urgent need to improve the performance and obtain more profits. However, there is a lack of research specially conducted for the companies under development. Thereby, it triggers a necessity of researching specific strategies from those companies’ perspective, to have a b

SCAPIS is a national project in Sweden and stands for Swedish CardioPulmonary bioImage Study. The objective of SCAPIS is to find biomarkers in order to improve the risk prediction and lower the death rate of Cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is a big health problem and is one of the main causes of death in many industrial countries. It is usually related to atherosclerosis, which is plaque buildup

Som godis, fast nyttigare Sött, salt, surt, hallon, citron, lakrits, kärt barn har många namn. Vårt älskade lördagsgodis njuter vi nu mer av än bara på lördagar. Trots att vi vet att det inte är nyttigt är det svårt att motstå. Tänk om det skulle finnas ett alternativt godis som är lika gott fast nyttigare? Godis består av cirka 70 % socker som är en av bovarna till två stora hälsoproblem, fetmaThe purpose of this project was to determine the requirements needed for a soft sugar reduced gelatin confectionery. The project was created together with the confectionery company BUBS Godis AB. The product needed to have qualities that are sufficient enough compared to the consumers’ sensory desires. The sugar substitutes were not allowed to be metabolized into sugar in the body, have any laxati

The aim of this thesis is to study the self-images built on the social media Instagram by the re-elected Mayor Ko Wen-je and the second place Ting Shou-chung in 2018 Taipei mayoral election. Through conducting a qualitative content analysis as the research method and applying Goffman’s dramaturgy theory as the theoretical framework to analyse every Ko and Ting’s Instagram posting in the duration o

In the automotive sector purchasing plays a key role in strategic management, as most companies are pressured by constant innovation and cost pressure. Hence, most companies focus on lean management and outsource many of their business activities to stay competitive. The supplier selection is crucial to be able to efficiently and effectively carry out business operations. Therefore, in order to es

The high sex ratio at birth and its gradual increase are one of the most significant demographic changes in China in the past 30 years. The sex ratio at birth first increased until 1994 and then stayed fluctuating before it decreased from 2000 on. Regarding the issue of whether or not China's current family planning policy affects and to what extent it affects the sex ratio at birth, starts wi

At the beginning of the summer of 2023, a staple figure of Italian culture and politics passed away after living in the public eye for three decades. Everybody in Italy had an opinion on Silvio Berlusconi, a man whose face was easily seen at least once a day on televisions, newspapers and gossip columns. News of his death circulated quickly, and journalists rushed to comment on his political caree

A new probiotic for the cure of diabetes Metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes are becoming increasingly common worldwide and are major causes of disability and death indicating an urgent need for interventions. Emerging evidence points to a central role of gut microbiota in metabolism, for example blood glucose metabolism and appetite regulation. Furthermore, intervention with

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy has many advantages over optical, one of which is allowing us to see through intergalactic dust, letting us probe deeper into space and dust-dense regions such as galactic centers. However the investigating the IR spectral range is a relatively new field, owing to recent developments in detector technology, and stellar parameter determination in IR is not well researchedMillions of stars litter the night sky, and our understanding of how they were born is still developing. These burning orbs of gas are so far away that even the light they give off takes years to arrive to us on Earth. So how are we to measure anything about them if sending any equipment to their distant locations is unimaginable? Since the days of Newton, the only way we have been able to say any

Individspecifik bildanalys och beräkningsmodell av läkande hälsena Hälsenan är den största senan i kroppen och hälseneruptur är en av de vanligaste sen- skadorna. Efter en ruptur läker senan med en ärrad vävnad och återfår inte sin intakta struktur. Detta innebär en stor risk för att hälsenan inte återfår sin funktion. I dagsläget brister kunskapen om vilken behandlings-metod som återställer hälsAchilles tendon rupture is becoming more prevalent with an increasing population of middle aged people participating in recreational sports. A torn Achilles tendon will likely not regain its original function, and it is unknown what treatment options are optimal. The Achilles tendon structure and how the tendon heals after a rupture varies between humans. A potentially useful tool in understanding

Surrogatarrangemang har varit kraftigt debatterat i Sverige. I dagens läge finns ingen reglering på området. Surrogatarrangemang sker dock ändå genom att svenskar åker utomlands eller utför heminsemination. Detta innebär att barn tillkommer men det finns ingen reglering som hanterar dess rättsliga förhållanden. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka om en framtida reglering av altruistiskt surrogaSurrogacy arrangements have been heavily debated. Today, there is no legislation regarding surrogacy arrangements in Sweden. However, the phenomena still take place by Swedes going abroad or performing private insemination. This leaves the legal situation for families with surrogate-born children uncertain. The purpose of the thesis is to examine whether a future regulation of altruistic surrogat