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Integration of machine operators in nature conservation – A demand for education In Swedish forestry there are several educational programs that provides certificates in nature conservation and environmental considerations for machine operators (Blue & Green). The certificates are optional, but if a machine operator intends to work in licensed forests with a higher nature consideration, the c

Eco-social policy seeks to provision welfare by upholding ‘social floors’ while operating within ‘ecological ceilings’, de-centering economic growth as a narrative of development. Advocates explore the role of policies integrating ecological and social goals in providing sustainable welfare. By focusing on Sweden, this thesis aims to explore the role of taxation as a tool for fostering change by a

För bakterier kostar det energi och tid att ha oanvändbart genetiskt material, och det är dessutom i vägen i en redan trång cell. Därför bör man göra sig av med onödigt material. Men på samma sätt som man tror sig snart kunna komma att behöva de sakerna som så länge stått och ”samlat damm i garderoben”, så är akterier ovilliga att kasta bort fullt fungerande gener. Dessa gener samlar de i så kallaPlasmids are circular DNA molecules found in bacteria. These molecules often contain genes coding for resilience against harmful substances such as antibiotics, in its environment. To be able to classify plasmids fast, and with small samples would be of great gain for medical care, to improve the efficiency of treatments, and to reduce the spread of antibiotics resistance. Our experimental collab

I takt med att den digitala arbetsmiljön växer måste kraven på användbarhet och tillgänglighet tillgodoses. Detta projekt genomfördes i samarbete med Assa Abloy Entrance Systems som är en global leverantör av automatiska entrélösningar. Projektets syfte var att utvärdera och utveckla användarupplevelsen och användbarheten av ett försäljningsverktyg genom att kartlägga och förstå användarna och derAs the digital work environment is growing, the demands of usability and accessibility must be met with increasingly higher standards. This project was performed in collaboration with Assa Abloy Entrance Systems, a global provider of automatic entrances. The project purpose was to evaluate and develop the user experience and usability of a sales tool by mapping and understanding the users and thei

Syftet med examensarbetet var att undersöka hur användbarhet beaktas och inkluderas vid köp av verksamhetssystem inom kommunal vård och omsorg. Verksamhetssystem som upplevs som användbara av personalen kan effektivisera det dagliga arbetet samt bespara kommuner tid och pengar. Målet med arbetet var att besvara fyra frågor om användbarhet relaterat till kravspecifikationerna samt slutanvändarna. The purpose of the thesis was to investigate how usability is included when purchasing operational systems within the Swedish municipal health care sector. Systems, which are perceived as usable by the users, may cause the daily tasks to be executed more efficiently and effectively. Consequently, the municipalities can save time and money. The goal of the thesis was to answer four stipulated que

Energy harvesting enables products to become more self-sufficient of power and offers the possibility to avoid battery exchange and power cables. The performance and applicability of the most promising or popular small scale energy harvesting technologies are investigated in this thesis. The focus lies on the amount of potential energy that can be harvested and how limited the technology is to a s

The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether active fund management gives higher risk adjusted returns in comparison to index funds. This will be done by the use of three different performance measures, Sharpe ratio, Treynor ratio, and Jensen’s Alpha, the aim is to examine 116 mutual funds in the Swedish fund market over the time period of 2016-2021. By using Ordinary Least Squares, with a dum

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Triple-negative breast cancer affects 10-20% of breast cancer patients and is associated with an especially bad prognosis. Today, tissue slides are assessed manually by a clinician to set a prognosis. However, the prediction of outcomes could possibly be improved using machine learning. This work investigates various machine learning techniques for

This paper estimates and simulates a New-Keynesian small-scale DSGE macro model. The model consists of the hybrid forms of the Phillips curve and the IS curve, and is closed with a Taylor-type feedback rule allowing partial adjustment of the monetary policy instrument. We estimate the three-equation system simultaneously on Swedish data 1995:Q1 to 2014:Q4 with the FIML estimator. The empirical par

This paper presents RF as well as low-frequency capacitance–voltage (C–V) characterization of vertical wrap-gated InAs/high-κ nanowire MOS capacitors. A full equivalent circuit model for traps is used to fit the low-frequency C–V characteristics, from which the interface trap density (Dit) and border trap density (Nbt) are evaluated separately. The results show comparable Nbt but far lower Dit (<1

Soil degradation is one of the most serious environmental problems in the highlands of Ethiopia. The prevalence of traditional agricultural land use and the absence of appropriate resource management often result in the degradation of natural soil fertility. This has important implications for soil productivity, household food security, and poverty. Given the extreme vulnerability of farmers in th

This paper deals with a partly new development in the Swedish law system, somewhere in the boundary between political science and jurisprudence. A new instrument -artbrott- has successively become more popular among lawyers and politicians. The new instrument -here translated to classified crimes- signifies that the perpetrator is sentenced to prison even though the seriousness of the crime commit

The purpose of this study is to examine how well different financial ratios can predict bankruptcy across industries and time. The study also examine whether including industry differences in a prediction model can increase its accuracy. Bankruptcy prediction models were estimated using logistic regression for each year between 2006 and 2011, with and without interaction terms accounting for indu

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Genen MYCN kodar för N-Myc, ett protein som fungerar som transkriptionsfaktor, det vill säga det kontrollerar vilka gener som transkriberas aktivt från DNA till RNA. Många neuroendokrina tumörer, speciellt neuroblastoma, uppvisar ofta onormalt höga nivåer av N-Myc, och eftersom N-Myc startar transkriptionen av många gener som är viktiga för cellens delning, tillvThe gene MYCN encodes a transcription factor with a fundamental role in many neuroendocrine tumors, especially neuroblastoma. The gene and protein are very similar to the closely related c-Myc protein, except for the 3´untranslated region (3´UTR), suggesting that it may be an important factor in determining their very different expression pattern at the post-transcriptional level. MicroRNA (miRNA)

Following recent developments in multilateral cooperation, literature on global climate governance has paid increasing attention to non-state actors. Contributing to this debate, this study focuses on a new group of businesses that aim to combat climate change, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI). Within the context of sustainable development, the OGCI must balance profit-making with protect

Använda immateriella rättigheter för att öka ett företags hållbara påverkan Immateriella rättigheter är verktyg för att stimulera innovation och investeringar i forskning och utveckling för att främja tillväxt och har traditionellt använts för ekonomiska intressen före miljömässig och social påverkan. Forskningsprojektet IPACST, som forskar på immateriella tillgångars roll för att accelerera en hIntellectual Property Rights, IPR, are tools to incentivize innovation and investment in Research and Development (R&D) to promote growth and are traditionally used for economic interests before environmental and social concerns. The research project IPACST has developed a business tool kit for supporting organizations in designing their IP models to increase environmental and social impact. T

The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of how Skanör-Falsterbo’s urban medieval landscape can show what importance they held as market towns and what is left of it in the landscape today. This has been done using a phenomenological theory together with social structuralism and spatial theory. I have conducted this study using antiquities, historical maps and written sources, tog

Developing a new tool for the study of human brain development “If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn’t” physicist Emerson Pugh once said. Nevertheless, despite its complexity, researchers are trying to figure out one of the human body's most vital organs. Understanding the development of the brain is crucial to understanding how i

För att kunna handskas med de stigande stressnivåerna hos skolelever är det viktigt att skapa en välfungerande lärandemiljö. Detta kan till exempel göras med olika verktyg och ett av dem är Woof Technologies ApS platform WOOF som kan användas som ett hjälpmedel för lärare i grundskolan för att mäta och arbeta med elevers trivsel och välmående i en klass. Syftet med detta arbete är att analysera ocIn order to deal with the rising stress levels of pupils, it is important to create a well-functioning learning environment. This can for example be done with various tools, one of them being Woof Technologies ApS platform WOOF which can be used as an aid for teachers in elementary school to measure and work with students' well-being in class. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and eval