People depend on the benefits derived from nature, so called ecosystem services (ES). ES are a promising framework to evaluate ecosystems and promote conservation, but they are also difficult to measure and visualize, and the accuracy of such efforts is questionable as a basis for land management. In this thesis, I both measured and problematized the measurement of ES. In the first part of this th

Title/Research question: Does ownership structure explain the zero-leverage puzzle? Authors: Ásta Brá Hafsteinsdóttir and Snædís Helgadóttir Supervisor: Håkan Jankensgård Theoretical framework: Modigliani and Miller Theorems, Trade-off Theory, Pecking Order Theory, Market Timing Theory, Agency theory, theories regarding ownership structure. Method: Quantitative approach using logit model regressio

Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka hur Krami för män i Malmö arbetar med återanpassning för kriminellt belastade män, samt hur dem lyckas med detta arbete. Frågeställningarna för studien har varit följande: Vad sker i mötet mellan anställda och deltagare på Krami för män i Malmö gällande deras mål och förväntningar kring återanpassningsarbete, och kan mötet ha en betydelse för återanpThe purpose of this study has been to examine how Krami for men in Malmoe work with the reintegration of offenders into society, and how they succeed in this reintegration work. The questions for the study were as follows: what happens in the meeting between employees and participants at Krami for men in Malmoe regarding their goals and expectations about the reintegration work, and if this meetin

Biotechnology companies are characterized by long development and capital intensive processes, which includes certain risks throughout the development chain. When attracting investments from VC funds, specific portfolio strategies and evaluation criteria drive the decision making for investors, and biotechnology companies can face significant challenges in knowing what investors seek. Also, due to

The purpose of this thesis is to identify differences in knowledge transfer practices with regard to market knowledge between development of radical and incremental product innovations. The thesis aims to contribute to the current body of literature by addressing a current academic uncertainty regarding how market knowledge is transferred internally in relation to degrees of innovation. From a pra

Syftet med detta projekt är att skapa en modell över en kyltornsuppställning med COMSOL Multiphysics. Experiment utförs på uppställningen för att ge uppgifter om dess beteende. Modellen anpassas mot data genom att uppskatta modellens parametrar. Parametern uppskattningen utförs med hjälp av MATLAB genom att ansluta programmen med LiveLink, COMSOL 5.0 med MATLAB. Värmetransportkoefficienten, hg, beThe aim of this project is to create a model of a Cooling Tower setup using COMSOL Multiphysics. Experiments are performed on the setup in order to provide data of the behaviour. The model is fitted to the data by estimate the models parameters. The parameter estimation is performed with MATLAB by connecting the programs using LiveLink, COMSOL 5.0 with MATLAB. The heat transport coefficient,h_g, i

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease with exocrine glands dysfunction and multi organ involvement. Sicca symptoms such as xerophthalmia and xerostomia are the most common features in this disease. Increased intestinal permeability has been demonstrated in various autoimmune disorders, and Calprotectin, a protein released by neutrophils and monocytes due to cell stress or damage,

I denna uppsats undersöks faktorer för föråldring av mjukvara och hur organisationer hanterar dessa faktorer. Uppsatsen utgår från ett ramverk för föråldring av mjukvara. Genom en kvalitativ metod, öppen riktad intervju, samlas data in som kategoriseras utifrån ramverket. Uppsatsen resulterar i att samtliga kategorier i ramverket befolkas med föråldringsfaktorer och sätt att hantera dessa. Studien

This thesis investigates how the audio quality in a door station can be improved by using multiple microphones and implementing beamforming. The concept of beamforming is explained, and two beamforming algorithms are implemented. These are tested with different microphone configurations in both simulated and real environments. Three already implemented solutions for single microphones are also tes

Within the systematically complex genus Sorbus, repeated hybridization, polyploidization and apomixis has led to a series of intermediate and evolutionary independent species. Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers. (Swedish whitebeam) and S hybrida L. (Swedish service tree) are endemic to the Fennoscandian region and are both apomictic polyploid hybrids derived from diploid sexual species. However, their

Lately, epitaxial growth of nanowires catalysed by alternative seed particles has become an interesting field, as gold is considered to be a problematic material for the silicon-based electronics industry. This thesis focuses on in-situ MOVPE growth of tin seeded GaSb nanowires, both the effect of V/III-ratio and substrates are investigated. GaSb nanowires have been successfully grown on a GaAs st

Studien undersöker familjeterapistudenters upplevelser av familjerekonstruktion. Syftet med studien är att få en fördjupad förståelse för familjerekonstruktion med hjälp av reflektioner och upplevelser från studenter på psykoterapeutprogrammet, inför sin framtida profession. Studien utgår från semistrukturerade intervjuer med frågor fokuserade på fyra teman; grupprocess, tidigare kunskap om familThe study examines the subjective experiences of post-graduate students in family therapy training after family reconstruction. The intention of the study is to gain a deeper understanding of the possible effects of the family reconstruction process on students during training as well as in their work as family therapists. The survey is based on semi-structured interviews. The data was interpreted

This Master’s Thesis is the result of the collaboration between The Technical Faculty of Lund University and TÜV NORD Sweden AB. Focus has been directed towards the nuclear industry where this thesis is one of several other Master’s Theses regarding the dynamic modeling of a swing check valve. It is necessary for the nuclear industry to be able to model flow transients which involve the dynamic b

Trafiken i Köpenhamn tillför luften en ansenlig mängd partiklar när förbränning sker i motorerna. Dessa partiklar påverkar hälsan hos befolkningen i Köpenhamn samt den i Skåne när vindarna är västliga, men också klimatet. Partiklarnas klimateffekt är ännu inte klarlagd, delvis på grund av att det är okänt hur partiklarna från trafiken omvandlas under långdistanstransport: i det här fallet under vä

Om du blinkar så missar du det När vi talar om elektroner som rör sig runt i en atom så är titeln en väldigt stark underdrift. Ifall vi vill bevittna elektronen snurra runt kärnan så sker det tio tusen miljarder gånger varje gång vi blinkar. Ifall vi använder en kommersiell höghastighetskamera så kommer detta fenomen fortfarande ske en hundra miljarder gånger mellan varje bild kameran tar. ElektrIn this thesis, a method for producing few-cycle short wavelength infrared pulses is presented. The pulses are created by down converting the 800 nm output of a Ti:Sapphire laser in an optical parametric amplifier to 1300 nm, and spectrally broadened in a hollow core fiber in order to obtain a short transform limited pulse duration. Further, they are to be compressed using the anomalous dispersion

This work investigates the significance of the sentence-final particle 'ka' in modern Japanese by means of questionnaire and qualitative discussions with native informants. The Japanese language makes use of short words known as particles to indicate grammatical category. 'ka' is one such particle that can be used to indicate, among other things, the interrogative mood. Questions c

Forskningsfrågor: Vilka potentiella risker kan associeras med lagring i externa molntjänster? Varför väljer anställda att lagra yrkesrelaterad data i privata molntjänster före verksamhetens egen lagringstjänst? Syfte: Fenomenet analyseras i denna uppsats i syfte att belysa varför anställda väljer att lagra yrkesrelaterad data i privata molnbaserade lagringstjänster före verksamhetens egen lagring

Chronic kidney disease is becoming an increasingly common illness.The medical background for this thesis comes from the prediction that frequent monitoring of body parameters may help prevent progression of the disease. For other chronic diseases other parameters are interesting to monitor and the need is typically dynamic. This thesis presents a solution for dynamic installation of Bluetooth low

This thesis investigates the macroeconomic and stock market relationship in Sweden during 2000 – 2015, focusing on the Swedish stock index OMXS30 and the influence from foreign and domestic macroeconomic variables. The analysis covers long-term relationships, causalities and the influence on OMXS30 from short-term shocks in the selected macroeconomic variables. The data is analysed with co-integra