The aim of this thesis is to establish whether a neural network (NN) can be used for emulation of simulated global crop production - retrieved from the computationally demanding dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM) Lund-Potsdam-Jena General Ecosystem Simulator (LPJ-GUESS). It has been devoted to elaboration with various types of neural network architectures: Branched NNs capable of processing in

The raw material tier in companies’ supply chains can be a hotspot for sustainability issues like deforestation and resulting legal, reputational, financial and operational risks – yet companies’ supply chain management efforts as well as research on sustainable supply chain management still focus on direct suppliers due to poor upstream transparency. With technical progress, remote sensing and sa

Följande studie behandlar framtida biogasproduktion i Europa. Målet är att identifiera i vilka länder som det finns förutsättningar för tillväxt av produktion och användning av biogas samt möjligheter för en lönsam biogasproduktion i industriell skala. Med industriell skala menas en biogasanläggning som har en installerad kapacitet större än 2MWgas och kan därmed uppnå en lönsamhet vid produktion The following study addresses the future biogas production in Europe. The aim is to identify the prerequisites for growth of production and utilization of biogas as well as opportunities for profitable biogas production on an industrial scale. By industrial scale is meant a biogas plant that has an installed capacity greater than 2MWgas and can thus achieve a profitability in the production of bio

Högvalenta järn (IV)-oxo-komplex, där en oxidjon (O2-) är bunden till järnjonen, är ofta väldigt reaktiva molekyler och tros spela en viktig roll i många biologiska reaktioner. De antas vara de aktiva deltagarna i de reaktioner som så kallade oxygenas-enzymer utför. Med förhoppning om att kunna utnyttja dessa reaktioner industriellt har mycket forskning riktats mot att syntetisera kopior av dessa Oxygenases use molecular oxygen to oxidise a plethora of biologically important reactions. To gain access to these reactions on a synthetic, and in the longer run, an industrial scale research focused on mimicking the active oxidant species, synthesis and reactivity studies of high valent Fe(IV)-oxo complexes that function as mimics of the active sites in iron oxygenases has been performed in the

This master’s thesis explores how a Global Manufacturing Network can be designed with predefined requirements for local final assembly at an overseas plant. This was done in collaboration with Alfa Laval, where the global manufacturing network of Freshwater Generators (FWGs) was analyzed. The study evaluated options of sourcing directly from suppliers and via the main factory to different extents.

Title: Brand Activism - the Battle Between Authenticity and Consumer Scepticism An explorative study on how consumers evaluate authenticity of brands that engage in brand activism Date of the Seminar: 2020-06-04 Course BUSN39 Authors: Karolina Kubiak & Sam Ouda Supervisor: Jon Bertilsson Keywords: Brand activism, Brand authenticity, Marketing scepticism, Brand trust, Branding Thesis purp

Titel: Klubba, Puck och Eget kapital - En rapport om Svenska Ishockeyförbundets ekonomiska licenskrav Seminariedatum: 2020-06-03 Kurs: FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning, Företagsekonomi, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Oscar Lundquist, Erik Sandahl & Lukas Öberg Handledare: Gert Paulsson Nyckelord: Ishockey, licenskrav, eget kapital, nyckeltal, konkursprediktion, effektivitet. Syfte: Denna uTitle: Stick, Puck and Shareholders' Equity - A report of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association's financial license requirements Seminar date: 2020-06-03 Course: FEKH69, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, 15 ECTS Authors: Oscar Lundquist, Erik Sandahl & Lukas Öberg Advisor: Gert Paulsson Key words: Ice Hockey, license requirements, shareholders' equity, fi

SAMMANFATTNING Examensarbetets titel: Blir företag bättre med tiden? – En studie om hur företagsålder påverkar konkurrensfördelar inom IT-branschen Seminariedatum: 2020–06–03 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19 Författare: Caroline Smedmark, Daniel Åhré & Frida Mattsson Handledare: Niklas L. Hallberg Nyckelord: IT-branschen, EBITDA-marginal, företagsålder, konkurrensfördelar Syfte: Studiens syfte är att

The aim of this paper is to examine the influence that social control has on one’s tendency to obey the traffic regulations, in contrast to the new amendment in Swedish law from 2018 that states that it is no longer allowed to use a mobile phone while driving a vehicle. A combination of Emilé Durkheim's sociology and Talcott Parsons ideas regarding socialization laid the foundation for who and

Vikten av resurseffektivitet i livsmedelskedjan är tydlig, eftersom denna sektor är en av de största bidragarna till negativ klimatpåverkan globalt. Målet med den här uppsatsen var att utforska sidoströmmar av mat inom livsmedelskedjan i Västra Götaland, för att kartlägga hur mycket som redan är täckt i statistiken och vilka luckor i datamaterialet som finns för framtida forskning att täcka. DessThe importance of resource efficiency in the food supply chain is clear, since this sector is one of the biggest contributors to the negative environmental impacts globally. This thesis project aimed to examine food side streams throughout the food supply chain in Västra Götaland, to map out how much has already been covered statistically and what gaps there are in the data for future research to

The shape of a Belleville washer ring is optimized with the purpose of tailoring its mechanical response. The optimization is carried out using structural shape optimization with regards to large deformations. In order to accurately model boundaries, B-splines are utilized as they are closely related to the de facto-standard used in most of todays CAD systems. Furthermore, the structural analysis

This study aims to contribute to the knowledge of activism, specifically the culture of political activism at the level of the individual lived experience. Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s Hegemony and Socialist Strategy Towards a Radical Democratic Politics (2014) draws from Antonio Gramsci’s concept of cultural hegemony and develops a theoretical framework for how social movements can effecti

Title: “We are actually doing this for real”: Organizational identity and identification when CSR is part of the business model Seminar date: 1st of June 2020 Course: BUSN49 Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change Authors: Misha Voss Gustavsson & Olof Skäremo Supervisor: Monika Müller Key words: CSR, sustainable business model, organizational identity & organizational

In this thesis Baradian theory is applied to a close reading of the novel Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl. The aim of the thesis is to examine how the novel can be read as a re-imagining of trans* becoming. The close reading of the novel is guided by an examination of the relationship between Paul’s affects and his corporal transformations, as well as an examination of two memory sequences. T

This thesis explores aspects of vogue femme as a highly aestheticised, performative, and radically subversive visual phenomenon. The focus lies on the posthuman characteristics of this dance and the possibilities it opens up for becoming-other. Vogue femme first appeared as a competition category at balls during the 1990s. It consists of five elements (hands performance, duckwalk, catwalk, spins a

Arabinoxylan (AX) is a dietary fibre linked to positive health effects. An oat mutant population was screened for AX content and oat lines in the range 3,63-12,4% AX and a mean of 7.5% were identified. The mean of reference oat variety Belinda was 8,05% AX. 15 potential oat AX biosynthetic genes from four different genes families (UAM, GT43, GT47, GT61) were identified. A selection of six genes id

2020-talet är här, och efterfrågan på lokala och säkra rekreationsställen är större än någonsin, särskilt under sommarhalvåret då många vill svalka sig, exempelvis i havet. För att kommuner och städer ska kunna erbjuda öppna stränder för sina medborgare krävs då att deras säkerhet regelbundet sätts på prov, och på just havsvatten brukar man söka efter bl.a. bakterien Escherichia coli (E.coli). Jus16S-bacterial data have been examined to evaluate the microbial community in ocean sediment along the coast of Helsingborg. Routine measurements of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in waters near recreational beaches in Helsingborg have been above the safe limit during several summers, even during dry conditions (such was the case in summer 2018). Stormwater, which previously have been the suspected mai

This Master Thesis, executed in collaboration with Assa Abloy Entrance Systems, addresses issues and desirable features with the currently used floor guide, and several final concepts, in terms of short-term and mid-term solutions, are presented after following the product development process. The floor guide's main purpose is to keep the door leaves of an automatic sliding door running smooth

This paper attempt to explore how memories are affected by memorial landscape architecture through a psychological perspective, known as the affordance. In order to conduct this interdisciplinary research including design, psychology and memory studies, this research project is grounded in a case study of the Tsunami Memorial, Gravitational Ripples, in Stockholm. By using a phenomenological appro