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The report describes a quality measurement for audio, both the theoretical background and implementation. It begins by describing the unlicensed methods the implementation is based on, Segmental SNR, Frequency Weighted Segmental SNR, Log-Likelihood Ratio, Cepstral Distance and Weighted Slope Spectral distance, and the commercial methods used as reference, PEAQ and PESQ. It also mentions the proble

Studien baserar sig på kvalitativa intervjuer med åtta chefer i en stor organisation och fokus är ledarskap vid ständiga förbättringar. Vi har kunnat se att ledarskap sker vid behov i en kontext av ständiga förbättringar när det anses nödvändigt.

I 1975 års skadeståndslag införde man begreppet ekonomisk invaliditet. Syftet med förändringen var att ersättning i personskadeärenden skulle bestämmas så exakt som möjligt. Skadestånd för framtida inkomstförlust skulle inte längre uppskattas efter en schablon utan den skulle beräknas för att motsvara den verkliga förlusten. Skadelidande skulle få full kompensation för sin ekonomiska förlust utan In 1975 the concept of economic invalidity was introduced in tort law. The purpose of the change was to determine the compensation in personal injury cases as accurately as possible. Damages for future loss of income would no longer be appreciated after a lump but it would be calculated to be equal to the actual loss. Injured parties would receive full compensation for their financial loss without

Increasing tourism in the spectacular but sensitive ecosystems in Iceland arises concern to the country’s authorities how to best manage tourism in these natural areas within a level of acceptable change. Research is thus required regarding what affect tourism has on different environments. Deterioration of natural areas in Iceland from trampling by numerous hikers are causing visible vegetation l

Why have I decided to put the final touches on this document now, almost six years after I left the Lund University School of Industrial Design? In retrospect, with six years of experience as an industrial designer, the focus for my master’s thesis would have been something entirely different, but this document is an interesting snapshot of my thoughts at the half way point between when the doors

The three major components of short-crust cookie dough are flour, sugar, and fat. Since high fat contents have been shown to have a major effect on the development of the gluten network, studying how these ingredients could affect the texture of the dough and the baked product became interesting. In addition, there are no existing methods on short crust cookie dough that allow predicting the chara

Alexandra Skopal Klimatförändringen och dess effekt på byggnader. Hur kan fastighetsägare kartera riskerna? Klimatförändringen kommer innebära större risker för klimatrelaterade skador på byggnader och fastigheter. För att kunna skydda och anpassa byggnader mot skador behöver fastighetsägare kunna kartera vilka risker som deras byggnader är utsatta för. Lämpliga detaljerade karteringsmetoder More and more people become aware of climate change and that society needs to be adapted, so that damage can be minimized. Property owners, such as Riksbyggen, wants to be able to map the risks for their buildings. The purpose of this work is to find suitable methods for detailed risk mapping. First, a mapping has been conducted over damage on buildings that is linked to the climate in Scania. The

Four different chromatography models were calibrated to describe the separation of a ternary protein mixture consisting of lysozyme, cytochrome C and ribonuclease A in an ion-exchange chromatography column. The models are based on the same column model, the kinetic dispersive model. Protein adsorption was described by four different adsorption models, the Langmuir model with mobile phase modulator

Studiens avsikt är att undersöka om befintlig teori kan förklara eventuella skillnader i riskrapportering trots ett harmoniserat regelverk.The purpose of this study is to examine if existing theory can explain potential differences in risk reporting between Great Britain, Germany and Sweden despite a common set of rules.

The aim of this thesis is to study how identity and representation operates in understandings of the Other in the reception of texts marked as being about, and written by the Other. Further my aim is to study how otherness, kinship, belonging and identity operate in these processes. My main research question is; How does Identity, kinship and belonging operates in the reception of texts, written f

Syftet med uppsatsen är att öka kunskapen om och problematisera begreppet socialt entreprenörskap genom att undersöka vilka olika erfarenheter som finns i utvecklandet av Mötesplats Stapelbäddsparken i Malmö och att analysera dessa processer med hjälp av Austins begrepp möjlighet, individ, resursmobilisering och värdeerbjudande. Austin m fl. (2006) har utvecklat ett ramverk för socialt entreprenörThe purpose with this essay is to increase the knowledge and critically review the concept social entrepreneurship through a case study of Mötesplats Stapelbäddsparken, and analyze this process through Austin’s framework of opportunity, people, capital, and value proposition. Austin et al’s model emphasizes the dynamic fit of four interrelated components: the individual, the context, the agreement

This interpretive study, taking place in the context of the IT-company Ericsson, aims at exploring the engineers’ understanding and experience of organizational control. The study builds on data gathered through semi-structured interviews, which are analyzed by taking the lenses of discourse theory. The study firstly shows the engineers’ understanding of control as something ‘bad’ whilst contrasti

Since the beginning of democracy the South African government has been increasingly trying to attract FDI into the country. South Africa is an interesting case, since despite being a middle income country and highly developed compared to other African countries, FDI does not seem to offer positive spill-over effects. This paper critically assesses existing theory on the nexus between FDI, absorpti

This study examines the effect of dual role advisors in acquisitions on shareholder value creation for both the acquirer and target. Dual role advisors are advisors that provide both advisory services to either the acquirer or target and are involved in underwriting or syndicating securities issued to finance the deal. Previous studies find that being a dual role advisor can create a conflict of i

Mobility is becoming an even bigger part of people's lives in our global society. People travel more than ever and the forecast says it will not slow down. Business traveling has become a big part of this mobility, and especially aeromobility, therefore it is a topic worth further investigation. This study focuses on the relation between hypermobile business travelers' behavior and how the

In a world where innovative solutions can emerge from anyone, anywhere at any time, it has become imperative for companies to learn how to take advantage of this widespread abundance of knowledge. One way, through which organizations can access this external expertise, is by hosting online communities that facilitates interactions with external stakeholders. The master’s thesis conducted by Brandt

The central goal of this investigation consists in analyzing the implementation of social criticism in five contemporary Cuban films starting with the Cuban Special Period and considering Cuban poitical and ideological regime which implicates censorship within its national cinematographic industry, as well as the international success of Strawberry and Chocolate. However, the analysis of this inve

Inget kadmium i de röda mattorna! Att plast har en viss färg har ofta tolkats som att denna innehåller vissa typer av metaller. Denna föreställning baserar sig på att metaller använts för att framställa färger. Studien visar dock att den inte finns någon signifikant korrelation mellan färg och tungmetallinnehåll. Samtliga undersökta metaller återfinns, men bara bly och zink förekommer i högre halThis thesis evaluates the correlation between coloring and metal content in plastic flooring. Metals in a plastic matrix is expensive to analyze and often seen as a lesser environmental issue than asbestosis, phthalates or chloroparaphines. However, if it is possible to narrow down the metals required for the evaluation by telling by the color which metals should be analyzed, you can lower the pri