The Cocktail party problem is a known problem within audiology and relates to a person’s ability to understand and separate speech from a noisy background with multiple speakers. This master’s thesis, in collaboration with Eriksholm Research Center, part of the company Oticon, developed a real-time system to help people with Hearing Impairment (HI) handle this problem by using a microphone array a

This study examined the sexual victimization experienced by men in Sweden. All types of sexual acts that were done against the true will of the person (regardless if the person explicitly said no or not) were regarded as sexual victimization. Areas of investigation were: common characteristics of male sexual victimization in Sweden, how men define their experiences, what effects sexual victimizati

Den ekonomiska krisen 2008 bemöttes i flera europeiska länder med åtstramningar av offentliga utgifter. Detta påverkade ländernas förmåga att bidra med social välfärd. Arbetsmarknadsforskning har lyft fram hur kollektivavtal kan spela en viktig roll för att understödja ansträngd, statsfinansierad välfärd genom att tillgodose arbetstagare med trygghet på arbetsmarknaden. Samtidigt är även kollektiv

Parkinsons sjukdom är den näst vanligaste neurologiska sjukdomen efter Alzheimers sjukdom och drabbar årligen runt 2000 personer i Sverige. Sjukdomen drabbar oftast personer över 55 år och ger problem med nedsatt rörelseförmåga, ofrivilliga skakningar och stelhet. Idag finns ingen behandling som botar Parkinsons, och det största hindret mot utvecklingen av en effektiv behandling är bristen på kunsThe 13C mobility and cross-β-sheet structure of lipid-protein co-assemblies formed by incubating ganglioside GM3-containing model membranes with the amyloid protein α-synuclein were investigated by solid-state NMR and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) at varying lipid-to-protein ratios and membrane compositions at body temperature. The POPCGM3 model membrane was characterized by PT ssNMR and X-ra

As global warming continues to change the global climate, extreme weather events become more common. The effects of such events vary regionally due to both natural and anthropo- genic influences. This study identifies the main mechanisms causing coastal erosion in Äng- elholm and evaluates the adaptation measures implemented by the municipality. A case study of Vejbystrand, a sandy beach in the mu

The purpose of this study is to explore whether communicating the liabilities of newness can justify young ventures’ offshoring decisions to such an extent that it moderates country-of-origin (COO) effects. We adjust the established concept of COO effects to the entrepreneurial context and therefore include the country of ownership (CO) instead of the country of design (CD) next to the commonly us

Titel: 3D-bildning av oäkta bostadsrättsföreningar - Den nya trenden som kan ställa till det för redovisningen Seminariedatum: 1 juni 2018. Kurs: FEKH69, Kandidatuppsats i redovisning, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Amelie Nordén, Jacob Olsson och Simon Benatti Handledare: Kristina Artsberg Nyckelord: Tredimensionell fastighetsbildning, oäkta bostadsrättsförening, substance over form, rättvisan

The heated debate about the future of the lignite industry in Germany manifests itself around two major issues: CO2 emissions and jobs. While there is a growing mobilisation of the climate justice movement which demands an immediate phase out of lignite, the mining union IG BCE is a vocal opponent of a lignite phase out in the near future. The conflict confirms the often conjured antagonism betwee

Between 2017 and 2025 Sweden is in need of an additional 600 000 homes to supply the current widespread shortage of housing. At the same time, this addition should preferably take place without taking new land in use. One way to densify effectively is to use existing industrial facilities in central locations. This thesis aims at promoting cultural and architectural history by creating recommendat

The thesis examines how the Palestinian women’s initiative of the shadow councils contributes to female political participation opportunities in the Palestinian National Authority areas (PNAa). The shadow councils are women groups that lend support to elected local councilwomen and encourage women who are not yet politically active to run for local offices. Based on qualitative field research in t

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka om korruption, pressfrihet och gini-koefficienten påverkar graden av underprissättning i europeiska länder. En deduktiv ansats och en kvantitativ metod används för att uppnå syftet. Studien använder sig av tvärsnittsdata och genomför tre separata multipla regressionsanalyser, en för var oberoende variabel. Teorier från tidigare forskning i ämnet används. DThe purpose of this study is to examine if corruption, freedom of press and the ginicoefficient can affect the degree of underpricing in European countries. A deductive approach and a quantitative method is used to fulfil the purpose of the study. The study uses cross-sectional data and performs three separate multiple regression analyses, one for each of the independent variables. The theoretical

Two decades after emerging from war and after many years of delay, Bosnia and Herzegovina at last submitted an EU membership application in 2016. There is little doubt, however, that candidate status and accession are still a long way off. Reform process is slow, and the country’s state of democracy is undermined by a variety of factors. To evaluate perspectives for the future, this paper investig

The aim of this thesis is to test Swedish Japanese learners’ knowledge of the Japanese topic and subject markers, wa and ga. This was done through sending out surveys, where the participants were forced to choose an answer out of four options for each sentence. The four types of sentences which were tested were embedded clauses with individual-level predicates, embedded clauses with stage-level pr

Influencers har idag blivit ett aktuellt ämne där allt fler konsumenter låter sig inspireras av influencers publikationer. Vi har därmed valt att undersöka detta problem genom att studera hur den svenska influencern Kenza har en inverkan på unga konsumenters identitetsskapande via sociala medier. Syftet med studien är att undersöka på vilka sätt sociala medier kan ses som en ny arena för unga kons

Purpose: To test established theories on capital structure determinants for the pharmaceutical industry and to discern the determinants of capital structure of this industry. Methodology: A quantitative study is conducted using a deductive approach to statistically describe the nature of the global pharmaceutical industry's capital structure. Theoretical perspective: The theoretical framewor

Under de senaste åren har de skett en avsevärd ökning av brott som begås av unga män i Sverige. Från stöld till rån med våld fortsätter brott att vara en ständig hot mot samhället. Behovet att övervinna de flesta av dessa problem har lett många myndigheter så som brottsförebygganderådet till att söka lösningar genom statistik på ett problem som de ibland hittar orsakerna till. Men bakom varje brot

Throughout history industries have been located adjacent to water courses to use water in the process, for transport and release of wastewater. This is also the case along the Arboga river. Due to climate change the estimated increase and greater variations in temperature and precipitation may induce a greater risk of flood, landslide and erosion along Arboga river, increasing the spread of pollut

Title A Framework for Blockchain Technology Applications in Supply Chain Management Background Since the Bitcoin currency prices received huge increments, researchers and industries started to ask what makes this currency so unique, and how can we harness the technology behind it. This research is about exploring Blockchain Technology applications in the Supply Chain Management field. Different ca

Med utgångspunkt i den rådande debatten om personuppgifter och dess påverkan på kunders förtroende för företag, teknologins fortskridande utveckling och införandet av en strängare dataskyddslagen GDPR har fokus i den här uppsatsen varit att undersöka kunders förtroende för företag under dessa förändrade förutsättningar. Uppsatsens syftet var att undersöka hur förtroendet för företag kan förändras Based on the current debate on personal data and its impact on consumer trust in companies, the advancement of technology and the introduction of the stricter data protection regulation (GDPR), this paper's focus has been to investigate trust in companies under these changing conditions. The purpose of the essay was to investigate how trust in companies can change as a result of a customer'