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Examensarbetet gjordes i samarbete med La Isla Network (LIN), en icke vinstdrivande amerikansk organisation som bekämpar konsekvenserna av yrkesrelaterad värmeexponering. Värmestress utgör ett betydande hot mot individer engagerade i fysiskt arbete under varma förhållanden, med potentiellt dödliga konsekvenser. För att minska dessa risker har LIN utvecklat programmet RSH-S (Rest, Shade, Hydration,The thesis was done in collaboration with La Isla Network (LIN), a US-based non-profit organization dedicated to combating the consequences of occupational heat exposure. Heat stress poses a significant threat to individuals engaged in physical labor in warm conditions, with potentially fatal consequences. To mitigate these risks, LIN has developed the RSH-S (Rest, Shade, Hydration, and Sanitation

The media plays a significant role in providing information on an array of different matters and forming public opinion. Technological advancements have provided the public with newsoutlets at all hours of the day by simply picking up a smartphone from your pocket. This means that understanding how media presents issues to consumers is central in comprehending how present day society works. Indivi

Frågan om alkohol- och drogtester på arbetsplatser har blivit en alltmer framträdande och komplex fråga. Med en betydande ökning av sådana tester under de senaste åren har debatten om balansen mellan kontroll och personlig integritet intensifierats. Å ena sidan söker arbetsgivare att minimera risker associerade med alkohol- och droganvändning genom att skapa en säker och drogfri arbetsmiljö. Å andThe issue of alcohol and drug testing in the workplace has become an increasingly prominent and complex issue. With an increase in such tests in recent years, the debate about the balance between control and privacy has intensified. On the one hand, employers seek to minimize risks associated with alcohol and drug use by creating a safe and drug-free work environment. On the other hand, workers fa

This thesis examines how real-time sensor data from building systems can support the decision-making process of Incident Commanders during fire interventions. The study focuses on the potential of digital information, particularly smoke detector activation data presented through a visual interface. The research was conducted through two simulated fire scenarios in a familiar public building (Söde

WADA ansvarar för antidopingarbetet inom idrottsvärlden. Arbetet består främst av att utveckla harmoniserade antidopingregler som sträcker sig över flera sporter och länder. Mer specifikt upprätthåller organisationen en lista över förbjudna preparat som idrottarna inte får ertappas bruka. Dessutom har de utvecklat ett system för dopingtestning och ett övervakningssystem som går ut på att idrottareWADA is responsible for the anti-doping work within the world of sports. The work mainly consists of creating harmonized anti-doping policies that span multiple sports and countries. More specifically the organization of WADA maintains a list of prohibited substances that the athletes must not be caught using. Additionally, they developed a doping testing system and invented a surveillance system

Increasing global interconnectivity, in terms of our economies, ecological systems and population dynamics, can reduce or amplify the risks posed by climate change. The ongoing Coronavirus 2019 crisis demonstrates how rapidly disasters and risks can cascade and escalate across countries to become a shared problem globally. Climate change impacts are increasingly being recognised not only as a nati

The use of statistical models in credit rating and application scorecard modelling is a thoroughly explored field within the financial sector and a central component in a credit institution’s underlying business model. The aim of this report was to apply and compare six different machine learning models in predicting credit defaults for high-risk consumer credits, using a data set provided by a Sw

The user-centered design or usability design or human computer interaction there are very close or similar concept, and a very wide subject of study. The Rational Unified Process is very complex by itself. There are many criticisms again The Rational Unified process because it is alleged lack of tools and helps in the user-centered development. Relating these areas by finding out the relationships

Summary Title Are older consumers of interest for the Swedish Apparel market? A study of older consumers’ attitudes and interests in apparel Deadline 12 January, 2007 Course FEK 533 Authors Brusk Kutlay and Linda Nordén Tutors Björn Carlsson and Roland Knutsson Keywords Older consumer, apparel, lifestyle, attitudes, consumer behavior Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate weather the

This thesis is about how these small farmers in two socio-ecological systems in southern Ecuador accommodate their agro-ecologies and gender systems to national and international forces and networks, and how it relates to processes of ecological appropriation conflictive with their possibilities of wellbeing. Loja, in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes, maize growers embrace industrial production, with

In this thesis we will examine how to solve linear systems using the s-step biconjugate gradient algorithm, which is an iterative method based on the Krylov subspaces. It is useful especially when we have a large and sparse matrix. We begin looking over the biconjugate gradient algorithm (BiCG), in order to understand how to construct the s-step BiCG algorithm. We will go through some numerical ex

Huvudregeln gällande en stats brukande av våld framgår av artikel 2(4) i Förenta nationernas stadga. Av artikeln så framgår ett förbud för såväl hot som bruk av våld. Då det görs i syfte att inskränka en annan stats politiska oberoende eller territoriella integritet. Till detta så förbjuds även sådana hot eller bruk av våld som kan anses vara oförenligt med Förenta nationernas värdegrund. Av artikArticle 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations presents the general rule regarding states use of force in international relations. The article states that all members are obliged to refrain from threat or use of force against another member states political independence or territorial integrity. Additionally, actions of threats or use of force that are in violation of the purposes of the United

With an increasing focus on the national tests in Sweden, investigating how the tests affect teachers is highly relevant. The aim of this study is to provide further insight as to what role the national tests in English 5 and 6 play on teacher mindset, in order to allow for an informed evaluation of the role they play in assessment. This was achieved by a mixed methods approach, using both a quest

This research analyzes the political engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter, in which underrepresented groups and individuals search for democratic public space to mobilize against injustice. With this in mind, the study focuses on the civic engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter with the hashtag #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır, which translates to‘istanbulconventionsaveslives’. The hashtag is a

Several Swedish municipalities, in particular Stockholm inner city, suffer from excessive housing shortage – demand exceeds supply by far. The result of this is for example a market with a long housing queue, illegal trade with lease agreements and rental houses being transformed into building societies. These problems are due to the fact that the rental housing market in Sweden is controlled and

In this essay the purpose is to see which ideas about development that are framed by Sida in the swedish development discourse. The method used for the study is an idea analysis. By creating two ideal types, a dominant and a critical perspective the aim is to see if any of the perspectives are more occuring in the swedish development discourse. The study focuses on development as poverty reduction

This thesis is concerned with the problems that the monopolist is facing under the second-degree price discrimination where he does not possess the complete information about the preferences of the different consumer groups and as result he is not able to recognize different consumers prior to the consumption. The aim is to investigate what is, under those circumstances, the best possible strategy

Climate change can raise average temperatures and humidity and induce more frequent and stronger extreme weather events. This intensifies the need for studies on indoor climate and energy use in livestock buildings as it will affect animal welfare and farmers’ economy in terms of production, energy demand and needed investments. The aim of this review was to identify knowledge gaps and the need fo