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In recent years, application of ensemble models has been increased tremendously in various types of natural hazard assessment such as landslides and floods. However, application of this kind of robust models in groundwater potential mapping is relatively new. This study applied four data mining algorithms including AdaBoost, Bagging, generalized additive model (GAM), and Naive Bayes (NB) models to
The web is a constantly growing medium that presumably plays an increasing role in public library reference services. In order to provide high quality reference service the librarians need to be able to master this medium. Therefore it is interesting to get an understanding of how librarians actually use the web. The aim of this Master s thesis is to investigate what web search tools are used by p
The increased competition caused by the global economy we are facing has forced companies to develop well established corporate strategies. Merging or acquiring a company has for a long time been used by organizations as one of the main strategic tools for expanding globally or for entering new markets. The problem is that over 50 percent of the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) fail by deliverin
Ahmed Agiza and Muhammed El Zary (hereinafter referred to as Agiza and El Zary) are two Egyptian nationals that were expelled from Sweden in December 2001. The decision was taken by the Swedish government. They had in 1999 and 2000 separately, applied for asylum in Sweden since they claimed a fear of serious human rights violations in Egypt based on their political opinion. The Swedish Migration B
Abstract Authors: Madelene Samuelsson and Linnéa Jönsson Title: The secret of social services: Sweden’s most attractive employer – a qualitative study about motivation and job satisfaction in social services Supervisor: Claes Levin Assessor: Kristina Göransson The aim of this qualitative study was to examine what factors that affect Swedish social workers motivation and job satisfaction, and whic
Objectives There is a lack of knowledge about whether occupational exposures increase the risk of emphysema, especially in never-smokers. Our objective was to determine if occupational exposures are associated with emphysema and impaired diffusing capacity. Methods In the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS), persons from the general population aged 50–64 answered a questionnaire and un
This article develops Border Work (BW) as a theoretical concept and methodological approach, underexplored in socio-legal scholar-activism, through analysing two distinct examples: Noor, who applied for protection, and her individual and collective struggle for residency and the making of a manifesto against borders. While both examples depart from feminist methodology, the differences are stark:
Questions: Earth observation is an important tool in biological monitoring. Previous studies have shown that variation in grassland canopy reflectance can explain gradients in plant community composition. However, there is a need for methods that allow the interpretation of the overall spectral signal of complex grassland vegetation in terms of existing knowledge about individual species' habitat
Introduction:Exclusive breastfeeding (EB) is globally recommended due to health benefits for women and their infants. Home-based postnatal midwifery care (HBPMC) is a model of care where midwives give in-home care during the first postnatal week. The study objectives were to investigate breastfeeding outcomes at two months after birth, in women and newborns receiving HBPMC, and to identify risk fa
BESLUT 2012-12-13 Dnr LS 2010/722 LUNDS UN!VERSITET Rektor Riktlinjer och föreskrifter rörande plagiering och vilseledande plagiering inom utbildning på grundnivå, avancerad nivå och forskarnivå vid Lunds universitet Överonlnmlreglering- högslwlcföror!lningcn (1993:100) l. Grundad misstanke om försök till vilseledande vid prov eller när en studieprestation annars ska bedömas (inom utbildning på så
This paper provides a general framework for electromagnetic (EM) modeling, sensitivity analysis, computation, and measurements regarding the wave propagation characteristics of high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) power cables. The modeling is motivated by the potential use with transient analysis, partial-discharge measurements, fault localization and monitoring, and is focused on very long (10 km
Exclusive dimuon production in ultraperipheral collisions (UPC), resulting from photon-photon interactions in the strong electromagnetic fields of colliding high-energy lead nuclei, PbPb(γγ) → μ+μ-(Pb(∗)Pb(∗)), is studied using Lint = 0.48 nb-1 of √sNN = 5.02 TeV lead-lead collision data at the LHC with the ATLAS detector. Dimuon pairs are measured in the fiducial region pT,μ > 4 GeV, |ημ| <2.4, i
Context. Stars and planets form in regions of enhanced stellar density, subjecting protoplanetary discs to gravitational perturbations from neighbouring stars. Observations in the Taurus star-forming region have uncovered evidence of at least three recent, star-disc encounters that have truncated discs (HV/DO Tau, RW Aurigae, and UX Tau), raising questions about the frequency of such events. Aims.
This paper focuses on Bronze Age melting crucibles in southern Scandinavia. The shape and purpose of the crucibles have long been known, but the process of making one has not been studied thoroughly. The crucibles have in some cases been reconstructed in order to replicate the casting process or the finished product, but have rarely been the main subject of research. In this paper crucibles found
The fast-increasing demand and relatively slow growth of infrastructure capacity are providing a strong motivation for research in real-time urban traffic controls that make the best use of novel sensing in order to increase efficiency and resilience of the transportation system. In our contribution, we focus on a class of dynamic feedback traffic signal control policies that are based on a genera
Purpose of the study: This interdisciplinary study aims to explore the emerging and increasingly relevant field of best practices for stakeholder engagement, within a public management setting, by analysing sustainable urban mobility and cycling promotion in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Theoretical perspective: The study develops a conceptual framework to explain the success of cycling promotion bas
Juvenile delinquency has become a recurring issue of debate in Sweden, which has led to an increased severity in penalties. SOU 2021:68 recently presented a legislative proposal suggesting the involvement of young people in criminal activity should be criminalized from July 2023. By examining how the need of the legislation is motivated, a main objective of this study is to gain a greater understa
I en tid med återuppbyggnad av svenskt totalförsvar efterlyser olika aktörer ytterligare kunskap om civilsamhällets frivillighet. Den tidigare forskningen om frivillighet inom det här området saknar ett djupare individperspektiv kring hur frivillighet upplevs av den civila frivilliga, i förhållande till plikt, ansvar och krav. Syftet med denna fallstudie är därför att med kulturanalys fördjupa kunIn a time of reconstruction of the Swedish total defence various actors seek more knowledge about volunteering within the civil society. Previous research on volunteering in this area lack deeper micro perspectives on civil experiences of volunteering in relation to duty, responsibility and demands. Therefore, the purpose of this case study has been to deepen the cultural analytical knowledge of t
In Sweden, about 150-200 children annually are born with some form of cleft lip and/or palate, making it the most common facial malformation in the country. Treatment often involves one or more surgeries and the speech development is followed up by a speech pathologist from the first year of life. One of the most common speech deviation for children with a cleft palate is hypernasality, which come
