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Thermoelectric elements have long been anticipated to challenge conventional solutions for converting heat to electricity. However, the revolution has been stalled due to the inability to reach efficiencies comparable to their conventional counterparts, while retaining a high output power. In this work we will model a thermoelectric element based on nanowires embedded with a quantum dot superlattice

The purpose of this thesis Conducted Improvisation is to study how a musical sign language can effect creativity, musical interaction and sense of freedom in ensemble playing by analyzing Extemporize, a sign system I have developed, with the further goal to explore the pedagogical potential in this practice. The research questions that drive this study are: In what ways does the sign system effect

Author: Amanda Petersson Title: “Hi I’m kind of depressed” - An Ethnographic Study of Adolescents’ Interaction Concerning Mental Illness on the Internet [Translated title] Supervisor: Gabriella Scaramuzzino Assessor: Torbjörn Hjort The aim of this study has been to examine how adolescents interact concerning mental illness on the Internet. I have spent time on one of the largest Internet forums t

This study aimed to investigate parents’ attitudes towards pedophilia, i.e. their knowledge about pedophilia, stigma of pedophiles and how the society should react to child sexual abuse. Twenty participants were conducted into the survey to answer questions. The study revealed that parents’ attitudes against pedophiles and child molesters were negative and that pedophiles elicited fear in partici

Sammanfattning Uppsatsens titel: Hur vardagskonsumtionen blev iögonfallande – en studie om premiumisering Seminariedatum: 2015-05-26 Kurs: FEKN90: Examensarbete på civilekonomprogrammet, 30 högskolepoäng Författare: Oskar Britting och Viktor Hansson Handledare: Annette Cerne Nyckelord: Premium, premiumisering, premiumlivsmedel, konsumentbeteende, personligt varumärke, kommodifiering, iögonfAbstract Title: How the Everyday Consumption Became Conspicuous – a Study About Premiumisation Seminar date: 2015-05-26 Course: FEKN90: Master Thesis in Science and Business Administration, 30 ECTS Authors: Oskar Britting and Viktor Hansson Supervisor: Annette Cerne Key words: Premium, premiumisation, premium foods, consumer behavior, personal branding, commodification, conspicuous consumpti

Informationssäkerhet är idag en stor angelägenhet för organisationer runt om i världen. I takt med att den tekniska utvecklingen går framåt skapas allt fler sätt där känslig information blir utsatt för externa hot. Det finns idag många studier kring informationssäkerhet där granskning sker gällande den mänskliga faktorn, som är en viktig komponent inom detta område. Den mänskliga faktorn innebär ä

Abstract Title: Public-Private Partnerships on Two-sided Markets Seminar date: 26 May 2015 Course: FEKN90 Authors: Herman Jacobson and Rikard Frangeur Supervisor: Dr. Magnus Johansson Key words: Stakeholder Management, Private Public Partnership, Two-sided Market, Network Effects, Dominant Design Purpose: The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of how a private, stakeholder-orie

In order for our energy consumption to be sustainable, we need to rely more and more on renewable energy resources, such as solar power and wind power. In Sweden, 69% of the land area is covered in forest. To open up the possibility of exploiting these forested areas for wind power production, it is desired to gain a better knowledge of the flow situation above forests. An analytical and a numeric

The aim of this study was to understand how care providers/ staff in nursing facilities for older people express the way they conduct their work. The purpose was based upon earlier research indicating a gap between policy and everyday practise. The questions were formulated on the basis of earlier research pointing to an inability for nursing homes to be flexible when faced with the needs and righ

Riskbedömningar i Europa har vid flera gånger pekats ut som att undermåliga. En aspekt som ofta förbises är den av pH-nivåer hos det omgivande mediet. Eftersom 80% av alla läkemedel är joniserbara, vilket påverkar biotillgänglighet och därför toxiciteten för ämnet, kommer ett förbiseende av denna aspekt skapa en stor osäkerhet i risk. Denna studie visar att riskerna med joniserbara föreningar i ÖsRisk assessments in Europe have at multiple times been pointed out as being substandard. One aspect that is often overlooked is that of the pH levels of the surrounding medium. Since 80% of all pharmaceuticals are ionizable, which affect the bioavailability and therefore toxicity of the compound, overlooking this aspect will create a great uncertainty in the risk. This study shows that the hazards

Scholars have argued that successful policymaking should take into account the systemic aspect of a Regional Innovation System and involve a variety of actors in policy processes. Leadership is an important element for enabling collaboration and coordination among these actors, for example in the emergence of policy networks. The aim of this study is to provide a dynamic view of leadership in poli

Monofunctional towns of Russia represent the extreme case of specialized settlements where the socio-economic development mostly or fully depends on the performance of one or a few town-forming enterprises. This phenomenon obtained attention after the Soviet Union collapse, which has resulted in worsening of the socio-economic situation in monotowns. However, since the 2000s the differentiation in

Article 16 of the VAT Directive, which regulates the self-supply of goods, is a good example of how it is complicated to achieve fraud resistance and full compliance with the principle of fiscal neutrality in the current system of VAT. This provision concerns taxation on business goods used for private purposes, which has shown to be a complex area of VAT. Although the application of this rule has

China’s economic growth undoubtedly led to an increase in the standard of living. Nevertheless, the price that China paid for this remarkably fast growth since its opening up in 1978 cannot be neglected. Due to a restructuring of the economic growth model, inequality occurred to a certain extent and has been strengthened by Chinese institutional features. The current growth model is considered as

Today there is a push towards creating vibrant cities where the status of pedestrians and vehicles in the traffic environment is more equal. One possible way of enabling this is to introduce walking pace areas, where drivers must keep walking speed and also must give way to pedestrians. In this work four walking pace areas are selected in order to investigate what makes them function as intended.

The object of this thesis is to analyze and discuss normcore and its discursive relationship to subculture and mainstream. The urban district Williamsburg and the French fashion brand Céline will respectively be used as cases to exemplify these two different aspects. Normcore is an attitude that the trend agency K-HOLE mapped out in their report Youth mode: A Report on Freedom. The attitude turned