This work analyzed the impact caused by different intensities of Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) pre-treatment on the biogas production from small-scale anaerobic digesters of wastewater sludge under thermophilic conditions. PEF technology consists of passing the substrate through an electric field which generates a potential difference across the cells, resulting in electroporation. Mixed sludge fro

Vehicle Mileage Taxation is a proposed improvement to addressing external costs of driving. A key hurdle for its implementation is its acceptability by the public. Theories of psychological reactance, fairness perception and status quo bias are explored as influences on tax reform perception. Data, representative for Sweden, was collected from 407 individuals in an online survey. A framing exper

During the last decades, extreme poverty has been declining globally while income inequality within countries has, in the developing world, been increasing. While the reduction of income inequality and poverty can be seen as crucial targets for development intrinsically, they might also have economic impacts. Existing empirical research and theory suggest that income distribution affects economic

I detta arbetet har en evolutionär algoritm utformats för att hitta artificella neurala nätverk (ANN) optimerade för att klassificera bilder. Artificiella neurala nätverk (ANN) är en AI-teknik där hjärnans nervsystem efterliknas i ett datorprogram, med målet att datorn själv ska lära sig utföra uppgifter. Detta har visat sig mycket framgångsrikt och har gett AI-forskningen ett stort uppsving de sThis thesis investigates how well a neural architecture search can find competitive image classifiers on the CIFAR-10 data set with limited computational resources. Most work done on architecture search either uses vast computational resources or narrow and strongly informed space of possible solutions. The solution space proposed consists of residual convolutional networks with separable convol

Examensarbetets titel: Hemma bra, men borta bäst? - En kvantitativ studie om individers prestation och motivation relaterat till en ökad frekvens av hemarbete Seminariedatum: 2020-06-03 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete på kandidatnivå i Strategic Management, 15 hp Författare: Julia Anderberg, Jessica Lind och Malin Olsson Handledare: Devrim Göktepe-Hultén Nyckelord: HemarbeteTitle: Home is good, but away is best? - A quantitative study about individuals’ performance and motivation related to an increased frequency of working remotely Seminar date: 2020-06-03 Course: FEKH19, Business Administration: Bachelor’s degree Project in Strategic Management, Undergraduate level, 15 credits Authors: Julia Anderberg, Jessica Lind and Malin Olsson Advisor: Devrim Göktepe-Hulté

The thesis has two aims. Firstly, to explore and challenge the secularist tradition in Swedish gender studies, as well as, the secularist ideology in the conceptualisation and treatment of religious topics and subject positions. This aim springs out of the need for knowledge production processes that do not structurally erase the voices of peripheralized bodies and minds in a secularised structure

Studien avser att identifiera arbetsgivares utmaningar i att säkerställa att deras arbetstagare agerar i enlighet med deras vilja för att sedan undersöka hur arbetsgivare kan arbeta för att minimera risken att arbetstagare inte handlar i linje med arbetsgivarens intresse. Denna studie utgår från en kvalitativ metod av abduktiv karaktär. Studien har en fallstudiedesign då studien närmare undersöker

This project is based on product development of Green Furniture Concept’s module based seating system, Ascent, targeted towards airport environments. The project started with an open brief aimed at developing an add-on for the bench series, based on user needs. The project lasted for 20 weeks. The design process used is based on the Double Diamond process which divided the work into four parts: Di

M&As are a commonly used growth strategy in the corporate world. Therefore, a considerable amount of research exists on its value-creating properties. This study's objective is to extend the existing literature by examining stock price changes searching for possible abnormal returns but also information leakage of the acquiring firms in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway) over t

Syftet med den här studien är att undersöka hur pedagoger inom förskolan arbetar för att tillförsäkra barns rätt att uttrycka sina åsikter samt vilken betydelse dessa åsikter tillmäts i praktiken. Studien utgår ifrån Foucaults maktbegrepp för att analysera hur kunskap och makt är sammankopplade. Shiers modell Vägar till delaktighet används för att förklara hur delaktighet fungerar i praktiken och

Child marriage disproportionately affects 1 in 5 girls globally. Entry into early marriage predisposes women to intimate partner violence which affects 1 in 3 women globally. Dominican Republic has been affected by both phenomena, but studies examining the association is lacking. Also, studies in other countries mostly only focus on prevalence. This study examines differences in prevalence and lev

Digitalization is an interesting and timely topic which is actively discussed nowadays. Big data & analytics, blockchain, artificial intelligence & robotic process automation are some of the most emerging technologies. This study aims to investigate the perceived benefits and challenges that these technologies bring, in the context of digitalization, to one of the most favorable profession

Eftersom människan nu står inför sin största utmaning någonsin – klimatkrisen – är det viktigare än någonsin att miljöskyddet integreras i alla delar av den Europeiska unionen. Miljöskydd anses vara ett huvudmål för EU. I Artikel 3.3 i EU-fördraget anges att Unionens inre marknad bör arbeta för en hållbar utveckling och en hög skyddsnivå och förbättring av miljön. Den inre marknaden ska dock ocksåAs humanity is facing its biggest challenge ever – the climate crisis – it is now more important than ever that environmental protection is integrated in all parts of the European Union. Environmental protection is considered a main objective of the EU. In Article 3(3) of the TEU is stated that the internal market of the Union should work for a sustainable development and a high level of protectio

Population aging has tremendous economic consequences and generates an unprecedented pressure on the welfare state. As the number and share of ‘dependent’ people grows, the state struggles to finance pensions and health-related costs. In this optic, Sweden is no exception: the mean age of the population, life expectancy and share of people above 65 continuously increase – which warrants the focus

Var tredje inhandlad matkasse slängs, vilket innebär att en tredjedel av all mat har producerats helt i onödan. Detta motsvarar 1,3 miljarder ton varje år - vilket uppskattas kunna mätta tre miljarder hungriga magar. För att uppnå hållbar konsumtion behöver matsvinnet halveras inom tio år. Livsmedelsproduktion skapar utsläpp av växthusgaser, luftföroreningar och bekämpningsmedel som påverkar både Nature has provided us with delicious and nutritious food for many years. It is estimated that one third of all edible food is wasted globally. This means a substantial loss of resources. Consumers are unaware of the great amount of avoidable food waste that is created from household consumption and the environmental impact it has. It is of great importance to increase consumer awareness to reduce

Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att bidra till en ökad kunskap inom forskningsfältet influencer marketing. Uppsatsen kommer att undersöka konsumenters uppfattning gällande influencers produktplaceringar i sociala medier. Detta för att få en ökad förståelse för vilka komponenter som gör en influencer trovärdig ur ett konsumentperspektiv. Metod: Uppsatsen har induktiv ansats som utgångspunkt och

After the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 (GFC) monetary policy and central banking have changed remarkably. Central banks responded to the crisis with extraordinary measures to preserve financial stability but were also largely left alone to fight the economic slow-down and deflationary forces initiated by the crisis. The role of the central bank has expanded enormously and 'unconventional mo

This study investigates the relationship between prior entrepreneurial intent and perceived learning outcomes of students entering a new venture creation programme. Previous research in this field has not addressed the influence of prior entrepreneurial intentions on learning outcomes but rather treated entrepreneurial intent as an outcome of entrepreneurship education. Therefore, the aim of this

Rädda bina! Planteringar och anlagda ängar; funkar de? I takt med att befolkningsmängden i världen ökar, växer våra städer, vilket leder till att naturliga habitat för växter och djur minskar. Vi människor förlitar oss på den naturliga miljön för att överleva. Exempelvis måste våra grödor pollineras. En viktig pollinationsgrupp är insekter. Bin, humlor, blomflugor och fjärilar är viktiga insektsUrbanisation has an increasingly negative effect on wild bees and other pollinating insects because it results in land-use change and habitat-loss, leading to population declines. We rely on ecosystem services that bees provide and must ensure their survival. Private gardens constitute a substantial part of green spaces in cities, making them important foraging habitats for pollinators. In 2018 Th