László Krasznahorkai (b. 1954) is a Hungarian novelist known for his melancholic-dystopic themes and post-modern prose. He has received considerable critical acclaim, notably winning the Man Booker International Prize in 2015. He initially became famous, to a wider audience outside Hungary, through director Béla Tarrs adoption of his novels. Satantango is his debut novel and chronicles the miserab

Edward L. Bernays (1891 - 1995) was an American PR-pioneer who came into prominence during the 1920s. He made a significant contribution to the theorizing and legitimization of the field. This started with Crystallizing Public Opinion(1923)where he defined, justified and celebrated the profession. He also staged several notable PR-campaigns; e.g. ”Torches of Freedom” and ”Light's Golden Jubile

A common technique within image analysis is image classification which describes the process of reducing the information content of an image into few user-defined classes. With the emergence of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), high spatial resolution (cm-level) images can be collected. This thesis aims at testing different methods for classifying UAV images from an agricultural crop site in the so

Considering the fact that many people are oppressed because of their gender and race, whilst others are privileged because of theirs, we should reflect on the concept of intersectionality. This paper aims at reading Willa Cather’s My Ántonia from an intersectional perspective with the purpose of opening up for certain themes. In addition, it also sought to explore how reading the novel from an int

I detta examensarbete, som skrivits i samarbete med Svenska Turistföreningen (STF), beräknas och utvärderas de växthusgasutsläpp som driften av föreningens fjällstugor, belägna i väglöst land, ger upphov till. Beräkningarna baseras på de fyra fjällstugorna Alesjaure, Sälka, Kårsavagge och Nallo. I studien beräknas det att en gästnatt, det vill säga en övernattning av en person, på en av de studeraThis master thesis was written in collaboration with the Swedish Tourist Association and evaluates the yearly greenhouse gas emissions caused by the management of the association’s mountain huts. The hut’s are situated in roadless land. The calculations are based on the four mountain huts Alesjaure, Sälka, Kårsavagge and Nallo. An overnight stay at one of the studied mountain huts give rise to on

“Light creates ambience and the feel of a place, as well as the expression of a structure.” Le Corbusier With the current urban pressure and large waves of immigration, cities are facing an increase in population and therefore urban densification. This increase in building quantities affects daylight reaching the public space. City densification is easily readable in large metropolitan areas, wh

Det är ofta arkitekter får frågan “Varför ritar ni så fula hus nuförtiden?”. Majoriteten lekmän tycks föredra estetiken hos äldre hus framför det som byggs idag. Ämnet är aktuellt i olika medier, men problemet är att det sällan bedrivs en konstruktiv diskussion mellan de två sidorna. Förespråkarna för en mer traditionell arkitektur smutskastar arkitekterna och arkitekterna hånar kritikerna. I mittArchitects are often asked the question ”Why do you design such ugly buildings nowadays?”. The majority of laymen seem to prefer the aesthetics of, what might be referred to as period or traditional houses, to what we build today. The issue is being much discussed in the media, but in general, the discussions are not constructive. People that advocate a traditional architecture excoriate architect

Negative environmental impacts generated by new buildings and the built environment needs to be reduced in order to contribute to mitigation of anthropogenic global warming. Sustainable building certifications such as Miljöbyggnad and DGNB was introduced as a measure to transition into more sustainable buildings. The research study explores the environmental impacts of cross-laminated timber and t

Självpresentationer utgör en viktig aspekt utifrån den digitala världens ökade betydelse i de mellanmänskliga interaktionerna. Via postandet av bilder på sociala medier tillåts en framställning av självet för hur vi väljer att presentera oss. Studien syftade till att undersöka hur självpresentationer skiljer sig åt inom olika sociala grupper. En semiotisk bildanalys har därför använts för att leta

Detta examensarbete är en del av projektet R:ekobyn, med sidoprojektet R:energi, som har syftet att utveckla hållbara energisystemlösningar till ett 40-tal nya bostäder i Röstånga. Examensarbetet är uppbyggt kring en fallstudie där fyra olika förslag på energisystem utvärderas och jämförs, med anseende på självförsörjandegrad, klimatpåverkan och kostnader. Utifrån lastprofiler har ett första scenaThis master thesis is part of the project R:ekobyn (an ecovillage in Röstånga), with the side project R:energi, which aims to develop sustainable energy system solutions to about 40 new homes in Röstånga. The master thesis consists of a case study where four different proposals for energy systems are evaluated and compared, with regards to self-sufficiency rate, climate impact and costs. Based on

Syftet med studien är att undersöka huruvida det finns ett samband mellan andel kvinnor i bolagsstyrelser och finansiell prestation hos börsnoterade bolag i Sverige.The study aims to investigate if there is a relationship between fraction of women in the board and financial performance for companies listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.

Genom att utnyttja vissa strukturer i den finansiella marknaden kan man skapa prognoser för finansiella instrument. Prognoserna man kan man utnyttja i in en algoritm som optimerar en portfölj av olika instrument. Resultatet är en portfölj som över mer i värde än själva instrumentet. Vi har all hört att man bör spara pengar inför pensionen. Många väljer att spara pengar genom att placera pengarna In this thesis model predictive control (MPC) is used to dynamically optimize a portfolio where the data is sampled every 5 minutes. Previous research has shown how MPC optimization applied to daily sampled financial data can generate a portfolio that exceeds the value of standard portfolio strategies such as Strategic asset allocation. MPC has been found to have a computational advantage when ret

As one of the largest economies in the world, Japan obtains great potential for foreign investors. Nonetheless, the Japanese market has been known to be difficult to penetrate for foreign companies. Research areas of adjustment regarding Swedish companies’ market presence in Japan were identified as; forming the organisation characteristics, culture and leadership approach, acquiring skills, manag

Leaving a sustainable society for our children is considered an arbitrary goal for the environmental work that is currently taking place in Sweden. Today, 140 million tonnes of non-hazardous waste is generated in Sweden, which is unsustainable. 31% of the non-hazardous waste is traced to the construction industry, the mining industry excluded. Today, the waste is an unused resource that is purchas

As the tech industry evolves in a rapidly increasing pace, every other company tries to keep up with the pace of development by adapting advanced systems. Users are getting more and more comfortable with smart objects which are constantly connected with the intention of improving the life of every person. The concept of introducing technology into artifacts has been a focus of the market and diffe

About 90% of all startups fail to become successful, and the most significant reason is due to premature scaling. Limited research has priorly been conducted in the borderland between startups and supply chain. Explicitly on how a startup should go about defining its supply chain objective and how to measure its performance. Nevertheless, the high-tech startup industry sees potential in gaining in

Syftet med detta examensarbete är att utforska hur samtida arkitektur kan påverka och påverkas vid ökad cirkulär resursanvändning. Det kan i sin tur generera nya perspektiv kring dagens resurssystem och hur vi arkitekter kan arbete med det. Projektet konkretiseras genom en återbruksdepå i central Malmö. Tanken är även att den nya återbyggdepån ska fylla ett pedagogiskt syfte för besökarna i hur ma

Trots att det idag är krav på vägledande markeringar finns det i dagsläget lite kunskap om i vilken utsträckning de faktiskt gör nytta. Det är därför av intresse att studera om människor verkligen tittar på dessa i en utrymningssituation. Denna studie undersöker huruvida människor observerar vägledande markeringar där tre olika skylttyper testats för att se om det finns skillnader. De tre skylttyThe use of exit signage is legally regulated even thought there is a lack of knowledge regarding the extent to which they help. It’s therefore of interest to study if people actually look at them in an evacuation situation. This thesis examines whether people observe exit signage, whereas three different sign types are tested to conclude differences. The three tested types were normal, illuminate

During the last few years the Swedish currency has depreciated against the Euro and the US-dollar, despite the Swedish economy growing faster than expected. Disagreement in prior research regarding exchange rate fluctuations among with the situation in Sweden, is the motivation behind this report. This paper examines the factors responsible for the depreciation of the Swedish Krona in 2018, based

The work presented in this report was based upon two different stages, with the aim of coming up with an improved screening process concerning fire spread within PSA at Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden. The first phase consisted of creating a methodology for the screening process, which was based on various screening data, such as CDF, fire loads and openings between compartments. Each sprea