Digitalization is part of the ongoing transformation for industries that are going through the fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0. The Fourth Industrial Revolution introduces significant advancements in digital technology, fundamentally transforming manufacturing environments through interconnected and intelligent systems. Organizations’ willingness to adopt and integrate various AI soluti

This thesis employs deep reinforcement learning, a branch of machine learning, to carry out robotic tasks. The objective centers around teaching an agent controlling a seven-axis robot arm with a gripper tool, to complete an object isolation task. For this task, a robot manipulates a cluttered environment in such a way that a predetermined target object becomes isolated. Sub-tasks were developed t

Automation with the use of robotics is a crucial trend across industries, enhancing efficiency and quality while improving health and safety conditions by minimizing human exposure to hazardous tasks. Alfa Laval, a global provider of products within heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, is embracing this trend by exploring how to solve labor-intensive processes like the production of rubb

This research examined how ESG factors affected organizational performance in the post-pandemic year of 2022 for 271 large-cap firms in the Nordic Stock Exchange market. The study adopted a deductive research approach to establish how ESG practices impacted corporate resilience and financial performance during this period. Only secondary data sources were used for data gathering, and the analysis

This study examines price elasticity of demand for train travel along the Southern Main Line in Sweden, focusing on four specific routes: Malmö-Stockholm, Lund-Stockholm, Malmö-Linköping, and Linköping-Stockholm. Using sales data provided by Snälltåget for a period of 28 days in 2024, the research analyzes how ticket prices influence passenger numbers, applying econometric models such as log-log r

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline. Early and precise diagnosis is crucial for effective prophylaxis and treatment. However, the scarcity of annotated medical imaging data, compounded by privacy restrictions and the high cost of acquiring detailed scans like brain Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which have proven

Sammanfattning Examensarbetets titel: Blockchain: En nyckel till hållbara leverantörskedjor Seminariedatum: 30 maj 2024 Kurs: FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå, 15 hp Författare: Oscar Prahl, Linus Forssell och William Thomason Handledare: Elin Funck Nyckelord: Blockchain, Leverantörskedja, Hållbarhet, Datadelning och Styrning Forskningsfråga: Vilka är blockchain-teknologins m

Till följd av senare tids debatt angående barns försämrade finmotoriska förmågor så har detta arbete som mål att sammankoppla detta med produktdesign och föreslår därmed tre koncept som kan användas för att utveckla barns finmotorik. Detta görs genom att först skapa en underliggande förståelse för finmotorisk förmåga och utveckling genom en explorativ litteraturstudie. Denna del av arbetet klargör

In 2016, the Swedish government adopted six gender equality goals, one of which is aimed towards ending men's violence against women. This thesis analyzes discourses on perpetrators and victims in a 2018 government document regarding violence in intimate relationships. Drawing from feminist post-structural theories and Fairclough’s critical discourse theory, as well as using gender as an analy

Agriculture is the main employment in Bhutan, making it an agriculture-based economy. The project “Solar Food: Reducing post-harvest losses through improved solar drying” is to help indigenous people to preserve their food crops in a more efficient but still natural way by using solar energy for drying. A new idea arose to commercialize food items dried in the solar dryer instead, which would affe

The aim of this paper is to study and analyze the differences between cases of incitement against ethnic groups in Skåne and Blekinge. Statistics from Brottsförebyggande rådet (BRÅ) in regard to incitement against ethnic groups and hate related crimes, show a decrease in antisemitism and an increase in islamophobia. In a similar vein, the law against incitement against ethnic groups has not been u

This thesis investigates the impact of privatizing public employment services in Sweden by comparing two service models: Stöd och Matchning (Stom) and Kundval Rusta och Matcha (Krom). The study aims to determine whether a higher share of result-based compensation and greater freedom for providers to design their own measures of service provision under Krom, improve the results of the service. This

This qualitative research explores the measures of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the labour market integration of female refugees. For this, expert interviews with five 'best practice' CSOs in Germany were conducted to highlight the measures the initiatives take in light of the obstacles they face in their work. The results show that both tangible and intangible measures are taken,

This study examines how Swedish municipalities interpret and implement the new Swedish law regarding municipal responsibility for crime prevention work. The law contains a responsibility for Swedish municipalities to base their crime prevention work on an evidence basis. Furthermore, the law includes a responsibility for municipalities to establish a situational picture as well as coordination of

Hur påverkar varierande infiltration transporten av PFAS i mark och grundvatten? PFAS kan vid nederbörd transporteras med infiltrerande vatten ner till grundvattnet och vidare till dricksvattentäkter. Därför är det viktigt att förstå hur variationer i infiltrationen påverkar spridningen för att kunna skydda våra dricksvattentäkter. PFAS står för pre- och polyfluorerande alkylsubstanser och är en PFAS contaminating groundwater is a worldwide problem. PFAS are synthetically produced substances that are known for their persistence in the environment. Understanding their behaviour in the environment is therefore an important factor, especially considering the possibility of contaminating drinking water sources. Groundwater modelling is a valuable tool to increase the knowledge regarding fate

Mad literature has become one of the leading digital Chinese youth subcultures since 2022. Rooted from this, Mad marketing as Chinese special brands practices have achieved millions of attentions and discussions in social media. This thesis aims to utilize one of the leading e-commerce platforms in China, Taobao´s golden peach award ceremony, together with another two related mad marketing practic

The restaurant industry, known for its volatile and risky nature, faces unique challenges in maintaining resilience. This study explores how micro and small to medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Swedish restaurant industry manage to survive during periods of crisis and adversity. By investigating the concepts of crisis management and business resilience in relation to MSMEs, this study provid

Aims and methods: This study examines the discourse surrounding honour-related violence and oppression, referred to as honour violence. A discourse analysis was conducted on material from the state and organisations working with HRVF, collaborating with midwives. Two in-depth interviews with midwives gathered firsthand experiences from professionals encountering potential victims of honour violenc