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There is not much research done regarding maneouvering flight on Birds. What has been done surrounding the area usually involves steady flight and not maneuvering. For the most part studies concern bats, insects or hummingbirds. What makes research on maneuvering on birds important is that in a bird’s everyday life, very little of it consists of steady flight. This study has looked on the Pied fly

Utvärdering av abundans och diversitet hos elasmobrancher i Van Dyks Bay, Sydafrika Gruppen elasmobranchii utgörs av hajar och rockor som tillhör broskfiskarna, dvs. de fiskar som inte har skelett gjort av ben. Det finns ca 500 hajarter i världen, varav 109 arter kan man hitta i Sydafrika. Dessvärre är många klassificerade som sårbara, hotade, akut hotade eller kan inte klassificeras pga. brist p

Möjlig lösning av bristen på bloddonationer med hjälp av outforskat havrehemoglobin. Hemoglobin är främst förknippat med blod i oss människor och andra djur, men tänk om någon berättade att det syretransporterade proteinet också finns i växter. Underligt, eller hur? Växter har ju inget blod men ändå finns det där. I denna rapport beskrivs identifieringen av tre nyfunna havrehemoglobin som har likHemoglobin is mainly viewed as an oxygen and carbon dioxide carrier in the blood of animals and thus essential for life as we know it. During the course of evolution, plants have also developed versions of this protein, for similar and different purposes, such as regulation of nitric oxide levels. A lot of research has been put into characterization of hemoglobin from monocots, including rice, bar

This documentation follows the process of our Bachelor Project in Industrial Design. The theme of the project is inspiration and what it means to be inspired, and resulted in a collection of three designs. The ideation and design process is based on three current topics, chosen by us as our sources of inspiration. Our aim was to highlight the process between being inspired to having a fini

The Danish Eye - A study in The Gaze & binary oppositions in four artworks by Vilhelm Hammershøi The following thesis will investigate four paintings by the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi, with a study of portraits from 1890 to 1911. The paintings include two self portraits and two portraits of the artist’s partner, Ida. The method of investigation will be structured around Gillian Rose’s

Bakgrund: Demenssjukdom är vanligt förekommande och påverkar den drabbade personen såväl som partnern. Brister i anhörigstödet förekommer inom svensk demenssjukvård. För att vården ska kunna erbjuda rätt stöd är förståelse för partners upplevelser av att leva i ett parförhållande med en demenssjuk person viktigt. Syfte: Belysa upplevelser av att ha en partner med demenssjukdom. Metod: Litteraturst

Convolutional neural networks have in recent years been successfully employed for various image processing tasks, such as filtering noise. There are however relatively few published attempts for processing video in this way. Image processing methods on single images can be applied frame by frame, but often fail to consider continuity and flow between frames. In this master's thesis we construc

The consumption and production of livestock have a negative impact on the environment and climate. In many Western countries, the consumption is particularly high and it is expected to increase globally. This increase will lead to further pressure on already stressed planetary boundaries. Recently edible insects have been proposed to be an alternative to conventional meat, because they have a lowe

Mer än en tredjedel av all producerad mat slösas på vägen från produktion till konsumtion, där privata hushåll utgör den största delen av avfallskedjan. Konsekvenserna innebär slöseri av vatten-, gödningsmedel och odlingslandets effektivitet. En undersökning av det angivna problemet har genomförts och innehåller syftet att minska matsvinnet i hushåll. Genom att använda en användarcentrerad designpMore than one-third of all food produced is wasted in the food chain from production to consumption, where private households represent the largest food waste faction. In turn, water, fertilizer and cropland efficiency is wasted as well. Investigating the stated problem, this paper’s aim is to reduce food waste. Using a user-centered design iteration approach, observing, ideating, prototyping in d

The purpose of this thesis is to answer the question: is it possible to outperform the OMXS30 index by using an investment strategy based on the Black Swan theory? With increased globalization and technological development, the world has become more and more complex and economic models and theories cannot capture all the sources to risk. There are also several limitations to the human mind which m

Dagens kontorsmarknad och arbetssätt står inför en ständig förändring och utvecklas snabbare än någonsin. Faktorer som driver på denna utveckling är allt från omvärldens globalisering, urbanisering, digitalisering, nya ekonomier och framtida generationer. Dessa faktorer hjälper till att sprida kunskap, öka kommunikationsmöjligheter, möjliggöra ett mer självständigt arbetsliv och främja företagandeThe current office market and the working methods are facing a constant change and are developing faster than ever. Factors that drive this development are globalization, urbanization, digitalization, the new economies and the future generations. These factors spread knowledge, increase communication opportunities, enable more independent working life and promote entrepreneurship. These creates ne

This essay aims to discuss equality in the film selection screened in Undergraduate Film Studies at Lunds University and Stockholm University. As there is a consensus within canon formation studies that film canons hegemonically premier white men of American and European decent, there was reason to analyze if this could be found within these academic film institutions. The films screened during th

This study investigates fashion consumption from a sustainability perspective through exploring consumer behaviour and reflections. The basis of the investigation is qualitative interviews with ten participants, whom are all regular users of Instagram. The focus of the study is Instagram usage, clothing consumption and sustainability in terms of overconsumption. The main question addressed is how

The effect of future changes in temperature and precipitation patterns on arctic ecosystem functioning is often assessed using state-of-the-art ecosystem models. Many models however lack detailed representation of wintertime processes, as pointed out by recent studies (Wang et al. 2016, Slater and Lawrence 2013). This bias may influence the derived outputs, such as soil temperature, permafrost ext

In light of high turnovers and low retention a growing interest in finding solutions to retain Millennials is occurring. The mismatch between Millennials’ value systems and the organisational values systems are high and one of the reasons for Millennials to leave the organisation. Yet, fundamental questions about the relation between value systems of Generation Millennials entering the workforce a

Kommunala verksamheter runt om i Sverige står idag inför en stor rekryteringsutmaning då antalet gamla och barn blir större och antalet medborgare i arbetsför ålder blir färre. På grund av detta är det viktigt för kommuner att arbeta med att attrahera och rekrytera nya medarbetare men även utveckla och behålla befintlig personal vilket går under begreppet kompetensförsörjning. Denna kvalitativa st

Identification of mechanisms behind tissue destruction in caries Caries is a common problem in everyday life and the disease is characterized by destruction of the hard tissues of the teeth allowing for bacteria to enter the cavities formed and finally reach the pulp tissue. There are two types of bacteria: gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria where gram-positive bacteria are thought to be th

Changing environmental conditions can generate physiological stress in birds, which subsequently can lead to the development of an altered diet. In addition to their energetic properties, dietary fatty acids (FAs) have been linked to several important physiological processes in birds, but still the knowledge of their effect on avian ecology is limited. In this study, I examine the fatty acid compo

Urbaniseringen i världen har de senaste 60 åren accelererat, och folk bor numera allt tätare och spenderar större delen av livet inomhus. Samtidigt pågår en trend av ökad psykisk ohälsa i många länder, där urbaniseringen kan vara en påverkande faktor. Studier visar att närhet till natur gör oss mer välmående. Ett sätt att uppnå detta inomhus är att ha inomhusväxter. Dock är ett problem med att ha Urbanization in the world has during the past 60 years accelerated, resulting in people living in more densely populated areas and spending a majority of their lives indoors. Another ongoing trend in many countries is an increase in mental health issues, where urbanization could be a contributing factor. Studies have shown that closeness to nature increases our well-being. One way to achieve this

Genom samhällets ständiga utveckling är det nu tal om en ny, allt större, medelklass. I takt med att medelklassen växer ökar även klyftorna mellan de individer som ingår i den. Det skapas grupper inom medelklassen vilka klättrar på varandra i den sociala hierarkin. Detta medför att medelklassen behöver nya sätt att utmärka sig från varandra. Ett effektivt sätt att åstadkomma detta är att utmärka s