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Brandteknisk Riskvärdering av Sjötelegrafen köpcentrum

Sjötelegrafen Köpcentrum is a shopping mall located in Nynäshamn, Sweden. To examine the evacuation conditions in case of fire at Sjötelegrafen, a fire safety evaluation has been conducted. The report presents two dimensioning fire scenarios that are seen as representative for the shopping mall, these are fire in ICA Maxi and fire in Jysk. These different main scenarios were analyzed and simulated

Improving the Finite Difference Approximation in the Jacobian-Free Newton–Krylov Method

The Jacobian-free Newton–Krylov (JFNK) method is designed to solve a linear system of equations that appears in Newton’s method. It uses the generalized minimal residual (GMRES) method to solve the linear system and a simple function to approximate the matrix-vector multiplications required in GMRES. An advantage of GMRES is the ability to check the residual of a potential solution without doing a

Fatal Aesthetics : A study on the theatrical representation of the public execution in the Islamic State's Palmyra execution video

Since the rise of the Islamic State the world has seen a proliferation of public executions in which spectacle and theatricality have come to play an important role. Their propaganda has adopted an aesthetic style in which violence is openly displayed, celebrated and glorified. This thesis explores the role that aesthetics has in the performed and mediated execution videos of the Islamic State, by

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Denna studie ämnar undersöka hur konsumentmotståndet mot modeföretaget American Apparel konstrueras samt hur konsumentens identitet formas i relation till detta motstånd. Studien utförs genom Faircloughs kritiska diskursanalys för att synliggöra de diskurser som ligger till grund för studiens analys och slutsatser. Empirin består av intervjuer och virtuella observationer som genom tematisering visThis study aims to investigate how consumer resistance towards the fashion company American Apparel is structured, and how the identity of the consumer is formed in relation to this very resistance. The study is performed by Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis to reveal the discourses forming the basis of the analysis and the conclusion of this study. The empirics consist of interviews and vi

Designing and Maximizing Switch-Mode Efficiency of MODPSU, the Modular Power Supply

Detta är den populärvetenskapliga sammanfattningen av masteruppsatsen ”Designing and Maximizing Switch-Mode Efficiency of MODPSU, the Modular Power Supply”. Den sammanfattar teoretiska studier och resultat från mätningsexperiment som genomförts i syfte att minimera totala förluster för DC/DC-switchade nätaggregat.This work is an investigation into practical design and loss minimization of DC/DC-switched power supplies, enabling cooler operation, smaller size, and additional or wider areas of use. There is an abundance of switch controller ICs on the market and a few of the manufacturers offer very sophisticated design tools that suggest operating parameters and grade components. However, one of the major

Fantasy on the Human Surface - A study of Somatic Power-Relations and Imagination

The purpose of this thesis is to question and discuss whether the complication of power-relations created upon the present surface of the human body can be surpassed, by re-conceiving the body and ultimately leaving the body behind, without the loss of Being, through the critique of art and photography. This overall query has been broken down into three questions. (1)‘Does the solution behind the

Construction of Crises : Climate, Terror and the Eiffel Tower

This work investigates visualizations of two crises; terrorism and climate change. Focus lies on mediated images concerning Paris 2015, where terrorist attacks had an impact on the following UN climate change conference (COP21). The symbol of the Eiffel Tower was used to portrait both issues and will be studied through a semiotic analysis. Terrorism and climate change are argued to be interlinked,

Ionizing Radiation Effects on Image Sensors: Method on Evaluation from an Image Quality Perspective

Surveillance cameras are vital in the nuclear power industry where the reactor equipment must constantly be kept under surveillance to maintain safety. Constant monitoring is however difficult due to the highly radioactive environment, which cause cameras to malfunction and eventually break. Malfunction typically manifests itself as quality degradation of the image from the cameras. Initially, tem

Screening for adsorptions of Calbindin D9k and Monellin proteins to Silica nanoparticles

Mötet mellan nanopartikel och protein Uttrycket ”god kemi” används som beskrivning för möten mellan människor som kommer bra överens, de som interagerar väl med varandra. Faktorer som personlighet och andra egenskaper spelar stor roll för att ”god kemi” ska uppstå. Likadant är det vid mötet mellan nanopartiklar och proteiner. Skillnaden är att det sker på nanoskalig nivå och att det är, istället Although nanoparticles (NPs) are very small, their field in science is currently growing very large. There are several biological, medical and technical applications possible for NPs when bound to proteins. Protein-NP interactions are difficult to predict and therefore a lot of fundamental research is yet to be completed. This study is an attempt to contribute with the aim to explore the interacti

Polystyrene nanoparticles interactions with Calbindin D9k and Monellin

Nanomedicine and the use of nanoparticles (NPs) are growing like never before. It is therefore important to investigate the interactions in the nano world and the possible hazards. Proteins in organisms can adsorb to NPs and change the proteins structure and therefore their functions. This could be a potential danger and thus an interesting research field. Here, we explore how the proteins Calbind

Analysis of human neural cells’ phenotype and behavior grown on Polycaprolactone nanosubstrate with different topographies

Brain diseases’ despair “Please save my grandma!” A rather saddening expression to hear is it not? This is a sentence that not a lot of people say every day, maybe once or twice in one’s lifetime for most of us. Imagine this, your beloved grandma who has been by your side ever since you were born suddenly becomes senile. Her memory gets worse by the day and before you even know it, she does not r

Teachers’ and students’ beliefs about foreign language anxiety

The aim and purpose of this essay was to investigate if the students of the chosen school, experience foreign language anxiety. Then the answers from the students was used to investigate what teachers’ beliefs was concerning this issue of foreign language anxiety. At the same time this study investigated whether teachers know the difference between general anxiety and foreign language anxiety, and

Experiments of protein-protein interactions in vivo by the BACTH system

Understanding the puzzling network of proteins inside cells For the last 20 years scientists has struggled to completely understand the intricate network of proteins inside cells, and recently new methods to analyze protein interactions has been invented. A protein can “fit” into other proteins like pieces of a puzzle, which can in turn create a reaction within the cell. A single protein can poss

The Acquirer’s Multiple - En empirisk studie på historisk data och dess potential att generera riskjusterad överavkastning.

Syfte: Denna studie syftar på att studera ifall investeringsstrategin The Acquirer’s Multiple kan generera överavkastning på stockholmsbörsen under perioden 2000-03-01 till 2016-03-01. Metod: En studie i form av en kvantitativ metod baserad på Tobias E. Carlisle formel The Acquirer’s Multiple med data extraherad från Thompsons Reuters Datastream. Teori:För att utvärdera strategin har teorierna oPurpose: This study’s purpose is to examine if it’s possible through the Value Investing strategy The Acquirer’s Multiple to generate riskadjusted excess return during the period 2003-03-01 to 2016-03-01. Method: A study in the form of a quantitative method based on Tobias E. Carlisle formula The Acquirer’s Multiple with data extracted on a monthly basis from Thompson Reuters Datastream. Theory

Mapping tree canopy cover in the semi-arid Sahel using satellite remote sensing and Google Earth imagery

Tree vegetation is an essential element in the daily life of the people in the Sahel region of Africa. It is also considered as a robust indicator of the Sahel ecosystem status and health. In this thesis, a method to estimate tree vegetation was developed and used in mapping the tree canopy cover in semi-arid Sahel. The developed method utilized Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) as the

Servicesektorn i litteraturen. En studie i samtida arbetarlitteratur.

I denna uppsats undersöks hur servicesektorn framställs i litteraturen inom ramen för den samtida arbetarlitteraturen. Förklaring ges också till varför servicesektorn fått en framträdande roll i litteraturen under senare år. Tre böcker, "Jag ska egentligen inte jobba här" av Sara Beischer, "Kallskänken" av Jenny Wrangborg och "Tjänster i hemmet" av Marie Hållander, an

”Visa mig hur du bygger och jag ska säga dig vem du är”: en analys över 1500-talets högstatusbyggnader och dess val av positionering längs Malmös medeltida huvudgata

It is my belief that one must understand a city’s history to understand its present. A town should be seen as an ongoing process, and its streets, blocks and architecture is to be seen as important actor in the course of events. A building is in many ways an expression of personality and sociality, and each new resident is a major player in its development and appearance. The ongoing process. To u