The problem to be solved in this project is to distinguish two signatures from each other, with help of machine learning techniques. The main technique used is the comparison between two signatures and classifying if they are written by the same person (match) or not (no-match). The binary classication problem is then tackled with a few alternatives to better understand it. First by a simple engin

The world is facing future climate changes. Theses climate changes gives expression in increased average temperature, stronger gusts, more extreme rainfall and rising sea levels. What happens to low-lying communities as the sea level rises? On this question at issue, SWECO Environment worked with an action plan for the vicinity of Falsterbonäset. Falsterbo, Höllviken and Skanör are low-lying commu

Luke 1:28-38 is read in Church of Sweden every year during “Feast of the Annunciation”. During the sermons focus often lies on Mary as a role model for the people. A role model because Mary chose to accept the mission from God to carry Jesus in her womb. The question the essay answers is; Did Mary have a choice, could she say no to the angel Gabriel when he told her she would get pregnant and carr

När olika fysiska processer ska regleras automatiskt finns det flera metoder att välja bland. En av dessa är så kallad optimeringsbaserad reglering. För att kunna använda optimeringsbaserad reglering krävs att en viss ekvation löses och för att kunna reglera processen snabbt, måste också ekvationen lösas snabbt. I det här arbetet jämförs två olika metoder att lösa den nämnda ekvationen. De två meWhen solving optimization problems associated with non-linear model predictive control, a linear equation system of a specific structure frequently arises. Two different software, CVXGEN and FORCES, developed to generate tailored solvers to specific optimization problems use two different methods when solving this equation system. In this paper, two different sets of software is presented which ge

Perception of temperature in mammals is critical for their survival, it enables them to perceive the world around them and act with an appropriate physiological or behavioural response. However, the full understanding of the thermosensory system in mammals has thus far been clouded. TRP channels are thermally sensitive and are known to associate with heat sensitive nerve fibers and keratinocytes i

The fashion systems flat contours : a study of the digital society’s impact on the development of the fashion system. Through the digitalization process social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and blogs have emerged. These social media's function is to act as arenas of human interaction and social life. This thesis aims to analyze how the social media impacts the fashion system. Today&#

This study investigates the process of how eight people left competing informal institutions, in the form of gangs, to join substitutive informal institutions, which is more compatible with a democratic society, and in this way became ‘good citizens’. The research question is as follows: How do ex-gang members explain their change in lifestyle, from past involvement in gangs to the subsequent tran

TOYS & MEMORIES What makes some toys great? This was the question that started this entire project. When remembering toys from ones childhood there are always some toys that are more commonly referenced. Were these toys “the best toys” and more importantly: what traits made them better, and can they be replicated? A toy is something created with the main purpose of being a catalyst for ones i

The purpose of this study is to investigate how and why companies are changing the nature of their CSR reporting in order to regain legitimacy, due to a scandal. The purpose is also to see if an indication of how media affects the reputation of the organisations’ can be found. Legitimacy theory. The authors’ have chosen a qualitative approach by using content analysis for investigating two compani

Projektet gjordes i samarbete med ett företag som producerar mjukost. Ibland bildas kristaller i uppdragsgivarens mjukost vid lagring, vilket ger en oönskad sandig upplevelse i munnen vid förtäring. Mjukost är baserat på hårdost, smör, smältsalter och vatten, som upphettas under omrörning. Övriga ingredienser kan tillsättas för att uppfylla önskemål på smak och textur. Genom litteraturstudier påvi

The CJEU recently enriched its case law concerning the concept of a single taxable person through its ruling in Skandia America. Established case law differentiate two concepts of single taxable person. According to FCE Bank, a head office and its branch are to be deemed as one single taxable person, with the result that no taxable supplies occur between these entities. In Ampliscientifica, the CJ

The aroma components of herbs and spices are very sensitive to heat, complicating their drying process. Until now, exporters of dried herbs face the challenge of low total phenolic contents and efforts are constantly being made to improve the drying efficiency of herbs and conserve their aroma. This thesis looks at the influence of extracellular trehalose impregnated by vacuum impregnation (VI) an

Global external imbalances are commonly labelled as one of the main reasons for the Global Financial Crisis. This paper investigates these imbalances and determines current account equilibria for 21 OECD countries. Subsequently, we measure the speed of adjustment to the calculated equilibrium values and test for asymmetric adjustment effects. We extend the approach of Gossé and Serranito (2014) in

This paper examines the stock price impact of new product announcements on the consumer electronic market by conducting event studies. Cumulative average abnormal returns are estimated for event windows of different lengths centered on the new product announcements. Cumulative abnormal idiosyncratic risk is estimated for the same event windows with the intention to research if new product announce

Minorities falling under the Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil, Cultural and Political rights, that is, individuals belonging to national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities possess characteristics that form part of their identity and differ from the characteristics possessed by the majority population of the state. Because of these particularities, minorities can be often

The 2008 Global Financial Crisis has come and gone. Since then, worldwide interest rates remain at an all-time low, yet economic growth remains sluggish. Theories have been put forward to explain the phenomena, two of which take a secular perspective, detached from the recent crisis. This paper employs an explorative style of examining two historical datasets with the staging point of the real int

År 2007 ändrades reglerna för visstidsanställning vilket ledde till att TCO anmälde Sverige till Europeiska kommissionen för att 5 § LAS strider mot kraven på skydd mot missbruk av visstidsanställda som finns i EU:s visstidsdirektiv. TCO:s kritik går ut på att med den nuvarande regleringen är det möjligt att stapla flera på varandra följande visstidsanställningar i form av allmän visstidsanställniThe law for fixed-term work was changed in 2007 which led to a report to the European Commission from TCO against Sweden for not fulfilling the requirements in the Council Directive concering fixed-term work in 5 § LAS. The criticism from TCO involves that with the current law, it's possible to stack different types of fixed-term work following eachother. The Commission agrees in the criticis

In recent years extreme value distributions have attracted a fair amount of attention in literature for risk assessment based on climate data. This thesis focuses on modeling a series of rainfall data over 58 years in the period 1954-2012 recorded at five different stations in Bangladesh. Inference on the extreme rainfall is essential for making the necessary steps to reduce damage caused by natur

Vi har med vår uppsats varit intresserade att undersöka hur medierna i Sverige under 2000-talet reproducerar normer och föreställningar av olika personers etnicitet. Vår studie har utgått ifrån att granska hur media väljer att rapportera om terroristdådet i Norge 2011 och terroristdådet i Frankrike 2015, för att se hur personer som har begått terrordåd skildras och framställs beroende på deras etn

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the short-run price behavior of the initial public offerings (IPOs) in Turkey after the Global Financial Crisis by using the most recent IPO data from the Borsa Istanbul official website. Results show that the 63 selected IPOs during the period of 2008-2014 provide a 3.5 percent first-day return1 on average, and the average cumulative return increases to 8.5