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This thesis involves creating an extending an application called “Var f-n är bussen?” (something like “Where the hell is that bus?”) for the company Trivector Systems in Lund. “Where the hell is that bus?” is an application for smartphones that will show departure time for buses from a chosen bus stop, linepath, bus stops and buses for a chosen bus line and the next bus stops and departure time fr
In this thesis, the risk-free rate’s impact on stock market excess returns was examined. Firstly, theoretical arguments were made for that a low risk-free rate might lower the excess return on the stock market, since this increases the incentive for fund managers to increase variance of returns. Under the assumption that fund managers affect the preferences of the representative investor, proposit
T lymphocytes are a critical cellular component of the adaptive immune response. They are generated in the thymus from bone marrow derived progenitors, where they undergo commitment to the T cell lineage and differentiate and mature into naïve CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Naïve CD4+ and CD8+ T cells activation takes place in lymphoid organs after recognition of cognate antigen in the context of major hi
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measurable property used to describe the naturally occurring time differences between heartbeats and has shown to help with identifying both physiological and psychological disorders. HRV signals of 97 individuals were analyzed using spectral analysis. The data was non-stationary but was analyzed using stationary estimation methods, in which the original data was
For individuals with gender dysphoria, voice therapy can be an important tool to change characteristics about their voice to align better with their gender identity. This is often done by practising with a speech therapist and can be a long and difficult process. A useful tool in this setting would be software that can generate a voice, based on the patients voice, which lies slightly closer to th
Thermal energy storage is a growing concept within the sector of energy production. The concept is based on storage of excess thermal energy, for usage during high demand, as a mean of reducing the need for new production. By implementing thermal storage economic and environmental gains can be made as production can be kept more constant over time and less energy is wasted, furthermore the storage
Research in personality psychology has shown that individuals choose careers led by their personality. More specifically, dark personality traits seem to drive people towards specific environments—with detrimental effects in the workplace. This study investigated whether individuals who selectively choose a job in particular organizations possess dispositions associated with behaving abusively and
I den här rapporten undersöks möjligheten för att tillverka och använda gjutmodeller tillverkade genom additiv tillverkning, i folkmun kallat 3D-printing. Först görs en grundläggande analys över hur modellerna tillverkas idag och vilka krav som ställs på modellen. Detta innefattar både rena material och hållfasthetskrav, men även mer svårdefinierade krav där man enbart kan resonera kring rimliga aIn this report the possibility for the manufacture and use of molding-patterns made through additive manufacturing methods, commonly called 3D-printing, is evaluated. First an analysis of how the patterns are currently being made and which demands that are put on them will be made. This includes more pure material and load demands, as well as more abstract and hard defined demands. After this the
The aim of this study was to examine how school counsellors perceived their role within the schools various work against bullying and which impact their work environment had on their role. Because the study aimed to study the school counsellor's role, a role theory was used to analyse the empirical material. This was a qualitative study done through five semistructured interviews with school c
Studien undersökte samband mellan förekomst av stress och sömnproblem bland lärare i södra Sverige och tillfredsställelse respektive frustration av de psykologiska behoven autonomi, kompetens och samhörighet. Studien utgick från Self-determination Theory och dess underteori Basic Psychological Need Theory. 371 grundskole- och gymnasielärare besvarade en webbaserad enkät. Som mätinstrument användesThe aim of this study was to examine the relationship between stress and insomnia respectively, and satisfaction and frustration of the psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness, as defined within Self-determination Theory. 371 elementary and high school teachers in southern Sweden participated in an online survey. A Swedish version of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Need
Purpose/Background High accuracy treatment techniques such as stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) requires precise patient positioning prior to and during treatment. The Catalyst™ is an optical surface scanning (OSS) system that has been utilized for patient positioning and real time monitoring during radiotherapy. The company behind the system recently released a novel algorithm for calculating the i
Vi har alla trosuppfattningar, och vi rättfärdigar dessa trosuppfattningar för oss själva och till andra när de ifrågasätts. Den struktur som dessa övertygelser är byggda på är en logisk grund, som i sig består av olika typer av epistemologiska rättfärdiganden. I den här studien undersöktes om nivån av extraversion är associerat med på vilket sätt vi gör epistemologiska rättfärdiganden. Hypotesen We all have beliefs, and we justify these beliefs to ourselves and to others when questioned. The structure that these beliefs are built upon is a rationale, that itself, consists of different types of epistemological justifications. In this study I examined if the level of extraversion an individual expresses correlated with different styles of epistemological justification. The hypothesis was th
Asymmetric synthesis has been an active research topic for the past decades since it can lead to enantiopure compounds that are of great importance in biology and medicinal chemistry. Among all the synthetic strategies that have been developed, asymmetric ring-opening of epoxides received much attention for their ability to providing precursors for β-amino alcohols. Efforts have been made to achie
This master’s thesis focuses on pedagogy and aspects of learning and remembering within guided museum tours for people with dementia. We explore in what way learning and remembering are focused on and triggered during those tours and with the help of which pedagogical means. Furthermore, we discuss what place these tours have within the museum as an institution. In order to examine our questions a
Animals have become more commonly used in social work, yet there is no definitive evidence of the positive effects of animals on a group level. The aim of this study was to understand the function and role of animals in social work, specifically within the context of daily activity centers for people with different kinds of disabilities. We wanted to understand why the animals were used and what d
Det första av mina två syften var att undersöka huruvida det finns en könsrelaterad diskrepans gällande operasångares försörjningsmöjligheter. Jag samlade in empiri om antalet arbetstillfällen per röstfack och könsfördelningen vid operautbildningar, samt genomförde en enkätundersökning om hur tidigare studenter vid Sveriges operahögskolor försörjer sig. Slutsatsen kunde dras att det finns en stor The first of my two purposes was to investigate whether there is a gender disparity in the possibilities to make a living as an opera singer. I collected empirical data on the number of jobs per fach and the gender breakdown of students at opera schools, and conducted a survey on how former students at Sweden's opera schools supported themselves. I concluded that there is a large disparity to
This qualitative study examines the experiences of particularly vulnerable girls affected by child marriage and prostitution in Kenya, with the aim of exploring how social control mechanisms and gender inequality perpetuate these harmful practices. By using a thematic analysis approach within the theoretical framework of social control theory, primary and secondary deviance and dominance theory, t
Development of a new spatially complete and daily continuous lake surface water temperature dataset for Lake Vänern, Sweden Keywords: Physical Geography, Ecosystem Analysis, Remote Sensing, Data Fusion, Reanalysis Product, Lake Surface Water Temperature, Hydrology Lake Surface Water Temperature (LSWT) is an important indicator to monitor changes due to climate change on a regional scale. Changes
This study aimed to examine how professionals who work with Bostad först describe and reason about how they proceed in the first meeting with clients in need of housing. Six people from the organization Bostad först have been interviewed, focusing on how they give and receive information in the first meeting. The organization was chosen to use as a means of describing recognition in the first meet
