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The Cosmetic packaging industry is on the rise and through consumer demand, cosmetic companies are increasing their focus on sustainability and accountability. This has left many companies in need of a deeper understanding regarding the environmental impact of their current packaging solutions as well as how to improve their footprint in the future. This thesis addresses these points by providing
In today’s world of uncertainties, video surveillance is widely used to make the people of our society feel safe and protected. As more cameras are installed, the time of installation and ease of use play a critical role when customers decide which camera solution to select. One way to limit the number of cameras needed to cover multiple directions and large areas is to install a multidirectional
Cleft lip and palate belong to the most common deformities present at birth. The condition hampers normal speech development in children, and treatment involves both surgery and regular sessions with a speech pathologist. The speech pathologist assesses the child’s speech impairment stemming from the condition on a three-point scale: "Competent", "Marginally incompetent" and &q
With mobile phones often being used to type sensitive information, it is important that they remain secure and leak no information. One conceivable channel for information leakage, though, is the motion sensors accelerometer and gyroscope, sensors that require no permission to be used by an app. Do the data they produce contain information about the keys being typed? To answer this question, thi
I det här examensarbetet har en ny förpackningslösning utvecklats och konstruerats för snäckfräsar till Volvo Group Truck Operation Powertrains transmissionsfabrik i Köping. Det fanns ett behov av en ny förpackningslösning då den existerande förpackningen har flertalet problem och brister och börjar bli föråldrad. Produktutvecklingen började med att bekanta sig med den nuvarande förpackningen ochIn this thesis, a new packaging solution has been developed and designed for gear hobs to Volvo Group Truck Operation Powertrain´s transmission plant in Köping. There was a need for a new packaging solution since the existing packaging have a number of problems and deficiencies and begins to be obsolete. The product development began by familiarizing with the current packaging and how it was hand
After the latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report in 2018 there has been an increased concern in society on the identified climate impact of flying. This has resulted in a rise of grassroots social movements that attempt to find alternative, more environmentally friendly means of travel. This research has more closely examined two of these social movements within the tourism
Biogas is a renewable fuel produced from various kinds of organic biomass primarily considered as waste from today's society. The biogas today are used as fuel in heat and electricity or upgraded to vehicle gas. There are ambitious national and local targets for biogas in Sweden, where within a few years they want to see a comprehensive increase in production and use of biogas. Likewise, it’s
This paper aims to look at the positive and negative aspects of the biodegradable material poly(lactic) acid (PLA) compared to controversial plastics. This is done through a literature study. PLA is a biobased and biodegradable plastic that are used in for example medicine and packaging materials around the world. The results from this study show that the biodegradation of the material is not that
This study aims to clarify the conditions for swedish municipalities to handle returnees from radical islamic environments. This has been done through a study of the legal conditions, a literature review focused on programs and methods combined with qualitative interviews with representatives from two municipalities. A theoretical framework that describes a norm- forming process and an analytical
The main aim with this master’s thesis was to study the possibilities of detecting an event (rat trap going off) by analyzing audio streams from a MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) microphone or movement patterns from a MEMS accelerometer. To achieve this goal, a small, power efficient and cost efficient embedded system was built with the help of a development board, a MEMS accelerometer, a
Höganäs AB is developing an axial flux machine, where an even airgap between the stator and rotor is a vital parameter when designing a well functioning machine. It is believed that the stator is the component that introduces the biggest variations to the airgap, and that is why the stator is the object of investigation for this thesis. The stator is made of metal powder and the steps in the manuf
The multidisciplinary Green Extraction approach has recently advanced by integrating the principles of Green Chemistry and the Circular Economy. In this framework, waste products are redefined as negative-cost raw materials for the recovery of high-value compounds with cross-sectoral applications, contributing to both economic and environmental sustainability. This study focuses on the valorizatio
This thesis identified two novel inhibitors of aquaporin-3 with comparable potency to the current leading compound, DFP00173. This achievement was based on the hypothesis that new aquaporin inhibitors could be developed by building upon the chemical structure of DFP00173. Aquaporins are a class of transport proteins responsible for the transport of water through the cell membranes. Aquaporin-3 is
This thesis addresses state regulation of assisted reproductive technology in Sweden. Particularly the assessment of parental potential, which according to Swedish law is mandatory when seeking to reproduce with donor gametes through assisted reproduction. Theoretically the study enters into a critical dialogue with a reproductive justice framework, theories on reproductive racism, along with Jasb
This thesis investigates the strategic use of fear speech, political communication designed to evoke fear by presenting threats, by Swedish political parties and lead candidates during the 2024 European Parliament election campaign on Facebook. Departing from audience-focused studies, the analysis centres on political actors’ intent, examining who employs fear speech, how frequently, and on which
The rise of manipulated visual content on digital platforms (whether through artificial intelligence, photo editing software, or simple filters) has led to growing concerns around misinformation. This thesis investigates the use of deep learning models, specifically Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), to detect fake images. Several architectures derived from pretrained models (in which we added
The Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020 clearly underscored the importance of societal preparedness and the need for reliable forecasting in managing public health crises. To support effective policies and timely interventions, governments and health authorities require accurate short-term forecasts. In 2022, researchers at Uppsala University evaluated various forecasting techniques using Covid-19-rel
The political debate surrounding criminal policy in Sweden has largely focused on orga- nized crime, and the issue has been central during the 2022 election. With this under- standing as a backdrop, this bachelor’s thesis seeks to understand how Swedish politicians from the social democrats (S) and Sweden democrats (SD) parties frame organized crime and criminal policy surrounding it. For this pur
Syfte med uppsatsen är att jämföra kvantitativt förvaltade aktiefonder med traditionellt förvaltade aktiefonder under en 10-årsperiod, 2007–2017, samt under exceptionella chocker i form av upp- eller nedgång från 5 % i MSCI World Index. Jämförelsen gjordes med hjälp av riskjusterad avkastning i form av Sortino-kvot, Sharpe-kvot, informationskvot samt genom en regression. Endast en Sortino-maximeraThe purpose of this thesis is to compare quantitative management of stock-funds versus traditional management as a fundamental strategy, for a period of 10-years between 2007- 2017. Our essay has a special focus towards extreme market-conditions, which we defined as deviations of 5% in the MSCI World Index. Our analysis was made through the comparison of risk-adjusted measures as Sortino ratio, Sh
