Dominica, the hurricane-prone island nation, experienced severe destruction in September 2017 from a category 5 hurricane named Maria. Based on research and a minor field study to the island in the Lesser Antilles, a climate change adaptive and hurricane resilient design for a specific site in the capital Roseau is proposed in this master thesis project in Sustainable Urban Design. The project ai

There is not much that can compete with pre- paring and enjoying a meal, cooked to perfec- tion, in the company of friends. No matter how skilled you are at cooking or baking, it is impossible to achieve the same quality of bread and pizza as in a restaurant since a regular household oven will not genera- te the temperature or taste needed. To solve this I set out to design a way for homeowner

Hög personalomsättning är problematiskt i servicenäringen. Syfte med uppsatsen är att få en förståelse för vilka mekanismer som samverkar med frivillig personalomsättning i servicenäringen. Detta syftet ledde sedan till två frågeställningar: Finns det skillnad på vilken generation du tillhör och de mekanismer du anser samverka med frivillig personalomsättning och Varför ser det ut som det gör kopp

A large number of forest fires occurred in Sweden during the summer 2018 on a total area of 21 000 hectares. Between 300 and 500 residents were evacuated from their home due to these fires. This situation was unfamiliar in Sweden at the time, and the routines for dealing with such crisis were challenged. This thesis aimed to investigate the communication and information strategies, the evacuation

The phenomenon of global warming has become a fact, however; the uncertainty is about the magnitude and acceleration of its manifestations. Global mean sea level rise is one of the results induced by global warming and is happening with an undetectable accelerated pace. The world international organizations and governments are devoting efforts and initiatives in a trial to manage global warming in

Inom hjärnforskning används cellkultursbaserade modeller i stor utsträckning som en experimentell plattform, både i grundforskning och läkemedelsupptäckt. Dessa modeller är användbara vid tidig utvärdering av en potentiell läkemedelskandidat. Eftersom nya läkemedel tar extremt mycket tid och pengar att utveckla, vore en så exakt modell som möjligt att föredra.1 En viktig fråga i upptäckt och utvA low success rate of drug candidates in clinical trials, and especially in brain research, motivates development of better screening models. Hence, in neuroscience and many other fields of Life Science, development of more physiological relevant experimental cell-based models is motivated. It’s believed that more in vivo-like models will give a better outcome in drug discovery- and development. H

This thesis paper aims to investigate how digital retail might affect our cities (in particular in Sweden). It will be asked if an advancement of e-commerce, contrary to popular belief, can have a positive effect on the urban realm and subsequently how it can be facilitated in the fields of architecture and urban design. The paper aims to present an exposé of Swedish retail from the modern past u

Föreliggande arbete grundar sig i vår ambition att göra ett trumläromedel som befinner sig i nutiden samtidigt som det ska vara anpassningsbart även till framtiden. I samband med studien har detta trumläromedel skapats i konceptform. Det framtagna konceptet omfattar, men är inte begränsat till; digitalisering, ett tydligt syfte, sammanhang, fokus på kreativitet och tydlig progression. FrågeställniThis study is based on our ambition to make a drum teaching material that is contemporary, whilst also adaptable to the future. In connection with the study, this drum teaching material has been created in concept form. The concept developed includes, but is not limited to; digitization, a clear purpose, context, focus on creativity and clear progression. This study´s issues can be summarized to;

It is relatively easy to know the day to day traffic flow on a highway without taking into account on which lane the cars are driving on. It is more difficult to understand how traffic over time evolves while looking at the lanes, or more specifically, by looking at traffic volume on the specific lanes on a highway, can we have a good guess for where the vehicles should be on a different lane of t

Syftet med vår studie är att undersöka hur den service ordningsvakter ska leverera påverkas av de förväntningar som finns kopplade till rollen som ordningsvakt samt det potentiella behovet att använda våld för att skapa säkerhet. Detta undersöktes i relation till maktdimensioner, maskuliniteter samt den växling, mellan att leverera service och hålla ordning, som yrket innebär eftersom det tillhör

Denna rapport beskriver en utforskande modell- och metodstudie som kommer att ligga till grund för ett realiserat projekt. Flera frågeställningar behandlas, tex; Vilka behov finns och hur förändras dessa? Hur skiljer sig vanor och rörelsemönster i stugan i jämförelse med i hemmet? Vad innebär det att dela ett extra hem, med olika generationer och genom tid?

The relationship between ancient hominins and modern humans, from a new perspective Many questions followed the discovery and identification of the Neanderthal from the fossil record in 1856 as to its place in the hominin tree and its relationship with modern humans. Was it a direct ancestor? A remote cousin? Or did it mix with humans? Once reliable nuclear DNA data became available in 2010, the

The aim of this study was to investigate how women reason about, and experience what it is like to live in Sweden in the months following the autumn of #metoo the year 2017. In utilizing interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) the accounts of three women can make an academic footprint in our society. Could a mostly digital aspect of a social movement influence how people think about themsel

Increasing demand for higher data rates in wireless communication systems has tremendously evolved over the last years. This demand is rapidly increasing with rising in number of wireless devices. Advanced antenna systems (AAS) – known as massive MIMO – is one of the central enabling radio technologies for 5G cellular systems that significantly increase the data rates provided for data-hungry appl

The aim of this thesis is to analyse the representation of trans* feminine women in popular media. This is done by presenting a theoretical background focusing on a specific minority group in society – namely, trans* feminine women – femininity, and heteronormativity, as well as by taking a poststructuralist approach to the applied theoretical framework in order to conduct a representation analysi

Financial return series are often characterized by volatility clusters and a leptokurtic distribution. Many models that account for these properties exist, with the GARCH model proposed by Bollerslev (1986) being the most popular. This thesis explores an alternative model to capture the stochastic volatility in financial time series. The considered model is denoted the autoregressive gamma varianc

I funktionell MR (fMRI) studeras aktivering i hjärnan som respons på stimuli. Detta stimuli kan bestå av flera olika uppgifter som patienten gör under bildtagningen, där uppgifterna är beroende av vilken funktion eller del av hjärnan som ska undersökas. Funktionell MR är en teknik som till exempel kan användas innan en operation av hjärnan för att i största mån undvika att skada funktionellt viktiFunctional MRI is a method used to map brain functionality, where the blood oxygen level (BOLD) imaging method is frequently used. Stimulation of neurons leads to an increase in energy and oxygen consumption and signal can be detected since oxygen changes the magnetic properties of the blood. In order to measure the signal variation, a fast pulse sequence is required. The purpose of this master th

Rubber materials, preferably referred to as elastomers, are used in a wide variety of engineering applications, thanks to their unique properties and characteristics. Fluid channels between the plates of Alfa Laval’s heat exchangers are sealed with different types of elastomers, called gaskets. Gaskets are exposed to both chemical, physical and mechanical stresses during their lifetime, affecting