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Att kunna mäta och förstå människors trafikbeteende är värdefullt eftersom det har ett direkt inflytande på stads- och mobilitetsplanering. Framv¨axten av smartphones med inbyggda accelerometrar de senaste åren har gjort det möjligt att samla in mobilitetsdata med lägre batteriåtgång än via GPS. Igenkänning av fysisk aktivitet genom studier och analys av accelerometerdata har varit ett fokusområde iIn the area of physical activity recognition, there is a great demand for better understanding data and building useful models for data analysis. Many studies have focused on using machine learning algorithms, which provide high accuracy but are computationally expensive. However, few studies have tried to approach this problem with statistical methods. The purpose of this study is to investigate

The paper describes the development of the Danish writing primers through 300 years from 1579 to 1880. The theoretical and methodological basis for the description is, in particular, Robert Darnton's communication circuit and analytical bibliography. The oldest Danish specimen books are the so-called Schreibmeisterbücher, addressed to people who need to work professionally with writing. Howeve

Detta examensarbete är en undersökning av förstärkning av klassisk gitarr. Ett antal olika metoder tas i bruk: en litteraturstudie ger en första orientering som kompletteras med ett flertal intervjuer med professionella gitarrister och ljudtekniker. Författarens egen erfarenhet aktiveras genom en rekonstruktion av tidigare upplevelser av att arbeta med inspelning och förstärkning av instrumentet. This thesis is an inquiry concerned with classical guitar amplification. A number of different methods are applied: a survey of literature on the topic is complemented with a series of interviews. The experience of the author is addressed through a reconstruction of earlier experience and finally, a series of tests are carried out together with a fellow guitar student and a teacher in studio techn

This thesis examines the diversification contribution of individual commodity futures to a traditional portfolio consisting of stocks and bonds. The main focus hereby lies on the potential portfolio risk reduction when switching to a diversified portfolio. In utilizing a unique approach in terms of data frequency, evaluation methods, and consideration of different states of the world, the authors’

There is little research on the rehabilitation of sex trafficked persons as it is conceptualized, articulated, and implemented in dominant anti-trafficking discourse and subsequent mainstream praxis. This research aims to remedy this through a qualitative case study of Kolkata Sanved and their alternative rehabilitation process of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT). The research is situated in the criti

Spatial segregation and unequal access to housing has been recognized as a problem in Sweden for the past several decades. The increasing influence of neoliberal policies on the Swedish housing market has made segregation and social disparities a challenging obstacle in the development of Malmö. This has characterized a shift in the traditional system of the Swedish welfare state. Through a qualit

Bakgrund: För att upprätthålla patientsäkerheten inom hälso- och sjukvården finns en rad hjälpmedel implementerade, en av dessa är WHOs checklista för säker kirurgi. Det finns många studier som tyder på att WHOs checklista stärker patientsäkerheten, samt att stor del av operationspersonalen upplever den viktig och välfungerande. Checklistan verkar ofta bockas av som genomförd men få studier belyse

Sanctions are one of the main policy tools used in order change behaviour of countries involved in conflicts, without using armed forces. This paper examines the possibility for a targeted country to escape the potential negative effects from sanctions by increasing trade with third countries that has not imposed sanctions. The analysis is carried out on the specific case of the sanctions against

Bakgrund: Trängsel orsakar en rad negativa konsekvenser såsom tidsfördröjning, buller, miljöutsläpp och ökad olycksrisk. Dessa ses i ekonomiska termer utgöra negativa externaliteter och bidrar till en ineffektiv marknadsallokering. Trängselskatt anses allmänt vara ett effektivt medel för att komma till bukt med trängsel och därmed korrigera de negativa externaliteterna. Men är åtgärden lämplig att

Syftet med den här studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan kohesion (sammanhållning) och effektivitet i arbetsgrupper, vilket mättes i enkätundersökning med en svensk översättning av Group Environment Questionnaire - Work Team Version och Team Effectiveness Scale. Studien ville undersöka i vilken grad upplevd kohesion korrelerar med upplevd effektivitet inom arbetsgrupper på en polisstation medThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cohesion and efficiency in work teams, as measured by a Swedish translation of the Group Environment Questionnaire - Work Team Version and Team Effectiveness Scale. The study examined in which extent perceived cohesion correlates with perceived efficiency within workgroups at a police station with policemen working on the field.

Coating nanoparticles with polymers in medical applications has been extensively employed to prevent unspecific interaction with proteins and the immune system and to enhance their circulation time in the blood. The interaction between polymer chains affects the preferred conformational structure of the coating and is an important factor to understand for specific applications. In spite of this, t

Det blir allt vanligare att företag producerar separata CSR- och hållbarhetsrapporter. Men tidigare studier av denna kommunikationskanal har lagt fokus på innehållet och inte på hur rapporterna påverkar bilden av företagets hållbarhet. Syftet med denna studie är därför att studera hur en organisation kommunicerar i sin hållbarhetsrapport för att framställa sig själv som ett hållbart företag och föIt is becoming increasingly common for companies to produce separate CSR and sustainability reports. Previous studies of this communication channel has focused on the content and not on how the reports affect the perception of the company's sustainability. The purpose of this study is to examine how an organization communicates in its sustainability report in order to depiction itself as a sus

The CFA Franc – which stands for Communauté Financiaire Africaine – refers to the West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA franc, two currencies that, although separate, are in practice interchangeable and have a fixed exchange rate to the euro. The CFA franc is used in 14 countries, 12 of which are former French colonies. The currency has been criticized for its impact on the economic s

Russia’s aggressive actions in Ukraine and annexation of the Crimean peninsula raised security concerns in the Baltic States as potential targets of invasion. This anxiety was strengthened after the EU launched a civilian Advisory Mission (EUAM) in Ukraine as a response to Russia’s illegal actions. Such a soft response to Russia’s foray into Ukraine has raised doubts about the EU’s credibility as

Bakgrund: Intensivvårdssjuksköterskan har krav om att arbeta tvärprofessionellt och framförallt att ta hand om kritiskt sjuka patienter. Intensivvårdsarbetets mångsidighet gör det till en krävande arbetsplats där hög kompetens och förmåga krävs, ofta relaterat till arbetets komplexa natur där livshotande situationer för patienten ofta uppstår. Med ovanstående i åtanke kan rollen som intensivvårdss

I föreliggande socialpsykologiska studie har vi undersökt vad som belyses som central delar av “svenskhet” i introduktionsmaterial till personer som är nya i Sverige, utifrån ett socialkonstruktionistiskt förhållningssätt med kritisk diskursanalys som verktyg. Utifrån från denna forskningsansats betraktades kunskap och förgivettagna antaganden om världen som kulturellt och socialt betingade konstrIn this social psychology study, we have examined the central parts of "swedishness" as they are presented in introductory material to people who are new in Sweden, based on a social constructionist approach with critical discourse analysis as tools. Knowledge and precomposed assumptions about the world were regarded as cultural and social constructions, where language is one of the most

Pancreatic beta cells play a critical role in type 2 diabetes (T2D) development and progression. Therefore, deciphering the full mechanism behind glucose-stimulated insulin secretion is of great interest. Glucose elicits insulin secretion by being metabolized to ATP, which closes the ATP-dependent K+ channel, leading to accumulation of positive charges inside the beta-cell, beta-cell depolarizatio

The aim of this master thesis is to investigate how the public libraries in the city of Malmö in Sweden, work with and towards babies under the age of one and their parents, with a specific focus on multilingual families. We also aim to investigate the awareness amongst the librarians in their meeting with this group. For this we use critical theory and an intersectional perspective using mainly t

Den här uppsatsen ämnade undersöka sambandet mellan en individs grad av autenticitet och intresse för Företag 1, 2 och 3. Autenticitet är en del av en människas personliga identitet och vi utgick från en sammanslagning av Kernis och Goldmans (2006) och Woods et al. (2008) definitioner av autenticitet: Ju mer medveten en individ är om underliggande känslor, tankar och tillstånd som vederbörande harThe intention with this essay was to investigate the relationship between an individual’s authenticity and workplace interest for Enterprise 1, 2 and 3. Authenticity is a part of a person's personal identity, and this essay was based on a merger of Kernis and Goldmans (2006) and Woods et al. definitions of authenticity: The more aware an individual is of the underlying feelings, thoughts and s

The issue of Chinese assertiveness has become a big focus area for International Relations scholars in recent years due to China’s growing global and regional impact in Asia, which is increasingly challenging USA’s hard and soft power in the region. The purpose of this thesis is to nuance the realist interpretation of the Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea by applying a Copenhagen School