Tourism is considered one of the main driving forces of economic growth. At the same time, micro and small businesses play a vital role in the development of the tourism sector as a supply side. Also, the development of entrepreneurial activity directly depends on internal and external financial resources. So, this qualitative case study investigates the access to external finance, concessional lo

As efforts to decarbonise energy systems have failed, attention turns to addressing disproportionate energy consumption through behavioural adjustments. Given the influence of religion on worldviews and behaviour, this thesis inductively and intimately examines the energy-related practises of the UK headquarters of the Buddhist organisation Soka Gakkai International. In its ethnographic approach,

The standard interpretation of aggregate excess sensitivity is that it represents the economy share of non-Ricardian households. However, household level evidence suggests that excess sensitivity can also be explained by the comovement of consumption and income over the lifetime, which occurs due to retirement and changes in household size. If aggregate estimates of excess sensitivity can in part

Studien undersökte effektiviteten hos reklam-meddelanden för second-hand företag, enligt Cialdini’s övertalningsprinciper. I förstudien analyserades reklam från de fyra största svenska second-hand företagen, som visade att sociala bevis och reciprocitet var de mest frekvent använda principerna. I studien skattade 82 deltagare (79% kvinnor) fyra reklammeddelanden från ett fiktivt second-hand företaThe study investigated the effectiveness of advertising messages for second-hand companies, according to Cialdini's principles of persuasion. In the pre-study advertisements from the four largest Swedish second-hand companies were analyzed, showing that social proof and reciprocity were the most frequently used principles. In the study, 82 participants (79% women) rated four advertising messag

Uppsatsens syfte är att granska dejtingapplikationen Tinders popularitet utifrån de ämnesre-laterade kategorierna gamification, användardesign och teknisk acceptans. Med hjälp av teo-rierna MDA-Framework, The Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design och Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology formulerades en enkät med kvantitativa och kvalitativa frågor, vilket resulterade i en mixad meto

Purpose: The purpose of this case-study is to explore why a public transport actor chooses to initiate a network and if such an approach can contribute to business model innovation Theoretical framework: The study is based on the theory of public value and public business model innovation. This is complemented by network theory in public organisations. Methodology: Qualitative embedded-case study

Fire load, the total thermal energy released by the combustion of a material, is an essential part of determining a building’s fire performance and the associated fire protection strategies. Elements in a structure are typically categorized into two types of fire loads: permanent and temporary. Permanent fire loads represent the combustible materials in the building envelope. With the advent of en

The present study discusses and evaluates a novel continuous-time approach to network centrality, a fundamental concept in network analysis. Static methods based on discrete snapshots or time slices for measuring node interaction in networks that change over time do not fully capture the dynamical nature of network evolution. To address this issue, a dynamical system model driven by the continuous

The demand for kidney transplantation is growing while the number of donors continues to be insufficient, prolonging the process. Today’s method has a short time frame for carrying out the transplant, where the kidney must be taken out within 30-60 minutes after death. Due to lack of time and logistics, this often creates a major problem and inhibits transplantation. UGLK Science has developed a s

In Sweden, there is a knowledge gap in understanding the impact of ethnic based discrimination on mental health. The aim of this thesis was to explore whether there are gender differences in the experience of ethnic based discrimination and whether self compassion could potentially buffer against ethnic discrimination stress. Minority stress models and racism as trauma perspectives were used to un

Enskilda registerutdrag enligt 9 § lagen (1998:620) om belastningsregister har ökat markant de senaste 20 åren. Från 40 000 utdrag år 2003 till 306 000 år 2022. Registerutdragen används främst av arbetsgivare i samband med anställning men det råder delade meningar kring användandet av registerutdrag på grund av dess integritetskänsliga karaktär. Syftet med 9 § lagen (1998:620) om belastningsregistCriminal background checks, using the section 9 request (9 § lagen (1998:620) om belastningsregister), has increased tremendously the last 20 years. From 40 000 requests 2003 to 306 000 requests 2022. Criminal background checks are most often used by employers in the employment procedure but there are disagreements whether it should be used or not because of the violation of privacy. The purpose w

Purpose: Recently, global impact investments broke the $1000-billion barrier and another $4200 billion are required to tackle the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Additionally, digital entrepreneurship has been hailed for its ability to usher in a sustainable future. Therefore, this research seeks to uncover common challenges among digital impact ventures regardless of indust

The European daylight standard EN 17037 was first introduced in 2018 with the aim of encouraging building designers to evaluate and ensure adequate daylight provision in buildings. However, experience has shown that the standard’s criteria are generally perceived to be too challenging to achieve. Therefore, to suggest a more balanced threshold, this master’s thesis aims to investigate compliance r

Med viljan att belysa före detta narkotikamissbrukares egna erfarenheter av sitt missbruk har denna kvalitativa studie utformats. Istället för att enbart titta på kvantitativ data i form av statistik har vi valt att använda kvalitativt material relaterat till narkotikamissbruk. De frågeställningar som formulerats är: Vad har de olika sociala banden för betydelse i missbruksförloppet? Som i sin tur

Wildfires are a climate change indicator whose increasing activity poses a threat to biodiversity and to ecosystem and human wellbeing. In the Mediterranean region, examination of the foundational drivers of intensifying wildfire regimes is necessary for the identification of sustainable wildfire mitigation measures. Literature review, semi-structured interviews, and focus group interviews with lo

The advancements in biometric technology have amplified the need for more robust fingerprint synthesis techniques. In this thesis, we first explored the application of synthesizing normal fingerprint images in high fidelity using deep generative models (e.g., generative adversarial networks and diffusion models) and created synthetic fingerprints that retain the uniqueness and complexity of the or

I det här projektet söks en balans mellan den högproduktiva jordbruksmarken och de boendemiljöer som existerar sida vid sida i södra Skåne. Projektet fokuserar på byn Grönby i utkanten av Trelleborgs kommun som en slags testbädd. I södra Skåne är många byar likt Grönby omgärdade av ett landskap starkt präglat av ett storskaligt jordbruk. Här återfinns den allemansrättsliga marken fragmenterad och

Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa är idag ett växande problem hos unga vuxna och det finns behov av ytterligare interventioner. Fysisk aktivitet i grupp samt fysisk aktivitet på recept har enligt tidigare studier visat goda effekter på den upplevda hälsan. Inom arbetsterapin är aktivitetsvärde ett centralt begrepp som kan kopplas samman med meningsfullhet, hälsa och välbefinnande. Syfte: Syftet med studienBackground: Mental illness is today an increasing problem in young adults and there is a need for further interventions. According to previous studies, physical activity in group and physical activity on prescription have shown good effects on perceived health. Occupational value is a central concept in occupational therapy, and can be related to meaningfulness, health and well-being. Aim: The pur