During the COVID-19 pandemic governments worldwide went into lockdown to stop the spread of the virus. Lockdown severely challenged the preconditions assumed necessary for the development and retention of a sense of belonging. The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the components of belonging, how they interrelate, and critically examine ruling assumptions about the creati

In the digital market, data has become an invaluable asset that businesses strive to achieve. Since most of the data acquired is personal data, current legal and academic debates have begun to investigate whether and how privacy is addressed within the context of merger control. The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on the role of competition law in safeguarding consumers from potential priv

This master thesis explores the possibilities of social robot adoption in the hotel industry. Social robots represent a new product group, a radical innovation, that has yet not seen commercialization in the hotel industry in Sweden. Furthermore, previous research has requested studies that determine success factors for social robot adoption in specific markets. This thesis therefore investigates

The EU's economy is heavily influenced by public procurement, with services, works, and supplies worth approximately €2 trillion being purchased by public authorities annually. While the EU's legal framework allows for electronic means in public procurement, the aim is to achieve full e-procurement to maintain transparency, equal treatment, non-discrimination, and fair competition. However

Bakgrund: På grund av covid-19-pandemin infördes mars 2020 rekommendationer för personer 70 år och äldre i Sverige som uppmanades att begränsa sociala kontakter. Förutsättningarna för vardagligt görande förändrades därmed. Det vardagliga görandet byggs upp av bland annat vanor, rutiner och meningsfullt görande. Forskning om vardagen efter pandemin är begränsad. Syfte: Att beskriva hur personer 70

Studies have shown that the majority of substance abusers relapse within the first year of completed treatment. The aim of this study was to examine how professionals working with substance abuse in outpatient treatment describe their experience of working with relapse cases. The method chosen was qualitative semi-structured interviews with seven different professionals working with substance abus

Introduction: This master’s thesis focuses on exploring improved alternative material solutions for antenna radomes used to protect Beyond Gravity Sweden’s satellite antennas in low Earth orbits. Background: As the environment in low Earth orbit is harsh, surface materials on satellites experience high levels of atomic oxygen, ultra violet radiation, thermal-fluctuation, charged particles and mic

This paper examines embodiments of motherhood on Instagram among influencers. The study analyzes what types of embodiments occur through affect theory, framing theory and performativity. The data that has been analyzed consists of Instagram posts from 10 Swedish influencers who post about motherhood. The analysis reveals often use of strong affects, which are often performed specifically with and

It is estimated that in Sweden, each year, 25 infants are born with the defect known as Esophageal Atresia. As a result the affected has trouble breathing and ingesting food, necessitating surgery within the first few days. Today most surgeries are done through open surgery leaving the infant more vulnerable. Experts are suggesting minimal invasive surgery. However, since this is a complex procedu

Introduction and method: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the authoritarian parenting style and children's screen time. The study included parents of children between the ages of 0-6 years (n=397). We used a quantitative analysis, and the parents were recruited during one week in April 2023 using parent groups on Facebook. Results: Most children used TV, and

Fjärrvärme är en teknologi som har stor potential att bidra till att möjliggöra ett fossilfritt samhälle. För att uppnå denna potential, finns det dock en del förbättringar som måste göras för att förbättra fjärrvärmeverksamheten i stort, minska förlusterna från systemen och därmed öka konkurrenskraften hos fjärrvärme som teknologi. Ett flertal studier har visat att ett sätt att göra detta, och däDistrict Heating is a technology with the potential to enable a fossil-free society. However, to realize this potential, some improvements need to be made in order to improve District Heating operation at large, decrease losses in the systems, and thus increase the competitiveness of District Heating as a technology. Several have shown that a possible solution, to increase the efficiency of Distri

Financial Repression is increasingly recognized as a viable approach to address high and unsustainable debt levels. Despite its history dating back to the early-mid 1900s, the economic implications of Financial Repression have yet to be fully explored. This paper investigates the effects of Financial Repression, specifically the relationship between two key economic indicators: the exchange rate a

This thesis examines the use of subject-expectancy effect on enhancing fire threat perception in virtual reality. The study involves a virtual fire scenario design and 33 participants who experience virtual fires of three different scales in the scenario using a head-mounted display as visual and auditory perception and adopting physical movement in real world as their way of locomotion. The exper

Att verkställa och genomföra politiska protester sker inte bara utomhus. Ett antal politiska protester har hållits i tv-spel, där spelare använder funktioner i spelet för att förmedla politiska budskap. I en värld där det finns stora möjligheter att kommunicera online, finns också möjligheter för spelare diskutera dessa protester i onlineforum. 2020 hölls två politiska protester i Nintendo-speletExecuting and performing political protests is not just for the streets. A number of political protests have been held in video games, using the features of the game to convey political messages. In a world where there is ample possibility to communicate online, players are able to discuss these protests in online communities. In 2020, two political protests were held in the Nintendo game Animal

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the perception and management of stigma in the Dutch nuclear industry. To investigate this, the following research questions have been developed: How do employees of the Dutch nuclear industry perceive the stigmatization of the industry and its effects on the industry? How do employees manage the stigma in order to bridge the divide between

This is a comparative study between two modern machine learning algorithms, the Support Vector Machine and Artificial neural network, and one traditional econometric model, the Logistic regression. The main objective is to compare their performance by classifying high-growth companies. The study uses panel data from 156 manufacturing firms on the Swedish stock market between 2018 and 2021. The res

This paper aims to compare and evaluate the performance of inflation forecasting performance for benchmark time series models and machine learning models. The process is performed for both a developed economy, the US, and an emerging economy, Mexico. The study examines how forecast performance compares between benchmark time series models and machine learning models, as well as how forecast perfor